If there is one thing I have enjoyed during this pandemic lockdown it is reflecting on past shopping adventures for Wesco Fabrics. This post will cover assorted trips from 2007 to our last furniture and accessory sourcing excursion in 2016. I previously shared our very early trips to Japan and…
A LOVE OF JAPANESE ANTIQUES. HOW MY MOTHER’S CERAMIC BOWL AND A FAVORITE GARDEN WERE AN INSPIRATION.
Even as a small boy I admired this Satsuma bowl in my Mother’s china cabinet and it was an early catalyst for my interest in Japanese antiques. We often visited the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and this too propelled me on a collector’s…
When is the last time you wrote a letter, a note, or a postcard? If you are anything like me it has been quite a long time! It seems like almost all communication these days is by email,…quick,…and unfortunately, very impersonal! Years ago one of my…
I’m dedicating this post to everyone who thirsts for a little adventure in taking roads less traveled and when the GPS says, “No Known Road.”. One never knows what we will find when we take “Paths and Portals of Adventure and Mystery.” The …
Crystals have held a fascinating hold on me since I was a young boy. My Mom and Grandmother took me rock collecting all over Northern California. I guess I’ve always had some type of collecting mania for items of beauty my whole life. I thought I had this…