Posts Tagged ‘home’
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Judaica Home
Does anyone know of a correlation between a dragon symbol and judaica?
Living in a home which is a Nationally Registered Landmark. It was built by a gentleman who was a merchant in the community and later became a Senator for the State of California. He was Jewish by faith. There is a huge symbol of a dragon carved onto the front of the home. The carving its self is apx 10'x10' so it's not small and it is the ONLY decorative carving which depicts any recognizable symbol, plant, animal or otherwise. I am researching the history of the home further and am curious if anyone has any input. The Bohemian Club used to meet here also around the turn of the century.
I am an Orthodox Jew and did a quick check on a few of my books. The one thing I cannot find is any link between that kind of symbol and Judaism. It was not used by any of the 12 tribes or any of the various Kings of Israel.
It doesn't meant here isn't any (I am no authority on this matter), but I cannot find one. Maybe something more local to you and the area though. Another option is that it is merely decorative- especially if it is an oriental dragon, orientalism has come and gone in fashion. (A sudden thought- he wasn't originally Welsh was he? It is a slim chance, I know)
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Ceramic Plate
How would you seal or preserve chocolate writing ( a marriage proposal!) on a ceramic plate?
My friend proposed to his fiancee at a restaurant and wants to save the chocolate writing " Will you marry me?" on the dessert plate it was written on. Any ideas how to seal it so that it won't run or melt?
Freezing will not work, the chocolate will eventually discolor or chip off from things moving around. Actually your best bet is to seal the plate with a spray on varnish or shellac.
This will work if they used real chocolate, but if they used a chocolate syrup or thinned the real chocolate with some type of oil there is not a lot you can do.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
French Silver
What color to paint nails for semiformal?! red dress, silver heels?
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The dress is a deep (but not dark) red and sparkly, my heels are silver and sparkly. I was thinking a french mani with silver tips instead of white but i have no idea what to do for my pedi. Should I match?
thanks <3
french with silver, or black tips, would be very cute.
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Mezuza Doorpost
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Blessing Home
how do you say Bless this home in Finnish?
My husband is Finnish and we just bought our first home. I want to surprise him with a sign for above our entry. If you know where i could purchase one or just how to translated "Bless this Home" in Finnish that would be very helpful.
It would be "Siunaa tätä kotia", though personally I would put it either as "Siunaa kotiamme" or "Siunaa kotimme" (both mean the same "bless our house"). I'm not sure whether you could find those signs in English though, but of course you can make one of your own easily!
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