“Don’t lose that anger. Just have a little more patience and forgiveness. For yourself as well.” 

~ R.I.P. author and AIDS activist Larry Kramer (1935 - 2020)

Portable ashtray or “pocket butler” made from sterling silver, Victorian era.

40 years ago today, Mount St. Helens blew its top. 

Above, Mount St. Helens salt and pepper shakers, c. 1980s.

One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?

(Via Smithsonian Magazine)

Cameo vase in the style of Gallé by Glasraffinerie Friedrich Pietsch Steinschönau, circa 1905-1910.

Pop Art dress by Lazy U, c. 1960s.

Handmade glass pendant lamp by Poliarte, Italy, c. 1960 - 1970s.

“I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.” 

~ Richard Wayne Penniman a.k.a. Little Richard (1932 - 2020)

Glass and silver vase by Helena Tynell for Riihimäen Lasi Oy, Finland, 1970s.

Vintage pressed-glass rolling pin keepsake engraved with grapevines and “Pam.”