Little Journeys

Memories of Memorial Days

This article is a republication and has been edited to include archived images of the author's father and family. Original date of publication: May 27th, 2012.   There will be hundreds of columns written this week on the meaning of Memorial…

To Build a Fence

  Trust me, I never intended to build it myself.   A sudden spring flood had deposited three inches of sandy silt on our three existing pastures, effectively choking out the young grass Leigh Ann’s horses depend on during the…

Arts and Crafts Church Camp

  It has been called a cruise ship lodged atop a mountain.   Make that an Arts and Crafts cruise ship….   When the Grove Park Inn opened on July 12, 1913, guests did not come simply for one night, nor did they come with…

Looking For a Little Common Sense

  Those of us who did not grow up with computers freely admit and marvel over how computers have changed our lives. While still a classroom teacher, I wrote my first book, a study guide for Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped for Monarch…

Lumber Shock

  If you are planning a summer building project of any size, brace yourself for a shock.   First, the lumber aisles at Lowes and Home Depot are looking like the toilet paper aisle during the panic days of the pandemic. Second,…

When Is a Shopmark Not a Shopmark?

This article has been re-published. Original date of publication: June 18th, 2019.   When is a Shopmark Not a Shopmark?   Perhaps when it’s a signature?   I’ve had a fascination with Arts and Crafts shopmarks ever since…

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