Always, the kitchen--crafted in oak,bluestone & pewter--command central,veritable heart ‘n soul,where it all went down.Wide floorboardssoftened by generationsof slipperspacing rag rugs, wordschosen with precisionto make a case.Whither she goestor won’t she, will theysay yes or no?The same kitchen,same desires, worries,wonderings & wanderings.All of which argue in favorof just curling up by the fire.
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Mrs. James Ward Thorne (American, 1882-1966)
Massachusetts Living Room and Kitchen, 1675-1700
from Art Institute of Chicago, Thorne Miniature Rooms |