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♦ SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2006
One door closes and another one opens
This week there was big
news in the world of
antiques and collect
ibles.
Some good and some bad!
The famous Hitchcock Chair
Company, that has been a
past topic of this column,
sadly closed its doors on
June 13.
The Connecticut based
company that had been in
business for over 180 years
recently auctioned off all
their woodworking machin
ery, warehouse and office
fixtures. They also auctioned
off their complete inventory
of newly produced furniture.
In August the Hitchcock
Company trademark will be
Spending quality time in Mackinac Island, Mich.
Grocery Shopping:
I’m seldom without
houseguests at the
Cable Cottage. I like hav
ing my friends enjoy this
magical island with me.
“Laying in provisions” for
these houseguests is not like
back home in Georgia where
ya’ll just hop into your car
and head for the nearest
grocery store.
There is a small grocery
store here on the island, but
I liken it to one of those gas
stations that also sells food
products.
Get the picture? So I, by
necessity, have to get my
By Matt Soergel
Morris News Service
MONSTER HOUSE 3
stars: Three kids check out
the malignant and haunted
house across the road in this
computer-animated story.
Children with chills on their
mind should love it, though
it’s so scary it could send
others ducking under their
seats. PG.
CLERKS II 3 stars:
The aging guys from Kevin
Smith’s 1994 indie smash
are back, still engaging in
ear-blisteringly raunchy
conversation and Dhilarious
pop-culture commentating c
even as they as fret about
growing older. It’s more sen
timental than the original,
with an honest-to-goodness
romance (thanks to radiant
Rosario Dawson). But the
good news for fans: It’s still
plenty juvenile. R.
LADY IN THE WATER 2
stars: M. Night Shyamalan’s
newest is one of the nut
ties movies you’ll ever see,
though it’s funnier and more
watchable than you might
think even as the story,
about a strange woman from
a parallel world, spins way
out of control. Has a couple
of horror jolts, but it’s chief
ly a mystical and earnest
fairy tale.PG-13.
YOU, ME AND DUPREE
1 1/2 stars: Owen Wilson is
amusing in spots in this good
natured comedy, playing a
roommate who won’t leave
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he is, froze, eyes wide. “Pick
it up?”
“Don’t worry,” I replied,
brushing him aside. “I’ll do
it.” I didn’t even stop to
have my morning coffee.
Trailing at least 30 feet
behind me, Pearce followed
me to the garage where I
grabbed a shovel and headed
to the porch. I stopped when
I got to the top of the steps.
“Oh my gosh! Look at
all this blood!” Apparently,
some less hospitable crea
ture had bitten off part of
the possum’s tail. The sad
eyed baby had dragged blood
all over the porch formerly
known as pretty.
I knelt down. “Oh, you
poor sweet baby,” I cooed.
sold to the highest bidder
as well. Let’s hope that the
trademark will live on and
still repre
sent high
quality
American
made
furnish
ings and
doesn’t go
overseas.
Now
that
produc
tion has
ceased,
real Hitchcock furnishings
will increase in value.
I was actually in Cincinnati
a few weeks ago when the
groceries somewhere else,
and I refer to that as “going
abroad.”
The boat ride to St. Ignace
where my car, needed for the
trip to the grocery, is parked
for the summer is about 20
wonderful minutes.
While on “the main
land,” I load up on grocer
ies - making certain to for
get NOTHING as it is not
convenient to zip back to
the grocery and get what I
forgot - fresh fish, pastries
(the edible ones) and sundry
items needed to run a house
with guests in it.
Everything is packed in
FLICK PICKS
the home of his newlywed
friends (bland Matt Dillon
and Kate Hudson). But the
humor never catches fire -
- it keeps getting doused by
goopy sentimentality, com
plete with sensitive acoustic
guitars on the soundtrack.
It’s no Wedding Crashers,
that’s for sure. PG-13.
PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN: DEAD
MAN’S CHEST 2 stars:
There’s one scene, featur
ing Johnny Depp as a giant
shish kebab, that’s a zesty
chunk of comic genius. The
rest of the movie? You do
get your money’s worth of
motley pirates, sea monsters
and duels, but it’s overdone
c way too long, too frantic,
too dark and nowhere near
as charming or funny as that
wonderful first one. PG-13.
