Pretty items at our house-sit

@JudyEv (342100)
Rockingham, Australia
January 6, 2023 6:03pm CST
Here is a collage of some of the antique items which are in our latest house-sit. There is an inscription on the clock but I haven’t been able to read it yet. I’m a bit nervous about lifting it up. The jug is very pretty too. We walked Russell last night. He wasn’t as energetic as usual but perhaps the hot weather is affecting him a little. We got three eggs from the hens and filled the cat’s bowl. Apparently Russell likes eggs so we might give him a couple today. We brought our own eggs with us and there are about four dozen in a fridge so, as the saying goes, they are coming out our ears at the moment.
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@allknowing (137771)
• India
7 Jan 23
Quite an interesting pass time this is for you guys Heard of house sit only from you. Have a blast the two of you 4 dozen eggs in the fridge - what more can one ask for
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I need to make a sponge or three! lol
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Jan 23
I love the antique clock. It’s a beauty. At least you’ll have plenty of eggs to eat.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
Yes, we won't be going hungry but we might get sick of eggs.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@RubyHawk I think that would be my limit too.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Jan 23
@JudyEv I eat a couple a day. That’s enough for me.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Jan 23
Very pretty. Does the clock work? I'm thinking it chimes every quarter hour.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv Oh, that's too bad.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It doesn't work unfortunately. It was awarded to the deceased owner but I can't read the inscription.
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@wolfgirl569 (108144)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Jan 23
I would be afraid to move it too. Maybe take a close up picture and look at that
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@wolfgirl569 (108144)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv You just can't win with that setting then
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
The number will be inside the lid so I'd need to shift the lamps.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Jan 23
Such cute items here. I love the boy and girl on the top shelf. I have never heard of giving animals fresh raw eggs. I really enjoy fresh eggs.
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@jstory07 (139976)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Jan 23
I always scramble the eggs for my cats. @CarolDM.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
@jstory07 I used to feed my pony eggs as it was supposed to make his coat shiny. I'd dampen his chaff and mix an egg in it.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Jan 23
@jstory07 I have tried that for Brendel.
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@Beestring (14697)
• Hong Kong
7 Jan 23
Those are very beautiful antiques. I like the clock.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
The clock is very lovely indeed. There are a lot of nice things here.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@Beestring Thanks.
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@Beestring (14697)
• Hong Kong
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv Enjoy your stay there.
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@pitstop (14088)
• Australia
7 Jan 23
You do have some interesting house sitting experiences!
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
That's for sure. This one is pretty easy at the moment and we're hoping it stays that way.
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@rebelann (112969)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jan 23
I really like that clock. The doily under it reminds me of some of the ones my Aunt used to send to mom back in the 1970s
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I still have a few doilies like that one.
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@FourWalls (69010)
• United States
7 Jan 23
Those two bottles are gorgeous!!!! My great-aunt had a lamp similar to that on in the lower right.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I don't know where the two bottles would have come from. The lamp is very ornate. The ones we had weren't as fancy.
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@xFiacre (13154)
• Ireland
7 Jan 23
@JudyEv It’s lovely staying in a lived-in home with plenty of personal Knick knacks in. I stay in a lot of airbnbs and some are like that (the most recent in Paris was like that) but so many are just sterile - spotlessly clean with no nasties hidden by well-places pictures on the wall or throws over the sofa - but sterile. There’s nothing so disheartening as a bookcase with no books, a mantlepiece with no ornaments.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I quite agree with you. The ones we been in have dozens and dozens of knick-knacks and usually a great number of books too. The one in Ireland might be a bit different as the owners don't live there. It's an airBnb so may not have many bits and pieces.
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@sallypup (61633)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Jan 23
I love the pink lamp. You are cooking the eggs before you give them to Russell pup? When I had hens and also lived with Rufus the rascal I only gave him cooked eggs cause he easily wanted to go help himself to fresh eggs and hens if I let him, I didn't want him getting a taste.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We give Russell raw eggs but the owners do too so it's okay. The hens are in a secure pen.
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@just4him (317242)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jan 23
Those are beautiful antiques. I'm sure the heat is affecting his energy. At least you won't go hungry with so many eggs.
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@just4him (317242)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 23
@JudyEv That's one food I never get tired of. Along with bananas. I think I could live on those two foods alone.
@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
That's true that we won't go hungry but we might get a little bit sick of eggs.
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@Dena91 (16688)
• United States
7 Jan 23
What a lovely assortment of antiques. I am sure the heat has Russell's energy lower than normal. Mike's Mom, Daisy, is always a little slower in the heat.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I guess he is getting older but we were there late in 2022 so he's not really much older.
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• Indonesia
7 Jan 23
It's fascinating JudyEv. However, your sideboard or buffet with carving detail makes me more interested
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I'll try to have better photos in the future.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Jan 23
The clock seems to be something expensive and looks more like an antique
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It is definitely an antique and was awarded to the deceased owner but I can't read the inscription.
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@RebeccasFarm (90473)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 Jan 23
Oh are they not so lovely items there Judy.
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• Arvada, Colorado
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv Right it is
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
With some of these houses, it's a bit like going through a museum.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
7 Jan 23
I remember that my grandmother gave eggs to her little dog, eggs are good also for animals. Nice objects in that house.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv Eggs seem good for almost all animals... and they wanted to make us believe they were not good for humans.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
@LadyDuck Eggs were said to be bad for cholesterol at one stage then they changed their minds later.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I would mix eggs into my horse's feed. It was supposed to make their coat shiny.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jan 23
How does Russell like his eggs cooked?
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
He has them raw. If we went in the middle of the day and broke them on the cement floor then he could have them fried.
• Semarang, Indonesia
7 Jan 23
Antiques are indeed very unique and impressive. If there is such an item in my area, maybe it will be marketed and looking for a willing buyer at a fantastic price.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
Some of these might be quite valuable but I don't think the owner would wish to part with them.
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• Semarang, Indonesia
9 Jan 23
@JudyEv That's right. Because the things he likes are like his own family.
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@yesiisey (267)
• Indonesia
7 Jan 23
Your items are very unique and rarely found anywhere
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We have seen similar things in some of the older farmhouses that we've been in.
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