Carole's Christmas Shop 2012

Maynard Greenhouse

Old Saybrook, CT

Carole opened her Christmas shop on Saturday...

...and by now all George's Christmas trees

 are ready outside the shop as well!

Every nook and cranny of this enchanting shop

 is filled with treasures! 

Seriously, 

I don't know how Carole manages to outdo herself each year!

Beautiful ornaments...

...glittery Wendy Addison selections

...gorgeous jewelry

Have a look....

I know...it's amazing!

If you are in the vicinity of Old Saybrook, CT...

be sure to visit Maynard Greenhouse and Carole's Christmas Shop

 ...stop in and tell Carole and George I say hi!

You will be soooo glad you did!

How was your Thanksgiving?

Mine was wonderful...

...we were with sister Mary Beth and family and friends.

We had turkey with all the trimmings

 and the most delicious desserts too! 

We are grateful for so many blessings...

Today, Dan and I ventured out to a few local shops...

steering clear of the Black Friday madness.

 It was very relaxing and fun to spend time with my "boy".

:)

Will be posting soon about the Holiday Open House

 at Taken For Granite in Stony Creek

 and my visit to Gather in Ivoryton

as well as a few more stops we made while shopping in CT.

Until then....

...take care!

More of Bouckville 2012

Whenever I am at Brimfield or Bouckville I look for one of my favorite vendors...Keenan Antiques.

They always have a wonderful selection

 of many of my favorite things...

They travel to Europe and bring back lots

 of lovely English and French antiques.

It was from Pat and Gary that I bought my

 antique white French enamel canisters ...

...I love those canisters even more now

 than when I first found them ten years ago!

 

Besides Bouckville, NY and Brimfield, MA...

the Keenans display their hand selected decorative accessories

 in shows throughout Pennsylvania.

On Thursday...just before we left Bouckville,

 we ran into Gina from Vintage Junk In My Trunk.

It was good to catch up and compare notes on our treasure hunting.

She and husband Paul spend the week here each year!

Here is sister Lynn with, what we are pretty sure are,

 two boards from an old quilt frame.

We bought all four boards.

 I love the old ticking tacked to them and think that they would

 work great as pot racks or to hang herbs to dry...

...that is, of course, if they are not used for quilting! 

Lynn is somewhat of a doll collector...so this pic is for her.

She has accused me of writing on the face of my Shirley Temple doll when I was all of 8 years old...

...I have no recollection of that...she probably made up that story.

I must add that Lynn is a real trooper and kept her usual sunny,

 cheerful disposition throughout our three long days of trudging 

through fields of glorious antique treasures...my passion...not necessarily hers.

Anyway, I'm blessed to have two wonderful sisters who support,

  encourage and put up with all my shenanigans.

 

 

Yellow ware. 

Someday...I will unpack my collection and share photos with you.

I really loved this country cupboard.

If only I had a space for it.

I loved this booth.

The artist...elevated humble, everyday but interesting items

into objets d'art ...

...by mounting them and creating wonderful displays.

...and that's it for day 3 at Bouckville!

After we had a yummy lunch at Quack's Diner we headed out to Westmoreland, NY to a terrific multi dealer shop that had been recommended to us by Susan and Paul...one of the friendly and fun couples we met at the B&B we stayed at.

  I was able to find a few things to take home with me there too! 

Next up...a few photos of the treasures I found!

Hope you are all well...and enjoying the end of the summer!

:)