carole154

I voted carole

I like Pelts, they draw my eye I like to look, I like to buy Extra money? I'm Ebay bound To see what treasures can be found.

Edna and Sue I agree.

Thanks Sue. They have all adapted well. Skye was the biggest challenge. She is BIG and was pretty quick to be both assertive and aggressive. Now she is very well behaved and is my big baby. Just took some consistent love without negatives attached. She never gets hit which is apparently new to her. Thank you for your volunteer work at the shelter. I can't do that because I would take them all home with me. carole

Chase is a happy, fun soul. He's a talker. He and Skye are best buddies. Much bigger than Bob so Bob's a little intimidated about getting in their wrestling matches. He is a lover, not a fighter. carole

Ongoing computer problems are keeping me from posting pics. Let's see if these make it through before I toss the computer and modem out the window. Chase, Bob, then Skye. All rescues. carole

The guy writes some pretty cool books too! carole

The Hunley is in our little town for three days. Here's the Wiki info: Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that demonstrated both the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. The Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship, although the submarine was also lost following the successful attack. The Confederates lost 32 men in Hunley's career. The submarine was renamed after the death of her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, and some time after she had been taken into the Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina. H. L. Hunley, almost 40 feet (12 meters) long, was built at Mobile, Alabama, launched in July 1863, and shipped by rail to Charleston, South Carolina on August 12, 1863. On February 17, 1864, Hunley attacked and sank the 1240-short ton (1124 metric tons)[1] screw sloop USS Housatonic in Charleston harbor, but soon after, Hunley also apparently sank, drowning all eight crewmen. Over 136 years later, on August 8, 2000, the wreck was recovered, and on April 17, 2004, the DNA-identified remains of the eight Hunley crewmen were interred in Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery with full military honors. Here's some shots I took today. Notice the spar on the front and how long it was. Close quarters for the eight men. Powered by the men turning a hand crank. No one really knows what caused it to sink. carole

Very cool as always Mike. carole

Thanks for the research Bo. carole

First is a six finger Superman at 5/8 Next is a transparent base ketchup and mustard also at 5/8 carole

Hi Andrea, Lou changed his mind about the two boards. carole

on their way to me. First is a citrus Christmas tree 11/16 Next is a nice 3/4 shooter aventurine Zebra carole carole

I don't collect this but saw this one on ETSY and couldn't pass it up. I love the colors. carole

I agree. Isn't going in my collection, lol. carole

Not sure what it is, but I'm voting not Pelt. I do love the metallics. carole

Not a stupid question Andrea. I had wondered the same thing. carole

Yes, I can see the pontil Sami carole

Sellers response to the question of Czech. Hi Carole I purchased it from a German marble seller in Germany along with a couple others. These are from Thurenberg (sp). There were a few others that the seller had also. Most of them were purchased by some high end buyers. I'm pretty sure it isn't Czech although it is a later made marble than the early glass ones. carole

no, I don't think so but could be I suppose. carole

Yes Lou. It's a Greg Chase marble. carole

Thanks Lou. It's really cool in person. carole

Here's the info on it. RARE GERMAN HANDMADE TRANSLUCENT CLOWN SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND ON pg. 35-36 "Marble Mania" by Block THE BASE IS TRANSLUCENT AS SHOWN IN THE FIRST PIC. THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF COLOURED FLECKS THAT ARE SPREAD SPORADICALLY AROUND THE MARBLE. WHAT A FEAST FOR THE EYES!! SINGLE PUNTY SINGLE PONTIL. THIS MARBLE MICS AT .70 INCHES/17.8 mm. I'll try to get a pic of the pontil as soon as I can. carole

Nice ones, Ric carole

Happy Easter Felicia! Don't ya just wanna go find that little island and dive into that water? carole