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Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday of the year, is upon us. Laden with Chanukah. Oy! A little disorienting.

Windsor Place Antiques will be closed this Thursday and Friday so we can fully enjoy the feast and spend a day relaxing before the busy gift-seeking weeks ahead. Come in this weekend! We will be fully stocked with prints, maps, posters and all sorts of special gifts. Let us know if you are looking for anything in particular. We love to find that rare and elusive item. We may, in fact, already have it in our extensive inventory.

Coming in December…Regular Thursday-Sunday Hours and a Special Windsor Terrace Holiday Shopping Evening on December 12th. And Windsor Place Antiques will be at the new Brooklyn Flea indoor market in Williamsburg beginning Dec 7th & 8th and staying through March 2014!

Due to popular demand: Effective immediately, we will be expanding our hours to Thursday through Sunday 12 to 6. More time to come in and browse our unique offerings and interesting merchandise.

Pick up a vintage Turkey target for your Thanksgiving host or hostess.

Or some one of a kind Hanukkah gifts….

Just kidding….I'm not selling Menurkeys for your Thanksgivukkuh (sp???) celebrations, but you can find one here

I do not have antique menorahs either, but I thought this was a pretty photo of a shop in the Marais District of Paris.

Now through November 2nd, we will be running a 20% off sale on all anatomical, zoological & science charts in the shop, at the Brooklyn Flea and online. Enter the discount code 20PERCENT online, or just mention the offer in the shop or at the Brooklyn Flea and it will be honored.

While these charts have obvious seasonal appeal, they are endlessly fascinating.

I had set aside, photographed and catalogued a large quantity of anatomical merchandise for a planned pop-up sale this month on Fab.com. They recently discontinued their vintage sales, so I am putting this choice material up for sale in my etsy shop, at Old School Maps and in my shop.

We have BATS too!From Belgium and Dr. Auzoux….

I borrowed this photo from Brooklyn's Four & Twenty Blackbirds bakery. They are justifiably famous for their wonderful pies. I LOVE their black bottom oat pie- so homey and comforting. I was hoping to snag a recipe for it to post here, but as it turns out, they are publishing a cookbook later this month and the recipe can be found within. Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. I wish them all the best with it- they are awesome.

Autumn always renews my interest in baking and cooking. I'm bringing out many vintage kitchen items to the Brooklyn Flea this weekend. I've been seeing some great displays of vintage pie tins this fall. The patina and embossed advertising on these pie tins ($10 each) make for an interesting arrangement.

My personal favorite vintage bakeware dates back to the 1940s and was produced by Ovenex. I adore the pans with the starburst pattern. While I am normally loathe to part with these, I have a surplus at the moment and will be offering them for sale ($10-$20 each).

I will be bringing a few other things in this same vein to the flea tomorrow: An original wooden, dovetailed store pie crate for Table Talk pies ($95). It will not be the same one in the photo below, but very, very similar. Put on a tabletop to hold your pie tins or mount on the wall to organize papers.

Another cool item: A vintage 1950s glass rolling pin with a metal cap ($25). The clever thing about this is that you would fill it with ice water to keep your pie or pastry dough cool while you roll it out. Why don't they make them like this anymore?

Seriously, I LOVE this sign. It certainly got my attention. All I could think when I saw it was What kind of chicken? Barbequed? Roasted? Fried!

But, it got me thinking about how it would be fun to post a daily item that really grabbed my attention. It also dovetailed with my newfound love of the Instagram app. Maybe I'm a little late to the party, but it's such a great, casual way to share photos while I'm at the flea, in my garage or at the shop. Rather than curating merchandise and taking composed photos, I can snap a photo on my phone and just put it out there.

In keeping with the spirit of spontaneity, I'm offering a daily Instagram pick at a 20% discount….every day until….I get tired…or bored….which may never happen. Items will be first come first serve. They will be in the shop and, also, posted for sale on Old School Maps (even if they are not maps.) Just enter the discount code INSTAGRAM or mention it and it will be honored. Be forewarned that there might not be great photos or much in the way of descriptions- just ace finds that may or may not capture your attention. Take a chance.

See my Instagram feed here or access it on my Facebook page.

Allright, all this social media has worn me out and I need to go eat some chicken.