But I was back this morning.

Instead of “just browsing” — sorry, couldn’t resist — I was there to take an even closer look since it’s going to be my “Shop of the Week” for next week.

And the minute I opened the door of the Peekskill shop, its charms hit me again.

It just smells “old” — in a good, good way. (more…)

I was in the city earlier for interviews at the National Stationery Show and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair — and then needed to swing by a Nyack gallery that’s carrying the greeting cards by an artist I’m writing about (stay tuned for that story).

Well, here’s the “backstory” on why I’ve been thinking about PayHalf lately. (more…)

I was at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Javits Center earlier today and stopped by the booth of Liora Manné. (more…)

It’s more of a stay-home-and-grill event, though I usually manage to make it up to the Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market.

But if you’re going to be a houseguest over the long weekend, you’ll probably want to consider a hostess gift.

Earlier today, I heard that Wondrous Things is leaving Croton-on-Hudson after nearly 20 years.

It’s the fifth annual Open Studios at the YoHo Artist Studios in Yonkers.

I’d not heard of the YoHo Artists before, but they seem to be a really well-organized bunch — the site even has a video preview of the event.

From noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday, you can buy work directly from more than two dozen artists and see how they work in their loft spaces within the former Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Building at 578 Nepperhan Ave.

Admission is free.

For full details, visit the site — or you can call 212-317-1423, Ext. 964.

And it’s a good one.

I was on assignment yesterday, once again joining a group of shoppers, collectors and antiques lovers on a one-day excursion to the Brimfield, Mass., flea markets. Sorry I was too wiped out to file a report last night, so wanted to give you a taste of the morning-to-noon-to-night adventure today.

I’ve written a story on an exhibition that opens in Katonah this Sunday.

It scheduled for tomorrow’s Life & Style section, while also running here on LoHud.com.

The story takes a look at “A Journey in Maiolica: Italian Renaissance to American Contemporary,” which opens Sunday and continues through Dec. 19 at the House Museum of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.

I’ll be out on assignment tomorrow — I’m heading up to Brimfield, Mass., on an antiques-shopping trip (check back for my report later this week) — but wanted to give a glimpse into East India Designs.

It could be something you buy on an “open-studio” tour, at a crafts event — or simply at a gallery.

The Eclectic Collector in Katonah is a gallery that is filled with the creations of some 400 artists.

Just a few of the categories represented include glass, folk art, jewelry, dolls, journals and Judaica.

Talk about choices.