Parties, Poets and Goats
I struggled most of last summer trying to think of something special to do to mark our 25th meeting at the historic Grove Park Inn on February 17-19. If you have attended any of our previous 24 conferences, you know that the ballroom and meeting…
Picking Up Where Michael Left Off
In one of my conversations I had with Jill Thomas-Clark last week, she made the comment, "I only wish that Michael could have heard all of the wonderful things people have said about him."
It made me pause and wonder, "Had I told Michael how…
Making Some Arts & Crafts Resolutions
I love Mondays.
I love the first day of the week, the first week of the month, the first month of the year.
And when all three come together at once as they have today, then I'm really excited.
Monday's are like a fresh start. A clean slate.…
To An Original Grove Park Inn Room
When the Grove Park Inn opened on July 12, 1913, it featured approximately 150 guest rooms. The precise number remains a bit elusive simply because not every room had been finished by the one year deadline Frederick Loring Seely had imposed…
Paper or Plastic – or Virtual?
My latest book, entitled "Arts & Crafts Shopmarks: 1895-1940," is currently at the printer, where they are preparing a proof for me to approve, hopefully before Christmas. That would be a nice gift for me.
There's an old joke about a…
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