Nothing special here, just the standard (initially offered) Surrey and Axle: When I heard about the variation, I was mildly freaked out that...

As someone who eats candy professionally (yes, really!), I may be legally obligated to buy Peanutine: I had never heard of “peanutine” befor...

All my Spoon Tomato seedlings are either dead or dying for no discernable reason, and I didn’t get picked from the waitlist for Goldfinch, s...

To make a long story short: I had a bad weekend because I broke my new sewing machine in one of the dumbest ways possible, because I was bor...

I bought another thing today. Not a grail, but something cool that I could not pass up for the price, regardless. Dang it! I didn’t have “se...

My brain is melting, the cursed deer are eating my beautiful Purple Ammi Flowers, and my office looks like a tornado hit it. Since the cau...

Rough weather, more drama. But on to happier things, like the restart of the Berries Ponies Series – as they hinted at in the January Coll...

Taking a brief break here from another project with a hard deadline (how did I get so busy in December?) so I’ll get back to the Collector’s...

The car is back today, and running great. I spent most of the rest of the day running all the errands I couldn’t for the previous five. I ha...

Before I go on, I just wanted to point out that the next round of Munda auctions is up tomorrow. I actually bid on a couple this time, partl...

I made the mistake of going on the Breyer web site forums the other night. Now I remember why I avoid that place like the plague. Look, I th...

Honestly, I have no idea if I got one of the Mother Lode models listed on the Breyer web site tonight. Like everyone else I spent 10 minutes...

I did get the Vintage Club "Ephemera Extra" the other day: it IS the 1961 Duotone Catalog Insert pages that most of you should be ...

First of all, let me apologize for any testiness I’ve shared with the rest of the class this week. I’ve been working a lot of hours (and con...

I sometimes joke that if I were any more clumsy than I already am, I’d qualify for a handicapped parking permit. Well, just to let you know,...

The Seasonal Affective Disorder must be kicking in, because I’m feeling spectacularly unmotivated today. I haven’t even begun making one of ...

When most hobbyists fantasize about their holy grails, it usually involves test colors, vintage rarities, or an ultimate fantasy dream horse...

Another rough week, over with. Finished doing the purge today - and it wasn’t quite as drastic as I thought, or hoped for. I did not expect ...