feb 10 2025 - Been to Binz?

 

've learned about Dollarama and Dollar Tree, and also about thrift charity stores in Niagara.  Our own Grimsby Benevolent Fund is where Christmas grapevine wreaths can be found for under $5.00.  And kitchen things, too.   I hear the watercolour class participants regularly say they bought a watercolour item at Binz in Hamilton.  It is actually Krazy Binz, and it is a liquidation store.   This store has a story with a different twist.  None other than the CBC picked up a story on a find at the store that was unusual.  Here's the picture of it by the person who found it.  It looks like a door mat to me.   When Sonja Krawesky found it and turned it over, she discovered it was made of small, painted tiles held together by threads of wire.  In all, she found two of these, and took them home knowing they were art pieces.  The CBC article says there are 300 hours of labour in these sculptures by Sydney Blum in Nova Scotia.  And their value is in the thousands.   Our Hamilton finder got in contact with Sydney Blum, the artist was reunited with her art pieces.  The journey home is a story within a story.    Read the whole article here.  Look at this picture of the art as it would be displayed. Isn't that compelling!

Here's the little heart sculpture in the garden after yesterday's snow.   Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Dec 15 2023 - Lost Boy Found

 

There's a headline today in the British press about a British boy who was kidnapped at age 11 six years ago.  He has shown up in France, and wants to go home and live a "normal life". He had been kidnapped by his mother in 2017 and lived in a luxury house in Spain in a spiritual community with his mother.  He was walking near Toulouse and his intention was to return to Britain to see his grandmother.  There are many picture of Alex then and now.  From little boy to adult. How many missing children are there every year?  There are over 460,000 in the U.S. each year.  In Canada there are approximately 500 cases left unresolved each year out of the over 45,000 children reported missing.  I guess that's why amber alert came about.  That's a lot of children.   And returning to the LEGO theme: Q: What is the most common procedure in a LEGO hospital? A: Plastic surgery! Q: What do LEGO minifigures do for fun on the weekend? A: They throw a block party!

Here's 13th Street Winery then and now (2020) - a bustling gathering place now. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

I was lost on Etsy

Did you know that an early draft of John Steinbeck's novel of Mice and Men was eaten by his dog Max?  Or that there was a rumour in the 1980's of a Japanese translation of the Grapes of Wrath titled 'The Angry Raisins'.  It was also reported that he used a lot of pencils to write his novels - supposedly 300 to write East of Eden. Among the retrievals of my searches on Steinbeck were quotes of his in the Etsy store. Free delivery - John Steinbeck Quote - I was born lost - hand typed quote on typewriter - mini quote, typewriter bookmark, size 4 3/8x3/2/8 inch CA $11.22 Beside that is a Jack Kerouac Quote - There was nowhere to go - Hand Typed Quote On Typewriter - Mini Quote, typewriter bookmark, size 4 3/8 x 3 2/8 in CA$11.22 It was followed by: Emily Bronte Quote - He's more myself than I am - Hand Typed Quote On Typewriter - Mini Quote, typewriter bookmark, size 4 3/8 x 3 2/8 in CA$11.22 You can see the John Steinbeck quote picture  HERE.  It is very attractive. We're on to model trains today - more from the Sacramento show.

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