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Ceramics, China, and Porcelain Use, Care, and Storage

Terri Spring

Mar 6
3 min

Ceramics, China, and Porcelain Use, Care, and Storage

Sure, using a spritz of 409 or MR. Clean is tempting, Just don't,

Ceramics. Pottery. Porcelain. Fine China. What is the difference? And, does it matter?

Terri Spring

Mar 4
3 min

Ceramics. Pottery. Porcelain. Fine China. What is the difference? And, does it matter?

How can you tell the difference between ceramic and porcelain? While some people believe they can hear the difference if they tap the item l

Terri Spring

Jan 7
2 min

Virtue or Victory?

Attitudes and actions are the illustrations of values. Ask "How do I want to represent myself in this situation, as 'this' or 'that'?"

Terri Spring

Oct 30, 2019
1 min

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?

When I Have No Words I Still Have Something

Terri Spring

Sep 22, 2019
1 min

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.

Many of Us Know 'Poor Man's Silver' Intimately. Here's How to Care for It.

Terri Spring

Sep 11, 2019
3 min

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

"What Is In a Subscription Vintage Treasure Box For Me?" Part II

Terri Spring

Sep 4, 2019
4 min

"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.

Do Clowns Taste Funny?
Five Points if You Take a Bite.

Terri Spring

Aug 26, 2019
3 min

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.

"What is a Vintage Treasure Box?" "Why?" "What's In It For Me?"

Terri Spring

Aug 16, 2019
2 min

"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, 2019
3 min

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.

Don't Be Ashamed to Admit It, Many of Us Know 'Poor Man's Silver' Intimately

Terri Spring

Jun 19, 2019
4 min

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.

It's Just Those 89 Days Between Summer and Fall That are the Problem

Terri Spring

Jun 3, 2019
4 min

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.

How I Have Six Degrees of Separation from a Famous 100-year-old Cat

Terri Spring

May 26, 2019
1 min

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 19, 2019
3 min

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, 2019
2 min

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.

Every Day is Earth Day at
A Vintage Addiction

Terri Spring

Apr 22, 2019
3 min

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...

39 Years of Contrasts. 39 Years of Constants.

Terri Spring

Apr 12, 2019
1 min

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 ...

Confessions of a Junkie: What I Learned on the (Yard Sale) Streets

Terri Spring

Mar 18, 2019
5 min

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 b...

This is Why. Why What? Why She Has a Vintage Addiction, of Course.

Terri Spring

Mar 18, 2019
2 min

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 “Confess...

Terri Spring

Mar 5, 2019
2 min

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 ...

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