Our collections just shine at this time of year. The warm and cozy feeling we get from surrounding ourselves with country antiques explodes when we add gree...

When the leaves start to turn and the smell of wood smoke permeates the air I start to gravitate to country antiques that remind me of autumn, - harvesting, w...

About 3 years ago I published a blog post about having antiques in the garden. If you are a gardener, as I am, and if you love antiques, as I do, you invari...

It's time to get those herbs inside for winter use! This blog tells you how I use all my 18th and 19th century country antiques with the herbs I grow or buy...

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I'd love to have a "buttery". I just like the word. When I think of a buttery I think of old shelves in old paint filled with firkins, bowls, bottles, pantr...

If you're like me, you spend far more time writing on the computer than with a pen. It is so much faster and more efficient to get a quick note out to someb...