Browsing Category "Antique Stores"
Back To School…Back To School
By     |    Apr 28, 2013
Posted in: Antique Stores     |    3 Comments

Back To School…Back To School

To prove to my daddy that I’m not a fool.  Wait…let’s start over…without a Billy Madison quote.  Here we go.  You know what’s scary?  Oooh…oooh…I know that one…sharks!  Or the Robertson family on vacation in Hawaii (not gonna lie…I’m currently sucked into the Duck Dynasty marathon that’s on A&E right now).  Nope…those things aren’t nearly as scary as the giant antiques mall that is located a stones throw away from [...]

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What We Got At The Chicken Barn
By     |    Jan 31, 2013
Posted in: Antique Stores, Organization, Parlor, Shopping Deals & Steals     |    6 Comments

What We Got At The Chicken Barn

Last week, or was it a few weeks ago, I can’t remember whether I’m coming or going these days, I posted about our trip to the Big Chicken Barn in Ellsworth, Maine.  We shared all the cool goods that we wanted to come home with.  But what did we actually get?  This collection of stuff: Oh…and one more thing.  The Life Magazine from the month and year I was born. [...]

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The Big Chicken Barn Books & Antiques
By     |    Jan 24, 2013
Posted in: Antique Stores, Shop New England     |    5 Comments

The Big Chicken Barn Books & Antiques

On many of our road trips to and from Vermont (home of Cabot Cheese, Long Trail beer and Colby’s family), we tend to track down neat little antiques stores and shops.  But when it comes to our own back yard, we tend to neglect it.  We live in Maine…which I’m pretty sure has one of the highest occurrences of antique stores per capita.  So we have much exploring to do. [...]

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