THE CONSUMER WINDFALLS

Tales Spun



Above the bookshelves at The Ole Moon and Other Tales hang graphics, handmade kites, pottery, and inlaid wooden boxes. It’s a used-book store that by day serves as a forum for graphic artists and by night gives way to poets and storytellers. The Ole Moon hosts readings and music recitals and gives artists and friends a place to light on lower Greenville. Proprieter Wayne Lovell can give you information on upcoming readings. Pay a visit and add your name to the mailing list. The Ole Moon and Other Tales, 3016 Greenville Ave. 827-9921. Trigger Happy



If your “thumb-busting” six shooter isn’t working, Dick Gooding can make the parts to fix it as well as your derringer, English flintlock, blunderbuss, Kentucky long rifle, or any firearm produced in the black-powder era (pre-1898). And if you have no antique gun to fix, a visit to Jackson Arms’ front room collection makes a fine Saturday excursion. Jackson Arms, 6209 Hillcrest. 521-9929. Tue-Sat 9-5.

Always Underfoot



The trouble with hardwood floors is the upkeep. That’s why Larry Scott and Dan Jenson offer Specialty Maintenance. In addition to educating floor owners about emergency floor care, Scott and Jenson offer a maintenance contract that covers cleaning and buffing three times a year for hardwood, brick, tile, terrazzo, slate, and marble floors. Such regular care controls fading in high traffic areas and keeps floor surfaces looking good. Specialty Maintenance, Inc. 823-5751.

All Dolled Up



Whether your great-grandmother’s doll with the bisque complexion has lost her mohair wig and stuffing, or your child’s favorite baby has been disjointed at the hip, Millie Seaton’s Complete Doll Shop, located in a store called The Picket Fence, can help. Seaton and company will repair and restore everything from pale china and Patsy doll heads to clothing. As to service, the Picket Fence has its priorities: Children’s dolls come first; collectors will have to wait their turns. The Picket Fence, Complete Doll Shop, 2815 Henderson. 827-9422. Wed-Sat 11-5.

It’s All Academic



Like homes, schools need refurbishing from time to time. But what to do with the old stuff? The answer is a year-round warehouse sale. On any day you may come across Victrolas ($1 for the speaker), heavy oak work benches, drafting desks, moss green paint, stacks of sturdy children’s chairs ($3 each), and maps. DISD Warehouse #4, 2309 Colby St. 742-1987. Mon-Fri 8-4.

Eggs Over Easel

Not since Watership Down have rabbits been treated so imaginatively. Katie O’Hara Bellamy mixes whimsy, magic, and Renaissance elegance into the miniature art of creating and painting bunny eggs. She begins with your ideas for colors, then creates her bunnies on chicken, goose, and tiny quail eggs – a perfect Easter gift. Katie O’Hara Bellamy. Call for appointment. 827-2032.