Sirop d’erable. Liquid gold. Magic tree sauce. Whatever else you may choose to call it by, maple syrup is indisputably linked with Canada. Many people know of the staggering amount of work that goes into turning the sap or late winter and early spring into delicious, wonderful syrup. As with most things in life, the…
I recently had the pleasure of joining the good people on the “Clean Break” podcast; have a listen! Susan Andrews, CPPA, is a Personal Property Appraiser and owner of Dark Horse Appraisals. She joins our hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray today to chat about who benefits from the use of an appraiser, when you…
Ruminating. It can mean ‘to think deeply about something’, or to ‘chew the cud’. Currently between assignments, I keep my appraisal knowledge honed by reading up on the latest trends in the markets, covering everything from farm equipment to fine art. And when the opportunity to practice very basic art conservation work crops up, I…
‘Who needs a personal property appraisal?’ is a question I hear all too often. Hopefully this post will help answer that question. And that’s all for this post. Have a good weekend.
A few months ago, I came across a generic Brownline hotel ledger from Country Side Antiques and asked to examine it further. It wasn’t long before I stumbled across a signature in ink, writ in a confident, beautiful copperplate hand. After being in contact with a certain historical centre and the University of Saskatchewan, I…
Visited McHaffie’s Flea Market yesterday. For anyone with a love for antiques and retro/vintage items, there is no better place to spend a gorgeously sunny, cool, breezy Sunday morning. First stop was Off-The-Wall Retro to buy a West German ‘fat lava’ vase. Owners Gordon and Sherry have gorgeous retro decor items at fantastic prices. As…