Honoring the Past, Building a Future
It is 1:30 AM, now the 26th of December. Garbage cans are bulging with torn wrapping paper, empty boxes, the packaging of Christmas toys. It is cold and quiet. This may have been one of my prettiest Christmas trees. In my Martha Stewart phase I began tying each ornament on the branches with small red … Continue reading Merry Christmas To All And To All a Goodnight – From Main Street Rocky Mount, NC
After watching TV episodes of a program called, Restoration Road with Clint Harp, the word restoration applies to more than saving buildings. Restoration applied to the country would expose the sacredness of this great country, the USA. The show Restoration Road tells you a short history of the locale of each episode. It details the … Continue reading A Reflection From Rocky Mount, NC: Restoration Also Reveals The American Spirit
Click on Slideshow to advance photo's I was born in Chicago and raised in Evanston, IL. Marshall Fields was a part of growing up. The downtown State Street store, featured in the slideshow, was a destination that took on particular significance at Christmas time. My mother,Madeline Forgue, never learned to drive so our traveling was … Continue reading A Reflection: Stepheny’s Marshall Fields Christmas Card for 2022
Hill Street - Rocky Mount, NC "The pleasure of restoring an historic home is reserved for those who see past the decaying structure and its weeds, overgrown brush, broken windows, and battered shutters. To see past the current state requires one to see the beauty of its bones and how it once was and could … Continue reading Seeing Past the State of Things: Rocky Mount, NC Housing
I'll tell you one thing; the furniture was worth waiting for! The Renovation at 132 S.W. Main is one of the most important marketing tools you could ask for when showing prospective business entrepreneurs what is possible with a Rocky Mount commercial building. (On Far Left) Milan Mehta, architect, has another successful project in Rocky … Continue reading Opening of Downtown Development Office, Rocky Mount, NC, Sets a High Bar For Renovation and Repurposing on Main Street
I admire people who come up with great ideas like the Tea Bus Tour. I came across this: Taking London by storm, this afternoon tea on board a vintage double decker bus is an absolute must for a great girls day out. We have a gorgeous deal. Check it out: http://bit.ly/2oWaxh1 GLUTEN FREE AVAILABLE ON … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Fun Entertainment Possibilities
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