Village Squire, 1976-07, Page 12A large,wood fired cook stove serves as a conversation piece and shelf in The Kitchen Cupboard
hope to sell their own jams and other
preserves but so far haven't had too much
time to de preserving.
The shop is pleasantly filled with many
kinds of things. There are cookware items and
decorator goods like interesting sketches and
wire and nail sculptures and stuffed toys.
There is a strong feeling of calm brought on
by the ample amounts of natural wood in the
decor. The pair have made use of antiques
well, including a Iafge wood -burning cook
stove that sits at the rear of the shop.
The sisters have provided another service
recently not part of their regular business.
When the Blyth Summer Festival scheduled
the play The Blood is Strong about Scottish
settlers in Canada, the actors were faced with
the difficult task of capturing -the Scottish
language patterns for authenticity on the
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stage. Lil and Jean with their still -thick
Scottish brrr were natural critics for the actors
trying to get the accents down.
Besides wanting to see their own shop
succeed, the sisters would like dearly to see
more little shops spring up in Blyth. Already,
Lil says, people can come to shop in the two
mills, Michael Ward's pottery studio and
their shop, but she can see room for other
little shops. She draws a comparison with
Elora where there are now many little
specialty shops and the village has become a
mecca for shoppers looking for interesting
thrngs.
In the meantime, at an age when most
people are looking forward to retirement, the
sisters are looking forward to building their
business to the point it will provide their
living for them.
An old kitchen scale makes an interesting
display piece.
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