Social Commentaries: Aisle Seven
Who's happier: Wal-Mart customers or Home Depot shoppers?
It wasn't a question I set out to answer on my most recent little journey, this one to New Mexico and Utah, but it is one that has stuck with me these past few days.
After landing in…
The Pink Lady Goes for a Stroll
I missed her by just 45 minutes.
For those of you unfamiliar with the legend of the Pink Lady, for several decades a ghostly apparition in the form of a young woman in a vintage, flowing pink gown has hovered around the Grove Park Inn. The…
Making Transitions
This is a transitional week for me.
First, I'm transitioning from working on the 2013 Arts and Crafts Conference to planning the 2014 Arts and Crafts Conference, which will be our 27th gathering at the soon-to-be restored Grove Park Inn.…
Final Thoughts on an Arts and Crafts Conference
On Monday evening, March 23, 1903, a nervous, 45-year-old Gustav Stickley stood at the door to the Craftsman Building in downtown Syracuse, where he began greeting the nearly 200 influential people he had invited to the opening of his inaugural…
Sunday Morning: Behind the Scenes
"Never have I seen so many happy people."
That was the comment we heard all day Saturday at the Grove Park Inn.
Antiques dealers were happy.
Antiques collectors were happy.
Contemporary Craftsfirms were happy.
Contemporary collectors…
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