Here's a rather amazing story (just the thing to cheer
a person up on a very chilly evening). It's a nice
juxtaposition to the recent articles about the thefts
from the New York State Library and the trade in
fraudulent antiquities in museums in southern
California.


http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2956910420080129
Frugal librarian amassed $8 million art trove
Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:12am EST
By Luke Baker
LONDON (Reuters) 

...art experts and auctioneers have now completed the
sale of the exceptional works hoarded in her modest
home. The auctions have raised an estimated 4 million
pounds ($7.95 million)


Judy Turner
Whitefish Bay, WI


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