Vintage Home Annex

I mentioned in a previous post that the freshvintage sisters would soon have a new venue for selling our vintage finds. We are happy to announce that we will be one of the dealers in the Vintage Home Annex in Paoli, PA!

   

The story began when Sue from Vintage Rescue Squad came all the way from Virginia to visit us at Renninger's. She told us about a great store called Vintage Home that was only ten minutes from my workplace. How the hell did she know about this store and I didn't?? Anyway, I stopped by Vintage Home a few weeks later and chatted with two of the three owners. Sue was right - their shop was right up my alley. Lots of unique vintage goodies and painted furniture. It just so happened that they were looking for dealers for their new "annex", which is actually the former location of their store, just a half-block away.

Starting on Sunday, November 25th, stop by Vintage Home Annex to find our antiques, vintage kitchenware, toys, games, prints, suitcases, frames and just about everything else you've seen here. Erin and I will be working at the shop a couple of Sundays during December, so hopefully we'll get a chance to meet you if you stop by!

And to all of those readers in the U.S., have a Happy Thanksgiving! We will be spending Thanksgiving at my mother's house with my brother, three sisters and the brood of fifteen grandchildren. Eleven of those are ages five and under. It will be a loud day. We all might need a drink or two to drown out the screaming.

What a perfect segue to the "dishes" that I will be contributing to this year's dinner...the Apple Pie Martini and Pumpkin Pie Martini. Every year, we end up bringing too much food to my mom's. So, this year, I thought I would volunteer to be the barmaid instead of bringing another sidedish that ends up getting scooped into the trash when no one is looking.

Pumpkin Pie Martini
Mix 1 oz. Vanilla Vodka
1 oz. pumpkin liqueur
½ oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
a splash butterscotch schnapps

Shake, then pour and sprinkle with ¼ tsp. pumpkin pie spice. For added effect, rim the glass with fresh lemon juice and crushed graham crackers.

Apple Pie Martini
1/2 oz Vanilla Vodka
1/2 oz Apple Liqueur or schnapps
1/2 oz butterscotch schnapps
1 dash cinnamon schnapps
Apple slices

Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker and add crushed ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into martini glass and garnish with apple slices.

Enjoy!!

Comments

[Victoria]

Oh those drinks sound fabulous... off to NY this weekend, might have to look out for some of the ingredients and bring home to play with

Victoria

[Cathy]

I really wish I could pop in and visit (and do some shopping). Hope it goes well for you. The drinks sound fab. Happy Thanksgiving.
Cathy X

[Kathleen]

Those drinks sound too good to resist! I've also had a lemon meringue martini- yum!

[Rosemary]

Congrats on the Annex!! I know it will do well.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Rosemary

[mom]

Hi,Col. This is your mom. First, happy birthday to us. I think I deserve a little credit for carrying you 9 plus months and then going through the agony of the actual labor and delivery. But,even after the bilirubin thing, and having to stay in the hospital over Thanksgiving, I think we turned out quite good, much like the turkey I'm delivering tomorrow.
Congratulations on finding the Annex, or should I say thank you to Vintage Sue?
Can't wait to try the martinis. although, I think I'll stay with my usual red and or white wines.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Love, Mom

[Connie]

Congrats! I know exactly where that is. I'll stop by to see you soon. From another November birthday girl, Happy Birthday. I was my mother's Thanksgiving dinner indigestion, born the day after Thanksgiving, many years ago.

[Dona]

Congrats on the store. You will do good there, I know that area well, will stop in to see you all soon.How exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vintagesue]

Colleen, glad you took the plunge! I was tempted to throw in my lot with those Vintage Home gals (believe me, it is a fabulous store, and all you shoppers will DROOL over their great finds). Just couldn't envision schlepping 3 hours to PA every weekend or so. You'll do great there, and I hope to happily schelp up one weekend to shop.

Happy Happy Happy Birthday! Make Chris drive so you can overindulge in the 'tinis as bar wench.

XOX to Heather and Erin too

[gilda]

i just found your blog and i'm in awe. i wish i knew where to find gorgeous furniture like what you have, here in new york. i just moved here and everything is so expensive!!

[Vanessa]

I am so glad you posted the recipe for that pumpkin pie martini. I had one at a bar and absloutely loved it but couldn't work out quite what was in it besides Baileys. Thank you!

[hope - Paper Relics]

Oooh - I love Renninger's - I have not been in awhile and been itching to go... where are you in there?