A toy -- and (The Trenton Times)
It may be just about the last place you would expect to find a museum devoted to toys and dolls. But there, down by the rail road tracks in Hopewell Borough, is a picturesque little building tucked under a stand of old shade trees....more...New Oxford house tour features new stops (The Evening Sun)
Think house party. Now think 500-plus people. Finally, think Christmas decorations, caroling and lots of holiday spirit. Put all of those together and you've got New Oxford's Holiday House Walking Tour....more... The Three Rivers Film Festival (Pittsburgh City Paper)
The 26th annual Three Rivers Film Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers, continues through Nov. 15. The program includes foreign-language works, American independents, documentaries and experimental cinema, as well as several programs highlighting local filmmakers. The festival conclu......more... Fredericksburg residents say 'shhh' (Austin American-Statesman)
Police begin zero-tolerance enforcement of noise ordinance. FREDERICKSBURG ? Native Houstonians Sherry and Josh Abrams moved to this Hill Country town five years ago, opened a small computer business and prepared to settle into quiet rural life....more... Wow your Thanksgiving guests with unusual table decorations (The Kansas City Star)
Thanksgiving begs for creativity when it comes to setting an attractive table. Victoria Thorne, a design consultant in San Jose, Calif., provides inspiration with these themed place settings....more... Community gathering helps build relations (Hays Daily News)
Friday night's gathering of "My Favorite Things" was absent any raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles or warm woolen mittens....more... Qing dynasty vase dismissed as a fake sells for £2.8m at auction (The New Zealand Herald)
For three decades, a rare Chinese vase dating back to the Qing dynasty had been gathering dust in the wardrobe of a collector who had dismissed it as an imitation....more... Trains, tea sets, treasured dolls tell a tale of Victorian toys (Evansville Courier & Press)
Preview of the Reitz Home Victorian Christmas toy show for 2007....more... Decorating with antiques: The past enriches the present in a Birmingham Colonial. (Detroit News)
Birmingham resident accessorizes with Goodwill Antiques Show finds....more... |