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Highlighting The Not-So-Lost Arts: Allan T. Adams - Architectural Illustrator

by 8:29 PM
I have previously noted how much I have always enjoyed the work of Sydney R. Jones (1881-1966) whose fabulous illustrations grace the pages of books like The Manor Houses of England, The Village Homes of England, Old Houses in Holland and How to Draw Houses, which I have previously highlighted on this site. In a similar fashion, I have also collected some of the works by R. J. Brown, whose pen-and...
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Stan Hywet Celebrates with Deck The Halls 2017

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One of the highlights of the local holiday season is Stan Hywet’s annual Deck The Halls celebration, which is one of Ohio’s largest and most spectacular holiday traditions. The celebration runs from December 14-23 and December 26-30. A million lights ensure that the holiday season always remains merry and bright. The former Seiberling estate is illuminated inside and out with over ONE MILLION ...
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Christmas Comes and The Cats Carry On

by 6:07 PM
As Christmas approaches this year, I’m rather happy that I have managed to keep ahead of the holiday decorating. When the children were small, I usually started breaking out Christmas trees, lights, nutcrackers and all the other holiday gimcracks on the day after Thanksgiving, in the hope that I could get the balance of it done by the end of that weekend. As they have grown up (and one has left...
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The Carlton Tavern: A Pub Worth Saving

by 6:48 AM
When I think of an English Pub, many things come to mind, but as often as not, it’s usually something like the Carlton Tavern Pub, in York. This Victorian-era pub, with its lively Tudor-revival exterior, sits amongst mature trees in a very attractive area. The Carlton Tavern in York is under threat. Clearly a pub well worth saving. Unfortunately, the pub has never been designated as a heritag...
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