Monthly Archives: July 2012

Dementiaville_1

Dementiaville-1 My mother is the youngest of nine children of Mabel and Charles Bennett, and the last survivor of the lot. Her next-oldest sister died a few years ago at age 95. Many of us, including nieces and nephews now … Continue reading

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FrankLloydWrightRoadTrip5

FrankLloydWrightRoadTripDay5_July 10 The house where it all began has diamond pane windows. At the time Wright built it for his wife and future children (around 1889), it overlooked prairie, but today it exists among a solid urban grid of houses … Continue reading

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FrankLloydWrightRoadtrip4

Frank Lloyd Wright Trip Day 4. July 9. Another horizontal line on the prairie, Samara House, West Lafayette Indiana. Dr. John Christian, 29, (taught bionucleonics at Purdue) wanted Frank Lloyd Wright to design his house, and Wright did. It was … Continue reading

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FrankLloydWrightRoadTrip2

Day Two: Clerestory Windows, cantilevers, dry rhododendrons (97 degrees today) At Falling Water, verandas float over greenery, rooms are stumbled upon unannounced, and unexpected. Design is rooted in eccentricity mixed with ingenuity and practicality, plus an awe of natural beauty … Continue reading

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FrankLloydWrightRoadTrip1

Day One, July 6: Chuckles, Christ, and Chocolate Milk Americans eat a whole lot of sugar and pray to Jesus. After five hours, a lunch at Cracker Barrel and driving 300 highway miles, that’s a firm conclusion. And the best … Continue reading

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FrankLloydWrightRoadtrip

Day One, July 6: Chuckles, Christ, and Chocolate Milk Americans eat a whole lot of sugar and pray to Jesus. After five hours, a lunch at Cracker Barrel and driving 300 highway miles, that’s a firm conclusion. And the best … Continue reading

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