[IBC] Lightening DOES strike . . .
When it comes to raffles and the like I have, traditionally, been
the most unlucky guy in the universe -- but something may be changing. A couple of years ago, I won my FIRST-ever raffle at the Big Show in New Orleans -- a 6-foot-tall, skinny bald cypress (I may have been the only bidder ;-). Then, Jackie's bid for a very nice mame pot turned out to be a winner. Then, earlier this year, I put _a_ raffle ticket into a full bucket of tickets for a Ben Oki-styled shohin juniper, and won that. Today, I put 5 tickets into a bid for a couple of small pots, and won. Surely the sky is going to fall at any moment now. ;-) Anyway, these -- an unglazed 6-inch x 3 inch hexagon pot and an unglazed 4-inch by 2-inch hexagon -- already have occupants chosen for them. I don't know who donated them to the raffle, but, oddly, both had wire-mesh screens GLUED onto the outside bottoms. I'm about to send some time (and a gallon of acetone, or something) to un-glue them, especially the smaller pot, which is a very nice pot. There's a chop on the bottom, but I can't make it out through the screen. There's also a "2" pressed into the bottom, near the edge. They're probably both Chinese, but are better workmanship than most Chinese pots I've seen. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing that falls on the rails. -- Henry David Thoreau ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:56 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter