Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Beauty Products, collectibles, Glassware, Personal items, and Trinket box
The color was the first thing that struck me. The round chartreuse item seemed to glow in the glass case at the auction house. I wasn’t sure what it was – it resembled a door bell, but it…
Posted in China, collectibles, dishware, Glassware, Home, and Kitchen
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in choosing valuable items. Each day this week, I’m…
Posted in Glassware
I’d never seen this regular auction-goer so miffed. I even heard him use a few derogatory words to describe the bidder who was re-lent-less-ly knocking out his business partner for Murano art glass. These two business…
I think a soul has been deposited inside the yellow pitcher I left on my piano when I returned after an auction recently. Why else would it make me feel so good when I pass by it…
Posted in collectibles, flea market, food, and Glassware
I was at a flea market last weekend and got into a conversation with a man who sets up at a flea market a distance from where I live. He has been selling as a vendor…
Posted in collectibles, Glassware, and Home
I’ve never been much of an Avon buyer. Avon to me was perfume and cologne – which I don’t wear because it irritates my nose – but who can forget “Skin So Soft,” its much-promoted…
I love pecans, so much so that every year in August I order a five-pound bag from a company in Albany, GA. I’ve been doing it for at least 15 years or more. I haven’t found…
