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Creator: Forster, Edward H.
Location: Gympie, Queensland
Description: This cottage garden has an arbour for climbing roses and various shrubs close to the house. The resident is sitting on the verandah reading the paper. The shade awnings are rolled up and the house's windows are ajar.
Gympie is a city in south-eastern Queensland, situated on the Mary River about 162 kilometres north of Brisbane. Gympie is the centre of an important dairying and agricultural district. In the early days timber was a significant industry.
In 1867 James Nash found nuggets of gold in the bed of a dry gully in the district and a spectacular gold rush commenced. Gympie was originally called Nashville after the discoverer of the gold. In 1868 the name was altered to Gympie, an aboriginal term for the stinging trees found in the district. The discovery of gold proved the salvation of Queensland as, at that time, the colony was passing through financial difficulties. The largest mine was the Scottish Gympie which worked at levels from 650 to over 800 metres deep, and had underground roadways exceeding 50 kilometres in length. In 1909 fifty-one mining companies were operating. A huge nugget of pure gold, called the Curtis nugget was found in the Gympie district. It weighed about 18 kilogrammes. The gold petered out in the 1920's. (Information taken from: The Australian Encyclopaedia and Explore Australia, 2003, Sydney Australia, Penguin Australia).
This photograph was taken by Edward H. Forster who worked in Maryborough and Gympie during the 1870's. Forster called his first studio 'The Panopticon'. His next studio was 'The Australian & American Portrait Co.' Forster won photography awards at the Gympie show in 1879. During the goldrush he worked as a travelling photographer but his main premises were in Adelaide Street, Maryborough. Many of these studies capture early Gympie family groups standing in front of their cottages. (Information taken from S. Barrie, Queenslanders Behind the Camera: Professional Photographers in Queensland, 1987). ca 1871
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Strobist - HLV36AM on camera bounce, YN460 @ 1/8 (i think) camera left bounce off foam board (DIY) set up just above the boys heads, RF602 triggers.
Do yourself a favour and look here.
Last night I had SO much fun hanging out with my high school friends! We didn't really celebrate Canada Day specifically, but we all had the night off so we just hung out and played Rock Band (which I had never played before). Suffice to say, I KICKED ASS at it!
Anyways, today I'm tired and don't want to go to work... but it won't be SO bad.
What is getting me through this week is knowing that this entire weekend will be spent with my amazingly beautiful and hilarious sister Jacquie. YAY!
Song of the Day (because I got 99% doing vocals for this song last night playing Rock Band) Rage Against the Machine - Testify
They had another one of these they sold at auction and the guy we spoke to didn't know the history (owner was in France last week while we were there). Never seen anything like this in the store, everything else is nice looking.
Is this not about most horrible rocking-chair that you've ever seen (although if none other available I'm sure a Poff would use it).
“Our love is like a ship on the ocean
We've been sailing with a cargo full of… love and devotion
So I'd like to know where, you got the notion
Said I'd like to know where, you got the notion
To rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
Rock the boat, don't tip the boat over
Rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
Rock the boat...”
We miss you Killer bunny :(
Having a pet put to sleep is such a hard thing to do, even if you know it's for the best. This was the last photo I took of her, so sad.
...placed upon my Grandmother's Singer sewing machine. The rag rug made by my other Grandmother, little rocking chair and stool from auction and garage sales. The kerosene heater was a gift from my sister-in-law. The rug was made in 1967 and is probably the only one left that she made. Behind the chair is the sewing box that belonged to Aunt Jean.
Pinehurst, NC
In the Pinehurst Historic District, National Register #73001361; it is also a National Historic Landmark.
They had another one of these they sold at auction and the guy we spoke to didn't know the history (owner was in France last week while we were there). Never seen anything like this in the store, everything else is nice looking.
Is this not about most horrible rocking-chair that you've ever seen (although if none other available I'm sure a Poff would use it).
Strobist - HLV36AM on camera bounce, YN460 @ 1/8 (i think) camera left bounce off foam board (DIY) set up just above the boys heads, RF602 triggers.
Pay tribute to your Alma Mater and cheer on your favorite team with this officially licensed model 200 Illinois Collegiate Rocking Chair. If your school isn't listed contact us for school availability. Some assembly required. MADE IN USA. GO ILLINI !!
* Chair Depth: 34"
* Chair Height: 48"
* Chair Width: 28"
* Seat Depth: 20"
* Seat Height: 18"
* Seat Width: 21"
* Size: Adult
* Weight: 35lbs
* Weight Capacity: 300 pounds
* Finishes: Contact us for school availability
www.motherstouchrockingchairs.com
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I had never heard of the book, "The Silver Chair" before this month's scavenger hunt, so I had to look it up and found out it was one of the Narnia stories. I couldn't resist adding a green serpent to the chair once I saw the synopsis of the story.
Monthly Scavenger Hunt - January 2014 - #17 - The Silver Chair
A real classic, the 250 Rush rocking chair in maple is one of our largest full sized adult rockers and features beautiful turned posts with a woven seat and back. It's nice and roomy perfect for nursery, living room, or porch. MADE IN USA.
* Chair Depth: 34"
* Chair Height: 48"
* Chair Width: 28"
* Seat Depth: 20"
* Seat Height: 18"
* Seat Width: 21"
* Size: Adult
* Style: Rush Back Rush Seat
* Weight: 45lbs
* Weight Capacity: 300 pounds
* Finishes: Natural Maple Black White Green Unfinished
www.motherstouchrockingchairs.com
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Tecumseh, Michigan (Lenawee County)
(excerpted from "Beyond The Boulevard: Historic Buildings of Tecumseh, Michigan" by Diane E. Proctor)
This modified Greek Revival house was built by Elisha Anderson, a carpenter of some renown in early Tecumseh history. The front hall and entry were designed and built to align with the house Anderson's twin brother Elihah built directly across the street. Both houses are basically Greek Revival but have modifications which render them infinitely interesting and unique.
Dr. Increase S. Hamilton bought the property in 1863, and his family owned it for 40 years. Born in Massachusetts, he arrived in town in 1844. Always an ardent supporter of education, he worked first as a carpenter and then as a teacher to put himself through Fairfield Medical College in New York. Once located in Tecumseh, he devoted himself to the practice of medicine and surgery. Along with Dr. M. A. Patterson, he was one of the earliest medical practitioners in the area.
A staunch Baptist, Dr. Hamilton was instrumental in the building of the First Baptist Church in 1865 on the Union Street corner across from his home. After his death, his widow Anne built a new home behind the church, which she later willed to the congreagation for a parsonage..
Dr. Hamilton's daughter Harriet married Albert Brewer who lived in the other Anderson-built home across Chicago Boulevard (Anderson-Beardsley House). The Brewers' daughter, Harriet Albertine Fitzsimmons, eventually inherited both houses.
(Jeff's note: this house also appears in Linda Godfrey's "Weird Michigan" book as an allegedly haunted location... I've spoken with the home's previous owners who put me into contact with the current owners. The current owners were gracious enough to allow me to explore the un-occupied house to my heart's content. I found no ghosts nor secret tunnels leading to the Anderson-Beardsley house across the street)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHTcd2RxoI&feature=PlayList&...
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