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Staplers

Antique staplers and other paper fasteners are on display at what is officially named The Early Office Museum.

We realize that not everyone likes to mow laws and to do all the other chores needed to maintain a lawn. For these people, there is a museum . . . the “World Famous” Asphalt Museum in Sonoma, California. On display...

Lawnmowers

The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport, Lancashire, UK, has a fascinating display of over 100...

Windmills

Wimbledon Windmill Museum [We had written a description of this museum. We were reading it on a nice day – outdoors. It suddenly blew away. We are writing it again. Stay tuned.]

Pencils

The Cumberland Pencil Museum A fascinating museum. And a fascinating web site. It has the history of Cumberland graphite. First discovered about 1500 near Keswick by shepherds and was first used for marking sheep. About 50 years...

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers