tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56897634978237462222024-02-14T12:55:22.274-08:00Authentica ClassicsMartha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-39988911434510729092013-06-12T06:13:00.002-07:002013-06-12T06:13:16.489-07:00EVERYDAY<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">While walking along a small stream, taking photos of the rocks and water, I spotted a message from the universe...wrapped around a small stake and shoved in the dirt, was a piece of tape with the word "everyday" written on it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I ponder, Who?, Why?...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EVERYDAY, I talk with God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EVERYDAY, I am thankful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EVERYDAY, my husband and children hear me say, "I love you".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EVERYDAY, I share hugs and kisses with those I love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EVERYDAY, I am blessed beyond measure and often overlook it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So from now on I will truly be GRATEFUL for EVERYDAY God gives me - as I am lucky enough to have received this message, I hope its meaning and lessons will continue to unfold EVERYDAY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you take away from this message? Does it make you stop and think? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How would you complete the sentence? "EVERYDAY, I......"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Live your Authentic Life!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Be the REAL you - EVERYDAY!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Blessings,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Martha </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">come upon a parking lot with a Carnival?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">smells and laughter<span style="font-size: large;">~</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ fun and games, joy and thril<span style="font-size: large;">l<span style="font-size: large;">s!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But can you imagine a Carnival without color? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently visited an Anthropologie Store in Atlanta, Georgia. As soon as I walked in, I knew I wanted to share how they used clever ideas and vintage finds throughout the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The top on this awesome green service piece over-hangs </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with a shelf on top and hooks to hold coats and hats!</span> <span style="font-size: large;">This would look great in a mudroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This table had a heavy, metal base with a farmhouse </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and how brilliant are the C-Clamp holders for the rods? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once again, an old world feel meets industrial chic! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved this old iron push cart, it was perfect for the front window, <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">f</span>illed with vases and potted plants it replicated that farmhouse charm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another rustic wall, farm table and wooden crate keep the vintage vibe going! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A gorgeous white cabinet, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">placed on a vibrant blue wall was beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the multicolored paint treatment in the back of the cabinet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Such great attention to detail, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">creative and beautiful vignettes - made for a special place to shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using vintage, worn, chipped pieces for store fixtures added a wonderful element of surprise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you see any pieces you would use in your <span style="font-size: large;">own home?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I s<span style="font-size: large;">ure did! </span></span>Thanks for shopping with me!</span></div>
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Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-32606675266136768772013-01-01T18:12:00.000-08:002013-01-01T18:12:23.143-08:00Black Tin Box - Happy New Year<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm drawn to old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">boxes and bottles and jars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When I find one,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't wait </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This particular</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">well used box,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> As I opened the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lots of bobbins ~ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and thread </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and a multitude of colors!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I tried to imagine the love </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Colorful bobbins,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">like a treasure trove of jewels ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">worn as beads on a necklace?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Or maybe just my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">from days gone by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What will you discover</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">as you open up</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">this new yea<span style="font-size: x-large;">r of 2013?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A box of bobbins or <span style="font-size: x-large;">beautiful jew<span style="font-size: x-large;">elry,<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the mundane or the <span style="font-size: x-large;">magnificent? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Make it what you will!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is up to you! </span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year! </span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Live <span style="font-size: x-large;">Your Authentic Life ~ </span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Be the Real <span style="font-size: x-large;">You!</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blessings,</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Martha</span> </span> </span></i> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Studying its fine details,</span></div>
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Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-82818378142450178502012-11-18T17:43:00.001-08:002012-11-18T17:43:10.830-08:00The Revival of Vintage ~ Georgia<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">here in the Metro Atlanta<span style="font-size: x-large;"> a</span>rea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://therevivalofvintage.com/">THE REVIVAL of VINTAGE </a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #512b14;"><b>The Revival</b> (noun):
A community gathered to awaken the vintage spirit - Bringing buyers and
sellers together to share, learn, shop and transcend; A place
to congregate around funky furniture, fashions, architectural salvage
