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Friday Things: The Fancy Craft Show Edition

Nord Family Farm wool blankets

As you’ll know from previous posts, I’m a big fan of the American Craft Council San Francisco show held every August at Fort Mason. The ACCSF show is much like a grown up “back-to-school” shopping excursion for me where I go to see what’s new in handcrafted jewelry, clothing and home furnishings.   I popped [...]

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Hole & Corner

Hole & Corner Magazine

I’m a magazine junkie.  Ever since I was a kid growing up on the farm I’ve loved opening my mailbox and finding news from the outside world.  Then it was Jack & Jill, now it’s World of Interiors, House Beautiful, Elle Decor and the New Yorker.  Well, and Bon Appetit and People and EW and Vogue [...]

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Friday Things Considered: The Independence Day Edition

U.S. Flag

Though I was raised in the ruby red heart of the Rocky Mountain West, I live in midnight blue territory. With friends and family on both sides of the political spectrum, my own leanings tend to a more moderate shade of rosy periwinkle. But I was genuinely happy about how the Supreme Court decisions played [...]

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Friday Things Considered

Cherry Blossoms

I thought I’d be rhapsodizing about cherry blossoms this morning.  Instead, I’m waiting for the Opossum Angel of Death to remove a dying critter from my crawl space. Mother Nature is full of complexities. A few nights ago as I lay reading in bed, I heard something scratching underneath our bedroom floorboards and woke my [...]

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Kathryn Pritchett

writes about Things Elemental — where we find shelter, why we connect, what sustains us and how we strut our stuff.