Getting Your A&C Mojo On
I returned to Craftsman Farms in New Jersey this past weekend, this time electing to see Gustav Stickley's 1909-1917 home and farm in the light of day rather than sharing the grounds in the moonlight with a doe and two twin fawns.
While this…
All in the Name of Research
I have often said that the best part of writing is the research, but research doesn't always take place in the basement of a subdued library or somber museum. Sometimes it actually can take you to the movies, in this case an authentic 1927…
A View from the Top of a Mountain
If you caught my column two weeks ago, you know that we recently took a traditional family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, and stayed two nights at the Old Faithful Inn, originally furnished in 1904 by the Charles Limbert Company.
What…
Night Walks
The sun was just beginning to set when I arrived, but I could see the first hint of the moon rising over New York City in the distance. At the edge of the yard, walking along the safety of the tree line, a sleek doe grazed with twin fawns,…
Exploring Another Arts and Crafts Mecca
Its not often that you'll find an Arts and Crafts landmark surrounded by wooly bison, graceful elk, and earthen pots of boiling water -- then rocked awake early in the morning with a 3.1 magnitude earthquake.
But at the Old Faithful Inn,…
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