There is a distinct longing in our economically wobbly world for the comfort of handmade, individual, locally sourced goods, especially from the younger crowd. It’s not even re-cycling to them, it’s up-cycling or re-purposing.
Of course it’s the words that are new, not the concept. I have [...]

Gold Surges From Investment
— JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 5/26/2009 9:05:00 AM
In the first quarter of 2009, gold once again surged upwards. Inflationary fears and uncertainty in financial sectors gave the precious metal a total demand rise of 38 percent year on year to 1,016 tonnes, representing a 36 percent rise in value terms to $29.7 [...]

We have a customer, a single mom, who’s been selling small amounts of silver jewelry and getting watch repairs for a year or so–a regular. Last Friday, she came in with her mother’s silver flatware. She needed money for bills–self-employed, she had missed a week of work.
Another customer, an elderly lady, was having [...]