Some of the comings and goings . . . special events, celebrations and shameless self-promotion
At 6:00 today, we will draw the winner for the Red Plaid Jacket by Pendleton. Rest assured the wool will help keep you warm. It is shocking to me but plaid jackets are fashionable? One just sold on Etsy; they called it a hipster jacket. I found a red plaid dress; red plaid skirt and…
Lately, I have wondered about the life of a miner. This comes as no surprise since Putnam and Speedwell occupies a house that was once a home for a miner and his family at Eclipse Company Town. The houses are cute; but they are small, it seems to me, for a family. I wonder about…
The film, Fading Gigilo opens with Woody Allen carefully tissue wrapping beautiful leather bound books. The camera pans to empty shelves. He is closing the bookstore first established by his grandfather. He laments, This is the end of an era my friend, only rare people buy rare books. Soon after that scene, I lost…
Hard to believe that it has been one year since Putnam and Speedwell planted roots in Athens . . . a few thoughts about growing pains! We rented the space at Eclipse Company Town, an old mining town, last November about ten days before Thanksgiving. I was thinking that we could whip it into…
Tonight, our good neighbor here at Eclipse Company Town, Kiser's Barbecue will not only have a band, Time Machine, but is holding its first Bike Night! Sounds like fun - even if you prefer a bike without a motor - if not too cold, you can eat, drink and listen under the stars! If it…