A short video of my first auction experience.
Last month killed me… I am actually writing from beyond the grave. (Such is my commitment to you.) I might not even be here today, if it were not for the fact that I went to my first auction,...
View ArticleThe auction/ sofa report. Part II.
Last week was the first time in my blog’s history that I did not write a post that was WAY longer than anyone wanted to read. I even managed to leave out what I paid for the sofa I bought at my first...
View ArticleAuctions– because you can never have too many giant, antique, fancy pieces of...
After The Kingdom Mirror went viral, Paul said things like – are you going to leave me for some guy who loves antiques that you meet on the internet? I said – of course not. Unless he loves cats. Then,...
View ArticleAn auction tragedy – a tale of woe and antique garden urns.
The sensation of having adrenaline injected directly into your brain in the form of the thought: I AM GOING TO WIN… is how people end up broken and destitute. I know this because I bid these urns up to...
View ArticleBudget for hoarding.
As punishment for allowing someone else to walk away with my heart’s desire, I must now go to all auctions, at all times, regardless of whether I even WANT to… it feels like a vendetta. Against myself....
View ArticleThe Auction Olympics.
The acquisition troll is on her hamster wheel… churning away, wearing an 80’s style sweatband and leg warmers. She was the one who suggested I go back, alone– the day after the auction previews, to...
View ArticleIt’s been a while since something was too big for the stairwell and had to go...
This post is sponsored by Paul’s patience. All opinions are my own. After the kitchen-bookcase-misappropriation, I excommunicated Self; denying her Craigslist access and banning her from a position of...
View ArticleLet’s end the year with some rusty auction fanciness!
A while ago, I wrote a post titled The Auction Olympics; about a day I drove back-and-forth between two separate auction houses, each running multiple auctions, all with totally unpredictable and...
View ArticleWhile the cat’s away, the mice will buy stuff.
Paul is away for work. I could have gone with him, but there were some problems… such as being required to (not only) leave the house, but also spend a full 24 hours on a plane or in an airport; which...
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