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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’m really digging this photo of a sink draining, probably because the illusion of an eyeball is also just a bit freaky. Here’s the skinny courtesy of BoingBoing, one of … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Belgian artist Stéphane Halleux creates wonderful, whimsical sculptures, vaguely Steampunkish in design. He started working first in animation, but now creates his sculptures full time. If you speak French, … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ A couple weeks ago, I ran across a re-posted link on mental floss about Graun, Italy’s most famous drowned town, and I was struck both by the story itself … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

“He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary. His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.” ~Henry James Here are some shiny things that caught my eye … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ All Hallow’s Read. … Continue reading

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