Chances are, you've heard Camille Saint-Saëns's unforgettable tone poem "La Danse Macabre" somewhere, even you don't know it. Since its c...

What with the impact of the pandemic (among other things) on the USPS this year and the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to brin...

Just about every time I list a casket or coffin plate for sale, I get questions from people wondering where the hell it came from and how...

A little visual and aural inspiration for my favorite time of year. As a September baby and dyed-in-the-wool New England witch, it's impo...

I can scarcely believe that September has already come and gone. All these months spent in quarantine… the days and weeks run together an...

I’ve teamed up with some of my favorite colleagues, all female small business owners, for a giveaway of truly epic proportions. This has ...

Goodness, I have not been very good about updating this blog, but that is bound to change. The shop and its humble audience have grown so...

A little inspiration for Valentine's Day- Words, images, and music. xoxo K "Love! That red disease—" — Anne Sexton on the surface simplic...

Sometimes you buy a book on a lark and don't even realize how special it is until you get it home. This early 20th century Gateway to Spe...

If you've found yourself here, reading this very first post, you are probably a friend, client, or an admirer of the shop... in which cas...