School play

From 1876, a wood School House play set manufactured by 

Crandall's Building Blocks Company.

In the back, the requisite 'dunce' with cap and stool

In the front (as expected), the kids with all the answers. 

"Oh, oh, oh, me, me, me!!"

*Sigh*, there's one of these in every class.

Stamp collecting

All of the Legends of Hollywood stamps released by the United States Postal Service have been appealing. I especially like the images of Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne and Edward G. Robinson created by the artist Drew Struzan.

Queen for a day

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. 

The optimist sees the donut; the pessimist the hole! 

 — Oscar Wilde

Better than

Writer-director Preston Sturges on box-office appeal:

   A pretty girl is better than an ugly one.

A leg is better than an arm.

A bedroom is better than a living room.

An arrival is better than a departure.

A birth is better than a death.

A chase is better than a chat.

A kitten is better than a dog.

A baby is better than a kitten.

A kiss is better than a baby.

A pratfall is better than anything.

Ghibli set

Hayao Miyazaki films imagined as Penguin classic book covers 

A set of nine postcards by Jason K of 84/5 Studio is available for purchase

Beneath the waves

Sharks,

mermaids,

and octopus

oh my!