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memorial day

5/27/2012

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For the first time since I was a child, Memorial Day is memorable, for me. A parade in Salisbury is followed by hundreds of trailing citizens who gather in the cemetery for band music, readings, gun salutes, taps and a remarkably flawless recitation (by heart!) of The Gettysburg Address by cub scout in uniform Caleb May.
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photo credit: Katherine Ross
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Cub Scout Caleb May (center) delivers perfect recitation of The Gettysburg Address.
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news, 1957

5/26/2012

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Almost completely intact Wall Street Journal of September 20, 1957 was found in the chimney rampart in the attic. Most alarming article:
"A small atomic bomb was fired in a chamber 800 ft under a desert mesa in Nevada as scientists measured its violence to help unlock the earth's secrets. The shock was recorded about 1000 miles away; experts had hoped it would be felt around the world."
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Daughter Katherine and her boyfriend Alberto gingerly read fifty-year old news.
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and then there was light

5/25/2012

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In the city, we live in a first floor apartment that is sometimes so dark, I have dubbed it "the Cave." Oh, what a glorious contrast it will be to wake up to this light-flooded bedroom on weekends.
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still smiling

5/24/2012

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It's a testament to dedication of the contractors (who don't take on more than one job at a time) and the work of their team of craftsmen and artisans that owners are still happy this far along on a job. 
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Donald in kitchen doorway. Jason Hanley, head painter, looking down from a bedroom.
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big kitchen prep, before plasterers move in

5/23/2012

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The Zordan brothers, third-generation plasterers, are moving into the kitchen next week and the area is aflurry with preparations. The original bell butler is dismantled and covered with plastic to protect it during the process. So house guests will be able to ring me for service.
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Sink and shelves in pantry are wrapped for protection.
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beautifying our little corner of the world

5/23/2012

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The first gift to the house was this vintage metal sink which Rob and Ellen, the contractors, "had been saving for someplace special." Note artful piping by plumber Mike O'Connor (Perotti's).
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what e-books can't do: turn into wallpaper

5/22/2012

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I bought two 18th century books from England and Chris Brennan figured out how to turn them into wallpaper. One was an antique atlas, The 1873 Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, the other was Randolph Caldecott's Graphic Pictures, a compendium of illustrated stories from the same era. Both acquired thanks to the dandy internet which put me into contact with a rare bookseller in London, David Hulse. There were enough color plates to paper both powder rooms on the first floor. The best john reading material EVER! 
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Terry, a wallpaper artisan from Vermont.
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Mounting pages on hallway powder room wall took patience and precision.
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Before mounting pages, Terry laid them out in makeshift work room, the living room.
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Newly covered wall in den powder room.
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Chris Brennan points out logic of placement.
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trade secrets

5/21/2012

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A friend going out of town dropped off at Holleywood her ticket to Trade Secrets. Trade Secrets? I asked what was that. "You're going to LOVE it," my friend said and a few days later I discovered how right she was. An annual benefit for Women's Support Services (a domestic violence program), Trade Secrets is THE summer kickoff in the area (Bette Midler was there!), a Gardenpalooza gathering green thumbs and antique collectors as well known as Martha Stewart to the meticulously groomed greens of Lion's Rock Farm in Sharon, where Elaine LaRoche apparently doesn't mind that 1000 cars park on her lawn. Ahem, meadow. The next day is Garden Tours and while there were some lovely options to tour, I only had time for one and (because I'm a huge admirer of her work, did you read what she did for The Falls Village Inn?) beelined for Bunny Williams'. 
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Who wouldn't have an affair with this house?
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What Bunny bought at Trade Secrets. You know because of the lime-green ribbons.
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Bunny Williams' powder room in guest barn. Because who doesn't want a glimpse of how she does that?
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There are paper guest towels. And there are beautifully MONOGRAMMED paper guest towels.
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peonies!

5/20/2012

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Two fledgling rows of mixed peonies now parade up the path to the kitchen door.
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countertop

5/20/2012

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It's arrived!! All one piece of soapstone and so heavy it required the strength of six guys to haul it in.
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BEFORE- For weeks, makeshift countertop of planks has served as handy, if not beautiful perch for tools or furniture in transit.
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All one piece, soapstone is polished to beautiful dark, lovely contrast to cabinets made from 80-year old fir.
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The hole in the middle is for compost--we're putting in a garden! Note floorboards beneath tile--reclaimed from wainscoting in the ceiling. Yes, we are green!
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