and treasures. As a whole, the enactment of <i>making vintage functionally modern in today’s world.</i></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I attended <span style="font-size: x-large;">yesterday</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and had a wonderful time!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't take enough</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">vendors who showed their</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">beautiful vintage; antique finds</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and <span style="font-size: x-large;">artful creations~</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">The<span style="font-size: small;">re was no room in the maga<span style="font-size: small;">zine </span>for the photos </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">that accomp<span style="font-size: small;">an<span style="font-size: small;">ied </span></span></span></span>my story - <span style="font-size: small;">I am including them here!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">In ho<span style="font-size: small;">nor of <span style="font-size: small;">WWII Veteran<span style="font-size: small;">, Paul Gissonne <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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spotted a decorative bottle resting among vintage glasses and candlesticks, $2.95!<span> </span>Of course I put it in my stash of finds
without a second glance.<span> </span>I was already
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of picking, boxes and bags of newspaper wrapped items are usually deposited
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Months later, while un-wrapping a couple of boxes of
merchandise, I came across the decanter.<span>
</span>I studied its shape and speckled remains of gold and I thought how
pretty it would look on a book shelf or in a collection of vintage bar finds
and bottles.<span> </span>As I sat there studying
the bottle, I noticed a label for the first time, <span> </span>Kentucky Tavern – </span></span></div>
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Kenneth Gissonne; Rio Rita; 403 Bomb SQ 43 GRP.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">I can’t describe the feeling that came over me!<span> </span>Was this a gift for a person who was part of
a bomb squadron?<span> </span>What or who was Rio
Rita?<span> </span>I immediately dropped everything I
was doing and headed straight for my lap top!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The first thing I researched was 403 Bomb Squadron.<span> </span>Yes!<span>
</span>There it was, the 403<sup>rd</sup> Bomb Squadron was an active unit of
the United States Air Force from 1940 to 1946.<span>
</span>Then later reactivated and then closed during 1961.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">It was activated in 1940, during WWII, as a long range
reconnaissance squadron that operated over the mid Atlantic states and later
the Newfoundland Straits and the North Atlantic shipping lanes.<span> </span>In 1942, it was reassigned to Australia and
flew from Australia and New Guinea and participated in the Battle of Bismarck
Sea.<span> </span>The squadron also flew over China
and Japan performing multitudes of bombing runs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I was on to something!<span> </span>Next was Rio Rita!<span> </span>Initially, all I could find was information
on a 1927 romantic comedy musical named Rio Rita, written by Florenz Ziegfield
and a 1929 movie based on the same story. The story does involve spies and
secret service so I assumed since the movie was the most popular of its day, it
must have been well known.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">I finally came
across copies of old newsletters that began in 1981.<span> </span>Known as the 43<sup>rd</sup> Bomb Group Assn.
Inc. – these men remained connected via mailed newsletters and annual
meetings!<span> </span>The 43<sup>rd</sup> Bomb
Group, called KEN’S MEN, consisted of four different squadrons of bombers, the
403<sup>rd</sup> being one of them!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">I read through several newsletters, announcing member’s
deaths, changes of addresses, comments and memories by different members, until,
there it was, a small paragraph in the 32<sup>nd</sup> edition from August,
1989.“Bryan A. Flatt, 403<sup>rd</sup>, a new member, says to
tell Kenneth Gissonne, 403<sup>rd</sup> Navigator, he was on the Wewak Mission,
27<sup>, </sup><span> </span>August, 1943, and had
returned (to base) when Rio Rita came in for landing, shot up, no landing gear,
etc.<span> </span>He will be at the reunion, so see
him there to talk it over.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Ah Ha!<span> </span>So the Rio
Rita was a plane and Kenneth Gissonne was its Navigator!<span> </span>It sounded as if they had been through an air
battle!<span> </span>I was excited to finally find
something!<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Then in an earlier newsletter, 31<sup>st</sup> edition,
dated, May 1989 I read, “On 8/23/43, mission which turned out to be a little
rough. Plane was Rio Rita, Crew: Pilot, George Putnam; Co-Pilot, John Taylor;
Navigator, Kenneth Gissonne; Bombardier, Phil Wolf.”<span> </span>The newsletter goes on to list several crew
members.<span> </span>It then states:<span> </span>“Damage, One KIA, three wounded, two engines
shot out, nose wheel retracted, over 200 bullet holes.”</span></span></div>
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at, losing engines, possibly being on fire and injured and dying crew members! <span> </span>I found three different mentions of the air
battle and subsequent crash landing in the air field, but cannot confirm the
actual date.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">After reading hours of newsletters, absorbing these
veteran’s lives, I was overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude.<span> </span>Over 750 men were killed serving in the 43<sup>rd</sup>
Group. These men who were teenagers and 20 year olds, left their homes,
traveled to Australia and then New Guinea of all places, experienced terrible
Japanese bombing runs on the island, saw native families and villages
destroyed, death and suffering not only of the locals but their brother airmen
as well.<span> </span>They came home filled with
memories they would never forget.<span> </span>They
came home sharing a bond of experience, hardship, pride and patriotism!<span> </span></span></span></div>
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Forgotten, listing the men who passed away since the previous newsletter, and
there it was, Kenneth Gissonne passed away on March 20, 2005, as reported by
his daughter.<span> </span>I found a mention of his
birth on an archival website, October 16, 1920.<span>
</span>He was 22 years old when he left for Australia and died at the age of
84.<span> </span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Kenneth Gissonne flew 35 missions with one pilot, Al
Putnam, and then went on to also fly missions out of the 63<sup>rd</sup> Group
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World War One in France and my father who fought during the Korean War in Korea,
and wondered what hardships they encountered, what experiences and memories
traveled home with them.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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lost since 911, the sacrifices and struggles made by today’s military families,
the men and women of our United States Armed Forces continue to protect our
nation, our freedoms and our rights!<span>
</span>They make the same sacrifices today as those made decades ago and as
they travel around the globe, they carry the same unwavering sense of duty and
patriotism!</span></span></div>
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Mr. Gissonne received the gift.<span> </span>Pure
conjecture on my part, but I would think it was a special gift presented to him
as a 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of his veteran service from WWII, which would
mean he received it sometime in the early 1990’s.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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</span>They represent someone’s life, someone’s home, their taste in clothes or
