I’m going to Antiques Roadshow! Anyone else been?
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Comments (5)Hiya Larry and everyone, GREAT pics! I've been admiring a lot of prickly pear fruit these days too. It's amazing what variety there is! So nice to see. I'm embarassed to say I've never tried desert zinnia though I always admire it when I see it. How has yours done long term and what conditions do you give it?? I do do blackfoot daisy which isn't a zinnia of course, but creates a similar visual effect. Below is another of my zinnia zinnias (Z. elegans). I made a small bouquet of several different colors this morning just to enjoy indoors too. I planted some narrow leaf zinnias (Z. angustifolia) around an orange tree that I grew from seed and they've done pretty well but are battling spider mites, ugh, which are not molesting the hybrid zinnias at all. In any case, below is another pic of one of the zinnias around my baby grapefruit trees--it's fun to plant a mix of seeds and see what colors come up. Pic is embedded at at the link below. Take care all and keep the pics coming, Larry, great stuff. Grant Here is a link that might be useful: Pinkish purple zinnia out in the garden--so easy!...See MoreI'm itching to redo my entire garden - anyone else?
Comments (35)Well, my main borders are still a work in progress, and I know it at least! Since I didn't order my roses this past spring, I've been doing a lot of second-guessing over the past weeks since I got my arbor in. I *think* I have made up my mind, but we'll see if the plan survives reality, lol. But, so far, instead of Quadra climbing roses plus clematis on the arbors, it will be just clematis (Clair de Lune). In the freed-up space, I will move some existing echinacea purpurea on one side, and spread out my agastache on the other side. I'm still planning on getting Lichtkonigen Lucia, Lavaglut and Tuscany Superb. But, instead of Ambridge Rose (too wimpy of a pale peachy-pink, I think), I want a pink peony in that spot. And, I want to infill with some alliums behind the peony and my bridalwreath spirea. I'd been planning to eventually move my lilac that I'd put in the border as a holding spot, but it seems pretty happy there, so I think I will just leave it there. The big question is whether my White Dome Hydrangea will survive - it seems to be thirstier than most of my other plants. I recently moved a self-seeded cosmos that I think was not helping matters by crowding it and stealing water, and I think it is finally bouncing back. I also want to divide some stachys to fill some empty spots, and maybe move some of my iris to a corner spot to give my lilac more space. Oh, and I want to add some daffodils. Whew! But, other than hoping to plant a peony and some bulbs this fall, I want to be done for this summer! Of course, I did just move some marigolds that had needed thinning...I'm not sure if they are going to survive or not, but they needed to go, anyhow, so if they survive in their new home, that is just an added bonus....See MoreAntiques Roadshow coming to town
Comments (7)Well, we were in the last session and the Road Show people were running late. Based on my experience and what I observed, I feel the appraisals were rushed and not well done. Let me tell you what happened. I took "Sam the Shaving Man" because I Googled him and found that replacement reproduction boxes for him were selling for $95 and since I have the original box for this 50's toy, I knew he would be worth at least this much. I also found that according to "Ozzie's Robots and Toys" he's rare and desirable for collectors. Since "Sam" is in perfect working condition and has all his parts, I figured he'd be worth at least $100. I was told he and the original box might be worth around $20 and that battery operated toys are "a dime a dozen". Go figure. I took the bust. First, I was told it was not signed and a second appraiser came to look and found the signature. The first appraiser said it was not a name he was familiar with and although the piece was beautiful and in excellent condition he valued it at about $700. The second appaiser came back and whispered something in his ear; the first appraiser looked at it again and said it could be worth around $9000 as he had just been reminded of a recent sale of one by the same artist that is similar to this bust. So, somewhere between $700 and $9000. Then the reliquary. One appraiser looked at it and called another over. Then a third one joined in. We told our story of how a great, great uncle was assigned to the Vatican as a cardinal and he gave the lockets to his family. The lockets were then placed in a handmade reliquary (theca) and it eventually made its way to my grandfather in the 30's. We had the list of saints that are in the lockets and explained we felt each locket had the official wax seal of the vatican on it. We were told the saints' names were of no importance even though one locket has the relics of the Virgin Mary's parents. One appraiser jokingly replied, "Heavens! All parents are saints, aren't they?" There was a loosely tacked piece of cardboard covering on the back that we were going to remove to show the seals. They said not to remove the backing. They said while they agreed this was very old (maybe early 1900's, late 1800's) because of the glass on the front of the frame, the condition of the trim around the individual lockets, and the nails holding the handmade frame there was no way these lockets would have the red wax seal on the back. Especially not the one we claim has the parents of the Virgin Mary because this would put the contents at BC, not AD and that would be unheard of. One appraiser said things like this are common and would go for $30-$40. The second and third appraisers told him he was mistaken and even without the seals they would give it a value of between $5000 and $6000 because of the age; he said okay. We got no definitive answer. Well, I came home, took off the back and found all of the lockets have the unbroken red Vatican seal. So, what's it......See MoreDidn't go this year, but anyone else go?
Comments (2)We're going in a couple of weeks. We go every year. The San Francisco ballet started the tradition of showing The Nutcracker during the holiday season, the first of which premiered Christmas Eve, 1944. This was choreographed by Willam Christensen and was touted as the first complete production presented in the United States....See Morecarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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