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Flatware Reminiscences

December 6, 2016 by Lanita Boyd

I have an odd little collection of flatware I never use, but I keep it for sentimental reasons. At some point, both my mother and my father-in-law gave me a handful of old family flatware. Each of them offered pretty much the same sentiment: “Someone ought to keep these and I figured you’d be most … [Read more…]

The Vanderbilts and the Bradleys

October 31, 2012 by Lanita Boyd

Our trip to the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina, was inspiring for various reasons. Of course the structure itself is awesome! I cannot fathom the vision that George Vanderbilt had in the 19th century even to conceive of such a place and the surroundings. He bought up 125,000 acres of worn-out farmland and planted trees to … [Read more…]