finding spares wherever one may

I learned this some time ago but didn’t make proper notes. I’m glad to have another opportunity. These previously could be found at any thrift for three to five dollars. Today, they fall prey to the same gouging as anything else, but any Wexford collector that finds them for a steal should absolutely get them, […]

the high-scoring go-with

I recently had the opportunity to increase quantity on one of my favorite Wexford go-withs, the Cambridge peg votive by HOMCO, which first discussed here. And I do mean increase, one dozen yesterday and another four are scheduled for today. While I’ve recently developed the appreciation for go-withs also made by Anchor Hocking, they didn’t […]

the regency christmas mantle:

I’ve been missing my normal enthusiasm for holiday decorating the past couple of years, but the recent turn torward a Hollywood Regency mantle vignette has provided some inspiration:

a propensity for regency

In the span of my lifetime, it started with my Aunt Dee and her 70s gilded pendant lamps and filigree brass wall hangings. Dee was the coolest aunt a fledgling gay could ever hope to have. Who wouldn’t want to emulate her style? She had her hairdresser hide AA battery packs in her updo so […]