When I was growing up in a small town in southern Minnesota, I dreamed of living in other places. That didn’t simply mean relocating to another spot for the rest of my days, however. 
I intuitively knew that different places would make different contributions to my life. It took a while to put this plan into [...]

Before I became friends with Georgia Makitalo, I had never heard of the Pre-Raphaelites or knew their intriguing story, although I was familiar with the name William Morris who founded this creative group. 
Frank Lloyd Wright was just the name of a famous architect to me until Jill McDermott and I became friends. 
Both Georgia and Jill [...]