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4C SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2006 What big eyes you have Does anyone else who was born in the mid 60s remember the very popular prints of chil dren, puppies or kitties with large, over-sized, sad looking eyes? I was surprised to find a story on those haunting prints featured in one of the antiques trade papers a few weeks back. I never real ly cared for those pictures because I thought they were kind of scary looking! Amazingly enough though, original paintings from one of the most popular paint ers of the “big eyes” style, Margaret Keane can bring as much as SIO,OOO at auc tion! There is an incredible story behind the history of these sad eyed waifs that now makes a lot of sense when you hear it. You see, Life magazine did a feature story on her works in 1965 that gave credit to her husband Walter as being the artist. For years, BIRTHS From page lC Tyler Jackson Ball Stephen and Sara Dolliver Ball of Warner Robins announce the birth of a son, Tyler Jackson Ball at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 8. Grandparents of the baby are EJ Ball, and Ann Ball of Slidell, LA, Leone Dolliver of Reynoldsville, New York, and Charles Dolliver of Tipp City, Ohio. Ronald Laron Glover 111 Heather Evi Schimmelpfeng and Ronald Glover Jr., of Warner Robins announce the birth of a son, Ronald Laron Glover, 111, at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 9. Grandparents of the baby are Tricia Palmer, Duane Palmer of Macon, Veronica Fernandez and Albert Fernandez of Bonaire. Sadie Camille Knight Jonathan and Tammi Martin Knight of Reynolds announce the birth of a daughter, Sadie Camille Knight at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 8. Grandparents of the baby are Lena Smith of Americus, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin of Bartow, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Knight of Reynolds and Mary and Ricky Amerson of Dublin. COUPLE From page iC “The transmission paid for those tables,” Dean said as he walked about the restau rant. “The engine paid for the counter.” Dean makes a strange sight, standing over six feet tall, wearing a baseball cap turned backwards, with his long hair tied in a pony tail behind his back. But he isn’t the reason peo ple flock to Sumthin Diffrent for lunch. Piotrowski’s cook ing has developed a fan base that stretches from her 17 years at the Shipwreck. She had been on hiatus from the kitchen until she saw the sorry state of the menu at Macon Cycle. “I felt sorry for them,” Josie said, “because all they ate was TV dinners. They weren’t feeling well. “I told them it was no wonder with the stuff they ate.” Cooking was a family affair for Piotrowski. Her mother Fran worked and her father Art served on active duty in the Air Force. “If you wanted to eat, you better learn to cook,” Piotrowski said. She still laughs about one of her early attempts in the kitchen. “When the recipe said a cup of bouillon, I filled the cup with bouillon cubes,” she said laughing. “I don’t know what it tasted like, but Dad ate it anyway.” Piotrowski looks out at the world through startling blue eyes. Margaret painted her heart out and Walter basked in all the glory and attention of the media up until 1970 when Margaret couldn’t bear the charade any longer. Margaret filed for divorce and moved to Hawaii. Margaret and the subjects of her paintings became much hap pier look ing. Keane had to fight Walter all the way to fed eral court where a yri Jillinda Falen Antiques carilynns@alltel.net judge demanded a “paint off” to reveal who the real artist was. Walter claimed he couldn’t because he had a sore shoulder but Margaret quickly created a beauti ful painting and she finally won the rights to her own artwork in 1986! Believe Johnny Saymour Gunnels Johnny and Jaimee Settle Gunnels of Warner Robins announce the birth of a son, Johnny Saymour Gunnels at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 9. Grandparents of the baby are Jenna and Chris Franz of Warner Robins, Johnny and Becky Mathis of Twiggs County, James Settle of Morehead City, N.C., and Pamela Gunnels of Macon. Julian Henry Lee Parker Latosha Jones and Horace Parker of Perry announce the birth of a son, Julian Henry Lee Parker at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 8. Grandparents of the baby are Horace Sr. and Sheila Parker, and Janet Allen and John Bass of Perry. Jeremiah David Rich Frank and Karli Husarenko Rich of Dallas, Texas, announce the birth of a son, Jeremiah David Rich at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 4. Grandparents of the baby are Vicki Milam of Mesquite, TX, Vickie Smith and Chad Smith of Quinlan, Texas, and Moe Campbell of Mesquite, Texas. Jesse Richard Lawhom Roy and Helen Mullis Lawhorn of Warner