This site is a place for feel-good stories and moments. And nothing made us feel better last night than seeing Aretha Franklin bring down the house singing Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” on Letterman. Lady Soul KILLED it – and created a “fever pitch” all her own in the landmark Ed Sullivan Theater.
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Fire up the tractors! Today, Zynga released Farmville 2: Country Escape. With its adaptation for mobile, the elimination of having to get friends to participate (and hence publicly admitting you even play this silly game), as well as new privacy controls, Farmville might actually have another shot at life. It also looks like a great way to avoid your In Box, kill time in airports, make carpool lines bearable, and find yet another reason to stare at your phone while avoiding human contact whenever necessary. Not that we’re doing any of those things, mind you. It’s just an observation. 😉
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Bookmark this wonderful site: Catherine’s Table. Created by Maureen and Mark Goldman, this family enterprise was inspired by warm, loving moments experienced around the dining table. “When I think about comfort, soul, expressing love through craft, I think about the table. It is absolutely the place for us to be,” Maureen explains. All of the “comfort crafts” featured on Catherine’s Table are made by American artists and meant to be used as part of our everyday lives. Mike and I visited Maureen and Mark’s home in December and came away with probably more than our budget really allowed, but most importantly we came away with two new friends. One of our favorite finds was this bread/cheese board made from a reclaimed slate shingle gathered from an old barn that’s long since gone. Watch a video on the artist T. Michael here.
Easter, Mother’s Day, Graduation Day, Father’s Day – there are many reasons to gather in the coming months. Here’s to celebrating all those special moments and more at your own family table.
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Basketmaker Billy Ray Sims of Indian Springs, Ala., is keeping an old tradition alive: the making of Appalachian, hand-split white oak baskets, inspired in part by the old Gullah tradition. Two of his creations were on display at the Smithsonian recently – an egg basket and a creel basket used to hold fish – and Sims collaborated with the museum on the making of “A Measure of the Earth” film project. “Making baskets helps me stay balanced, and real, and connected to the earth, literally,” he explained in a Garden & Gun feature last year. “I feel like I’m connected to old souls.”
Original, Handmade Block Prints
$17.00 – $32.50
Hand Forged Wine Cradle
$75.00
Farm Fresh Candle
$20.00
