http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/section/home garden kiowacountysignal.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 1:21:28 +0000 http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609593/1017/LIFESTYLE?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:07:48 +0000 By Joe Lamp’l http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609593/1017/LIFESTYLE Fortunately, the organic gardener isn’t completely passed over in the sea of choices, as there [...]]]> http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609594/1017/LIFESTYLE?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:06:35 By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609594/1017/LIFESTYLE This statue of Shakespeare was a wedding gift to my husband’s great-grandmother in the 1800s in England and has no flaws or visible markings. We would appreciate anything you could tell us about this piece, including its value.
Sincerely,
J.A.V.H., Palmdale, Calif.
Dear J.A.V.H.:
There is absolutely no question in our minds that this figure of William Shakespeare was made in Staffordshire, England, sometime in the third quarter of the 19th century. We were [...]]]>