Springtime Musings on Nantucket.
This has of been a very strange and trying time for us on an off-shore island, as it has been for everyone else throughout the world. Like you, we try to stay safe and look [...]
Thrifty New Englanders: Yesterday’s Rag Becomes Tomorrow’s Magic Carpet.
Thrifty New Englanders: Yesterday’s Rag Becomes Tomorrow’s Magic Carpet. Hooked rugs might be the all-time best example of thrifty Yankees getting the last gasp out of something… and with style! Rural folk admired the machine [...]
Third Annual Writing Contest with an Antiques Twist… Now for Adults Too!
Third Annual Writing Contest with an Antiques Twist… Now For Adults Too! Posted on June 14, 2013 The Antiques Depot is once again hosting its short story writing competition as a part of the Nantucket Book [...]
The Remarkable ‘Time Capsule’ Apartment of Madame de Florian.
The Remarkable ‘Time Capsule’ Apartment of Madame de Florian. Every once in an increasingly great while you chance upon a circumstance which puts a smile on your face and warms your very cockles. My day [...]
Christmas in Ireland: The Christmas Panto!
Christmas in Ireland: The Christmas Panto. I admit it: I look forward to the annual Christmas Pantomime every year. I had heard about them in old Christmas books, but of course had never been to [...]
A Festival of Christmas Trees.
A Festival of Christmas Trees. Christmas! That most wonderful time of year! The holidays start early here on Nantucket Island, with our annual Christmas stroll celebrated on the first weekend of December. To get us [...]
Antiques Depot 2013 Writing Contest Winner (Age 6 to 12)
The second annual “Antiques Depot Writing Contest… with an Antiques Twist” was a great success. We are amazed at the many terrific stories that were submitted by our young authors. Here is this year’s winning [...]
Antiques Depot 2013 Writing Contest Winner (Age 13 to 18).
The second annual “Antiques Depot Writing Contest… with an Antiques Twist” was a great success. We are amazed at the many terrific stories that were submitted by our young authors. Here is this year’s winning [...]
Second Annual Young People’s Writing Contest with an Antiques Twist!
The Antiques Depot is thrilled to be a part of this year’s Nantucket Book Festival. We are encouraging young people and teens to explore the world of rare and special antique objects by enter the [...]
The Day I met Jonathan Winters…and even made him laugh.
I’ve been in the antiques business for about 30 years on Nantucket, and I’ve met a lot of celebrities coming through the shop. Some are interesting, some are a bit surreal, but most are just [...]