a couple of weeks ago on a sunny saturday morning,“Deakins Isle” (the anchor of the Elkhorn Wisconsin business district)hosting a book signing event. the same morning there was a farmers market also on the square.we sold some books, shopped a lot and had a great time! thanks to all that joined.
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The vast majority of homes featured on Apartment Therapy are primary residences – places where people live their day to day lives. Every now and then, we have the treat of taking a tour of someones home away from home – their escape from the daily grind. We picked five favorites from over the years, from a railroad car in the woods of the Pacific Northwest to a teeny tiny Midwest Lakeside Cabin to a New York state farm… http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/roundup/perfect-places-to-get-away-from-it-all-house-tour-roundup-120976#comments
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-14/classified/sc-home-0614-renovating-wreck-20100614_1_cabin-resurrection-housing-tereasa-surratt RESURRECTION HOUSING Fallen in love with a wreck by the side of the road? Here’s what you should know. And a happy tale to prove it can be done. Resurrection housingFallen in love with a wreck by the side of the road? Here’s what you should know. And a happy tale to prove it can be done.June 14, 2010|By Barbara Mahany, Tribune Newspapers It had been there long as most anyone could remember, the squat little cabin, the sad little cabin, the cabin with roof shingles missing, windows smashed, paint peeled and logs rotting away. Plunked in a weed-tangled…
our talented and generous friend eric law (of foundation post) shot this movie with our colleague Kevin McGurn of the flea marketevent. thanks so much to everyone who helped out no that day! we managed to sell lots of books and some flealess antiques as well.
this past sunday we loaded up the truck & hauled ourselves to the Walworth County Flea Market to host a book signing / flea booth / buying trip. we could not have done it without emily, eric, mary, alexei, will, will, tom, lisa, laarni, heather, jamin, kate, kevin and april. (thanks, guys!!). cases of books were sold, a truckload of cabin decor unloaded, and a great sunny day was had by all. (come back soon to see Eric’s short film documentary of the event)
my dear friend guyer sent me an email that one of our fav blogs (strangeclosets.com)posted a fab story about him (his job, tabletop design) check it out here: http://www.strangeclosets.com A Very Modest Cottage is the story of author Tereasa Surratt’s efforts to rescue, move and rehab a tiny 20’s-era vacation cottage, and it makes me smile every time I spend some time with it. DIY books can feel so by-the-numbers, but this one, published by Country Living, feels like a genuine labor of love. The book is steeped in nostalgia; it’s part of the reason Surratt feels compelled to intervene…
A Very Modest Cottageby Tereasa SurrattHearst Books / Sterling PublishingApril 2010ISBN: 978-1-58816-797-2 averymodestcottage My Review: I read this little book, cover-to-cover. I was so touched to know that the author, Tereasa Surratt felt the same nostalgic feelings about cottages as I do. I had a kindred spirit connection while reading this book. My favorite part of the book was reading the story of how her brother and husband traveled by trailer with this little cottage, across two states. You will also love the photos included in this book. They tell a their own story complimented by Tereasa’s words. This is…
By Marla Blair / Star-Gazette editor: When a little run-down building was moved 245 miles from Beardstown, Illinois, to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, to become part of a summer camp, it was the beginning of yet another chapter in the long life of the tiny structure. But this time, with this owner, it has been given a place of distinction—restored with love, filled with treasures and given a history by people who were happy to share their memories. The building’s journey from roadside cabin to a well-appointed piece of history is told in a new book that starts as a chronicle of…