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">each and every time I look at them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">it is one of those large shoulder jars!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but I've always collected rocks and sticks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a wonderful trip,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">full of laughter and joy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">school supplies, cash register tape,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">yarn, Christmas stickers......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">stuff, lots of stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">this Halloween ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The vanity mirror is old and the silver wearing off, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(which I love), </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is from a very old building in my local community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the exception of a few items ~ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like the glass ornaments, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I pulled out the glass beaded garland,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought the orange tones looked so much like copper, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a few skeleton keys </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are too big for a traditional doll house, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not sure what they were used for....but I thought, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hmm, one day they will come in handy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a couple of vintage clocks for extra interest, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">thinking it looked a little like a loose steam punk theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The metal urns came from Target 10 years ago! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you see what I see? It's a black cat's tail! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the sort of mantel that grows on you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sort of like little ghost shoes from the past.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blessings,</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love stumbling upon surprises!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">At first I thought it might have been</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">a doll house turned bird mansion... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but to my surprise, it was a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Titled the Little Free Library -</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was so intrigued! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You know I had to check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">who wanted to PAY IT FORWARD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They hope you will do the same!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Take a book, return a book." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I found all sorts of books inside - </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> What a charming building!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Puts a lump in my throat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Wouldn't this be a special treat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Kudos to Mr. Richard Negley!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He did a fantastic job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Truly this Little Free Library</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but one of friendship, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Notice this library is called The Conner School.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Teacher, Mary Lou Conner, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">who passed away in 2009 at the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">age of 95 was a charter member of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and over her life received many</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Her love of education and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">in several literacy programs,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">improved countless lives</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In her memory,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Little Free Library</span></div>
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<b>To promote literacy and the love of reading</b> by building free book exchanges worldwide.<br />
<b>To build a sense of community</b> as we share skills, creativity, and wisdom across generations<br />
<b>To build more than 2,510 libraries around the world</b> - more than Andrew Carnegie!</div>
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<br /></div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-53401249670086647492012-06-06T20:46:00.001-07:002012-06-06T21:03:12.932-07:00Weathered Wonders<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday was a rainy, summer day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and a multitude of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Everywhere I looked, I found a surprise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> All sorts of places to sit</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> whimsy and a profusion of color ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Everywhere I looked,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So in the damp yard, as the wind chimes clanged</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Part of my Mother's Day was spent</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">with my mother at the cemetery </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">where my father,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Arlington Memorial Cemetery </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">in Atlanta, Georgia,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">as most of my mother's family are buried there,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and where I will most likely be buried.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As a child attending funerals</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or taking flowers to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">over the years,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">we would always stop </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by a special prayer garden, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">to reflect, to pray,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> to just be quiet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And so, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">as we had done </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">so many times</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">in the past, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">we stopped again,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My father's mother, Emma, was born in 1897!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This little table, belonged to Emma</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Just a tad taller than an encyclopedia,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> this table was the perfect size....</span></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Look upon the petals, bright orange and bold</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As a fire rushing the hill, truth be told.</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Live Your Authentic Life - Be The Real You!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blessings,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigF5ipPk8vztz312_mDEv6FccWI5T6cT6GrA-_Mmjae7oEXVnHiufUvpAhWsJhjiaGEVfX8KUpROOdULmTjWkzM4OeLO_oCphhW3-LEy7iAGOaGM4VmpJb5RhTY0asDI4TIrEHTxPVMA/s1600/OrangeAzalea02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Martha </span></div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-85553935593322045412012-04-07T09:43:00.000-07:002012-04-07T09:43:26.530-07:00Happy Easter ~ Iris Beauty!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just in time for Easter...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As my mother is now in an</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">assisted living facility,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">we are in the process of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">cleaning out her home,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">her belongings, and all the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"stuff" of my childhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I took a few minutes to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">step outside and walk around her yard - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and just in time for Easter, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">her bed of Irises had begun blooming!