American Quilters | Vintage Textiles
All I needed to see were the words “American” & “Vintage” in the same sentence and my attention was drawn. Never mind that I was not just the only man in the room, but the only non-retirement aged person in the room as well. Yeah, well, vintage textiles and a mutual admiration for masterful craftsmanship [...]
Reaching For The Stars | Space Shuttle Atlantis
Please excuse the mammoth size of the above stamps. I didn’t want anyone to miss the beautiful detail of the art or to miss the impact of this special day. I was born after man first propelled himself beyond the gravitational pull of Earth, into orbit, and finally landing and walking on the moon. Nonetheless, [...]
Hatch Show Print | A Working Letterpress Museum
I knew about Hatch Show Print before I actually knew about them. I had seen their posters in shop windows and restaurants and even wine labels they had created, but never knew who was behind the beautiful letterpress print work.
Pete Townshend | Birthday Boy
I know, the cliché’d line from My Generation is forever pointed out with Pete Townshend continuing to not die before he gets old. Well, happy birthday to Mr. Townshend, anyway- and we wish him many more years of escaping his wish that he made way back in 1965. A true post-war baby boomer, Pete was [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Family holidays, like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, are much more to me than a time to thank our parents for raising us and making us who we have become. They are great opportunities to take a long look at the personalities and lives of the people that make up our heritage. The women in [...]
Gurley Milling Co. | 1950′s Flour Sacks
With my college years starting down south in North Carolina (Greensboro, to be exact), I remember driving through Princeton, N.C. on my way to the Outerbanks. Not a bad drive, knowing that the beaches lay just ahead.
The Fiberco Laundripak | A Little Gift Box For Mom
Yep, for college students back in the 1920′s, this was their laundromat. Without laundry services on campus or accessibility to a neighborhood laundromat (not sure if they even existed yet), college students had to rely on their ever-dependable mom to keep them in clean duds. As often as needed, they’d pack all their dirty (alcohol [...]
Vintage Fabrics | Neckties | General Knot & Co.
With the encouragement of friends and family (and a whole lot of work), General Knot & Co. has officially become a reality today. It’s been many months of inspired work- more fun than work actually. Years of vintage shopping at flea markets, estate sales, and hole-in-the-wall shops, helped drive the concept and partnering up with [...]
Christmas in January | Live At Leeds
Back in November, I ordered myself a special Christmas present. I needed a little backup plan just in case I found a lump of coal in my stocking on Christmas morning. Well, I was lucky and unlucky- no coal in the stocking, but also no package in the mail before Christmas. But, lo and behold, [...]
Ewing’s Blue Ribbon Feeds
Like many privately-owned rural farm businesses, Ewing’s Blue Ribbon Feeds Inc. has faded into memory long ago, leaving behind beautiful relics of it’s industrious past. I spent Thanksgiving this year, as I often do, with my family in my wife’s childhood town of Lynchburg, Ohio. Personally, I love Ohio- and Southern Ohio in particular. Acre [...]
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