Saw these scissors in the kitchen draw of a friend this summer. Wow, thought I, how clever scissors in the absence of a shredder, these are the tool to have to cut up and dispose of sensitive papers. So I purchased these and brought them with me here. My first day back, was in a …
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My Two Favorite Cartoons
This Fall season. I really laughed at both. Have to share again!
Convoluted History
5th of December is a major event here. It is when the Old Greek bishop of a place now in Turkey, sails into Holland’s waters to bring gifts to all children. In the Dutch story, the bishop was living in Spain and had as helpers, Moorish children. He boards a ship, with his helpers, his …
In This Day & Age
Who ever thought this packaging was appropriate. This is from a “Wegman’s” sort of grocery store. First the display of all the sorts of licorice available and then the particularly offending one.
A Scandal of the Highest Order
Tourists are being ripped off at Amsterdam’s famous flower market, with just 1% of bulbs sold at the floating bazaar ever producing a blossom, investigators have said. An inquiry commissioned by the Dutch capital’s municipality and tulip growers also found often only one flower resembled the pictures on the packaging, and that there were fewer bulbs than …
The Light Fall
The theory is that the water in the air makes the light fall unlike light fall in other places. This is a good example.
More Potatoes
This is the dry section of potatoes, where you can read on the outside of the bag, the kind of potato, the uses for the potato, whether it cooks fast or slow, whether it crumbles or stays in one piece. No simple story here.
Potatoes
This is the refrigerated section of the super market selling potatoes ready to cook. And you thought there was only a choice between baking and ? There are styles, types and uses.
The Main Attraction
When not being worn as a brooch, this was stuck in its own little vase to keep it constantly on show.
More Hermitage
This ‘tool kit’ was in the possession of the lady-in-waiting 24/7. Worn either as a necklace on a chain or attached at the waist in a style similar to a watch fob. All the little tools are made of gold.