Great Discoveries: Rare LEGO Found at Goodwill Sells for $18K
Building vehicles, robots, and other objects with LEGO bricks is a popular pastime for both kids and adults, providing hours of entertainment. Some LEGO pieces […]
Great Discoveries: Prehistoric Bone Bead Found in Wyoming
People have long enjoyed wearing jewelry, even thousands of years ago. Recently, a discovery at a campsite near La Prele Creek in Wyoming shows that […]
Caring Transitions Helps Seniors Downsize, Relocate
Downsizing for retirement can be a complicated process. Many retirees find themselves with too much house and, even more problematic, too much “stuff.” Caring Transitions—the […]
Kachina Dolls: Keeping Hopi Traditions Alive
The Hopi people have lived among the mesas of the Painted Desert for more than 2,000 years. Their reservation is in the area known as […]
Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue: A Vintage Wedding List
As winter winds down, we are approaching wedding season, which means flowers, parties, and finding just the right look for that special day. One of […]
Everything I Learned Growing Up in an Antique Shop
I’ll start with a confession: I’ve probably forgotten more of the lessons I learned in my mother’s antiques shop than I remember. There were that […]
Great Discoveries: Medieval Gauntlet Found Near Swiss Castle
Only five 14th-century gauntlets have been unearthed in Switzerland—one of which was recently found by archaeologists digging near Kyburg Castle, according to The Jerusalem Post. […]
Calligraphy Collections: The History of an Almost Lost Art
With AI technology, digital art, and modern printing techniques, documents and other ephemera with handwritten lettering are becoming rare. Calligraphy is the method of lettering […]
The Extension of Fixation: Peacock Eye Glass
I first took note of peacock eye glass about twenty-five years ago while shopping with some friends at an antique mall in Massachusetts. When I […]
S.O.S. (Surplus Old Stuff) with Amy Moyer: Brown Furniture
Do you have a formal (brown) dining room set, a pair of (brown) side tables flanking a chintz couch in your living room, or a […]