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Terri Spring
Oct 30, 20191 min read
Blog Break
Then there's that Holiday Shopping Season....
You'd rather your orders be mailed promptly than read about what Bella and I are doing, right?
Terri Spring
Sep 22, 20191 min read
When I Have No Words I Still Have Something
Pumpkin Dip served in a small hollowed pumpkin is a lovely snack or dessert with fruit, cookies, or pretzels.
Terri Spring
Sep 11, 20193 min read
Many of Us Know 'Poor Man's Silver' Intimately. Here's How to Care for It.
How to Care for Vintage Aluminum Tableware. Use it. Counterintuitively, using your aluminum tableware regularly prevents pitting, tarnishing
Terri Spring
Sep 4, 20194 min read
"What Is In a Subscription Vintage Treasure Box For Me?" Part II
What is in it for you in A Vintage Addiction (AVA) Curated Treasure Box is what you want and need. Then, we added even greater value.
Terri Spring
Aug 26, 20193 min read
Do Clowns Taste Funny? Five Points if You Take a Bite.
Clowns. They inspire laughter; they instill anxiety. They are weird and scary; they are charming. They are happy; they are sad and loveable.
Terri Spring
Aug 16, 20192 min read
"What is a Vintage Treasure Box?" "Why?" "What's In It For Me?"
It seems like there is a subscription box (AVA uses the word 'Membership') for every possible personal need, special interest, and hobby.
Terri Spring
Jul 16, 20193 min read
Hey Terri, What Is This Worth?
I certainly know the worth of my own possessions and of the products in my stores. I just don’t know the worth of yours by looking at them.
Terri Spring
Jun 18, 20194 min read
Don't Be Ashamed to Admit It, Many of Us Know 'Poor Man's Silver' Intimately
So, what do we do with all this sempiternal metal? It won't go away. It is practically impossible to destroy.
Terri Spring
Jun 3, 20194 min read
It's Just Those 89 Days Between Summer and Fall That are the Problem
Someone always had an idea for an adventure. We took off. No one wore bike helmets or sunscreen. No one had cell phones or money.
Terri Spring
May 26, 20191 min read
How I Have Six Degrees of Separation from a Famous 100-year-old Cat
Several Hasco trays were donated to a resale shop in Palm Springs, California.
So was a very rare vintage Felix the Cat stuffed plush anima
Terri Spring
May 18, 20193 min read
Stand. Salute. Be Grateful. Cry.
To get me crying you have to touch my heart. My granddaughters do. Patriotism does; patriotic holiday parades.
Terri Spring
May 11, 20192 min read
What a Difference One Word Makes
There is a dramatic difference between the words 'for' my children and 'out' of(my children. These two ideals reap the opposite effect.
Terri Spring
Apr 22, 20193 min read
Every Day is Earth Day at A Vintage Addiction
At A Vintage Addiction, our home-based business, we attempt to be environmentally conscious. Our core value, "Saving Earth One Used Item...
Terri Spring
Apr 12, 20191 min read
39 Years of Contrasts. 39 Years of Constants.
Mike and I are celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary today. I stop to ponder that a moment. I am amazed and not surprised at the same...
Terri Spring
Mar 17, 20195 min read
Confessions of a Junkie: What I Learned on the (Yard Sale) Streets
There are dozens of reasons that motivate yard/garage sale shoppers to pull themselves out of bed on a Saturday morning. Motivation may...
Terri Spring
Mar 17, 20192 min read
This is Why. Why What? Why She Has a Vintage Addiction, of Course.
Don’t you just love when a bit of lazy behavior turns out advantageously? A picture of my grandpa’s bike shop would be sweet for...
Terri Spring
Mar 5, 20192 min read
Are You Good to Where You Live?
Urban, suburban and rural, our daily view may be of rich and flourishing farmlands, magnificent coastlines, majestic mountains, commerce...
Terri Spring
Mar 5, 20191 min read
WWII's "Kissing Sailor" Passes at Age 95
George Mendonsa, the sailor in one of the most popular photographs published by Life magazine, has passed away February 20, 2019, at age...
Terri Spring
Mar 5, 20192 min read
Why (Your) Retro Rules
Retro is one of my favorite styles to source for my personal collections and my e-stores. The reason is that I can justify buying...
Terri Spring
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Look Mom, It's me! (and your piano)
In 2017 and 2018 cancer tried to take me but my faith, family and friends wouldn't let it. Then, I turned 6o, another reminder that life...
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