One blustery night in December, Old Wagon was the last to arrive with settlers who had just crossed the Great Divide. The inclement whether made travel east impossible, so Old Wagon was unable to continue on its journey. Yet by the time all the passengers were ready to travel, no one desired to do so. So Old Wagon made this […]
Take one step inside Chantique’s doors and you will immediately feel as if you have been carried away to the romantic charm of Italian wine country, castles of France or the canals of Venice. This store will take your breath away! Anthony of Chantique travels on perfect adventures to remote villages of Italy and the countryside of France to save […]
By Carol J. Perry New England antiques dealers like to tell this story. It seems that: a number of years ago, when a gentleman from an old Boston family passed away, there was a bit of a squabble among the heirs over an old desk. Everyone knew that the old fellow had always promised that the desk would go […]
At home we lived the “simple life,” With “pint and praties” for the dinner. And chicken stew on Sundays, too, (With nary a bit of chicken in her). But when you “find” some rabbits in The landlord’s ground (a poacher’s trick) It’s wise to call them something else— And so we called our rabbit “chick.” You take and cut the […]
By Anne Gilbert Have you ever heard of fore-edge book paintings or even seen an example? Probably not, unless you are a rare book collector or have inherited an example. However, these unique paintings, part of book history, date back as early as the 10th century. Just what are they? How are they hidden? Look at the edging of […]
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