One day, I discovered a beautiful painting of a Joss House in a thrift store. Shortly thereafter, I discovered the painter’s granddaughter had very recently revised and restored a book by the artist. This book just so happens to be a “timeless statement of a mother’s love” for her two-year-old...
“Coincidence is God working anonymously.” On March 20, I published a post about an amazing painting I found at a junk store in Oklahoma City by the painter Louise Sheppa Lovett, a.k.a. L.S. Lovett. Tonight, the painter’s granddaughter, Ellen Chong, contacted me via email. I...
My thrift store adventures began in 1975 at the downtown Goodwill in Colorado Springs. My father took me often where I found many wonderful treasures, many of which annoyed my mom. My dad would buy me dirty teddy bears and dolls with matted hair. Whatever piece of junk I couldn’t bear to...
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