Everyone: The Welcome to Glass Chat part will not work any more. The server this was on died. I have not had time to find another place to post it. Wait, I do not even have access to the back up to it at the moment as my computer at home has a dead power supply. (happened while in Seattle) So for the foreseeable future, I don't think it is going to come back. My apologies.

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Jim L......something must be wrong with the server where the "Welcome to Glass Chat" is stored. I will look into it and try to find out what is wrong. However, it may take awhile. 🙂

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Julie......so sorry to hear of your loss. Words cannot really express how we all wish we could help.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

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Shelly......I think you compote is National Glass #500/The Prize. You should find a similar one listed in the Compote Album K-Z over on the EAPGS Facebook page. May I use your picture for the album?

Continues very hot and dry here. I just added a Northwood Pagoda (aka: Chrysanthemum Sprig) tooth pick in blue to my collection. It even has the Northwood signature in script on the bottom. It looks much better in person that this picture of the seller's.

***Don

Continues very hot here as well.

Julie....So sorry to hear of your family crisis. Prayers and best wishes for all of you.

Working cataloging many of the pictures that have been posted over the years on the Facebook EAPGS page. This project has sort of swallowed me up and keeps me tied to the computer.

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Laura returns tomorrow from visiting the new grand baby. The older two grand daughters are suppose to return from Durango this weekend as well, so thing will get back to "normal" around here. I did get some jobs around the house done, but not near as many as I planned. lol

Hope everyone had a great 4th. I had a nervous, crazy dog and was so glad when the neighbors finally stopped their fireworks!

***Don

Taking a break from mowing. Did not cool off much last night, so even early outside its hot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!!!!
Alright, I'm a little late, but I mean well.

Swimming ends for the Grand Daughters tomorrow. Then they are suppose to go visit the other Grandparents. Laura is off to San Diego to visit our new grand daughter Bea again. So, I get to be by myself and do all those projects I have been putting off. (Yeah, right!)

If I don't stop back before July 4, everyone have a safe and sane time.

***Don

Air has been very smokey for the last week from several fires. Both are about 100 miles from me in opposite directions, but seems we now somehow get smoke from both of them! The one to the north of me has destroyed some homes and other structures, which just adds to the sadness.

Finished the first 2 week session of swim lessons for the grand daughters. It is much easier this year as they are now both big enough to get their hair washed, combed and braided by themselves!

I hope everyone is doing well.

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I have returned from an 8 day adventure to the East Coast. Baltimore, DC. Gettysburg, N. Virginia and around. Saw a lot of great sights, met with family and played cards. What could be better? Was so busy couldn't even work in any glass hunting. Would have liked to meet Nancy P, but it was not to be. Still, very glad to be home and trying to get back into a routine. Condolences to those on the board who have lost loved ones. Condolences to Orlando and our nation for another senseless tragedy.

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Tooling around the East Coast. Weather is beautiful. Far too many things to do and see and relatives to meet. I don't even know if there will be any time to go glass hunting!

@jerseystar.. Nancy, It looks like there is no way I am going to be able to meet up with you. So sorry, it would have been great fun!

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Been busy mowing again before I head to the east coast. I see all the talk about windows 10. I am still using the dinosaur of XP! The day is coming I will have to replace this system, not sure what I will do when that happens. lol

Birthday wishes if I have missed anyone lately. Get well wishes to those recovering. Have a great day everyone.

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Nursery School is over for the summer. Now to try to do all those things I claim I am going to do. lol I seem to have developed a collection of US Glass #15,016 aka: Millard. Here is a picture of a plate I just received. I also have a 7, 8, & 9 inch bowls.
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Beat you Carl; our temp this morning is 43 degrees! Unusually cold for May here in NM. Tomorrow is last day of Nursery School. I am tired this year, looking forward to it!

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Very cool here today as well. I have several pieces of Millard ruby stained glass in transit. So hoping they arrive without any tinkling sound.
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Last week of Nursery School, going to be a busy summer with several cross country trips necessary. Hope everyone is well.

Reen....speedy recovery. 🙂

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Thank you very much for all the birthday wishes. My birthday present to me. Northwood blue opal paneled Holly water set. The pitcher does not have the gold gilding, but I really don't mind.!

Thank you for the birthday wishes. My birthday present just arrived, the blue opal Northwood holly pitcher. I shook the box and there is no rattling or tinkling sound, so I am optimistic it made it in one piece. Maybe I will have a picture by tomorrow.

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Hay ride today with the Nursery School, weather looks perfect!

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I received an early morning note from Gail today; she is fine as far as storms and such. Gail and her sister all off to Tulsa for a medical procedure. It continues cool here, but is suppose to start heating up fast. It has been nice not to have to get the swamp cooler working again.......just yet.

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I received an early morning note from Gail today; she is fine as far as storms and such. Gail and her sister all off to Tulsa for a medical procedure. It continues cool here, but is suppose to start heating up fast. It has been nice not to have to get the swamp cooler working again.......just yet.

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It also remains cool here in New Mexico. We are taking the nursery school children on our usual spring hay ride on Wednesday, hope it warms up a little by then.

We had a great Mother's Day. The grand daughter's got to spend the night on Saturday and Laura was thrilled to have them. Best Mother's Day present.

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Driveway is MUCH better. Now I am almost hoping for a rain to help consolidate and pack the gravel. 🙂

I have a Northwood blue opalescent Holly pattern water pitcher on order. I have been wanting one for years to go with the tumblers I have had. I am hoping it will be a great water set once I get it put together. I will post pictures if/when it arrives.

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HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY REEN!!!!

