After 28 years, Templeton antique shop to close
Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2018
TEMPLETON — After 28 years at 10 Baldwinville Road, Country Mischief
will close its doors — and try to sell all of its one-of-a-kind
antiques, knick knacks and furniture before the end of May.
Gail Whittle, founder of Country Mischief, said she has enjoyed serving the members of the community and making plenty of friends along the way. She’s had customers from all over the country, she said, mostly hearing about the unique shop by word of mouth.
“We’ve made a lot of good friends doing this,” Whittle said. “People are very concerned. I think they are happy for us, but sad at the same time.”
Starting in a small ice cream barn across the Templeton common, Whittle said she has been in the business for 34 years. Since then, she has worked to grow her store, which has been open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and hasn’t taken much time off over the years. You would never find her anywhere but in her store on weekends, she said. But now that she has decided to retire, Whittle said she is looking forward to adventuring to new places during her free time, and she will be enjoying the company of her grandchildren.
When Whittle first opened the shop on Baldwinville Road, she converted one of the 20 rooms into a tea room. Since that time, the little tea room has had many transformations — from a small restaurant with a small menu to having its own chef. Though the store is still open until the end of May, the restaurant closed in February.
Even though community members will miss the one-of-a-kind shop, Whittle said she’s leaving on a high note. According to her, 2017 was the biggest year for the store, selling many items, along with serving customers in the restaurant Wednesday through Sunday until it closed.
Everything in the store is discounted until the shop closes, Whittle said. For those looking for an even better deal, she said to join the Country’s newsletter on its website at:
www.countrymischief.com.
Gail Whittle, founder of Country Mischief, said she has enjoyed serving the members of the community and making plenty of friends along the way. She’s had customers from all over the country, she said, mostly hearing about the unique shop by word of mouth.
“We’ve made a lot of good friends doing this,” Whittle said. “People are very concerned. I think they are happy for us, but sad at the same time.”
Starting in a small ice cream barn across the Templeton common, Whittle said she has been in the business for 34 years. Since then, she has worked to grow her store, which has been open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and hasn’t taken much time off over the years. You would never find her anywhere but in her store on weekends, she said. But now that she has decided to retire, Whittle said she is looking forward to adventuring to new places during her free time, and she will be enjoying the company of her grandchildren.
When Whittle first opened the shop on Baldwinville Road, she converted one of the 20 rooms into a tea room. Since that time, the little tea room has had many transformations — from a small restaurant with a small menu to having its own chef. Though the store is still open until the end of May, the restaurant closed in February.
Even though community members will miss the one-of-a-kind shop, Whittle said she’s leaving on a high note. According to her, 2017 was the biggest year for the store, selling many items, along with serving customers in the restaurant Wednesday through Sunday until it closed.
Everything in the store is discounted until the shop closes, Whittle said. For those looking for an even better deal, she said to join the Country’s newsletter on its website at:
www.countrymischief.com.
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