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I got my first one from an antique dealer that was retiring in a town close by and paid a friend and his friend to haul it here and put wheels on it. It cost about 200 to the dealer and another 100 to get it here and wheel it. It has lights and mirrors and locks on it. It’s 6′ long and about 3′ deep. I also bought a smaller one with lights and mirrors and a lock, and it was mounted on the wall above the first one. Both have glass shelves of 3/4″ glass, not tempered. That last one cost about 100.
When I ran out out of room, I hired an out-of-work cabinet maker to build another one on top of the first one so it is now one large case also with lights, mirrors, and a lock, and glass shelves 3/4″ thick. That gave me a total of 4 shelves, because I took the shelves out of the bottom one to put the SK’s in because it holds the weight being wooden. This cabinet looks really good and is bolted to the wall for stability. I moved the smaller one across from the big one.The new handbuilt one cost about 1500. Then I ran out of room again, so I hired another out-of-work cabinet maker to build me another one under the small one. It cost about 1000. So then I had one really big one, a small one, and a medium one.
In the meantime, a friend found another cabinet also with lights, mirrors, lock, and wheels on craigslist for 50 which I snapped up and the seller delivered it. It’s in great condition,(the seller used it to keep his Starwars collection in it and was moving out of state) It also has glass shelves in it and a mirrored bottom. So now I had 4 cabinets. Then I was running out of room again, and a forum member mentioned a collectible shop going out of business in a town about 4 hours away. I drove down there and I was stunned at the cabinets! They were retiring and they were selling about 30 cabinets, almost all had wheels, all were lighted and locked, almost all were glass shelved. Some were huge, some were small, most were tall. They had famous names like Hallmark, Lalique, even CocaCola, the miniature houses, jewelry, dolls, animal figurines, etc. So I bought 3 cabinets, two larger ones and one slightly smaller one, a Howard Miller which has a dark wooden frame, four glass shelves, and a beautiful carved top. The seller had four of them, all the same. Because I was buying 3, they gave me a better price, 800 each. I also had to get my granddaughter and 2 of her friends and her truck to drive 8 hours round trip and gas to get them here and unload them. Then I decided 2 weeks later to buy the other three Howard Miller cabinets at an even better price of 700 each. ( They are selling originally for 1600) I also had to hire 2 college students who had a truck to go down there with me and load them up and drive them back because my granddaughter wasn’t available and I had to get them before the store closed. (They were also selling all their stuff at 70-90% off! So I got some other stuff too!)
So, I am up to ten cabinets and finally I have enough space for quite a while, and no more room for any more cabinets. I am still rearranging Windstones. I have one shelf with other things, like my small Swarovski crystal collection, tiny rock dragon and pegasus collection, and some jade pieces. The shelves are all 3/4″ glass and will be strong enough to hold whatever I decide to put on them if the weight is distributed evenly and there aren’t huge really heavy pieces. I have 13 mother dragons on two shelves with no problems. 13 sun orientals on one shelf, 20 laps on two shelves, 4 SK’s on one bottom shelf, and lots of others spread out on the other shelves. One shelf has thirteen hatchings and thirteen matching youngs, another shelf has 6 coils and 24 curlies, and one shelf has nine fledges, a pair of dragon bookends, 4 orientals, and 6 baby orientals, and one shelf has 23 males. Other shelves have 6 large wizards, 2 windwizards, 5 small wizards and the woodlore wizard. and also pegasuses and unicorns. The many cats, flapcats and miniature, purring and candleholders, the only Windstone tiger cub in existence, the bobcat, wolf sculptures, and other animal sculptures like the duck, armadillo, mother bear, Galapagos turtle, box turtle, many owls, are on the other shelves and 4 sconces, the leaf cat, lion’s head, wolf head and large owl are mounted on the walll. One shelf has 2 mothers, 5 male and 5 griffin chicks, and another shelf has 2 mothers, 2 males and 3 original baby ki-rins and 6 test paint baby ki-rins. There is also a wizard’s retreat and a stone cottage and 3 castles, among other stuff. All of these are in my office, not at home. Including prints, I think there are over 350, maybe 360.
I would post pictures but I haven’t learned how to do that. I tried 2 years ago and they were awful. I tried again last year and they were so bad that Jennifer had to close down the thread!! So I’m trying to get them in better order and try again, I hope by early next year. I envy all of you who take pictures so well and easily!!!! and post them so fast!! I’m a dinosaur and slow as evolution at learning computer stuff. I haven’t given up trying to learn this stuff that youall take for granted!!
