| Quilting's role in history still changing
As Oklahoma celebrates its centennial, folks are reminiscing about their heritage and the stories that stitch this state together. A piece of history popping up in several cities this year is the quilt.When quilts emerged in America in the 1770s, they draped the beds of society and then were touted as a revolutionary breakthrough for those seeking independence from England. By the Civil War era, quilts warmed the boys at war and pointed the way for the Underground Railroad. As people moved West, they carried with them "friendship quilts" and often times were buried in them. During the Depression days, quilts made out of sewing scraps and hand-me-downs brought simple beauty to the home. However, after World War II, quilts weren't in vogue and considered something only poor people had. After the hippies had their heyday, quilts re-emerged as forms of expression, artistry to adorn walls rather than beds.
BF Avery unique in collection
"I like the oddballs," said the 88-year-old tractor collector, his eyes on his three-wheeled, deep red 1946 B.F. Avery tractor. The tractor was the only B.F. Avery among the 51 antique tractors on exhibit Saturday at Sandburg Mall, where the Maple City Antique Tractor Association is having its annual Mall Tractor Show. The show continues today. Most of the tractors are John Deere, International Harvester or Ford. A few were Allis-Chalmers, which is the brand of the first tractor Page's family owned. .
BEDROOM TO BOUDOIR
Pitch the practical; gather the sensual. Across the country, bedrooms are becoming cozy retreats, designed to soothe both body and mind. It's an approach that appeals in post-Katrina New Orleans, and a timely one with Valentine's Day just around the corner. Most designers agree that, especially since we spend a third of our lives asleep, a primary focus should be the bed. "It is the focal point of the room and will be the spot you and your partner will share," says Cristina Saralegui, host of "The Cristina Show" on Univision; her Casa Cristina home furnishings can be found at www.cristinaonline.com and she also has launched a new line for Kohl's. Bedding makes or breaks the bed, says Saralegui; banish anything boring and indulge yourself.
VALENTINE ANTIQUE AUCTION
Selections from Robert Moorhead, Philadelphia, Estate of Carl Barbieri, Reading Pa, Troxell Jewelry Store Phoenixville, Gen Boden and several local partial estates.
Furniture, Antiques, Jewelry, Doll Collection, Hummels, Royal Doultons, Early Glassware, Breininger Pottery, Glassware, Books, Linens
FURNITURE: Twelve Lite Pine Corner Cupboard, Early Jelly Cupboard, Pie Safe, Eight Ladder Back Chairs, Pine Table, Several New England Washstands, Marble Top Table, Decorative Bar Table and Stools, Carved Chippendale Style Arm chair, Several Clocks, Navy Clock, French clock, Dining Room Set, with Table, chairs, and Fancy Mirrored China, Leather Sofa, Fancy French Cabinet, Several Large Mirrors, Wood Box, Marble Top Pedestal, Corner Chair, Decorative Tables and stands, Piano Lamp w/Fancy Shade, Other fancy Lamps, King Size Poster Bed, Blanket Chest, Cannonball Bed, Fancy Mahogany Blanket Chest, High Chest, Painted Rocker, Oak Desk, Oak Drop leaf table, Rockers, Pine Cupboard, Oak Tea Cart, Pair Windsor Armchairs, Pair Victorian Hip-Rest Chairs, Outdoor Cement Pedestals, One Drawer Night Stand, Two full houses of furniture.
Centre Street marks 3 decades of restored glory
Construction to transform and restore downtown Fernandina's main thoroughfare began in 1977. Thirty years later, the revitalization is seen as a success. What was then Atlantic Avenue from Eighth to Front streets became Centre Street again - the name it had at the turn of the 20th century - and most of the street's historic buildings were stripped of their facades to uncover their Victorian-era glory. "The reason why it's worked so well is because it is still the hometown of the island. Locals still shop here and visitors who've come to our town find it homey, too," said Melba Whitaker, who, with her husband Bob, owned Robison's Jewelery Co. on Centre Street and were among the original supporters of the restoration. The straight, treeless Atlantic Avenue of the mid-1970s, lined with telephone and electric lines, had shop fronts with 1950s and 1960s facades with plastic awnings.
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