A Journey Back Home
I did something this morning I haven’t been able to do for a few weeks.
I took Daisy and Jasper for a long walk through the woods and around our farm. I left my suit coat and tie hanging in the closet, pulled on my work boots and blue jean…
Sunday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
There are times that words simply cannot convey the energy, the excitement and the significance of an event.
And this morning I struggle to find the words to describe everything that has happened here at the Grove Park Inn these past twenty-four…
Saturday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
We blew the doors off the G.P.I. yesterday.
After twenty-five years you might think that the energy, the anticipation, the excitement might begin to dwindle, or, if nothing else, at least begin to moderate. Rather than standing in line for…
Friday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
I was just recalling that a year ago right now we were awaiting an overnight delivery of showcases from New Jersey, hoping they would arrive in time for the exhibitors who had ordered them to get their antiques unpacked and displayed before…
Thursday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
It doesn’t seem to matter how early I get up, this week I always feel like I'm an hour behind. I generally have this column posted before seven o'clock, but here I am at eight-thirty, dripping coffee and donut crumbs on my laptop.
My greatest…
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