Little Journeys

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,…

Do You Have What It Takes?

If you saw last week's column, you know that Leigh Ann and I have embarked on a "minor" kitchen remodeling. Let me say this at the outset: a remodeling is like surgery. If you are the one under the knife, there is no such thing as "minor."…

Arts and Crafts Beneath a Layer of Dust

No exciting journeys to a Frank Lloyd Wright house or even reminiscing about sleeping in the Gamble House this week. This past week we started our long anticipated kitchen remodeling. In truth, it is more of a kitchen facelift, as we are…

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