I have proof of a Time Traveler!

Last night I came across this wonderful circa 1916 photograph of my Grandma Evelyn with some friends. (Leaning on chair with glasses on her head)

Too bad the girl in front of her was too absorbed in texting to look at the photographer.

And just who was she texting, anyway?!
Texting would not be invented for another 96 years.
Just sayin.

Mystery Fungus

It's been very humid and rainy in our region lately (Northeast Ohio) and these popped up in the mulch this week.
I tried to find out what they are. Closest guess is Peziza Recurved Palamino cup mushrooms, or some such thing. If anyone out there knows, do let me know in comments below!

Update: So after some searching I think I have found it.
Peziza repanda, commonly known as the Palamino cup or recurved cup.
Click here.

Blue Beach Stones....Is it Slag?

I visited my favorite Lake Erie beach twice this week. Hey...it's WORK, I tell you!
I have to keep a fresh supply of beach stones and beach glass on hand for SToNZ, you know.

So this week I found a great deal of this gorgeous blue stuff. It's really beautiful....especially when wet. You can rub it with mineral oil to deepen the color, or leave it dry for a lighter more subtle blue. It's great stuff.

I have been collecting it for several years. I'm thinking that maybe it's time to put it all together and sell it in my Etsy shop as a collection. It looks gorgeous in a bowl....or can be used in jewelry making.

I am thinking it might be slag glass of some sort. Probably tossed in the lake years and years ago by iron manufacturers on its shore. If anyone out there has an idea of what this is, do let me know!  I think I'll list it in my Etsy shop. Pretty, isn't it!?