If you haven't guessed by now...

I'm terrible at schedules and not too organized about this "blogging" stuff.  But I promise to try harder.  AND to reward your patience, I've got some fantastic new pictures to show you later this week.  First I want to pause and say a prayer for the faithful departed (what we ex-catholics call the dead and gone). 

Yesterday, I got my Kovel's newsletter and all it said was Collector Books was shutting down.

WHAT?
Yep...gone.  Now, if you're not a collector, you might not recognize their name but that company published Gene Florence's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass and all his other books on various collectible glass companies and eras.  Along with tons of other types of collector guides, pottery, cookie jars, etc.

So stop for a moment and lament the passing of another "great one".  And help me figure out, WHAT DO WE DO NOW, MA?