Here it comes, the true confessions of a rabid fabric fan! Now, I’m not a schooled expert on fabrics for home decorators. I don’t work in the industry as a designer, and I'm not a fabric house mogul nor an academic textiles historian. I’m simply an antique and vintage fabric and textile seller who loves home decorator (and other) fabrics big time. Luxurious, intricate, richly colored, and … [Read more...] about How I Got Addicted to Decorator Fabric Brands
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Higher Post Office Rates will Kill the US Economy
Serial business failure and tragicomic president, Donald J. Trump, bloviated today that he wouldn't approve an emergency loan for the U.S. Post Office unless it raised its package service rates immediately. And the rate hike recommended by the chronic debtor-in-chief, a man who has likely never even personally mailed one package in his life? Four times the current rate. That's … [Read more...] about Higher Post Office Rates will Kill the US Economy
The Hidden Heroines in the Coronavirus Battle — Seamstresses!
Americans have rightly praised the key heroes and heroines of the COVID-19 battle, notably frontline healthcare workers and first responders. And our hearts — and hopefully wallets — have gone out to the service industry, most of all restaurant workers, who have almost no safety net in a crisis like this. I applaud folks who have tried to buy to-go food and tip servers as big as possible. In … [Read more...] about The Hidden Heroines in the Coronavirus Battle — Seamstresses!
Coronavirus, Quarantine, and the Meaning of American Life
The governor in my state, Virginia, has now issued a total stay at home order. We've gone from social distancing, travel advisements, and schools being shut down through the academic year to straight out "do not leave home unless absolutely necessary." The governor says to expect this through May. In one way the final order is good news. It's clarifying to have a leader who's not … [Read more...] about Coronavirus, Quarantine, and the Meaning of American Life
Beauty In the Coronavirus Era
Keeping us all at home under a mood of "lockdown," and with no end date in sight, the coronavirus threat threatens to do much more — that is, turn us into pajama-wearing couch zombies with a permanent ring of Cheetos around our lips. Not so for Lady Virginia. Even if I wasn't a somewhat dressy type person, perfectly happy to never wear leggings or flip flops and never use icky … [Read more...] about Beauty In the Coronavirus Era
ALERT: A Contagion More Powerful Than COVID Is Unleashed
For the past couple of days I've gotten outside for a walk. Yes, a walk. Remember those? In spite of the powerful COVID threat, in my very small mountain town there's no government order yet in place prohibiting getting some fresh air and sunshine on a public street. So I walked around some local parks this weekend and took a walk into our downtown (it's right by my house) this … [Read more...] about ALERT: A Contagion More Powerful Than COVID Is Unleashed
