Katy Vine introduces us to Dorothy Hood in her article in Texas Monthly: “Dorothy Hood had all the makings of an icon. One of Texas’s most talented artists, she was a stunning strawberry blonde with a fearless sense of adventure. In 1941, fresh out of art school, she drove her dad’s roadster to Mexico CityRead more
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The other day I shared with you a story about the upcoming auction at Christie’s where you will have the opportunity to buy such remnants of history as keys from the Titanic, a life-preserver from the Lusitania and a piece of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake. John Wayne’s Stetson, Errol Flynn’s cape, Churchill’s imitation leopard skin muff, and Queen Victoria’s nightgown are amongRead more
And it’s not by me in spite of what you read above. It was written by a young man, John Robert Benjamin, who has since gone on to get degrees at Georgetown and now M.I.T. There are only a few essays or books that I reread. Too many other new things pile up beside me, and I can’t keep up. ButRead more
Charlie Chaplin’s violin. John Wayne’s Stetson. Officer’s keys from one of the last men to leave the Titanic. Items associated with the 1910-1913 British exploration of Antarctica. A mechanism that will not only open your wine but pour you a glass. What would you bid to own a remnant of history? What does it mean toRead more
What is it about paper? Since high school, I have wandered through flea-markets, estate sales and now Ebay, collecting postcards, gum wrappers, motel soap wrappers, movie posters, maps, newspaper clippings, old scrapbooks, old photos, funny LP covers- the list goes on and on. As I have the opportunity, I will be sharing some of these thingsRead more
Sister Parish decorated Jackie and John Kennedy’s Georgetown townhouse, and they later asked her to do the family quarters at the White House. She claims they didn’t pay all their bills! When a newly married Duchess of York asked her to decorate her new home, Buckingham Palace canceled her commission. Having Sister Parish was way too expensive forRead more
Think of this the next time you send a package – an American success story
Life lessons from digging, planting and growing
During the 1936 Summer Olympic games in Berlin under the disapproving eyes of Adolph Hitler, two track and field athletes, Nazi German Luz Long and Black American Jesse Owens, became unlikely friends.
In these days of mega-mansions and monster homes, it’s helpful to be reminded that celebrities did not always live in such palatial surroundings. Fred McMurray starred on his own TV series and in over a hundred movies in a career that lasted almost 5o years. When he bought his 1,500 acre ranch in 1941, he chose toRead more
