At first glance
Another participant in the Third in Bloom competition
When I first came upon C.W. Smith (seen in the background), I mistook it for W.H Smith, the English Bookstore on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris (that's the place to get English newspapers and The New York Times, best sellers and a wide range of English paperbacks).
This Smith, however, is "a direct importer of 17th, 18th and 19th century antiques from China and the former British, Dutch and Portuguese colonies in Asia".
That's a whole different kettle of fish, isn't it...
12 comments:
We will overlook your crass mistake :-)
I like the post and colors and what you said but am not familiar with it or much of it, except Florida. LOL
I wonder what will he be selling from Ceylon, Goa, Ormuz, Mallaca, Damao, Diu, Cochin (Kochi), Macau, Nagasaki, East Timor...
Antiques are interesting to look at and fun to own, too. This shop looks like browsing would be an adventure in itself. Good shot, Isabella. I especially like the blue sky.
This little corner is just charming. Love the fresh architecture, the pool, fountain, trees, pots of lavenders etc. so beautifully laid out and an antique shop too with goodies that sound just wonderful.
Love to be there - that sense of anticipation just before you enter the wonders of that shop. interesting name.
Very pretty little courtyard, and the shop sounds interesting.
Such a blue sky! I'm so jealous :-)
Thank you for your very funny comment on my blog.
I can see why you thought it was WH Smiths. That logo is is quite deceptive. Apart form thatm, what a pretty little courtyard, lovely photo.
Very nice spot, but I'd rather spend my money on books or magazines in W H Smiths, than buy stuff made in China. I try not to buy anything made in China but it's pretty hard to do that these days. The Chinese have a horrible human rights record, and certainly run their factories with underpaid and overworked workers.
When I saw the word C.W.Smith, the first thought that popped into my head was the restauranteur B.Smith. And I was thinking, "Oh, there's a B.Smith restaurant in FL too." :-)
did you venture inside? do they have stuff from india too??? i would guess so........"colonies" huh???
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