Robins announce the birth of a son, Jesse Richard Lawhorn at Houston Medical Center on She’s cooked from one end of the country to another, including a stint in Los Angeles where she got her training. She attended a chefs school while living in Los Angeles. “Cooking is like paint ing,” she said. “It’s a talent. Cooking school is a formal ity.” But when it came to open ing her own restaurant, the effort became a family affair. To those who visit Sumthin Diffrent, they see that Dean has become part of the Piotrowski family. His mother and father had passed on, but the restau rant brought him into con tact with an extended brood that has helped him make the restaurant a success. “I never saw myself as a restaurateur,” he said. “I’m the owner, but (Josie’s) the boss.” With her came her father Art, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant, and her mother Fran who was the cateress to the Robins AFB NCO Club for 20 years. Josie’s sister Betty Anderson works at the res taurant along with Betty’s daughter Diana Garcia. Betty made the curtains, Fran added the feminine touch to the dinning area and Art performed various maintenance chores neces sary to get the place ready to open. During the cold February nights as the Dean and Fran were getting the place ready to open, Fran, Josie and Betty would work all night it or not, there are some Hollywood folks talking to her about making her story into a movie. Now in her 80s, Margaret continues to paint at her home and gallery in San Francisco. There are actually several other “knock-off” artists that copied the “big eye” style that Meade popular ized during the 60s. They were usually printed on cardboard and sold at fur niture stores. You can still find “big eyed” pictures rela tively cheap on eßay from sls-S6O, or cheaper at flea markets and yard sales. Happy collecting! Jillinda Falen is the owner of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques and has been buying and selling antiques for over 22 years. She is also an expe rienced estate liquidation specialist. You may contact her via the Houston Home Journal, carrielynns@alltel. net or www.antiquesingeor gia.com. Aug. 8. Grandparents of the baby are Richard and Linda Lawhorn of Fort Valley and Norma Mullis of Hawkinsville. Arianna Tiahy Crutcher Latressia Howard Thomas and Terrance Crutcher of Centerville announce the birth of a daughter, Arianna Tiahy Crutcher at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 7. Grandparents of the baby are Phyllis and Albert Howard of Perry, Bobby and Sharron Robinson of Hattiesburg, MS, and Andrew Crutcher of Nashville, Tenn. Daniel Alexander Ashcraft David and Amy Vincent Ashcraft of Warner Robins announce the birth of a son, Daniel Alexander Ashcraft at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 9. Grandparents of the baby are Vince and Beverly Vincent of Center Point, Texas, Dr. David Ashcraft, Marietta, Ohio. Grace Jillian Lusty Jimmy and Lisa Smith Lusty of Warner Robins announce the birth of a daughter, Grace Jillian Lusty at Houston Medical Center on Aug. 8. Grandparents of the baby are Jim Lusty and Georgia Lusty of Conway, Ark., Milton Smith and Mary Smith of Benton, Ark. without heat. “It was fun,” Fran said. After the restaurant opened, family members were often drafted for addi tional duties. “Betty’s husband David comes in for lunch and ends up being put to work,” Josie said. “Sometimes we so busy, I call my mother to come in.” For Josie cooking is a labor of love. “I like good food,” she said. “If something doesn’t taste right to me, I’m not going to cook it.” Still, she’s loyal to the sign on the door. Dean and Josie named the place Sumthin Diffrent because they want ed a menu that offered cus tomers something different. Josie hates liver but serves a popular liver and onions meal. “A guy comes in and gets two orders of liver and onions for him and his cat,” she said. She’s especially proud of her hamburgers. “I like my hamburger to fit the bun and I use large buns,” she said. “I want a hamburger that you have to use both hands to hold it.” Hank Dean is very happy with his new business. “A good business man knows when to let the expe rienced people take over,” he said. “She knows how to run a restaurant.” Her knowledge is the cus tomers’ gain. Sumthin Diffrent is open Monday through Wednesday II a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 4 to 9 p.m. LIFESTYLE Quilting, biking and volunteering Barbara Antczak has been an avid quilter for many years, and has completed many breath taking quilts showcasing a variety of techniques. Her one disappointment upon moving to Houston Springs was the absence of other quilters, so she decid ed to grow her own quilting community. The Piece-N-Quiet Quilt Club’s original four mem bers have grown to seven with room for more. Their