Gifts That Don't Kill (Metro Santa Cruz)
The conscientious consumer (which we like to think of as an ideal and not an oxymoron) can find herself beset by angst each time she steps out the door. Is this bauble/tchotchke/food item fair trade/local/sustainable?...more...Furniture Oasis with the Prices of a Bazaar (Japan Update)
Oasis Bazaar, a unique furniture shop that was opened about a month ago, has a very special atmosphere with some nice variety of furniture and other home deco products at very affordable prices....more... Italy funds restoration through TV telethon (Art Newspaper)
TURIN. The cash-strapped Italian government held a three-day television telethon from 5 to 7 October, appealing for funds for the restoration and protection of its many crumbling archaeological and cultural sites....more... Preview Calendar (The Post and Courier)
Editor's note: The deadline for Preview Calendar items is noon Monday the week before the event takes place. Items submitted after the noon deadline will not be printed in the Preview Calendar....more... Not all salt cellars are created equal (Bradenton Herald)
I received this salt and pepper cellar back in the 1960s and would like to know what it is worth. It is 4½ inches long by 2 inches high. Spoons are marked in Old English style "R. W.," a stag's head and an "& S." In block letters is "sterling." Thank you. - J. K. ...more... |