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10 years ago
What is this, found this digging out a lilac bush about 3ft down. It seems to be a metal material and looks hand engraved. Our home is 215 yrs old it would have been close to the old dirt road on over 60 acres of farm land. I can also see what seems like a family crest
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What is this, what's it doing, and what do I do with it???
Comments (5)Fantastic! Thank you guys....close to a Monstera then, but their labelling could have been somewhat better! I shall try very hard to keep up the good work (although I suspect the plant's success is more down to the plant itself than to anything I'm doing!! - maybe it just likes my windowsill.....) Thanks again - I'm off to read up on it now :-)...See Morewhat’s your best guess what color this is?!
Comments (8)I like your house color as it is; very craftsman-like. I do think the garage doors should be painted so that they do not stand out and call attention to themselves. I think your front porch is lovely and should be where our eyes want to go. I definitely agree with Patricia...white is not a good choice for this home....See MoreFront door color. What’s new? What’s fun? What’s a bad idea?
Comments (13)What about when the hydrangeas go and the Montauk Daisies take over Kidding!! I like the idea of carrying the sign color to the door - that could be very pretty. Does the sign color look good with your siding? I love the Dusty Mauve @houssaon posted. I haven't seen that before - may steal that for our front door!...See MoreWhat’s doing well…. and what isn’t Sun tolerants, newbies and oldies
Comments (8)Your new June sure is loving it's new home! Heart and Soul looks good, too. I wonder if your teaspoons will have more elongated leaves being in more sun than the rounder ones I think happen in more shade? I'm not surprised to see the whites burning on High Society. It will be interesting to see what acclimates to more sun next year. I have one in sun that burns every year, and it just dawned on me to move it, lol. Ironically, it's Sun Power. It looks great in spring, which I suppose is why I've left it there, but it can't take the harsh sun we have by summer....See MoreRelated Professionals
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10 years ago- 10 years agoThat is the Bowl section of a ceramic pipe used for smoking tobacco. I have a circa 1790's house & you can see from the attached photo I often find pieces of ceramic pipes. I have been told that as the pipes would clog up with tar & nicotine that the owner would just snap off a piece & continue to smoke. Alternatively they would put the whole pipe in the fire place & let the fire burn out everything such as tar & nicotine that has accumulated in the pipe . I have also attached another photo of other shards that I have found, I have found a new hobby which is identifying the various dishes that the earlier residents of this property used.
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- 9 years agoJohn, I get such a great feeling finding a shard or shards and knowing that someone 200 or 300 years ago made that object. I get a feeling of being connected to that potter, finding these shards makes the 1700's not so long ago. Attached is part of a bowl I was able to put together after finding several shards. This piece in the photo was from the early 1700's, how cool is that?
- 9 years agoSo cool, we have a reproduction pipe purchased in Williamsburg years ago. Here's an article about making clay pipes.
http://shaunkenney.com/2010/05/the-art-of-making-clay-pipes/
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