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Made in America

Made in America

Artisanโ€™s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...

Made in America

Artisanโ€™s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...

Family Line

Family Line

The birth of Theresa Nastโ€™s fourth child in 2018 led to the birth of a new direction in life. After several years as a bridal designer, sheโ€™d finally had enough...

Family Line

The birth of Theresa Nastโ€™s fourth child in 2018 led to the birth of a new direction in life. After several years as a bridal designer, sheโ€™d finally had enough...

Floral Fixation

Floral Fixation

One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshireโ€™s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...

Floral Fixation

One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshireโ€™s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...

Formal Visit

Formal Visit

Vintage clothing stores make me feel a little melancholy, in a Toy Story 3 sort of way. Theyโ€™re stocked with objects that were once madly loved by someone but then...

Formal Visit

Vintage clothing stores make me feel a little melancholy, in a Toy Story 3 sort of way. Theyโ€™re stocked with objects that were once madly loved by someone but then...

Items of Import

Items of Import

According to The Japan Times, โ€œzakkaโ€ emerged in postwar Japan as a catch-all term for โ€œeveryday tools and objects such as kettles, brooms and buckets.โ€ In 2001, the International Herald...

Items of Import

According to The Japan Times, โ€œzakkaโ€ emerged in postwar Japan as a catch-all term for โ€œeveryday tools and objects such as kettles, brooms and buckets.โ€ In 2001, the International Herald...

World Pieces

World Pieces

According to Akil Tanriguden, proprietor of the upmarket Re-Unique Art & Antique Center in Old Saybrook, a certain magic happens when someone enters his shop. โ€œSay you come in looking...

World Pieces

According to Akil Tanriguden, proprietor of the upmarket Re-Unique Art & Antique Center in Old Saybrook, a certain magic happens when someone enters his shop. โ€œSay you come in looking...