~Chess Anyone?~ :-)

Doing all this unpacking I have found things I had forgotten I

had..that I really hadnt looked at in a long time..This is one of

them..my jade chess set, yesterday I was telling a friend about

it, I got it back about '72 i think.. its really an unusual set.. You can

see the box it comes in also serves as the board to play on..

its a very high lacquered wood..shines beautifully..It has the tiny

hook to keep it closed..

Inside you can see the little flippie things to hold down the

wooden covers over the pieces..where it says Made in Korea.

the wood feels very lightweight..I dont know the kind of wood .

you can see the tiny delicate hinges.. what the writing is I have

no idea..but its just so nice..a beautiful set..

Under each flap are the pieces..They are Jade. One side is

the beige..each piece is carved and on the bottom is a piece

of, to me, looks like red velvet. inside each little box is lined

as well with green velvet.. each piece is carved..

The other side, or color, is the green jade..I managed to get a

little closer so you could see some of the nice detail of the pieces.

These wonderful things just sit in a box over there on the desk..

its such a unique chess set..and I know no one that plays..I dont

know why my friend gave it to me, she wanted me to have it..we

were very close..one day she just up and left..no word, nothing..

I didnt know what to do. I never did find out what happened to her.

She was a sweet lady..and this set reminds me of her every time

I look at it..

I have all these great things..and I think a collector would really

appreciate them more than anyone else having them..I would like to

do that- see if someone would be interested in them. the birds,

this set,the cookie jar all the other things I have-that way I'll know

they are safe and will be appreciated for what they are..beautiful

parts of the past.. I love old stuff lol.. *wink*

I found the kids of Winnie the Pigs..2 little boys.. lol..they are really

the salt and pepper shakers..They are detailed as nicely as the

cookie jar.. My Aunt never got them, maybe because she got the

boy cookie jar , the boy pig..and since mine is the woman..well then

I guess she would have the kids!! lol.. they are nice..One sadly did

get broken but I saved every tiny sliver of it and glued it back

together..as OLD as this cookie jar is and as MANY times I KNOW

i was in and out of it when I was little- ALL the moving and packing

her up..shes not gotten damaged once. Im very pleased.you see they

are about the size of a pepsi can...not very big....

I sat and stared at my shelf in the kitchen trying to get up enough

courage to put the sugar and creamer up on that top shelf with

my grabber and decided.. "patience Lois, Penny will be here

tomorrow, she can do it" .. I get so antsy..I want it done..and I sit

and look at something and PLOT ways to do it .. many times just

KNOWING i could get in deep dodo lol.. and just go right ahead

and do it anyway..just to see if I can. WHAT is wrong with that

picture lol, maybe is why I get myself in CRAP all the time.. :-)

I have not heard one word today about my power chair..that pic

there shows you my hand from rubbing trying to push this chair..

The constant pushing so hard to move my hand rubs against

the big black inside tire..its caused now 4 bad spots..they are

red almost perfectly round but hurt and itch and are really sore.

Look HORRIBLE..all because of putting so much pressure to be

able to move this chair.. I need my power chair..badly..or these

floors fixed.. I get mad enough and I will tear the carpet up my

own self..lol..ya.. like I could do that too lol..dream on Lois.. :-)

I got todays paper and there wasnt anything in it about yesterday,

so possibly there wont be..I have no idea..It may be in tomorrows.

I guess by the time the little story was written and the photos etc.

would take time..so maybe tomorrow.. if so I will see if its online

and put the link here..Im dying of curiosity tho..

Well today it rained all day, and I made a zillion phone calls trying

to get all these new bills straight, making payment arrangements.

lets see 140, 93, 80..kinda alot.. but I called them. its the electric,

phone and trash..ya..80.oo trash bill cuz i got in on the weird end

of the 3 month billing cycle- I have to pay 3 months..plus half more.

thus the 80..she was nice though and is letting me make payments..

which is great..but then still I have to worry with it every day..
The joys of living..well I got my ramp..my house, my boys, food, and

this puter..life is good..the rest? well it will all be there tomorrow too

just like me..dealing with it lol.. Nitey Nite.. :-)

Y'all have a good one now y'hear? luv ya..and thanks..:-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..