The four tall statues of women on pedestals were hard to miss. The auction-house staff had placed the white stone figures near the front-door entrance. That was not surprising; it’s what they do at the first signs…
Category: Gardening
I was walking to my car in the auction-house parking lot when I saw a mass of tall wooden posts jutting out of some containers. Perhaps they were trash waiting to be discarded, I thought. As I…
It wasn’t the sort of old book I’d normally grab at auction. I’m usually looking for books with an African American theme, ones that tell the story of my history. But the title of this…
When I first saw the tin pieces in the furniture room at the auction house, I thought of the seed pods from the 1956 sci-fi movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” There were two of…
I was ambling along the weather-beaten plank walkway above the back lot of the auction house. The day was blue-sky clear, and the sun was turning from warm to sweaty hot as I scanned the items…
The backyard chickens attracted a large gathering at a garden display inspired by the junkyard in the movie “Cars.” One chicken was picking at the straw floor near an old rusty car with netting on…