SUPERMAN RETURNS
3 1/2 stars: Planes fall from
the sky, fire comes up from
below and a very bad man
attacks the planet. Brandon
Routh plays the most power
ful character in movie his
tory with a casual freedom,
serious and intense with
out being angry. (Robert
McGinty, The Times- Union)
PG-13.
CLICK 3 stars: You’ll get
plenty of everything Adam
Sandler is known for, but
you’ll also find a heartwarm
ing lesson about priorities.
(Erin Trauth, The Times-
Union) PG-13.
“You’re so precious. You
need to go home.”
The animal control offi
cer had warned me that the
possum would probably play
dead but she didn’t.
She allowed herself to be
coaxed right onto my shovel
as Pearce folded his arms,
threw his head back and
laughed.
“I’d give anything if I had
a picture of this,” he called
as I carried the sweet little
possum back to her woods.
I called Stevie and report
ed the story, adding an apol
ogy for teasing her about
rescuing possums.
“Oh, aren’t they sweet?”
she asked softly.
“Yes! Yes, they are. I wish
I could have kept her for a
pet.”
So, now I’m thinking that
perhaps Stevie and I should
start a non-profit for the
preservation of possums.
announcement was made
that the famous Rookwood
Pottery Company molds and
trademarks had been pur
chased and production will
begin again.
The great thing about this
story is that Arthur Townley,
a retired dentist living in
Michigan, rescued the com
pany 24 years ago by buy
ing all the molds and such
purely to keep the company
from being sold to China or
other Asian markets where
production would be cheap
and sloppy.
Townley had kept every
thing stored in his base
ment over the years hoping
that one day he could find
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banana boxes for easy trans
port to the Island.
After satisfying my junk
food craving at McDonalds
- there are no chain restau
rants on Mackinac Island
-I head back to the boat
dock where the dock work
ers offload the boxes of gro
ceries from my car onto a
large boat cart loaded with
all manner of things des
tined for the Island. The
cart is pushed onto the boat,
so my groceries and I have
another relaxing 20-minute
ride through Lake Huron
and the Straits of Mackinac
reading time!
Someone needs to do it.
After all, they’re such sweet,
misunderstood animals.
Very hospitable, too, if you
meet the right possum.
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INTERNATIONAL ARTS FRAMES
100 Suite 1 • N. Houston Lake Rd. • Centerville, GA
478-971-1303
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS
Large Selection
LIFESTYLE
BIRTHS
From page 3C
Dayshawnuna La’Shi
Wimberly
Patricia Wimberly of
Fort Valley announces
the birth' of a daughter,
Dayshawnuna La’Shi
Wimberly at Houston
Medical Center on July
17. Grandparents of the
baby are Willie F. King
and Estella Wimberly of
Fort Valley.
Khaliah Shatayvia
Stubbs
Kenra Bivins and
Dontay Stubbs of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, Khaliah
Shatayvia Stubbs at
Houston Medical Center
on July 16. Grandparents
of the baby are Mary
Stubbs of Macon, Willie
Stubbs of Cochran and
Teresa Dupree of Atlanta.
Donald Keith Jones
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Donald Jr. and Jennifer
Bailey Jones of Bonaire
announce the birth of a son,
Donald Keith Jones, 111 at
Houston Medical Center
on July 17. Grandparents
of the baby are John and
Peggy Bailey, Don and
Teri Jones, and Great
Grandparent W.A. Jones,
all of Warner Robins,
and Great Grandmother
Mrs. John H. Bailey of
Columbia, S.C.
Over 350 Canvas/Frames
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Not Valid With Any Other Offer
the right buyer who would
restart the company in its
original Queen City home
and be committed to the fine
quality and artistry that the
original 20th century own
ers had intended.
The great thing is that the
new Rookwood pieces will
be clearly marked as such
so there will be no confu
sion between pieces old and
new which will also bring
a renewed interest in the
old Rookwood and increase
values.
A lot of folks know about
the vases and pots that were
produced but one of the most
beautiful and sought after
Rookwood items is the beau
Back on the Island, I drag
the groceries to the Cottage
in my cart, or I hire a dock
into a cart
he pulls
behind
his bike.
