Published on August 4, 2012
And the living is … Busy?
I hope you are having a wonderful summer. We are, although I wouldn’t mind a free moment to sit back and appreciate it.
I am beginning to look forward to September and the start of the school year (bite your tongue, Mom!) so I can catch a little break in the excitement. Our plates are full this season with antique shows, family trips and working with our youth group. What is filling your calendar this summer?
I spent today in the shop in Hudson, and even managed to snap a few…
Published on November 27, 2011
One might think that, as a purveyor of fine antiques and other old things, I would be a hard-line purist when it comes to books. Someone who waxes poetic about the smell of old books and the feel of the paper between the fingers. The joy of hours wiled away among tall shelves in dusty bookshops. And so on.
While that aptly describes more than one of my favorite people (and you know who you are), it is actually not me. Not that I don’t love to read, because I do! But because…well, let me explain.
Two things come into…
READ MOREPublished on August 5, 2011
Ahhh…Hudson. We spent today in our shop on Warren Street. It was hot and steamy, but that didn’t deter the shoppers. And it didn’t deter me either – I took the opportunity (between customers) to clean, dust and re-arrange. I added some new smalls to the shop’s offerings, sold off some old ones for cheap, and generally tried to freshen the joint up a bit.
And I took some pictures!
This is Sandy. She’s new in town, and would love to get to know you. She brought a friend along, but I didn’t catch her…
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