OSTRICH

So, Here is #1
My Ostrich egg.
My Aunt Gwen sent this to me from Australia, (note the stamps) many years ago.
Now that my mother is dead, I can tell the story.
I was taking a psyanky class in Highlands Ranch and the woman had had to buy 10 Ostrich eggs so that she could decorate ONE.  I was more than happy to buy one from her, so I happily took it home for my collection.
Not too many weeks later I got a phone call from my Mother.  She and Dad had been up the coast of California on a weekend trip and had found an Ostrich farm, She was so delighted that she had bought me one, that I didn't tell her, I had one already.  I put mine in my "to do something with later" box and put hers in my collection.
A few months later she calls to tell me she had been talking to her sister Gwen in Australia who has asked for my address so that she could send me an Ostrich egg for my collection.  "When you send her a thank you note, don't tell her about the one I sent you" And I didn't tell either of them about the one I had.   About two years later I met a woman who was looking for an Ostrich egg to decorate, so I sold her mine, and turned mothers into a lamp base, which broke a few years later.  So now I have one.  And it's the "Star of my show."  Not too many people get to see them up close.  I understand you can make an omelet for  a mob with one.  If I happen to pick it up and "clink" it with my wedding band it's sound just like a ceramic dish. The photo lets you see the texture. Its the same texture as on chicken eggs.  Just bigger.  Hollow of course. Law will not let you transport them full. 
Note the penny, you'll see it a lot, you need to get an idea of the size of these things to really appreciate them.  Hope you enjoy my collection as much as I do.
LL