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Dear Beau,
I hooked-up the trailer and set off with my family last
month as soon as the temperature hit fifty degrees
on two consecutive days. We put a couple of
thousand miles on the old rig checking our "traps"
and searching for un-tasted food joints throughout
the American heartland. We had lots of success on
both counts! This month I've mentioned two new
local eating places. I'll be back with out of town
suggestions next month after I'm sure I didn't pick-up
anything while eating on the road.
 I'm
pretty sure it's a "Y" chromosome thing - a primordial
weakness that leads men to wait until an impending
crisis sharpens their focus and pushes them to
herculean efforts. How else can you explain things
like the War between the States or waiting to
start Christmas shopping until 3:30pm on Christmas
Eve?
We'll no worries, we found tons of stuff both on our
travels and in our own backyard - before long, it will
have all worked it's way home to Woodstock.
It's just a week until the Chicago Botanic Garden
Antiques and Garden Fair, maybe now would be a
good time for me to re-arrange the whole outside
display area...wait, did you hear that storm warning?
I should get up there and re-roof the barn, too!
Fondly - Beau, Nancy and Addy
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 Wrought and cast iron
gates, cast iron gate posts, wrought iron garden
arches, very early Gulf Coast Regency style
wrought iron balcony panels, complete wrought and
cast iron gateways and the most spectacular cast
iron fence surround ever made by the same company
that cast the Cornstalk Fence in New
Orleans...
 antique cast iron planters on
plinths, a cool terra cotta jardinière and a pile of cast
stone boxes and pots, a cool wire-work side table
and a vintage cast iron garden table with figural
legs, a tall tin finial with handles, a pair of late 1940's
cast aluminum doves, an 19th c. chinois wash bowl
and pitcher, a crazy 7' tall weathervane/ folk art
whimsy with a chicken on top, a nice four light tole
chandelier from France...
a funny little "gnomish"
birdhouse, a blue plaster lion face panel, a very cool
old conch shell on a wooden stand, a rams horn
inkwell with silver mounts, a faux bois pottery
umbrella stand and lots more.
Don't be disappointed if you can't find some of the
items I've mentioned online yet - we're continuing to
add pictures and new inventory as quickly as we
can. Keep checking back.
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New Places to Eat |
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Petite Creperie - Okay, it's only
been open a week in the old sheriff's residence on
the square in Woodstock and I've eaten there twice
already! Sweet and savory crepes, tasty French
sandwiches, croissants, beautifully priced
wines and classic dinner entrées! But wait, there's
more... More you say, who could ask for anything
more? Breakfast on Sundays! no I don't mean greasy
eggs and white toast, I mean real breakfast - dishes
that include hollandaise sauce, smoked salmon
beautifully poached eggs and real French
croissants. 815-337-0765
 Dawn's Bread - "Where oh
where did my
cinnamon rolls go?" Great news! Dawn Gerth has
opened a storefront bakery/ specialty food shop on
Williams Street in old Downtown Crystal Lake. No
more schlepping that fabulous bread all over the
county. Her expanded offerings include not only
great new baked products, but espresso and organic
coffee, wine by the glass and bottle, fabulous
imported and domestic artisnal cheeses, sausages
and pates. Open 7am-6pm during the week (until
8pm on Thursday nights) and 9am-5pm on weekends.
815-477-3296
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