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I couldn't pass up taking a few photos~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">May the Glory and Grace </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of His Sacrifice find you,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">May the Promise of New Life be with you &</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">May the Beauty of his Gifts stay with you! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Easter!</span></i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08RG-knTBK1wFJDkXgi33EyJK1AXineg1mfw-Bfdb8Q-pNy7KD6ZmFS-yCOnwSW2ytjc2xpi_6gkPo67sbacehnXddxrkEZqY4bh2-3eUHtqCbvbGPCTsD6LlfIerkZJsD0SWwZF05A/s1600/PurpleIris09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08RG-knTBK1wFJDkXgi33EyJK1AXineg1mfw-Bfdb8Q-pNy7KD6ZmFS-yCOnwSW2ytjc2xpi_6gkPo67sbacehnXddxrkEZqY4bh2-3eUHtqCbvbGPCTsD6LlfIerkZJsD0SWwZF05A/s640/PurpleIris09.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-6959650383949884532012-03-24T22:36:00.003-07:002012-03-25T09:45:31.908-07:00Atlanta Antique Porcelain Marbles<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Atlanta, Georgia was an exciting place</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to be during the planning stages of the 1996 Olympics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So much construction went on around town,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">it was hard to keep up with it all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">While removing masonry remnants </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of an early 19th Century building,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">crews uncovered thousands </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of pre-civil war era marbles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">from an old cistern </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">located in what remained </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of the building's basement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> After researching the location,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">they found that the building had been a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">marble factory from 1820-1837.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They are solid marble</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> with a porcelain coat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Handmade from marble chunks, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">they were dropped down a brick column resembling a shot tower.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The action of rolling and bouncing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">against the sides of the tower </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> shaped them into rough symmetrical spheres.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They were covered in kaolin clay, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">painted,and then some </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">were glazed, then fired.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">No two are alike. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some have a glazed sheen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and many have a flat finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The green and cobalt blue</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">marbles are the rarest! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In fact, variation is part of their charm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remaining marble stock </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> was stored in the basement</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of the building after the business closed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The building was burned</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">just before Christmas, 1864</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">by Sherman's troops </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">immediately following the battle of Atlanta, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">during the Civil War.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">A series of other buildings were</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">later erected over the basement and foundation</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">where the marbles were stored.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And stayed there ~ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">until they were discovered in 1995,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">by a Mr. J. Kirkland of Harriman, Tennessee,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">during Olympic construction </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and sold to Georgians and tourists during</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Mr. Harriman sold batches</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">of marbles to several antique</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">shops in Atlanta and around Georgia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My mother, at the time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">managed an antique</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">shop here in Dahlonega, Georgia </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">and was lucky enough to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">purchase several jars of the marbles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">from the shop inventory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She gave a jar to each one of her children. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Between 1996 and 1997, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">the remaining stock was sold </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">in its entirety, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to Mr. Charles Stewart of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Attic Treasures Antiques </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of Watkinsville, Georgia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In fact, Mr. Stewart traveled</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">around Georgia and purchased </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">all of what was left from the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">other antique shops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He is now the only source</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">of what remains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had the pleasure of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">speaking with Mr. Stewart</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">this morning and hearing his story! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He still has some in stock</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">and sells them </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">if you are interested! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The price is based on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">quantity purchased!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You may reach him at</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">1-706-769-2818</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">or attictreasures1@aol.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He sends them all over the world! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You never know what surprise </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">you might find</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">on a picking excursion!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Keep your eyes open! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There have been thousands of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Atlanta Marbles sold for years,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">or you can just visit </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Attic Treasures </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">and buy a piece of Atlanta history!