If you want to add a bit of style and flair to your Saturday night, you might want to consider a trip to Nyack.

To be more specific, a trip to The Klay Gallery.

There’s a new shop in Mount Kisco that’s holding its Grand Opening this weekend.

It’s called Beehive Co-Op, and it’s at 337 E. Main St.

Luisa New York, the cozy little shop in Pleasantville that I wrote about back in the summer, has sent me all kinds of news about new products and current sales.

The shop is one of those “hidden treasures” — it actually took me a few minutes to find it when I first visited — but once you do, you’ll likely go back again and again. Read more of this entry »

A lot of our local shop owners travel the country — and the world — in search of the goods they feature.

The last time I was in touch with Christina Doherty of Cici Crib in Armonk, she was telling me about a trade show she was going to in Las Vegas.

If the shop name’s familiar, you might be a regular there — or remember when I wrote the charming place a few months ago.

Just a quick note to tell you this weekend is “Harvest at Holbrook Cottage.”

Expect a “fall harvest of savings” of 25 percent off all fall foliage and wreaths Saturday and Sunday, along with more bargains at a sidewalk sale.

And don’t forget the farmer’s market, which continues and is now offering apples, cider donuts and apple pies.

Holbrook Cottage is at 1251-53 Pleasantville Road in Briarcliff Manor. It’s open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

For more details, visit its Web site or call 914-944-0734.

Have you checked out the sale now going on at Quel Objet yet?

I’ve written about the online source for so-many-things-French before.

Susan Sears’ company is based in Briarcliff Manor, featuring items she discovers on trips to her beloved France.

I can’t wait for the next time I am in the Pound Ridge area.

I just got a call from Rob Barbo, who let me know that All Your Yesterdays, the antiques shop Barbo runs with his wife, Vida, has a new home.

I’ve heard this morning from Suzanne Fonarow, the Pound Ridge woman behind Lap Sack.

I’ve written about her before, most recently this spring when I caught up with her at Crafts at Lyndhurst.

Before I head out tonight, I just wanted to leave you with a quick update on the Radko warehouse sale.

I had mentioned here a few weeks ago that I had heard that the company’s ornaments and other holiday collectibles should be featured in a sale in November.

Well, I got an update today — it now it looks like the event will take place in December.

Will keep you posted…

After leaving Consider the Cook, I was ready to hit the nearest kitchen.

That’s unusual, since I admit I just about get by when it comes to cooking.

Visiting the airy Bedford shop, though, had me planning elaborate meals served on colorful platters set on patterned linens.