Anyway, that’s it on my experiences with display cabinets. I decided to get the first one when I had a family of old greens in a box in the storage room. Then I thought why have them if they are only in a box where no one can see them? After I bought the first cabinet, I went to look for them and couldn’t find them. Then I decided I would never hide the Windstones ever again, they are meant to be displayed and enjoyed and protected from dust and chips and damage. It took me 2 years to find them!!! (The box was mislabeled!)
I recommend looking at businesses that are going out of business and that might have display cases as well as thrift shops, curio shops, collectible shops, and cabinet shops. I feel very fortunate to have found the ones I have that are so well suited to display Windstones!! They are so well worth the time, trouble, and expense!!!I’m SO sorry all this is happening to you!! You have been through so much, and Barrwing is so right, you have to take care of yourself–eating, sleeping, exercise, and lots of B vitamins to combat stress– or you won’t be able to be there for Danny. On another note, sometimes it’s effective to let them know that if they won’t talk to you that you are considering legal action. That often gets people jumping around. Also considering taking it to your congressman and /or the media, and letting them know how you are being treated. I know when I worked for Social Security, and we got a congressional inquiry, we really started jumping around, they were very important. That doesn’t cost you anything like what an attorney would cost, and just the threat can be often more effective than actually having to do it. That way they have the chance to correct it and actually talk to you before you consult an attorney and that option is still open to you. They value their reputation and if mistreatment comes to light in a public way, they will want to pay attention. Another resource is the Public Relations Dept of the hospital. They will be interested to know if this is a threat to their image. Also the Medical Director of the hospital and the Director of Nursing are other resources. You do have some power in this and maybe you can’t fight the cancer on its ground but you can fight this system on your ground.
Good luck and may the universe take good care of you! Please continue to keep us posted!!!Hi, Ski! I was watching your sales and wondered if you had any interest in selling any of your castles. If you do or if you ever want to do that, will you please let me know? I have 3 of them, the mystery, the castle of the merry ghost, and the watchman’s tower, at least I think that’s what they are called. I just started collecting them recently and I really like them, and they are so hard to find. So if the notion ever interests you, will you please let me know? Thanks so much!! Margaret aka drgnmnd
I came across this recently and realized that I had kept it for 35 years and it still makes me laugh until I hurt!! It’s a series of letters, each one on a different page. I adjusted the “spelling” a little, I know this is a family forum!
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Miss Agnes McHolstein
69 Cash Ave.
Beaver Valley, Colorado
December 14, 1974′Dear John,
I went to the door today and the postman delivered a partridge in a pear tree. What a thoroughly delightful gift! I couldn’t have been more surprised.
With deepest love and devotion,Agnes
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December 15
Dearest John,
Today the postman brought your sweet gift. Just imagine–two turtle doves! I am delighted at your very thoughtful gift. They are just adorable.All my love,
Agnes
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December 16, 1974
Dear John,
Oh! Aren’t you the extravagant one! Now really, I must protest. I don’t deserve such generousity–three french hens. They are darling, but I must insist — You’ve been too kind.Love,
Agnes
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December 17, 1974Dear John,
Today the postman delivered four Calling birds. Now, really, they’re beautiful, but don’t you think enough is enough? You’re being too romantic.Affectionately,
Agnes
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December 18, 1974
Dear John,
What a surprise! Today the postman delivered five golden rings, one for every finger. You’re impossible, but I love it. Frankly, all those birds squawking were beginning to get on my nerves.All my love,
Agnes
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December 19,1974
Dear John,
When I opened the door, there were actually six geese a-laying on my front steps. So you’re back to the birds again, huh? These geese are huge! Where will I ever keep them? The neighbors are complaining and I can’t sleep through the racketPlease stop
Agnes
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December 20,1974
John,
What’s with you and these f—ing birds? Seven swans a-swimming! What kind of G–damn joke is this? There’s bird sh– all over my house and they never stop the racket. I can’t sleep at night and I’m a nervous wreck. It’s not funny, so stop with the f—ing birds.Sincerely,
Agnes
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December 21, 1974
OK, Buster,
I think I prefer the birds. What the hell am I going to do with eight maids a-milking? It’s not enough with all those birds and eight maids a-milking, but they had to bring their G–damn cows. There’s sh– all over the lawn and I can’t move in my own house. Just lay off, smartness!Agnes
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December 22, 1974
Hey, sh–head,
What are you, some kind of sadist? Now there’s nine pipers playing and Christ do they play!! They’ve never stopped chasing those maids since they got here yesterday morning. The cows are getting upset and and they’re stepping all over the screeching birds. What am I going to do? The neighbors have started a petition to evict me.You’ll get yours,
Agnes
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December 23, 1974
You rotten pr—,
Now there’s ten ladies dancing. I don’t know why I call those sluts ladies. They’ve been balling those pipers all night long. Now the cows can’t sleep and they have diahrrea. My living room is a river of sh–, and the Commissioner of Buildings has subpoened me to show cause why the building shouldn’t be condemned.I’m siccing the police on you,
One who means it
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December 24,1974
Listen, F—head,
What’s with the eleven lords a-leaping on those maids and ladies? Some of those broads will never walk again. Those pipers ran through the maids and are committing sodomy with the cows. All 23 of the birds are dead. They’ve been trampled to death in the orgy. I hope you’re satisfied, you rotten vicious swine.Your sworn enemy,