first project was a simple table runner, but they quickly advanced to more complex projects. Every Monday for the past 22 weeks, they met at their village clubhouse in Fair way Ridge and worked on a sampler quilt, making a block a week. The sampler quilts are finished and have been sent off for machine quilting. They are now making holi day table runners and have four special classes sched uled in September when they will make profession al customized totes to carry all their quilting supplies. The ladies are also staying busy working on quilts for the Linus Project. The Linus Project is an organization with local chapters, which gives quilts and blankets to children from newborn to 18 years of age who are ill or trau matized. They have a great time at their weekly meetings, where they not only share RICH From page $C all come about since dad dy’s death several years ago. Before that, no one had to volunteer. Grace was all daddy’s for the saying and what a beautiful way he had of saying it. He always ended with, “Bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies and our bod ies to thy service. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.” Perhaps out of this tradi tion, a very Southern say ing sprung up. One I never completely understood but I use nevertheless. “I’ve got more to do that I can say grace over,” apparently means it’s a lot WINSTON From page iC something in common with every other new stu dent. I will share with you next week details of The Glass Castle, why the book is required reading as MSU, and why I am having my English classes at FVSU read the book. Till next week: “Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it hap pened.” Dr. Seuss ym DtIAAJ 1* Mono* GEORGIA OCTOBER * 6-15, 2006 * Gretchen Wilson October 7 * "W- 4 *•♦/••• \ • V. Frilottt Presents Big (/ Rich Ociobtr 14 talk of fabrics, tech niques and patterns, but they also connect as mem bers of Houston Springs’ community family. ■ The buyer/manager for the Pink Ladies Bowtique Gift Shop located in the Periy Hospital is one of our Houston Springs homeown ers; Mrs. Kay Fraley. She thoroughly enjoys buying special items for the shop, which she has been doing since May. The gift shop carries an Melanie Lewis Columnist Houston Springs and see what they have to offer Mon day through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and asks that you mark your calen dars for their huge jewelry sale in October! All the proceeds from the gift shop benefit the hospital. Fraley is also a Pink Lady. Other Houston Springs Pink Ladies include, Josh Lovejoy, Mary Seagraves, Carol Newhart, June Potts and Pansy Gordon. Pansy also han dles all the scheduling for the Pink Ladies. The emotional bene- more than can be set on a dining room table. I enjoy seeing the amaz ing scenes of folks who say grace in soda shops, coun try clubs and restaurants. How sweet it is. Now and forever. Ronda Rich is the best selling author of What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should) WE BUY GOLD! Satterfield & Dempsey Jewelers 100 N. Houston lake HO • Centerville. OH Come See Our Newly Expanded Showroom! MUUU GtorfU i Latent UUcUm Of Ufhttn* Fixtunt B SOUTHERN LIGHTING HOME LIGHTING CENTER Est. 1987 Fans, Framed Prints Lamps & Framed Mirrors Hours: Mon-Frl 8:30-5:30 Sat 10-2 pm Oft SB The Beoeh Beys October 13 SpeaulGmt Star Cowboy Troy LereyVanDfte trWviiutmeen array of items including books, cards, jewelry, ca n - dies and more. She invites everyone to stop by imo.Vi'r* Reaves Arena Concert Tickets On Sate August 26 9:00 a.m. “ss&r Country Gold Tour October LS > Rex Allen Jr. _ - Jimmy Fortune ’ Jean Shepard ‘Bitty Joe Royal > Tommy Cash HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL fit they receive from volun teering is far more reward ing than money. Their hearts are touched when they see the smiles on the faces of pa tients and family mem bers and they know they have accomplished their goal of helping people in need. ■ Several of our residents enjoy riding motorcycles. Mike and Peggy Tedesco moved to Houston Springs from Florida. They have taken road trips to Plains, Andersonville, Warm Springs and Pine Mountain, which have been some of the best back road riding conditions they have ever experienced. Sometimes they just get on their bike and ride with no particular destination in mind, just to see where the road takes them. Last year they headed out on a bike and wound up spending several days in Cherokee, NC. They love the carefree life style at Houston Springs, which allows them to leave home at a moment’s notice with no worries about lawn care or security. When they are not riding their bike, they are hang ing out by the pool, playing cards, horseshoes or going to dinner with friends and neighbors. 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