December PineStraw

Small Prayer We see this ground as if through a spaceship’s faceted metal eye. Having seen the blue round as small as a child’s ball, having solved just enough of mystery to be lost in what we [...]

Touch of the Orient Aberdeen’s John W. Graham House is a colorful work of art By Ashley Walshe   •   Photographs by John Gessner Christmas Styling by Hollyfield Design      In the late 1990s, [...]

The art of working with stained glass By Jenna Biter Photographs by John Gessner     An oversized sheet of white craft paper unrolls across the worktable. “So, what I do,” Sarah Cawn says, her [...]

The story of an exceptional kid By Stephen E. Smith Photographs from the Weymouth Center Archives Dan, Katharine and Jim Boyd Jr. “The best of that whole Boyd bunch was Dan, the one who was [...]

Simple and elegant holiday brunch ideas Story and Photographs by Rose Shewey Festive meals among family and friends are the most magical of holiday traditions. Give me a Christmas brunch and I’ll [...]

IN MOORE COUNTY Styled by Brady Gallagher Photographs by Tim Sayer