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">ive Authentically! ~ Be the Real You!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blessings,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Martha</span></i></div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-36777805278927290082012-03-19T23:42:00.000-07:002012-03-19T23:42:05.990-07:00Beauty of the Cherry Blossom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Beautiful Blooms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Humming of Bees</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butterflies flit from tree to tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blossoms of lace</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">pink and white</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">laden with fragrance in the moonlight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beauty beyond belief</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">falling petals like snow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of God's gifts, a precious show. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">May you blossom with Joy this day!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Live Authentically!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blessings,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Martha</span></i></div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-30115575257032097992012-03-15T00:03:00.001-07:002012-03-15T00:17:43.857-07:00Water's Edge at Cane Creek Falls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop a Pebble in the Water,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> just a splash, and it is gone;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's half-a-hundred ripples </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">circling on and on and on, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spreading, spreading from the center, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">flowing on out to the sea.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And there is no way of telling </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">where the end is going to be.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop a pebble in the water; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">in a minute you forget,</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's little wave a-flowing, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and there's ripples circling yet,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And those little wave a-flowing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to a great big wave have grown;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop an unkind word, or careless; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">in a minute it is gone,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's half a-hundred ripples </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">circling on and on and on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">They keep spreading, spreading, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">spreading from the center as they go,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And there is no way to stop them, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">once you've started them to flow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop an unkind word or careless; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">in a minute you forget;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's little wave a-flowing, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and there's ripples circling yet,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And perhaps in some sad heart, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And disturbed a life was happy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ere you dropped that unkind word. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop a word of cheer and kindness; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">just a flash and it is gone;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's half-a-hundred ripples </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">circling on and on and on,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Bearing hope and joy and comfort </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">on each splashing, dashing wave;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Till you wouldn't believe the volume </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of the one kind word you gave.</span></div><br />
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</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop a word of cheer and kindness; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">in a minute you forget;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But there's gladness still a-swelling, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and there's joy a-circling yet,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Over miles and miles of water, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">just by dropping one kind word!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ James W. Foley </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div>Martha at Authenticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198632984542178695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689763497823746222.post-51051654051400113512012-03-11T19:43:00.001-07:002012-03-20T10:44:14.613-07:00What Was Behind The Picket Fence?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you ever drive by a place </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">day after day </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">not "seeing"?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've driven past this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">quaint cottage for years</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and just the other day,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I "saw" a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">picket fence and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">little gate with an iron pull.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Littlefield Cottage for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> tending your garden and planting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">such beautiful flowers,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">season by season!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't forget to look at your surroundings!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes it takes a different </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">point of view </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to see what is there!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am often enamored with aged, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We all know that beauty </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and what I found this afternoon,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pattern, swirls, grit, chips, splinters</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">What I saw in color and shape,</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The front porch of a very old home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>or maybe they are beach pebbles?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Each day, more paint loses its grip</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Puddles and ocean swirls?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nope, just a quaint older home </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">in my community</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> at least 7 hours from any beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As I gingerly walked across the porch,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the paint literally crunched and crumbled</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">it was just like walking across </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">squeaky beach sand! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Such a treat to see</span></div>
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