I get to play in the dirt today. I had 8 large loads of "pit run" sand & gravel spread on my drive way. They were suppose to level it so we could use the drive way. Their "level" consisted of the large loader making 1 pass up and back. I can barely drive on it and now it is like a roller coaster. So my farmer friend says I should take his tractor and blade and "play around with it". We will see what happens. lol

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Getting closer to the end of Nursery School for another year, only 2.5 weeks left. I will be traveling in June to Pennsylvania & Virginia to see family. First time in about 22 years, so I guess I'm due. My youngest daughter is getting married in September, so we have a junket to Seattle to make as well. Laura is also going to go see the new grand daughter in July. I guess we will keep South West airlines in business for awhile. You can see we are a very "close" family. lol

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Jim and everyone else. Here is a picture looking out my south facing windows. (remember, I live in a passive solar adobe house). I wanted to show what I mean when I say I am mowing the weeds. In the distance next to the tracks is a rail road tie corner post, next to it are "Chimiso bushes or 4 wing salt brush."(Atriplex canescens) All my property would look like that if I didn't keep them mowed down. Around 10 years ago I ignored the mowing for a year or two and the bushes nearly took over. A fire along the rail road track that burned into my property convinced me it was better to keep the bushes mowed down. Growing in with them is some Buffalo Grass, bind weed, and Pig weed. (another one not to ignore, it can grow 6 feet tall. So to me the place looks much better and I get my exercise for the summer. 🙂

Jim.....no, they are weeds. I have around 2.5 acres around the house. I keep mowed down whatever tries to grow. So there are Chamisa bushes (aka 4 wing salt brush), bind weed, wild marigolds, pig weed (don't let it get started, will grow to over 6 feet tall) and a bunch of other stuff that grows without being watered. Oh, there is a little salt grass and buffalo grass in places. But when you cut it all down, it still looks green without being too shaggy. lol And the exercise is always a benefit! Now remember, this is just what grows on its own, even in a "desert". If I were to water this, I would be overrun in no time at all.
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Hope everyone is doing well. Had to start mowing the yard, weeds were growing far too fast and high! So next several days that is probably on the agenda.

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Just checking in. Took the Nursery School kids to the college green house to look at flowers. It was super packed with flowers of all kinds and was quite a sight. They each got to take a very large zinnia home to plant. There was even time afterwards to have our snack and play on the playground. Weather was great and made for a great outing.

I just recently bought a King #500 blue spooner and sugar bowl sans lid. Didn't cost much and most of it was covered by the eBay Bucks rebate I had received. But I don't think there will be much of an eBay Bucks next quarter since I have bought next to nothing lately.

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Another cold front moving in. Calling for possibly heavy snow in the northern NM and southern Colorado mountains for the next several days. As is usually the case here in Polvadera, we will just get high winds from the storm.

I hope everyone is doing well, have a great weekend.

***Don

Hope all is well with everyone here. I check the board on occasion, but I really don't have much to contribute. I haven't even bid on something over on eBay for over a month. The glass drought continues. LOL

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Cold, spitting frozen stuff at us! Spring can be such a challenge!

@Shelly......I am now certain you dish was made by Co-Operative Flint Glass Company; I just have not tracked down the pattern yet. I found several #101(AKA Crossed Fern) dishes that have that identical shape.

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@Shelly......I really hope you will post the honey to the EAPGS Facebook page. But if not, may I copy your photo to put in the photo album we are making?

Hope everyone is doing fine. Gail sent me a scary picture of the tornadoes that were in her area.

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Cold and windy here, again! But at least we don't have the winds that spin like Gail does!

@Shelly, I agree, it would probably have been called a "honey dish". I have been through 100s of butter dishes thus far, I have not seen one like yours. I have seen a similar lacy edge on Co-Operative Flint Glass Co. #44 cake stand. Post it over on the Facebook EAPG page, maybe someone will know what it is. I can then add it to the butter/honey dish album.

It has been a quiet Spring Break here as the grand daughters are visiting the other grandparents in Durango. They will be back tomorrow and then Saturday is Niki's birthday!

Still very quiet on the glass front for me here. 🙁

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Very cool and windy today. Actually, winds are almost a constant thing this time of year. I haven't stopped by for awhile. As Gail noted, I have been busy on the EAPGS Facebook page. I am working to organize and label the pictures posted over the years of different butter dishes right now. There are hundreds! It is taking a lot longer than I anticipated, but will be a great resource for everyone when I get finished. I hope all is well with all of you.

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Warm and windy here. Laura is back from visiting the new grand daughter. Today she and I will share grand parent duty as both the grand daughters that live here are home sick. So Laura will stay with them this morning and I will come by after Nursery School ends.

Carl.....you have certainly been showing some great carnival glass lately.

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Nice carnival glass piece, as usual Carl.

@gabla George, I am going to assume you left off either 6 or 7 from your post.:-)

All is well here. Laura is off to see the new grand baby tomorrow. I have the other two grand daughters through Saturday as their parents are in Pittsburgh.

I have not even seen hardly any glass of interest to bid on on eBay lately. It does save me money though!!

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I always love the fun things you can dig up on the internet.

Off to play cards and games with the grand daughters.

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Well, I received a call at 3AM telling us our oldest daughter had given birth to her first; a little girl. So Laura and I are grandparents again.

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Hope everyone in the storm path is doing alright.

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Jim would be much easier to write. 🙂

George....."where in the L it lands"! Nothing as good as a bad pun.

I have a Millard ruby stained cake stand that is suppose to arrive today, tomorrow. If it makes it in one piece, will have "show & tell" soon.

***Don

Our streak of record setting high temperatures continues. Needing the air conditioner in the car in the PM. So those of you cold and snowy; come visit. 🙂