I'm now the mother of a TEENAGER!
Today my Ben turns 13!
How time flies!
Happy Birthday, Ben!
Flagler College in St. Augustine: the Tiffany connection
We visited this wonderful building that began its life in 1888 as a lavish hotel built by Henry Flagler, one of the founders of Standard Oil, and now houses Flagler College . It is such a beautiful old building and in it we saw: these fabulous Tiffany chandeliers... on a spectacular painted and embossed ceiling in one of the hotel's drawing rooms. I apologize for the quality of the indoor photos -- it was quite dark in the building. I had to laugh at these painted cherubs on the ceiling... and the way their ribbony robes encircle the chandelier mount! This large clock over the mantle is special because it's a Thomas Edison clock and because it is made from one piece of rare onyx. We were told that Edison's "signature" on his clocks is the use of the incorrect Roman numeral "4". But the most spectacular feature of the building is that Louis Comfort Tiffany himself made the stained glass windows. Most of Tiffany's windows a...
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me a non-quilter, sewing person really. Love the post about your son,
he is so cute and I get the beagle thing, we have three and a big lab mix too! Those scout uniforms take me back, my little boy is now
24.....I remember all those meeting, all those project and marching
on the parades!!!!!
Debbie
I hope Ben had a great birthday, he'll always be your little boy no matter what his age x