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Huang Yuan-chun, a resident of Tunglo Township in Miaoli County, has spent 10 years visiting 5,000 different households. In the process, Huang has collected 80,000 handicrafts, which will be put on display at the Miaoli Story House. The opening of the museum will realize Huang's dream. The museum will be housed in an old 60-ping house, where all sorts of antiques, such as ceramic bowls, theater tickets, vinyl records, and Tatung dolls will be displayed. Visitors will get a sense of the lifestyles of several decades ago. Huang Yuan-chun, 54, is the older brother of the magistrate of Tunglo Township, Huang Fang-chun. He opened a sundries store many years ago. While he was in that business, many suppliers would give him various advertisement posters, many of which he thought were excellent.
Texas Home and Garden Show
If you are interested in home decor, gardening and landscaping, outdoor living, pools and spas, then come to the Texas Home and Garden Show! Don't miss your chance to see gourmet cooking shows as well as meet "The Antique Man," Paul Wishnow. Show Dates and Times: Friday, February 9: 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 10: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 12: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tickets: General Admission: $9.00 Kids 12 & Under-FREE! Friday Only: Senior Citizens $7.00 (Discounts cannot be combined) This is a cash only event. Parking: There is an $8 entrance fee per vehicle. On February 10th fee will increase to $10 after 5:00 p.m. The Holly Hall Gate (Gate 3), Naomi Gate (Gate 4) and the McNee Gate (Gate 10) will all be open to allow parking in the Orange Lot (North Fannin) and the Red Lot (North Kirby Lot).
Right light is key to houseplant health
Answer: This is a good idea. To understand why, it helps to know a little about how light works. All light contains a spectrum of colors, ranging from red to violet, and beyond. Blue light fosters growth and photosynthesis, and red encourages flowering; both vital to keeping plants green and robust.
Although daylight is composed of all of the colors in the spectrum, most incandescent bulbs - the kind typically used in the home - provide lots of light from the red end but very little from the blue. What's more, these bulbs convert about 70 percent of the energy they run on to heat, not light. If you place them too close to plants (within a few feet) they can burn the leaves and dry out the soil; move them farther away, and the intensity of light is too low to benefit plant health.
Presidential pet museum comes to trendy Maryland capital
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - At first glance, Claire McLean's Presidential Pet Museum appears to be another antique store on Maryland Avenue - full of Richard Nixon bobbleheads and Scottish terrier knick-knacks. But if you look pass the kitsch, listen to McLean's White House pet trivia and add a little imagination, it can be an experience like no other. "Pauline Wayne was the last cow to graze on the lawn of the White House," McLean said in discussing a cowbell that was donated to the pet museum. "She belonged to (William) Howard Taft, one of the fattest presidents. He drank a lot of milk from Pauline." McLean said that she believes the bell once adorned Pauline because the man who donated it wrote that it once belonged in the White House. "Sorry, there's no way of authenticating it, but it could be the cow bell," McLean said pointing to a photograph of the cow on the White House lawn with a bell around its neck.
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