NATCHEZ &8212; Antique glassware and books fill cabinets, and original oil paintings grace the walls in Patsy Rogillo&8217;s house at 413 Mimosa St. A red Model A Ford pickup sleeps in her garage.

She and her husband, Herbert, owned three antique stores, and after each closed, they took their work home.

&8220;Anything you want, I&8217;ve got,&8221; Rogillo said. &8220;I&8217;ve got glass here, and this whole case is filled with work from occupied Japan.&8221;

She collects everything from Depression&045;era glass that glows under a black light to dishes decorated with pictures of Princess Diana.

There&8217;s a system to her antiques, though. She categorizes them and knows where everything can be found. If someone calls and asks if they can buy a piece, she knows right where to look.

&8220;You can&8217;t just keep going through boxes,&8221; she said. &8220;This way, I know exactly what I&8217;ve got.&8221;

But even before she collected antiques, her real love was painting.

Years ago, a television show that demonstrated painting techniques sparked her interest, Rogillo said.

&8220;I said, &8216;I can do that.&8217; But it&8217;s a lot harder to do than it looks,&8221; she said.

So Rogillo took classes from a local artist and learned how to turn a piece of canvas and some paints into a work of art.

&8220;At first, you&8217;re afraid you&8217;ll mess something up,&8221; she said. &8220;After a while, you learn you can wipe it off or paint over it.&8221;

But she never sold one painting. Instead, she gives them to family and friends as presents and fills her walls with them.

&8220;I never did think I was good enough to sell any,&8221; she said.

Even before she and her husband set up antique stores, the artist in her dictated what she collected &8212; she would choose beauty over price.

&8220;If I see something, I don&8217;t like it because of its value,&8221; Rogillo said. &8220;It&8217;s whatever I like.&8221;