Little Town

These images come from a book with the same name as this post. I bought it at a flea market or some place and owing to my parental guilt for being on the road, went over it in great detail with my tiny son. We got to see the world that is gone, yet familiar. He understood, and all my children understand.

The book is by Berta and Elmer Hadler (who knew?- a Wikipedia link.) and published by MacMillan in 1941, dedicated to Gayle. This apparently was their schtick, being Caldecott winners.

The activities happening in a small town (not unlike mine) are described with illustrations containing a plethora of visual features as accompaniment.

It's another world.

Another World, I say.

Link @ Picture

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Ornaments

At least as old as me.


Actual working comic 1.5"


Actual non working 45RPM 2"


By Corning, NY artisans

This one's a wallpaper (pic @ link)


Fruit & Veg






Eastern





Santae:






Boids:
This first one- maybe 100 yrs old.





Critters:






Spheres & Heads:







mmmmmmm........minimalist!



Other:

Squirrel Hides Nut; Nut Discovered

I got a cool new chainsaw on a stick in order to take down a birch that was dying and threatening to destroy my daughter's bedroon and my neighbor's house. Chainsaw on a stick is awesome - my Mrs. Lex10 made me promise to never bring it into the bedroom. Who knows?

Anyway, I discovered this in one of the numerous cavities prevalent in the ailing birch: an acorn placed there by a squirrel (there're no oaks nearby).


As a way of atoning for this disruption of the natural order, I have placed the log in a position on my firewood holder for the squirrel to discover it. He or she has until December 2007 to find it

Ain't life grand?