Antiquing Visiting a fair devoted to "Antiques and Collectibles" is always a charm on a warm sunny summer day. For a minimum, it is strolling down memory lane; and for a maximum an educational walk-through an outdoor museum. Purchasing something at an antique fair is best described as "The Thrill of the Hunt." Most visitors to antique fairs are collectors. There is never an end to what folks collect. The challenge of a collector is to find place in their homes to display the treasured items. Truth be told, my wife hates my collection hobby as she has to "dust the things." However I am getting off my story. One of the things I found today (few days before my trip to San Francisco to visit my granddaughters) was an old-time farmer selling coyote tails. These animals are very much like foxes and have a large bushy tail. Imagine owning (and having fun with) a coyote tail without the hassle and danger of hunting a coyote and then processing the carcass. Other animals used to make fur hats, winter coats, etc are raccoon (aka coons), wolves, other wild life and big game cats. Coyotes like foxes are a pain in the neck to farmers as they endanger their life stock. So while in San Francisco, as my grandchildren show-off their Samsung cell phone and their latest IT tablet available in the heart of Silicon Valley, I will attach the coyote tail to my hat and show them what David "Davy" Crockett hat looks. (Please google for more information on this hat and on this early American frontier-man). Taking and saving a picture of my grandchildren actually holding a real coyote tail will be "priceless." We may even have some fun playing the game "pinning the tail." What did I tell you? One never knows what one finds in the Antiques and Collectibles fair. BTW the ready-to-use bushy tail cost me one dollar or as my granddaughters say, "Its only a dollar". Regards, GL
