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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
War of the roses
What we have here
is a serious inabil
ity for the opposites
sexes to understand what is
sacred for the other side.
Take for instance, the
significance of flowers to
women and ballgames to
men. Neither side under
stands why it is important
to the other. The matter is
further complicated by the
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become, without a doubt,
the biggest source of con
stant conflict in the battle of
the sexes.
Let’s dismiss with such
foolishness and get down
to the business of accepting
without understanding.
It’s that simple. We will
accept the male addiction to
sports if they will accept our
devotion to flowers, ;
I was doing a book sign
ing in Greensboro, Georgia
when a beautiful bouquet
of red roses appeared in the
door. The man holding the
roses maneuvered his way
around the crowd, up to the
table and set the roses down
on the table in front of me.
“These,” he announced
with a gallant flourish of
the hand, “are for you. It is
a thank you for all the joy I
get when I read what your
stories. Thank goodness for
someone who will write so
lovingly of our wonderful
South.”
That man, Joel Mcßae,
owns the floral shop in
town, a fact that started me
daydreaming about what it
would be like to be married
to a man who owns a flower
shop. Would that be heaven
or would that be overkill?
It might be like the car-
Scott ie dog
During the holiday
season when folks
are breaking out the
Christmas plaids and tar
tans, we tend to come across
the Scottie Dog collectibles.
This little fuzzy toy dog
with the shiny black coat,
fits right in with the colors
of his home country. You can
find every
thing from
cast iron
doorstops. - ...
cookie .
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ers and
earrings in .
the shape Jillinda Falen
of this Ami,)ues
famous
breed and did you know that
you can almost always guess
the era from which these
cute collectibles originated?
For that we can thank a
famous part-time resident
of Warm Springs, Georgia,
none other that Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt
was a very popular multi
term president who was
rarely seen without his
little Scottish Terrier, Fala,
by his side. The pup was a
gift to him from his cousin,
Margaret Stuckey.
In fact, if you go over to
visit “the little white house”
where Roosevelt would
come to relax and enjoy the
healing water of the warm
springs, you can see where
Fala scratched up front door
from the inside when he
wanted to go out!
Fala became very popular
with the American public
and merchandising compa
nies tried to provide the pub
lic with a little memorabilia.
Dime stores like Woolworth’s
offered all kinds of Scottie
items. It seems like a par
ticular breed of dog’s popu
larity comes and goes with
American pop culture.
For example, when the
series Wishbone and the
movie, The Mask, were out,
all the kids wanted a Jack
Russell Terrier or when
Disney’s 101 Dalmations
toon I watched, when I was a
child, about the little kitten
who could never get enough
milk. Then, by the kind of
miracle only performed in
cartoons, he got to go to
the Milky Way and drank
so much milk that he never
wanted it again.
Would it be possible for a
woman to never want flow
ers again? It’s impossible to
imagine that.
A few weeks later, I arrived
on St. Simons Island to,
again, find my hotel room
decorated with flowers from
local florist Edward.
Though men will never
understand, flowers are
important to us. And, frank
ly, it doesn’t matter if men
understand the importance
of them, as long as they give
them to us.
“What are you looking for
in a man?” someone asked
me.
I thought about the roll
ing hills, a former pasture,
that surrounds my house.
Those acres can quickly
become a tangled mess of
waist-high grass and briars.
I’m at the mercy of Mike
who is married to my best
friend. Debbie. Generously,
he will occasionally load up
his tractor and come over
to attack the wilderness and
attempt to tame it. It was
primarily for Mike’s sake
and well being, that I stated
my preference.
I sighed heavily then
replied a bit reluctantly, “A
man with a bush hog.”
It’s the least I can do for
Mike after all his kindness.
But, gee, I hate having to
be practical. I would much
prefer a man who owns a
florist. If I had druthers,
that is. I wonder, though, if I
could find a man who owns a
flower shop and a bush hog.
For me, that would be the
perfect man.
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should)
and The Town That Came
A-Courting’.
collectibles
came out, everyone wanted
a Dalmation or memorabilia
associated with it. Likewise,
Hollywood movie stars and
starlets also began to acquire
Scottish Terriers. Bettye
Davis, Lionel Barrymore and
Humphrey Bogart are just a
few of the many famous folks
who went out and bought
popular Scotties. Our cur
rent president is the owner
of a Scottish Terrier named
Barney.
If you run across any cute
vintage Scotty items, more
than likely they are from the
19405.
Take a look on eßay next
time you are surfing the net
and check out the wide range
of Scotty items available,
there is something for every
one and these collectibles
are still quite reasonable in
price. Happy Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques
in Perry. She has been col
lecting and selling antiques
for over 22 years. She is
also an experienced estate
liquidation specialist. You
may contact her via email
at falen@alltel.net, www.
antiquesingeorgia.com or
through the Houston Daily
Journal.
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