Rewind: Manhattan 1913
It's been one of those weeks, so I have reached into the archives and revived an earlier column for this week:
It was a steamy, sultry day in New York City, the kind of day when you want to slip into a cool, wood-paneled bar and sip a cold…
“We Came as Tourists”
It was a humble beginning for two humble women.
In 1901, thirty-two year-old Eleanor Vance and thirty-one year-old Charlotte Yale, two recent graduates of Moody Bible College, stepped off the Southern Railway train in Biltmore Village, a…
Why Aren’t Lemmings Extinct?
Random thoughts on a weekday afternoon:
The sign of a good chair is when you fall asleep in it. And a good wine.
Thank someone who helped you in your youth, before you can’t.
The greatest obstacle to getting anything done can be a tiny…
Redefining a Legacy
Random thoughts on a weekday afternoon:
The sign of a good chair is when you fall asleep in it. And a good wine.
Thank someone who helped you in your youth, before you can’t.
The greatest obstacle to getting anything done can be a tiny…
Reflections on a Deck
While the Arts and Crafts movement cannot take credit for having discovered Nature, the reformers at the head of the pack did put a major emphasis on establishing a harmony between our lives and the outdoors. While some of those 19th century,…
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