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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 2013

Page

8

Cardoon: Unusual Garden Plant For Aesthetic Sized Stature

Cardoon offers striking thistle like leaves and purple blooms up to five feet tall, grown as an annual in Kansas but perennial in zones 8 to 14. It requires late winter indoors sowing, May outdoor transplanting, and a four to five week blanching process to harvest the hearts 18 to 24 inches long.

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Remembering the Shmoo and antique desk lore

The column recalls the Shmoo from Al Capp’s L ili Abner debut in 1946 and its 1940s 50s collecting craze with dolls toys and novelties. It also outlines the Grand Rapids Desk Co mahogany roll top desk once at the Angus Hotel St Paul and notes its potential value and provenance along with a B R Electric telephones Mfg Co piece and a 1840s Clementson flow blue platter valued at 150 to 200 if in excellent condition.

L’il Abner al Capp Grand Rapids Desk Co St. Paul Minn Grand Rapids * Desk Co Grand Rapids Mich Muskegon Midwest Angus Selby and Western Avenues J. Clementson

Paper to furniture and art from recycled cardboard

Designers turn waste into useful objects from SmartDeco heavy duty cardboard furniture to Graypants Scraplights. Israeli artist Ruti Ben Dror and Shannon Ruby craft bowls and clocks from magazines and paper. Etsy shops and HomeGoods offer similar recycled paper decor options.

Trent Mayor SmartDeco University of Southern California Mayel Smartdeco Furniture.com Seattle Graypants Graypants.com Etsy.com Ruti Ben Dror San Antonio Shannon Ruby Crafts HomeGoods Homegoods.com

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