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The Glass Guy

Posted in Travel, Vacation, tagged , on August 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I’m not quite sure how it happens, but everywhere we go there’s “a glass guy.” Wimberley, Texas. Cape Cod, Massachusetts. And now, Jamestown, Virginia. They started trying to make glass in Jamestown round about 1608. They imported German and Polish glass guys to try and make a go of it. Sadly, things did not go [...]

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Craftsmen

Posted in Travel, Vacation, tagged , , , , , on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In the spirit of The $10 Challenge I thought I’d highlight some of the craftsmen I met on my recent tour d’history. These guys are actually still making things the old-fashioned way: without benefit of power tools, computers, or much of anything other than tried and true methods and a lot of ingenuity. Take this [...]

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A Cook’s Tour

Posted in food, Travel, Vacation, tagged , , , , , on July 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I like to cook—but if I had been born 200 years ago I’m not sure that would have been the case. Can you imagine trying to whip up that Church Lady Cake in one of these? It really takes “slaving over a hot stove” to a whole new level: Of course, if you served under [...]

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