My daughter, aka Capt. Jacks, and I have been antiquing since she was in the womb. Throughout her childhood years, we spent loads of time in junk shops and at flea markets. She even volunteered with me throughout the years at local charity thrift shops. Now, a well-respected commercial interior ...
Mid Turner Saves Memories in Bears
"I never get tired of making them,” says Mildred (Mid) Turner about the little stuffed bears she makes. “ They have their own personalities – they’re like people.” Turner lives near the hamlet of Anutt, Mo., but through her sewing savvy she touches the lives of many people, from babies to ...
A Museum in All Its ‘Glore’
“Help me … I just want to be loved.” Lines of zigzag embroidery filled a cloth sheet that hung on the wall at the Glore (pronounced “glory,” and named after George Glore, founder) Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Mo. A shudder ran down my spine as I recognized wedding vows and lines from songs ...
A Trip to Bollinger Mill
I can cross another one off the long list of mill sites to see in the Ozarks. A few weeks ago, my family and I visited Bollinger Mill in Cape Girardeau County. Having traipsed up, down and all-around in several mills, I have come to the conclusion that the main reason mills are so appealing to the ...
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