Little Journeys

Farm Work

  I grew up in a small town out on the rolling Illinois prairie, small enough that from our yard I could walk east, west, north, or south and have a good chance of soon seeing a farmer working his fields. Many of my earliest jobs took…

Considering the Consequences

  With both a home and an office jammed with Arts and Crafts furniture, I really cannot call myself a collector anymore, as I cannot even recall the last piece of Arts and Crafts furniture which I brought home. Of course, that may have…

Head, Heart, and Hand

  If the widespread Covid-19 restrictions we have endured these past two years have demonstrated anything, it is that collectors crave social connections. Facebook and Zoom have helped to ease our longing to meet other Arts and Crafts…

A Virtual Gala

  For more years than I can recall, one of our fall journeys has been to Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, New Jersey, to join the Craftsman Gala celebration sponsored by the Stickley Museum. As you may know, Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman…

A Questionable Fall Project: Part Two

  Two weeks ago, I wrote about my latest project:  building a flagstone and concrete patio in the small backyard of our house at Lake Lure. Twenty-five years ago, I first planted grass there, but it did not do well, so I replaced it with…

Auction Story

  A funny thing happened at an auction last Friday. Nothing. We are all familiar with what antique auctions used to be:  a combination of an educational experience and an enjoyable social event subtly disguising a range of hidden emotions…

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