Oh Christmas tree......

What fun I have had decorating my shop for Christmas ....this is the first time ..ever.  I've always decorated extensively in our home.  We have been on a couple of the Christmas house tours which means you get in the spirit very early in the season.  For the last 10 or more years I have been involved with the historical associations Christmas decorations....which is over for this year.  With the shop done, I can concentrate on the inside of the house...can't wait to unwrap all the favorite things.

Have done most of  the outside decorations.....just a few more container to fill with greens around the yard.

NOVEMBER...6 hours to go!!

This is my November picture that I planned to use for Thanksgiving.....knowing my luck with getting pictures from camera to computer and then on a blog.....I feel very fortunate to get it here before the very last. minute of November....6 hours before December 1!

Sooooo...with all of this in mind....I trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. That all tummies were filled, love and family traditions were in place, and joy and anticipation for the holiday season was  the order of the day!  We have so much to be thankful for.

This picture is looking across our front porch toward the West...just thought it looked so much like the gray of a November day, and yet the warm autumn colors reminded me of the peace and love within our home.  We can not use real pumpkins in our Fall decor as we have an army of squirrels who believe they are put there for the sole purpose of being devoured within moments....what a mess they make!

As I write this my mind is swirling with all I hope to accomplish in the next week.  The porch will be glowing with tiny lights, greens, berries, twigs, grasses, sumac, pinecones....window box and buckets filled....my shop looking more like Christmas(hope my small heater helps so I can be out there).

 Have been decorating at the Bethlehem Historical Assn.  this last week.  Each year several organizations use the museum for their holiday function, as well as the association using it for their long standing tradition of a Silver Tea which will be on Sunday and Monday 1-4.  Public welcome.  The theme this year is "Christmas in Bethlehem".  We all have a great time pulling this together and the results are just wonderful!  I love being part of this, and learn so much every year.  If you are in the area this weekend, please take the time to visit this wonderful old one room schoolhouse that houses the Historical Assn.  There actually is tea served from a lovely old silver service....and wonderful sweets from the homes of our members.

Please remember "Contentment is bliss".....I am thankful!
Faith

FALL COLORS.....

GOOD AFTERNOON...

Here I am again....just wrote 3 paragraphs and lost them!   Have no idea what is happening, so will try
again.....I think I have become so absorbed in Fall colors, in the two weeks that I have not touched this computer that my know-how is disappearing as fast as the leaves are falling!  Thank God for my young friend, Sharon.  She is a great friend to me and a wiz at the computer.

What are you looking at?  This is one of the back corners in my shop...the dark object filled with straw, our home grown pumpkins and gourds, and road side bittersweet is a cradle....no rockers!!  I  love the look.  It is sitting on a long country table that holds many treasures.  On the opposite end there is a child's school desk....which I have a picture of, but can't seem to get to....maybe tomorrow!

Have traveled to Vermont and Maine in the last couple of weeks with our families and our children.  Great time was had by all.  Seafood in Maine...YUMMMM.  Found some great treasures....some for the shop, BUT some for me to enjoy for awhile!  I can't part with the firkins...yet.  Am looking for spice drawers for my kitchen, preferably in old paint.  Love the search.....and the quest!

Will have my shop open the next few weekends...Fridays and Saturdays...10 til 5.  Sundays,too, if we are around.  It is always posted on  Country Collectibles facebook.....and of course, by chance or appointment.

Hoping YOU are enjoying these beautiful days of Autumn in all it's glory!

Faith

"Contentment is bliss".....and so is finally posting this blog!!!

WELCOME TO MY SHOP....

GOOD MORNING!

This is my third try at getting a message under this picture....frustration ,plus!  I'm out of time to write much so will have to state my business quickly...I'm having a FALL GATHERINGS event ,Friday and Saturday, 10-5.  If you are in the area, please stop in for a friendly chat.......and cider and cookies!  Have a great day. 


"contentment is bliss"  especially if this message publishes this time!  Faith

Hanging out in thekitchen......

Just looking "things" over to add some fall decorations......yes, I know the Indian corn garland is
Fall....it hangs there all year.....hmmmm...maybe I will put it somewhere else and put up something different.  I had a great time making this after a trip to Ohio for the Country Living Show two years ago.  WOW!!  What a great time we had!  Stayed in the area for a week and didn't see the tip of the iceberg.....or  all that I would love to go back to see......for at least 6 months!!  That might be enough time.....want sooo badly to travel around the Waynesville area!

Speaking of shows....wish I could be at the"Walker Homestead Show" in Brookfield MA this weekend!  We were at their wholesale show this past summer....it was great!  Such nice people to deal with.  Why don't we go.....can't possibly.....our grandaughter is being married this weekend.....wouldn't miss this happy occasion for the world!  Walker Homestead next Spring!!!

