By Darryl and Roxana Matter Advertising plays a very important role in our society, influencing and informing consumers about products and services available to them. Companies constantly use many forms of advertising media—newspaper, radio, television, direct mail, billboard, and more—to bring their messages to the public. It is not surprising, therefore, that the jigsaw puzzle, that popular form of home […]
No one guessed our March What Is It. This is a 16” Hand Tuneable Bodhran. The Deep Pro Frame is in Mahogany. It is a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick. 1965-70 Irish Gaelic bodhran, from Middle Irish bodran, from bodar “deafening, deaf.” The Bodhrán is known as the core and heartbeat of […]
By Chris Rodriguez Photos by Barbara LaRocca For the past 32 years the Colorado Antique Gallery has called 5501 S Broadway home. Proudly located in the city of Littleton for the past three decades, the Colorado Antique Gallery is Colorado- owned and operated. With a collection of 285 antique vendors under one 52000 square foot roof there is always a […]
By Robert Reed The beautiful brooch traditionally had been one of the most enduring types of jewelry as well as one of the most varied. Women have affixed these large and decorative ornamental pins on their clothing for centuries. Some brooches could be fashioned from cardboard or human hair and be fairly plain, or they could be adorned with gold […]
Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. Did you Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week? Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of […]
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