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Category: Trinkets & Treasures

Estate sales, vintage glass, books, coloring, and creative work

  • Magnum Has Entered the Room

    brought home another piece of glass. I know. Shocking. This one is a St. Clair paperweight I’ve named Magnum. She is a substantial little world of cobalt-blue flowers arranged around a white center, with clear bubbles caught among the petals. You can look through the side and see flowers overlapping one another. Look down from…

  • Estate Sales Are Archaeology With Price Tags

    Come sit a spell. I love an estate sale. Not just because there might be a fabulous piece of glass sitting unnoticed on a back shelf for eight dollars. Although let’s not pretend that isn’t a factor. I love estate sales because they are essentially archaeology with price tags. You walk through the front door…

  • Have I introduced…?

    Have I introduced…?

    Come sit a spell. I have a confession. I name things. Not just pets. That would be normal. I name plants. I name pieces of glass. I name pottery. I name particularly troublesome book projects. Anything that spends enough time in my house is at risk of acquiring both a name and an unnecessarily detailed…