February 2004 I hope that this newsletter finds you happy and healthy. All is well here in the Midwest. We still have about 5 inches of snow on the ground left over from a 9 inch snowfall last week, which was absolutely beautiful. I built a snowman for the first time in atleast 10 years and it was so much fun. I highly recommend it for everyone who has the opportunity to do so. I used fruits and vegetables for the facial features so that
the birds and squirrels could have some food. Our high temperature is in the mid 20's, which is a little too frigid for my thin native Texan blood but that is okay, I don't have to venture out in it very often. It has been awhile since my last newsletter due to several reasons. My 15 year old let a computer virus invade her computer and I was afraid to send out e-mails to anyone, our computers are hooked together on a network. It took me several weeks to get the virus completely cleaned
up. I have also made some pretty radical changes in my personal life … after 13 years of volunteering for a local non-profit organization I made the decision to stop my involvement. I was "volunteering" about 60 hours a month and it was becoming too much, it was taking away from everything else important in my life. So I have spent numerous hours packing up the organization's stuff and getting it to their office. I feel like an enormous weight has been lifted from my shoulders! Now I
can finally devote the time I want to my family, the shop, shopping and me. NOTE:Turkey Platter In Stock – I can't identify your e-mail address so please contact me if you are still interested NEW INVENTORY I have some terrific new items in stock:
And so much more & more yet to come I have numerous vintage books in stock that I am very slow in getting put in the shop so if you have a book you are looking for please let me know and I will see if I have it. If I don't have it I know have a database to better organize and track the items you are looking for. Article – Don't Get Scammed Online The odds of being scammed, or robbed as I refer to it, online have risen dramatically. The number of Internet users has mushroomed to the point that over 50% of American households have online access, and even the most remote and poverty-stricken nations have cyber-cafes in their major cities. In fact, some of the cleverest scams seem to originate in third-world countries, but they are
certainly not exclusive to those locations. Because so many collectors have turned to online auctions to sell and buy, I will focus on the most egregious frauds involving auction sites. The most popular and best-known of the online
…. Read the rest of this article My adorable grand daughter turned 3 in December, when her Mom asked her what she wants to be when she grows up her reply was, "4." Don't you love it. Yes, I am a proud Granny. Let me know what you are interested in learning more about. I have started posting informative short little articles of interest on the Home Page of my website and I want them to be of interest to you.
Since today is Valentines Day I thought that you might find this article interesting. The Oldest Known Valentines Day MessageThe script dates back to 1477. The oldest known Valentine's Day message in the English language was uncovered by the British Library.
The message was written in Norfolk more
than 500 years ago. It was originally bought by the library as part of a collection of papers from a family called Paston in the 1930s. But it was only rediscovered last year. …. Read the rest of this article
I have many exciting items I will be adding to the shop throughout the next month so be sure to drop in periodically. I will also working on some new features for you to use. The 10% discount will run for another 2 weeks so be sure to drop by and browse. Thank you very much for your patronage and friendship. Here's to a healthy and happy 2004.
Sincerely, Michelle www.Mygrannysatticantiques.com | 
