Through My Looking Glass — family
It's a Small World...view
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As time has passed, different holidays have different emotional connotations attached to them; some wistful for times passed and people and pets who are no longer with me, some warm and fresh in my mind--like making Easter dinner a few years ago for a friend and her husband who had cooked for me so many times. Other holiday memories ..Especially Independence Day: not so straightforward anymore..
Throwin' It All Away?
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I wanted to expand a bit on the theme of people not knowing (or caring) what they have in their jewelry boxes or when they see a bunch of glitter in a case in an antique mall or shop, or sadly, when a friend or relative passes away and no one wants “old-fashioned” jewelry. We are now at a point in time where people who were born before 2001 are from another century. For those of us who were born in that century, it often makes us think of the 1800s and the Industrial Revolution and no indoor plumbing.
What's So Great About Vintage
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That question can be seem as a statement of fervor and joy, in which case you're going to be there for awhile (explaining how your interest began and what you have and what your favorite piece is and why) or it's a question that perhaps you're new to seeing this world, and ask yourself --because you don't get what all the energy and excitement is about.