09 May, 2022 I was again the very surprised recipient of a second wonderful gift from Anne. This time it was a parting gift as I was leaving Nestle and moving here to Vegas in 2001. I’m given another gift box and a card by her, and I’m really curious as to what could possibly…
Category: Miscellaneous Musings
The Happiness Dragons…
09 May, 2022 I was at Nestle, USA in 1999, when I met one of the nicest, most gracious individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure of having as an external resource vendor, Anne Moore of RGS Printing. I had done a number of printing projects with her company and while it’s quite common for client…
The Howl of the Lone Wolf…
09 May, 2022 I have to admit that the Howling Wolf piece may have one of two origins….I initially felt that I discovered it on one of my Antique Mall exercises, but then I started thinking that it might’ve been a Princess House piece that I either purchased or it was given to me as…
Ain’t nothin’ but a Stag Party…
09 May, 2022 The first deer sculpture I found was this “Sentinel Stag” and I think it was a Princess House piece. Now I’ll admit Jodie, that I had thoughts of calling it “Bambi” something or other, but inasmuch as I do refer to my pieces as “glass sculptures” rather than “figurines”, I had to…
The Three Blind Mice….
09 May, 2022 This is really one of my favorite little dioramas!! I had acquired my Palm Desert Jaguar, and for a number of months originally displayed him with my Big Cats (of course). Because of his pose he was pretty much a stand-alone entity even among the other Cats. When I saw these tiny…
A Boy’s Best Friends….
08 May, 2022 Hi Jodie….man, this is truly unique. It was only 24 hours ago that I wrote your birthday installment, marking the re-energizing of my enthusiasm to write more Chronicles!! (smile) All of a sudden, I’m feeling like there’s another quick installment I should knock out, but I don’t have an idea which collection…
“The Fruits of my Labors!”
07 September, 2017 “The Fruits of my Labors!” Hey JoJo….What an incredible way to start my day!! (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha) I certainly didn’t expect, and was very surprised to receive the early morning (stroke of midnight to be exact) phone call from you making you the very first to wish me a Happy Birthday!!…
“Channeling Ernest Hemingway!”
09 November, 2017 “Channeling Ernest Hemingway!” OMG JoJo….I guess I must’ve missed writing these installments more than I thought, because after having composed one just yesterday, I found that these thoughts were ones that I was eager to nail down while they were fresh in my mind!! (smile) The catalyst for this was the…
The Name(s) of the Game(s)!”
19 July, 2017 The Name(s) of the Game(s)! It’s been quite some time since my last installment, and believe it or not, I’m killing some time right now as I’m waiting for a bidding activity on a new sailboat I’ve found on “ebay.com” that I want to add to my fleet!! I’ve got…
“They weren’t Dinosaurs until 1841!”
25 February, 2017 “They weren’t Dinosaurs until 1841!” Wow, you’re not gonna believe this one. I watched a documentary last night that totally surprised the hell outta me as far as what I thought I knew about the prehistoric creatures we call dinosaurs!! I had to title this installment according to this most recently discovered…
“….Worth a Thousand Words!”
18 February, 2017 “….Worth a Thousand Words!” It’s 7:30AM on a Grey rainy Saturday morning here in Sin City!! I’m looking out on the golf course, and the sand traps just a few feet away from my patio, have taken on a richer, deeper Sepia colored hue….the result of the night long, steadily continuous downpour…
“So….Do You Play??”
12 February, 2017 “So….Do You Play??” Jodie and I recently talked about her favorite music from “back in the day” (well….her day anyway), so I thought I’d go ahead and write about the two musical instruments in the crystal collection. (smile) The title of this instalment is taken from a question that I still get…
The Crystal Chronicles 