click to embiggen You've probably been wondering about my latest huntings and gatherings. As you know, G-Dub, my local Goodwill sto...

You wouldn't believe it, since my knowledge of geography is terrible, but I happen to love maps and globes, especially lovely vintage...

I'm channeling my inner Julie this week with another one of my random favorite things.  I like to keep my teabags (PG Tips) in a vint...

I decided to shake things up a bit this week and went to G-Dub (my local Goodwill store) on Thursday, instead of my usual Friday.  I ca...

A glint of shiny copper caught my eye, among the jars and glassware on the housewares shelf at G-Dub (my local Goodwill store) last week....

click to embiggen I love the lush details in the pattern, the yummy color. Every Friday I go to Goodwill.  I know, I'm obsessed...

Restoration Hardware's spring catalog just came in the mail, and I couldn't help but notice the new featured line called "De...

I don't like my things to be perfect;  I prefer them to be mellow and a little bit worn. This happens to be true with gifts...

My paternal grandfather with camera circa 1940 click to embiggen It's tradition at Willow Manor to hop in the old green Land ...

My three children are adults now. Lately I've found myself strangely drawn to children's things.  Maybe I'm in the ...

Isn’t it so weird how the number of dead people is increasing even though the earth stays the same size, so that one day there isn’t...

So, what, besides a fuzzy unibrow for my Frida Kahlo Halloween costume, did I find at Gee-Dub this week?  A sweet little crystal clear ...

my vintage rosaries click to embiggen I'm not sure exactly how I contracted the passion for collecting, but the sy...

It seems like just yesterday I perched on a stack of books at my grandfather's roll-top desk, typing with one finger at his Under...

Somewhere deep in my DNA, there must be a blacksmith.  I have a thing for heavy metal.  Not the music variety, but cast iron. There's s...

In hot weather, all tight fitting underwear  is sticky and disagreeable. --BVD ad, 1906 1906 ad--click to embiggen I'm not looking...

my mod 1950s vase My daughter was in from New York this past weekend. One of our favorite traditions is to dig for buried treasure in t...

Margit Pogany, self-portrait It turns out, after some investigation, my creamy egg-like alien bust is that of Margit Pogany, a Hungari...

You've most likely been losing sleep, tossing and turning, wondering what item I found on my weekly thrift trip.  Actually, this past w...