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Etsy Find: FOOD by beauchamping

Beauchamping has made some awesome prints but this “Do Not Feed The Animals The Animals” one is my favorite!

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Old School Tools

Old School Tools are hand-forged knives, carving tools, and functional items made by Orien MacDonald!  He makes some awesome looking pieces … maybe one day for a gift …

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Honey Pot

Ain’t this a cute little honey pot!  It would look great alongside our Fiesta and with our Le Creuset cookware …

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Big & Little Books of Heritage Vegetables

A couple of additional gardening books that I am currently reading … and The first book (Heirloom Vegetables: A Home Gardener’s Guide to Finding and Growing Vegetables from the Past) is an ideal beginners book.  About half of the book concerns the reasons to grow heritage vegetables and some of the details about how to … Continue reading »

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Whisky Barrel Flooring

Now, this is really not something that you see everyday … flooring made from old whisky barrels.  Somehow the guys at McKay Flooring have figured out how to make flat floors out of curved barrels! They have even managed to keep the writing on some of them.  I wonder if they would be willing to … Continue reading »

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Bee’s Knees Telegrams

Recently, I have been looking at getting some business cards printed and was intrigued by letterpress options.  While searching for low-cost letterpress printers, I came across the Lucky Duck Press on Etsy.com – who does business cards – and these cool note cards.  Don’t they look perfect for little random notes or for any number … Continue reading »

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The Tweed Suit

The quintessential British country squire wears tweed and the classic image of a stuffy old professor generally includes a tweed coat, but tweed is, in my opinion, cool!  Originally woven by small crofters for their personal use, tweed is one of the original working man’s fabrics.  In the early 19th century, the surplus of these … Continue reading »

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Dorothea Lange Images …

While she is best known for the Migrant Mother, many of her other works are visually more interesting and tell much better stories … Or, something closer to home (aka, North Carolina) … For me, both of these images speak volumes. The top image is of two people that, in today’s world, could make a … Continue reading »

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Schott Leather Jackets

Classic Americana!  Worn by America’s Greatest Generation and by some of the greatest icons of the silver screen, Schott Jackets are still handmade in the US of A! As a company, they have been around since 1913 and in 1928, they invented the motorcycle jacket.  Then, at the outbreak of World War Two, they started … Continue reading »

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BBC’s Around the World in 80 Days Custom Cowboy Boots

The BBC has a great new program that I have been watching on iPlayer called Around the World in 80 Days.  It is part of their charity appeal for Children in Need and is a very interesting program.  Based on Phineas Fogs fictional adventure, this program has six pairs of celebrities racing around the world … Continue reading »

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