History...the mystery of antiques...

Antiques aren't just objects, they are not something that should just be put on a shelf and forgotten. They represent fragments of history, and history is made up of events and people that lived those events. Everything from the past has it's own story to tell. Every antique had a life all of it's own. If you look close enough you can feel what message there is to be had. Only a few people truly get the messages. When you do make the connection... your life becomes richer and takes on new meaning. You receive a renewed sense of what life is about, and a new appreciation of the people that made the world you now live in, the place that it is.
Most old things were hand crafted by someone who took complete pride in their work. What they made was usually out of something that meant many hours of labor to obtain before they could even start on what they wanted to make. For example, to make a table or dresser, required cutting down a tree and doing the many steps to turn that wood into a board to be used to make what it was you had in mind. To weave a blanket or knit a sweater also required getting the wool in the first place. Shearing a sheep! And most people back then were raising that sheep! What a thought. Antiques represent hard work, initiative, forethought, and ingenuity. Having respect and appreciation for antiques and the people that made them can take you down a whole new path of discovery. History lessons with very interesting props.