Antique lovers

they say that as wine gets older the better they taste..

i think its the same with antique..

the older they get the more valuable they become.

eversince i was a kid i witnessed how my mom appreciated

anything antique from a flat iron to "baul"

i saw how our  house was being  slowly filled with 

antiques...from beds to cabinets, silverwares and even huge stones 

like kabiawan

that adorned our garden for years.

im so fascinated at how old things can be and yet still very usable

and every item say a history about its origin.

every  collectors knew when the item was once popular in a certain era.

some people love modern things but our family are into antiques...

maybe its in the blood. or maybe as one gets older you appreciate finer things in life.

my eldest brother mayor arnel has notable collections that going inside his house feels like transporting you to the spanish era. 

i wonder if a famous piano player onced used their piano

or a popular artist slept in their curtained bed.

antiques had been so popular that many dealers did some reproduction

but i prefer the original.

their artistry and fine craftmanship and of course durability and history that accompanies 

the item made it a prized possesion.

 though im not a serious collector  i also kept some at home esp those from my mothers  ancestral house. i just love to acquire pieces that would accent our house.

just like antiques...i hope people aged gracefully.

there is wisdom in aging as there is nostalgia in old things.