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Category: Antiques

HONG KONG ENERGIZES THE SENSES LIKE VERY FEW CITIES IN THE WORLD. This was the last stop on our amazing travel adventure with our granddaughters.

The last leg of our granddaughters Japan, Southeast Asia, Singapore, and finally, Hong Kong tour has come to a close. It was a wonderful swirl of exotic destinations in places Marla and I have grown to appreciate and love. I may seem an obsessive but I spent almost a year…

THE PERSONALIZED WORLD OF…GEWGAWS, BAUBLES, TCHOTCHKES, TRINKETS, KNICK-KNACKS, BIBELOTS, AND DOODAHS.

Why do so many of us surround ourselves with personal little treasures? Look around and you’ll probably see a number of little odds and ends on your desk, the bookcase, night stand, or in the kitchen. There are many answers to this…along with many questions. For…

PARIS WALKAROUND…DINNER WITH FRIENDS, SHOPPING, ANTIQUE GALLERIES, AN AMAZING DESSERT, AND FABULOUS NEW DISCOVERIES

Paris is famous for beautiful doors. We walked by this striking purple door on the Rue du bac. Walking around Paris is a veritable history lesson. This is a memorial plaque for Roger Connan, a French Resistance fighter executed by the Germans at the age of 23 during the liberation…