Tag Archives: kitsch

Marika’s of Shelter Island

Posted on August 1, 2010 by cara

EVERY DAY’S A FLEA MARKET AT MARIKA’S, a mad jumble of used furniture on Rt. 114, the main artery through serene and pretty Shelter Island, tucked between Long Island’s North and South Forks. Truth to tell, I have never bought … Continue reading →

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Lamplady Speaks

Posted on March 16, 2009 by cara

WHILE I’M NOT as schizy as Toni Collette in that new show, United States of Tara, I also have an alter ego. She’s known as Lamplady, and she is particularly fond of kitschy 1950s lamps. Lamplady even had a space … Continue reading →

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