Little Journeys

Existential Antiquing

It’s been a quiet week here on the farm, as I have continued working on my workshop reorganization and trying to keep up with the mowing, a strangely rewarding task in that it does not require any mental agility or extreme physical exertion,…

Garage Projects

Among other things, Leigh Ann and I share a two-car garage. Not equally, I must admit, but I have come to recognize that the magnificent flower gardens which surround our house require a large number of tools, as well as workbench space for…

Remembering Paul

I first got word of Paul Duchscherer’s passing as I was standing in front of an antiques shop south of Indianapolis last week. Like so many of you, I had come to know Paul through the annual Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn,…

Giving One of My Favorite Talks

Mention Asheville and invariably either one of two names will come up:  the 1895 Biltmore Estate or the 1913 Grove Park Inn. While the Biltmore House represents the opulence of the late Victorian age at its finest, and the Grove Park Inn stands…

Dan Lopez, 1945-2017

I was saddened to learn of the recent death of a Dan Lopez, a good friend, an Arts and Crafts antiques dealer, and an early supporter of the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn. Dan, who was 72, passed away at his home…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Little Journey

As you may have seen last week, my recent trip down to Lake Lure prompted me to relive that day in September of 1936 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt made his own trip from the Grove Park Inn down to the Lake Lure Inn, where his motorcade…

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