Nature Calls
School’s out, and the question arises – what can the kids do now? The Dallas Museum of Natural History has an answer. On Tuesday, June 12, the Museum begins a series of workshops and special nature projects, to be held at the Fair Park Museum and the Trailside Museum in White Rock Lake Park. Five- and six-year-olds are invited to “Please Touch” and ask questions about the fossils, seashells, and museum specimens found in the Discovery Room. For seven-to-twelve-year-olds there are fossil hunts and nature hikes. High school students will assist the Museum’s curatorial staff in designing a nature trail through White Rock Lake Park. So that the grown-ups will be able to keep up with their kids, the Museum will conduct behind-the-scenes tours for adults, featuring taxidermy and exhibit design and building. All programs are free. For registration and schedule information, call Mrs. Carmichael at 421-2169 weekdays between 8 and 5.
– Sam Meador
Duncan Phyfe Schlepped Here
For anyone who has stood cringing while a valuable antique was being trundled down a staircase and slung haphazardly into a truck, there is a ray of hope: Delivery Ltd. Inc. Darwin Folmar and Steve Erspamer, partners in the new moving company, specialize in transporting those hard-to-move items like antiques, acrylic pieces, statues, and paintings. The company originated when Folmar, formerly employed by a prestigious interior design firm, saw the way expensive furnishings and decorative items were being damaged in transport by regular delivery services. He explains, “We move only blanket-wrapped pieces, not crated merchandise, ap-pliances, or pianos; so we can give those special pieces the attention and care they require.” Their unique white-glove treatment extends even further: The movers always, in fact, wear white gloves with their uniforms; one of the company owners goes on every delivery; they call not only to set up appointments, but to notify the client if the delivery will be late; and they serve the entire state of Texas. The rates are $25 per hour in the areas south of LBJ Freeway, $27.50 north of LBJ. Delivery Ltd. Inc., 6621 Del Norte, 692-5693.
-S.M.
Nets To You<BR>
While living in Africa, where mosquitoes eat bug repellant for breakfast, Yungjohann (pronounced “Young John”) Hillman developed a sincere appreciation for the humble mosquito net. In tribute, he now brings the Mombasa Mosquito Net to Dallas. Suspended from a tree, the net becomes a bug-free, gossamer tent for a picnic or a sleeping child. The breeze may come and go as it likes. The nets also make decorative canopies for beds, sofas, and patio chairs. $69.50. For information, call Yungjohann Hillman. 742-4091.
– Jane Albritton<BR>Tacks the Imagination
For supply store junkies, Elliotts Hardware is the ultimate trip. Authentic to its foundations (laid forty years ago), Elliotts carries farrier’s tools and horse brushes, minnow seines, hard hats, every size nail by the pound, chicken wire, pipe, and door knobs. Ninety-eight different kinds of hammers adorn one wall. 5308 Maple Ave. Mon-Sat 8-6. 526-2411.
– J. A.
She Sells Seashells
The magical beauty of seashells has been captured in a hundred ways at a tiny showplace
called Mary Ann’s. The owners are a father-and-daughter team who create anything from custom-designed shell arrangements to elegantly mounted gems and corals comparable to any decorator showroom piece (at reasonable prices). W. L. McDuffee has collected shells and gems for nearly 20 years, and his wholesalers can supply him with almost any exotic ocean creature. Mary Ann Hasty, the other half of the team, studied art at SMU; she lets her imagination run wild to design seasonal shell items (Easter eggs and Christmas wreaths) as well as delicate wind chimes, window screens, and mobiles. 10224 Midway in the Midway Shopping Center, north of Walnut Hill. Mon-Sat 10-12, 1-5:30. 357-6885.
-Connie Cooley
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