By Robert Reed        The wonderful tradition of gathering around the grand dining table for a celebrated meal with distinguished guests has not been around forever.    In historical terms the elegant dining table was not a feature in fashionable American homes until well into the 18th century. Before that time a relatively plain and solitary table might be crowded into […]

Help Support Small Business Saturday, November 28    Small Business Saturday is a way for people to support small businesses that are a large part of our community. Homestead Antique Mall is a great example.. Located at 6530 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada, it has over 70 of Denver’s finest dealers with a wide variety of antiques and collectibles. So, if you […]

Thanksgiving Art, 2 By Sandy Dale    “Okay, folks, it’s all over but the shoutin’,” my great-gram used to say. (She was an avid wrestling fan.) By the time you read this, the 2020 election will be over. Well, maybe. There may, indeed, be some shoutin’. So whether you are raising your beer in celebration or crying in it, the time […]

By Robert Reed    In the National Museum of American History in the nation’s capitol is a black and white image of a beautiful Crow Indian girl with doll in a traditional cradle. The photograph was taken in 1888.    Like children everywhere, Native American children have loved to play with dolls over the centuries. In most cases such dolls for them […]