Jane Winston
The Left Rail
jwinsl939@aol.net
Groceries ultimately make
it into my kitchen and from
there it is just like being
Time for change has arrived
Many of you may
not realize this but
Perry is the site of
Georgia’s first active adult
resort community. Of all the
places Woodland Property
Partners could have cho
sen to build this master
planned community, they
chose Perry. Having grown
up in Perry, I understand
why Perry was selected. It
is a great place to live.
Many of us dream of
the day when retirement
becomes a reality. Those
dreams of retirement usually
include
moving
to a spot
with
great
weath
er, a golf
course,
lots
of on
going
activi
ties,
and a
Melanie Lewis
Columnist
Houston Springs
low-maintenance lifestyle.
Typically, this meant mov
ing to far away places like
Florida or Arizona, leaving
friends and family behind.
Why move away when it is
all available now, right here
in Perry, Georgia?
The lifestyle at Houston
Springs is something to talk
about. Do you enjoy swim
ming, tennis, or golf? So
do many of our residents.
Have you always wanted to
learn how to quilt, or do you
enjoy crafting? Or are you
fond of card games, bridge,
chess, etc.? We have clubs
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should)
and The Town That Came
A-Courtin’.
tiful glazed tiles. Many old
churches, homes, hotels and
businesses had Rookwood
tiled fireplaces and other
tiled details.
The architectural tiles
will be the first items put
back into production and
marketed to the high-end
home and business builders.
CEO Christopher Rose will
be able to draw on his 20+
years of experience in defin
ing and branding market
strategies for Fortune 500
companies and is himself a
graduate of the University of
Arts in Philadelphia. Several
well known artists have also
been chosen to work on the
hand-painted items.
home in Georgia.
By the way, did I men
tion that this outing takes
at least three hours of an
average day!
Trash disposal: We have
neither garbage cans nor
garbage trucks that come
along and gobble up the
trash generated.
Everything is sorted and
placed into the proper bag/
container: blue bags for
trash white bags for com
postable item bins for recy
clables.
We buy the bags at city hall,
and then we pay again for
each bag placed at the curb.
for all those interests and
more. Maybe you enjoy
fishing. Imagine teaching
your grandchildren how to
fish in our stocked pond,
right in your own neigh
borhood behind the village
clubhouse?
What does “active adult”
really mean? At Houston
Springs it means there are
lots of neighbors who are 55
years of age and better who
enjoy a wonderful, care
free lifestyle full of social
activities and travel. They
treasure their freedom that
comes with living in a low
maintenance community.
Not having to worry about
mowing the grass, weeding
the flower beds or planting
new plants, somehow makes
the seasons more enjoyable.
No leaves to rake!
On June 12, CB&T Bank
of Middle Georgia took 50
of our Houston Springs
residents on a day trip to
the Georgia Aquarium in
Atlanta. It was a day full of
fun that our residents are
still talking about! Thank
you, CB&T.
We have just opened up
three more holes on our golf
course giving us a total of 12
holes for play. The course is
in great shape and is very
challenging for golfers of
Not All Lights Are Created Equal!
Thank Goodness!
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We all wish these compa
nies the best and look for
ward to new high quality
products that will carry on
the legacy of fine antiques
and collectibles these two
American icons are known
for and that they will con
tinue to please collectors old
and new well into the 21st
Century.
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques
in Perry. She has been col
lecting and selling antiques
for 22 years and is an estate
liquidation specialist. You
may contact her via the
Houston Home Journal,
www.antiquesingeorgia.com
or carrielynns@alltel.net
A horse-drawn dray comes
by for pick up, and the guys
who pick up the recyclables
sort through every contain
er...on the spot at the curb
of all homes and businesses
on the island. If it is not
truly recyclable, they put it
back in the bin, and then
we put the item in the trash
bag where it belonged in the
beginning. '
Until next week. “The few
hundreds of us who live
on Mackinac Island are
the envy of thousands who
wish they did. ” Rev Vincent
Carroll, Little Stone Church,
Mackinac Island, MI
all handicaps. Our course
was rated Middle Georgia’s
only Public Premium
Golf Course - Now that is
impressive! Our pro shop
features pro-line equipment
and famous name brand
apparel, and much more!
Be one of the first 50
readers to call me (Monday-
Friday at 988-8100 ext.
1104) for a free golf pass
and a special sale offer for
our pro shop.
Melanie Lewis is Director
of Marketing and Public
Relations at Houston
Springs Resort near Perry.
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