Home. Going back to my childhood home, where my family lives in California is always a bag full of mixed emotions. In one hand I hold joyful memories, colors of the countryside, taste buds tingling, arms ready to hug instead…

Mari Johnson invited me to Austin to speak at her Back Home Store. I never met Mari before, nor did I know anything about her, except that she seemed like a kindred spirit from the email she sent me. Last…

Over sized outdoor lantern with green apples. Lynn's stand in Marburger received strong praise, I enjoyed every minute of our time spent together. It was hard work, thankfully there were many who helped. We packed the trailer and truck under…

I am off to California,after we pack up in the rain, no make that a downpour, a mud bath, a messy send off, a wild and wet run. Due to the rain and rush photos of the show at Marburger…

Soon very soon I am going to be home and see how much my little loved ones have grown, and hear their stories that I have missed these last 13 months. More later….

In the beginning the stands at Marburger are bare empty. The antique dealers come from all over the Untied States, they come with years of experience, a love for antiques, a crazy passion, loaded trucks and antiques they have paid…