Three Little Elephants Three Little Elephants - Day 126 - Daily Content Challenge Located on my curio shelf are three miniature elephants carved from wood. For today's picture, I arranged these in a line with the largest one in front. Generally that is how I display the sets of elephants that I have. In reality, ...
The Lion and The Lamb The Lion and The Lamb - Day 125 - Daily Content Challenge Two of the ornaments on my curio shelf show the Lion and the Lamb. These are two names for God used in Scripture. They refer to Jesus. Jesus is the Lion of Judah. The attributes of Jesus are ...
Wise Old Owl A Wise Old Owl - Day 124 -Daily Content Challenge Yesterday I shared a story about the last bell I have in my collection. It is the tiniest bell I own and I showed the curio shelf I use to showcase my collection of miniature items. I noticed that many of the ...
Alberta Rose Alberta Rose - Day 123 - Daily Content Challenge My bell today is a tiny one. As you can see, it is displayed on a curio shelf made by my brother-in-law close to 50 years ago. At that time both my sister and I had a collection of miniature thimbles and other ornaments ...
Malta & Gozo Malta & Gozo - Day 122 - Day Content Challenge Malta is an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and the North African coastline. It is a nation known for historic sites related to its various rulers including the Romans, the Moors, the Knights of Saint John, the French and the ...
Genéve, Switzerland Geneva - Day 121 - Daily Content Challenge My bell today is a reminder of a Ski Trip to Switzerland. When I was teaching in Kuwait I was fortunate to be part of a group of students and teachers who went on a school trip to ski in the Alps. We stayed near ...
Percé Rock Percé Rock - Day 120 - #7DayContentChallenge Rocher Percé or Percé Rock is a huge rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence off the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada. Percé Rock is a massive limestone island with steep rock faces on all sides. From a distance it appears like a ship under ...
White Elephants! A White Elephant! - Day 119 - Daily Content Challenge I know it is hard to read, but this bell says The Origin of the Flag of Siam. When I googled the Flag of Siam I was immediately taken to the Flag of Thailand. This is because today Siam is called Thailand. I ...
Kivix - A Bell from Estonia? A Bell from Estonia - Day 118 - Daily Content Challenge The bell I am sharing with you today has the word Kivix on it. I am not sure of the spelling, but when I googled Kivix, I discovered a company in Estonia. Since I know I was in ...
Arabian Peninsula - Date Palms, Bedouin Tents and Camels Today's bell comes from the Arabian Peninsula. Day 117 - Daily Content Challenge Many of you know I had the opportunity to live in Kuwait for seven years while teaching High School Math at Universal American School in Kuwait. Palm trees, Bedouin tents and camels remind ...