Agnes
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Law Offices
Badger, Bender, and Cahole
303 Knave St.
Denver, Colorado
December 25, 1974Dear Sir,
This is to acknowledge your latest gift of twelve fiddlers fiddling which you have seen fit to inflict on our client, Miss Agnes McHolstein. The destruction of course was total. All correspondence should come to our attention. If you should attempt to reach Miss McHolstein at Happy Dale Sanitarium, the attendants have instructions to shoot you on sight. With this letter, please find attached a warrant for your arrest.Sincerely,
Badger, Bender, and Cahole.
Just typing it up made me laugh some more. I hope you enjoy it too.
Oh, I am so sorry!!! This group was so important to me in 2 times in my life. In the first one, I had just left my husband and was feeling very depressed. They were playing at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento where I lived and I wanted so much to go see them but no one I knew wanted to go see them. This was a time when one, especially women, just didn’t go out at night alone to this huge auditorium alone. I really wanted to go though, so I took my courage in both hands and my binoculars and I went to the auditorium, found a parking place and went in, bought a ticket on the mezzanine floor, front row. I was so nervous!!! I happened to have two couples on either side of me. I struck up conversations with both of them, lent them my binoculars on occassion, and had the best time!!! The group was in its heyday, about 1967, and they were superb!! I went home absolutely floating!! I knew then that I could do anything I wanted to by myself without having to wait until someone else wanted to go! I was truly free!!! Twenty years later, I went to England by myself to do an internship, and then went to Italy for a week totally by myself. I got to see the David and the Rafael and the other incredible art work that is there. Yea for me!!! That experience with PP&M gave me “permission” to do that. My deepest gratitude to you!!!
I also got to see them on my fortieth birthday in Reno when my second husband bought me surprise tickets to go. We got superb seats and they sang Happy Birthday to me and I thought I had gone to heaven!!!
I have tapes of some of their concerts that were on TV specials like the Christmas special and 3 others that I converted to DVDs. I also have most if not all of their vinyl records. They will always be 1st in my heart for this music genre.
Rest In Peace, Mary, you were in one of the best groups that ever was!!! You made the world a better place than you found it, and you and Peter and Paul never backed down from your moral integrity and social convictions. You were a beacon of light in a world gone mad! You will be sorely missed!! 😥 😥 😥I think I read that Kujacker’s mother died and he was having a really hard time with it, he’s only 22, and ever since then he hasn’t been heard from much if at all. I really treasure the PYO he painted for me from an Ebay auction I won, it was my first PYO. I hope he’s ok!
Scratchers are not my favorite sculpt, and having said that, this one is absolutely gorgeous!!! I LOVE this color scheme, it’s so bright and beautiful and cheerful!! (The dark greys and browns were beginning to be depressing!)
Thank you for posting the picture, I can see now what all the fuss is about!!! He’s really stunning!!Can someone please post a picture of the raffle prize on this thread? I don’t know how to “blog” being the dinosaur that I am so I don’t know how to access the picture to figure out if I want to enter this month or not. Thanks so much!
I feel like the computer dinosaur here, I didn’t grow up with this kind of knowledge, so I am hopelessly slow at learning it. Please tell me how to access the “blog” so I can see all these new colors y’all are talking about. Thank you so much!! drgnlvr Oh, “facebook” also, I know I’m on it but have no idea what it means.
My mistake!!! I am looking for the person who was the 2nd highest bidder on the twilight mother coil. I have a duplicate and just wanted to offer them an opportunity to get it if they still want it. I thought it was skylover, but apparently not. If anyone knows who this is, please have them PM me, or if anyone else wants it, PM me too. Thanks! drgnlvr
I am trying to find skylover and I’m not sure how to do that. Could someone who knows, ask him/her to PM me? Thanks!!!
Just a note: I accidentally left a COA in the packing box and it went into the trash before I remembered it and the trash was already gone. I asked Susie if it was possible to get a replacement, and she said no, the COA’s are also OOAK and not replaceable. She said they don’t keep copies of them, once they are gone, that’s it. Needless to say, I was heartbusted!! (It was my large dark calico flapcat!) So getting a replacement for the hatchers isn’t possible. If anyone knows differently, please tell me!!!
