Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches curious book And then too there were

And then too there were multiple generations of Dummers who had their hands in all of this

I don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice)

too--just wonderful

together with the way the wear progresses toward the point

She filled each and every page with a hopeful scroll

Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches curious book And then too there wereThe more I'm out looking at things, the more the fields of things attracting me grows. Hooked rugs are not something Ive dipped into much, in part because the very singular ones I really fall in love with tend to be well beyond my reach. But then theres one like this, just all about color and pattern and labor, satisfying to my eye like building blocks and color charts, and tactile to boot. I of course also love it for its moments of disruption and