NEWS
By Douglas Birch and Douglas Birch,SUN FOREIGN STAFF | April 10, 2005
OGNENNY ISLAND, Russia - The prisoners arrive here after riding for hours past abandoned villages in a gray truck with barred windows, finally crossing a rattling log bridge. Most will leave only when they die. Inmates whose bodies are unclaimed are interred in a small village graveyard not far from the island, under markers bearing serial numbers instead of names. This is Pyatak Prison, on an island in a lake in the midst of the thickly forested Vologda region, about halfway between Moscow and the Arctic Circle.
FEATURES
By Anita Gold and Anita Gold,Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service | August 13, 1995
Q: I have two Jewel Tea pieces, one being a teapot (referred to as an "Aladdin's Lamp" because of its shape) and a large pitcher for milk or lemonade. Both pieces (in the Autumn Leaf pattern) date from the 1940s and are in excellent condition.Can you tell me anything about them and their value?A: Jewel Tea collectors belong to the National Autumn Leaf Collectors' Club; write the club c/o Gwynne Harrison, P.O. Box 1, Mira Loma, Calif. 91752-0001; enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for membership dues and details, or phone (909)
FEATURES
By ANNETTE GOOCH and ANNETTE GOOCH,UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE | June 14, 1998
Far more than just a beverage, tea is both a pleasant way to celebrate a few moments' solitude and a gracious form of hospitality extended to business associates, friends and family.A Proper Pot of TeaStart with a good-quality blend of loose tea leaves, which generally are of superior quality to tea packed in bags. Not only does the hot water circulate more effectively through loose leaves, improving flavor extraction, but loose tea is nearly always a better value for the money.Fill a china or glazed pottery teapot with boiling water and let stand.
FEATURES
By Anne McCollam and Anne McCollam,Copley News Service | October 2, 1994
Q: I have a plastic doll that was bought -- probably in a Lee jeans store in Macon, Ga. -- around 1950. He is 14 inches tall and has movable arms. There is a label on his coveralls and hat with the words "Lee -- Union Made." On his back are the words "Buddy Lee" in plastic. What he is worth?A: "The Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide" by Kyle Husfloen shows a "Buddy Lee" doll with jointed shoulders, painted and molded boots, painted side-glancing eyes and the original clothes at $75 in good condition.
FEATURES
By BETH SMITH | July 25, 1993
When Ricki Baker plans a tea party, she doesn't have to worry about finding a teapot to fit the occasion. Ms. Baker, a vice president of sales and marketing for a local company, owns more than 50 pots, ranging from delicate antiques to cutting-edge, handcrafted designs. She began collecting teapots more than 25 years ago when her parents presented her with a porcelain and chrome teapot that had been given to them as a wedding present in the 1930s.A few years ago, when she moved into her present home, a duplex in an attractive old building in Baltimore, she found out just how large her collection had become: The new home didn't have enough space to display it. Ms. Baker didn't want the pots tucked away in some closet.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Karin Remesch | September 4, 1997
Quilt show and saleExamine antique and contemporary quilts at the Sully Quilt Show and Sale Sunday at Historic Sully in Chantilly, Va. Sixty-five vendors from across the country will offer their wares. "Harmony with Nature" will exhibit quilts created mostly by mid-19th century Virginia quilters using colorful designs and themes borrowed from nature.Demonstrations of quilting techniques, verbal quilt appraisals, craft displays, music, food and children's activities are also part of the Northern Virginia festival.