First, let me tell you about a child who was apparently loved: I picked up at auction a small blue cardboard case covered in royal blue satin. I looked inside and saw a cute pair…
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The pain of selling a relative’s estate
Posted in Death, Family, Home, and Personal items
The woman watched as the auctioneer directed bidders to a burgundy leather recliner on the porch of the man’s home. We were standing in the living room and a few of us glanced toward the…
They remind me of Big Mama
Posted in Family, furniture, and Personal items
Every now and then when I’m at auction, I see a piece of furniture or some other item that reminds me of my grandmother. Things that belonged to her and represented who she was to…