My earliest recollection of using a hair dryer was in college. I have this image of myself and other women sitting in a long room with the plastic hoods on our heads, waiting patiently and…
Tag: auction
Ebony makes greeting cards? That was my first reaction when I spotted them while walking past the card section of a local Target a few weeks ago. They must be new, I surmised, because I…
Want to buy a Rolls Royce trophy?
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Vehicles
There were 17 of them on the table at the auction house – the five brass cups with extended handles were most impressive. Lying on the table in front of them were plaques, and standing to the…
My family’s collections
Posted in collectibles
The figurines were arranged like the inside of a black Baptist church on a Sunday morning. Three deacons in white on the right. Three mothers of the church in white on the left. The mothers…
A Southern Treat: Hot boiled peanuts
Posted in food
My niece spotted the huge round metal pot first. We were scoping out the buys at an indoor/outdoor flea market just south of Macon, GA, where I was visiting my family for the holidays. …
Santa jumps for Joy
Posted in Toys
Today, on the day before Christmas, I offer my final Christmas-themed item from auction: a jumping jack Santa Claus. He’s actually a vintage ornament for your tree. He has articulated arms and legs that allow…
I was watching the 1942 movie “George Washington Slept Here” with Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan on TCM a couple nights ago. It was a delightful movie, and Jack Benny was his usual deceptively funny…