By Rachel Hoffman I have always loved a great mirror. Some of the most gaudy and elaborate French mirrors are my favorite. They are just so over the top and the frames look like something out of a fairytale. I once heard a proverb that said, “Mirrors show us what we look like, not who we are.” It’s so true […]

May 5 Cinco de Mayo May 8 Military Spouse Appreciation Day May 10 229th Anniversary of the first ship of the United States Navy, the frigate USS United States, being commissioned (1797) May 10 251st Anniversary: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seized Fort Ticonderoga (1775) 251st Anniversary: The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia (1775) May 10 Mother’s […]

By Robert Reed  Ever since baseball began there has been bit by bit collecting of it, and as the great American pastime has grown so have the bits and the numbers of collectors. Fans seek out everything from key chains to bleacher seats, from buttons to Wheaties cereal boxes, from ticket stubs to Jim Bouton’s book, Ball Four. In 1988, […]

By Dede Horan Why do people collect postcards?  There are probably about as many reasons for doing so as there are collectors.  Some people are hooked by the nostalgia captured in these small pieces of paper.  Others may have acquired cards from a relative and soon find themselves adding to their new collections.  Some images are so eye-catching that they […]