| Antique Body Parts, Soho Hoofers, Fragrant Garden: London Picks
Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- If your body has finally left behind the excesses of the New Year celebrations, then there's a small museum tucked away in central London that's just right for a sober constitution. The Hunterian Museum is located within the imposing building of the Royal College of Surgeons on Lincoln's Inn Fields. It's not for the squeamish, though if you have a strong stomach it's one of the city's most fascinating collections, consisting of a vast array of anatomical specimens and surgical implements. The collection was originally assembled by John Hunter, a Scottish surgeon who, with his brother, ran a school of anatomy in nearby Covent Garden in the mid-18th century. He also served as an army surgeon and later gave lectures to medical students on the principles of surgery.
Flemington fiction
The story surrounding the 250-year-old farmhouse that sits on Bonnell Street in Flemington had long been cemented into local lore. Known as Fleming Castle, the tidy white house had been Samuel Fleming's tavern, a renowned gathering place during the Revolutionary War and home to the man who gave the town its name. The locals called it a castle, the story went, because it towered over the log cabins and Native American lean-tos of the day. It also served as a post office, a stagecoach stop and later the home of former U.S. senator and New Jersey governor Samuel Southard. It is the pride of Flemington. And its charming tale has been touted in tourist literature, retold by docents dressed in period costumes and passed on to generations of schoolchildren and Brownie troops.
Farmer
Winter can be a slow time for many farmers, but Saturday, the South Bend Farmer's Market was bustling. Winter Festival has been going on all week. The festival features the usual produce vendors, antique dealers, and arts and crafts makers. Some regular attendees say Winter Festival is a way to keep a South Bend tradition going strong all year long. "It gives us a chance to see good people and old friends," says Greg Leyes, Ginger Valley Vendor. "I've come to the market since I was five-years old so it's kind of nice for me to be here right now." Produce growers tell us, despite the week's fun, they are counting down the days until spring. In case you are wondering, spring is just 39 days away. .
Chappaqua residents get their clocks and watches appraised
As they say on "Antiques Road Show," "Really?" was the delighted response of Edie Glass of Chappaqua when she learned the value of the Eterna watch she brought in to the Chappaqua Public Library on a recent Tuesday for a free appraisal. It was the second of a series of three antiques and appraisal events offered by the library in conjunction with The New Castle Historical Society. More than 25 people assembled that morning for the opportunity to learn about the history of recording and telling time as well as to receive appraisals of their own clocks and watches. Mark Reichbach, of Mark's Time in Bedford, gave an informative talk. "Clocks were created from our need to delineate time," Reichbach said. "One of the earliest clocks consisted of ropes with knots.
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