Be Mine

Check out these new items that are available at our shop or on Ebay (our user name is shemarielizabeth). Visit our Ebay store is Robins in the Trundle Bed at http://stores.ebay.com/Robins-In-The-Trundle-Bed-Antiques).

For those of you already in the mood for Valentine's Day, we are offering these red glass hearts, each tied with a tag that reads "Be Mine" nestled on a bed of straw on an antique English platter.


This beautiful Valentine dates to the Victorian era. It is a delightful confection of lace, butterfly scraps and cupids! You can find it for purchase on Ebay!


This charming Glengarry velvet hat featured on an antique French mannequin head was a fortuitous find this summer.


This antique Victorian cape is also available in our current Ebay auction listings. It would be a beautiful accessory on any of your winter adventures. Can you imagine wearing this to skate on Frog Pond?


We adore this box with all of its family treasures contained within. Although there are only a few scraps of paper affixed inside the glove box, they tell a marvelous New England Civil War era story. We were even able to research and discover a daguerreotype of the owner of the box.


It will be difficult to part with this delightful collection of vintage topsy turvy, sock and rag dolls. Wouldn't you like to join them as they go on a gay sledding adventure on a snowy New England hillside?

Happy New Year

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Christmas at Robins in the Trundle Bed

Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, Love Divine;
Love was born at Christmas;
Star and angels gave the sign.
- - - Christina Rossetti











Robins in the Trundle Bed is ready for Christmas, filled to the brim with holiday cheer. This year, our theme is silver and white and all things sparkling and whimsical! We have tarnished silver ornaments and stars, white glitter ornaments, vintage clear glass ornaments, angel wings, antique Madonna and angel prints, and white brush trees. We welcome you to visit us at Country Mischief Plus, 36 Baldwinville Rd, Templeton, MA.

In Tribute to our Beloved Father

James David Murphy
December 19, 1929 to October 31, 2009
Our amazing, wonderful, giving, loving father died on Saturday, October 31. We are filled with grief at his passing, but know he is in a better place. We can't imagine life without him. He was the center of our world. To read about his wonderful life, visit: http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=272905&fh_id=11200

We found a handwritten copy of a Henry Van Dyke poem that was tucked away with his special papers. It is so beautiful...
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”

Items for Sale!

We're back on Ebay and we have an eclectic mix is divine items for sale including a vintage crepe Halloween costume paper mache bowler, an antique doll's cape, an 1860's men's nightgown, a 1/2 plate tintype of a beautiful woman, an early and unique black rag doll, a college memory page framed, and an exquisite Irish crochet lace bridal purse.

Visit us on Ebay at
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZshemarielizabeth

Pajama Sale!!!

The early bird catches the worm and gets the best discount!!!
We're joining Gail Whittle and the Country Mischief crew in their famous Pajama Sale!! On Saturday, September 26, wear your pajamas to Robins in the Trundle Bed at Country Mischief Plus (36 Baldwinville Rd, Templeton MA) and receive a special discount from 6am- 5pm!!

All of our merchandise at Country Mischief Plus (marked MUR) will be discounted!!!
6am - 7am ~ 40% off entire stock
7am - 8am ~ 30% off entire stock
8am - 5pm ~ 20% off entire stock
You must be wearing pajamas to receive the discount!

Happy Shopping!

Of Robins in the Trundle bed
How many I espy
Whose Nightgowns could not hide the Wings-
Although I heard them try --
Emily Dickinson

Fall is Around the Corner

Delicious autumn. My very soul is wedded to it. And if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

George Eliot








As Labor Day is winding down, the unofficial end of summer is here. The days are getting shorter and the trees in New England are just beginning to show some color. Pumpkins are ready at the farmer's markets and pick you own apple season has begun. Here are some photos that we took last autumn in New England.