Lock of Hair of Virgin Mary ... Are you for real sir???

In Spring of this year, I attended the Roundtop Annual Antiques Fair in lovely Roundtop, Texas ....

and guess what I came across that was the highlight of the trip .... !!!

V I R G I N   M A R Y ' S  lock of hair  .....

Despite my allergies bothering me at this time of the year .... my first reaction was " Sir , sir ... are you for real sir? Is this indeed the lock of hair of the the the Virgin Mary herself sir ?" He uttered, "Ma'am ... I purchased this relic at an estate in Florida and yes that was what I was told .... " For a moment, I felt a rush through me  and if indeed I was in the presence of greatness ... I felt blessed for a minute ... then the investigator and skeptic in me took over ... "How would that be possible? Can you trace this through historical documentation ...? We need to make sure..." The gentleman looked at me and showed me some documents but he was kind enough to allow me to take some pictures of this possibly "once in a lifetime" look at the "Virgin Mary's lock of hair" ... We will just take it at that .... and perhaps someday it may appear at a museum ... if verified ! ..... Just wanted to share these moments and the pictures I took with all of you  !!! The lock of hair was lying in a miniature cushioned antique case ... I also had a view of the front and back of the medal display case containing the priced lock of hair .... !!! What a day! Never know the surprises of what life brings you ...
Have a wonderful weekend!

m o X i e a n t i q u e s Day 1 Blogging !!!

What a lovely day to start a blog .... When one of my etsy team mates, The Woodwife told me it was a requirement to have a blog to join a wonderful new team on etsy .... I finally caved in after procrastinating on the creation of a blog for my little shop on etsy called moXieantiques .... Then I wondered ... what would I talk or write about on my blog? Would the world care to read what I have to say? And then I think of "Julie and Julia".... :) Then I thought again... why not start with a picture of a lovely old statue.... and we will see where this evolves...as the love of old statues was how m o X i e a n t i q u es really got started.... then I wondered if I could indeed get my picture of those statues posted ....

and voila ! .... here you go... Day 1 and first post on our blog here ... maybe I will get more ideas for my next post when I get the inspiration for one! Have a lovely week .....