Remember when you and your friends

compared lunch boxes at school? 

Maybe one of these was the "cool" one you had to show off.  

We thank Heidi Stansbury for sharing.

Sue Whitehead

generously donated another collection with us this summer. 

She has a varied group of Flower Frogs. 

The best floral arrangements benefit from supportive

and interesting-shaped critters, flowers, ladies

and wired curlicues to hold them in position. 

Her items vary from very simple objects

that look like a lead weighted pincushion to

ceramic ones that add a bit of whimsy to

lovely bouquets of garden delights.  

Sue shares her "frogs" regularly

when she arranges the flowers at her church.

  In the late 1890's

the Syracuse Ornamental Company of Syracuse, New York

began creating molds

and filling them with wood flour, resins and waxes. 

The molds were a less expensive way of making useful items

which appeared to be hand-carved. 

They were usually painted in wood tones. 

Items such as jewelry boxes, ash trays, book ends, pen holders,

playing card holders, figurines, corkscrews

and candlesticks were created.

The company was eventually renamed Syroco Inc.

and reinvented itself throughout the years. 

It was dissolved in 2007.

Lowell Davison brings a hearty sense of humor and considerable carving expertise to his art.  Each display is a visual reminder of a personal experience.  

Come view the team and wagon in the bottom right corner of the south display cabinet which was his first endeavor. 

You'll be amazed at his skill--even as a beginner. 

Lowell explained that his dog would harass the cow,

but when he went out to call him off

he found both the dog and himself on the run from the irritated cow. 

Picture yourself watching Gramma

as she made your favorite dessert. 

Now...what was she using? 

Perhaps it is one of the

ten items in our  display. 

Coffee goes by many names --

A cup of Joe

Norwegian Plasma

Daily Grind

Mojo

Day-Starter

Mother's Little Helper