Had a wonderful weekend in my shop....lots of new, very excited to find us, people.  I loved all their comments as they browsed around.....and took home "treasures". Will be open again on Friday, October 5...or always by chance or appointment.  Hope YOU will get a chance to stop in!

"Contentment is BLISS"......

A happy spot....

Guess what you are looking at?  Yes ..flowers in a black iron cauldron....a pump....a wagon wheel...a potato barrel....my wonderful outdoor clock .....clematis, lilac, lily-of-the-valley......Give up?  This is part of our house...on the back.....with a window .....it is a wonderful 2-holer OUTHOUSE!  I love it!!  When we were looking at this house to buy, this was one of the old characteristics of the house that caught our eye.  Years ago(we have lived here 33 years) when we had large backyard gatherings, we let people "use" this if they were so inclined!  I don't think anyone ever did, but it sure was viewed by many.  Today it is used for storage of outdoor garden decorations in the off-season.
 
My shop has been open the last couple of Sundays and will be tomorrow...11 til 5.  Next weekend I will be open both Saturday and Sunday.  Will post my hours after I talk with my daughter....her shop "My Golden Leaf at Maple Shade Farm" will be open also.  AND THERE IS A BONUS NEXT WEEKEND....WE WILL BE HAVING A HUGE YARD SALE at her farm.  Will post more as the week progresses.

Thanks for visiting my blog.....I'm still looking for your comments.....this is such fun!

Contentment is bliss!!!!

ODDS 'N ENDS

Do you ever just look at odds and ends and find yourself drawn to things you have no idea what they are?
I'm always drawn to older pieces of wood.....these had some sort of function,I'm sure......maybe something to do with weaving.....or the loom itself?  Do you have any ideas?  I'd love to hear what you think.  They were found in a Vermont barn and followed me home to hang in my shop!  The photo is way too light to do the patina much justice.

Hope you are enjoying your day.  I'm off to the barn to start sorting things for our yard sale to be held on September 22 and 23 at our daughter's and son-in-law's ........Maple Shade Farm on Lasher Road in Selkirk.  Should be a fun day!

Contentment is bliss......

Browsing my shop......

What an afternoon......have been in my shop most of the day......like yesterday lots of new friends and many returning friends.  Some from years ago. See what happens when you are finally open again.  I am loving it all over again!!  Thank you all for the support and interest in this adventure that seems new each day!!

These cans are on part of a shelf in one of my cupboards....I love the "used" look of each one of them....wonder why someone kept them? 

Bought a few "new" treasures this last Friday at an estate sale....will try to take some pictures and post them.  Hope you all had a great holiday weekend.  The weather has been fantastic!  Looking forward to great fall days and visits from my friends......old and new.

"Contentment is bliss"

Chickens

Tuesday August 21.....6:00PM

Here I am.....still in a learning curve and enjoying most of it! You are looking at one of my favorite collections which began at least 20 years ago ...I became fascinated with the small metal chickens,most of which are roosters.  A dear friend brought me the wonderful rooster candy container on the left one Christmas morning, that she had purchased at an estate sale.....what a great gift. There is a little red rooster(hiding) that my husband gave me another Christmas.  This  nesting box is a treasure that I picked up at another sale on Cape Cod.  It was in  a basement workshop and the compartments were filled with various screws and nails. Doesn't it make a great display?  You would never guess where this is located in our home........in our  downstairs guest bathroom!  We wondered for a long time why people took sooo long in our "courtesy room"  until a friend hollered out the window to us on the patio "I'll be out when I finish looking at all these chickens!!!"

Hope you you are enjoying these beautiful clear days!  Please visit my blog again......feel free to comment or ask a question.
 Contentment is bliss!
Faith

Welcome to Country Collectibles!

I may not be writing my blog with a quill,
but you can use it to write a note to a friend!

Welcome to the Country Collectibles blog.  My name is Faith, and I have a wonderful little shop in Selkirk, NY, just up the road from the Hudson river.  We carry antiques, old tinware, cupboards, kerosene lamps, old linens, wooden boxes, crocks, jugs, and so much more.  We'd love it if you'd stop in for a visit next time you're in our neck of the woods.  The shop is located at 61 Maple Ave, Selkirk, NY.  We are open on many Fridays and Saturdays in the summer and fall, and other days by chance or appointment.  If you're in the neighborhood, don't be afraid to knock and I'll open the shop for you!

I'll be featuring items for sale here on my blog, and also sharing some projects I've completed around my house using many of my treasured finds.  I look forward to becoming a part of the country blogging community, getting inspired by you all, and sharing ideas.