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May 8, 2003 |
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Dear Beau,
I'm just back from the midwestern "Too Thick to Drink -
Too Thin to Plow River Tour of 2003". Except for the
alarming lack of a decent Pinot Noir in the
entire Iowa/Missouri border region - I think I can state
that one need never leave the midwest to experience
the finest in world cuisine! I wolfed down fried pork
tenderloin sandwiches as big as elephant's ears at the
Henry Yacht Club just south of where the Illinois river
regains it's senses and heads towards that other
French city, New Orleans, and not to Des Moines.
I gorged myself on smokey-sweet pork ribs and sharp
coleslaw at L.D.'s Barbeque - a converted filling station
only locals know about -just off of 435 North in Kansas
City, Missouri. I found Fairfield, Iowa - home to
Maharishi University of Management and a surprising
outpost of great Indian food in central Iowa.
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Truckloads In From Points South and West
I slammed on the brakes when I spied a big pair of cast
iron urns in the window of an
antique shop downstate last winter. It turns out that
they were just the tip of the
iceberg. A group of around 20 assorted
planters and urns had been acquired from an elderly
antique
dealer's estate 30 years ago...Last week they all came
to their new home at Kimball & Bean.
Also included in this load were a set of huge (10')
antique cypress store counters and 4 matching hand-
forged coachlights (over 2 feet tall).
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More Truckloads In From Points North and East
Maybe it's just all the recent news coverage regarding
the Middle East and Asia, but I find myself increasingly
fascinated with non-western motifs. We just got in an
antique, 8' tall, gilt and red lacquer, oriental mirror.
It's covered in the most unbelievable carved elements:
birds, urns, butterflies, bats...you have to see it in
person to believe it. We also just found the sweetest
little vintage cast stone blackamoor garden stool in
Wisconsin - great style and great old paint.
We've gotten so much new stuff in, I just can't list it
all. Here are a few items: Lots of new lighting, another
huge harvest table, a fabulous folding screen, a pair of
1940's "Salterini" garden console tables, 2 French
Empire marble fireplaces and much more...
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Come see us at the Spring "City Antiques Show" in Chicago
Friday, May 30, 2003 opening night preview 5:00 p.m. -
10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:00 a.m. - 6:00
p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2003 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
More Info About The Spring City Antique Show...
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See You Soon,
Beau, Nancy and Addy
Kimball & Bean Architectural and Garden Antiques
email: beau@kimballandbean.com
voice: 815-444-9000
web: http://www.kimballandbean.com
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