Blackbeard’s Lost Head

This “presentation” axe was made in a high school metal shop class in 1925. You know, back when…

I’ve been around carpenters, electricians and plumbers for most of my work life. It’s a hardworking group who…

A part of Blackbeard’s Lost Head is set at “Pacific State Hospital,” which is based on the actual…

I found this brass plaque advertising “Stacy Shown Jewelers” in an antique shop in Everett, Washington. It is…

The Shyvers Multiphone may not be as well known as Spotify, but for your music loving Boomer parents…

I’m getting to the point in life where I have “indelible memories.” You know, the memories that have…

While working at Tulalip and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, I knew members of the Shaker Church but never…

When the Artemis II made its splashdown a couple of weeks ago, I thought of something I had…

This is Uncle Ivar’s BB gun on the wall at my home. Ivan Gregory George This gun was…

This is a blog of stuff I’ve picked up at garage sales and flea markets over the years…