We had several winners for our February What Is It? Michele Pontious of Belleair, Illinois guessed the item is a vintage antique apothecary cork press. She is correct! So are Jerome McLaren of Conifer, Colorado and Charles Kirkpatrick of Denver, Colorado! Vicky Kellan of Castle Pines, Colorado thought it might be a nut cracker. That is a possibility so we […]
Book Review by Peggy DeStefano Belonging to two book clubs is very challenging but I am very grateful to learn of so many great books that I may have never thought to read or even knew existed. Of course, having the members of your clubs be so well-read and so enthusiastic about their choices makes the effort to keep up […]
By Anne Gilbert Q. This bronze dog inkwell was always on top of my late fathers’ desk. It is now on my office desk top. I plan to leave it to my son and would like to know something about it. Is it really bronze? There is no signature. It measures approximately 5 ¼” x 2 ½” long and 2 […]
from Sandy Dale I am known for being a bit verbose and for gushing on and on about particular subjects. One of my favorites is Florence. I have now lived here for almost twenty years. For a gypsy sort of person, that’s pretty amazing. When I moved here I thought I was just passing through this cute little Victorian town. […]
By Henry J. Pratt The young and the old did it and still do it. Egyptians, Romans and Greeks did it, as did the Puritans in Colonial New England. Romantics perfected it; chimpanzees do it; the Victorians long ago in England dreamed about it—and then when no one was looking, did it—even on Valentine’s Day. They all kissed romantically, passionately […]
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