Celebrate the moments of your life

Mena dragged me to the Alameda antiques market today, and among the things I purchased is this sign, almost as tall as I am. I'm not sure where I'll hang it yet. International living room? International bedroom (zut alors!) International kitchen? You know, the kitchen is where my girlfriends and I...

To do

1. Read my new copywriting/advertising books 2. Put beautiful new fabric on computer chair 3. Make glass coasters with grandma's old lace pieces 4. Clean out closet! 5. Antique shopping--find vintage train case for cosmetics 6. Take new Pumas out for a spin

Passionate antique owner

Antique is such wonderful and enigmatic word that it attracts each and everybody’s attention towards itself. Antiques lovers are spread far and wide across the globe. Just about anything can be considered as an antique, conditioned it must at least 50 to 100 years old. And above all it must be...

Tools before modernization

Apalachicola

One fine day during our vacation we decided to drive down to Appalachicola to do a little sightseeing, shopping and get some fresh oysters on the half shell. One of our stops was a favorite shop of mine, The Tin Shed. The Tin Shed specializes in nautical antiques and coastal decor. Treasures abound...

This is going to be a fantastic week!

I'm claiming it. Craig has the 4th off and is taking Thursday off too, so it's a 3-day work week for him. I'm going to put the hammer down and try to log a bunch of hours early in the week so I can take some time off at the end of the week too. Right now it looks like there may be rain in the...

When you're trying to get rid of most of your posessions,...

...it's really not a good idea to help your mother-in-law clean out her storage. We *FILLED* the car with family photos and *ANTIQUES*!!! She gave me wonderful old framed prints, a china tea set, blown glass ornaments from Germany, an old chair and folding table (wood, not a cheap, modern card...

We have clothesline!

Craig and I just put some hooks up in the house and garage that I can string a clothesline on as needed. It's a small savings, not running the dryer for everything, but it's getting more and more to the point where every little bit counts, so it'll help. Better for the planet too, drying with wind...