One item at a recent auction drew a lot of looks and peeks, and embarassed faces. The item of interest was a small album of photos of a nude couple. I only glanced at them for a…
Intimate photos
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A love for black children’s books
Posted in Books
When my nephew was younger, I gave him children’s books for Christmas. It became a family joke. Whenever he was handed the gift from me, everyone wondered aloud what could it be. He eagerly ripped…
Vintage buttons
Posted in Sewing
When I used to sew, I’d snip buttons from old clothes to use later on a new garment. These were the cheap buttons that I’d buy from a fabric shop (there aren’t too many of those…
Bird watching
Posted in Art
I was at an arts and crafts show a week ago and came across vintage items I had seen at auctions – Kodak camera, mini sewing machine – refashioned into art pieces.
A lot of “Ping” putters
Posted in Sports
I was at an auction once where on a table outside, about six to eight golf bags all had Ping putters, along with a few other brands. Several of us – the male buyers, especially – went through…
Miniature pottery
Posted in Art
Sometimes things are sweet just because they’re small. I love art pottery, and I don’t think pieces have to be big to show off. A small piece of clay in the right creative hands can yield treasures. I come across…
When I started out as a journalist some years ago, I wrote my stories on an electric typewriter. We reporters would type our stories and hand them to our editors who’d scribble all over them with their pens,…
Chinese art screens
Posted in Art
A couple months ago, one of my favorite auction houses featured one of its big Gallery Auctions, with the focus on what it called “Orientalia.” It had over 500 lots of Asian screens, artwork, furniture, carvings…
Old family photos
Posted in Photos
Some years ago when I was a reporter in my hometown of Macon, Ga., I was one of a team working on a series of stories on Blacks in Macon. During one of my interviews,…