Are Antiques Really Dead

                                         Are Antiques Really Dead

What has happened to all the antique lovers of the world. It seems to me that people have let antiques die, and that's a shame. Antiques tell the story of our past, and I have loved them most my life.
My aunt in Germany had a antique store and, from the first time I set foot in her shop, I was hooked on antiques.
They have such character, and are the masterpieces of the architectural craftsmen of the world. The modern version of homes of today, to me leave me cold. There's no character to chrome and stainless steel and staunch white walls.
Rooms no longer have the special add-ons that make them stand out, as crown moldings or build in cabinets,
that give the room character and distinction. Some effort has been made to combine modern with old charm, and to be quite honest, it doesn't work for me, it still makes me shiver.
I have seen so many antique shops close up and it makes me want to cry. I fear that all the beautiful hand crafted furniture might well become firewood.
 I pray that doesn't happen, and I keep my fingers crossed.  

Getting Older Really Sucks

I'm 57 years old, and can't find a job. I'm alone with no one to share my life with. I've had breast cancer and 3 operations for a work related incident, none of these worked and I have pain everyday.

Now after 6 years of not having any kind of real job, I am without my own place to live, the things I have left are being stored with someone and my vehicle could die any day on me.
Do you know, I actually had one employer tell me to my face, that I was too old for the position.

All in all, my life sucks. The only consolation in all this is, I'm not alone. I know that there must be other people in my age group, that have the same problems.

I wish I could talk to others that are in the same position, maybe together we could help each other out.

MB