It Takes Two What looks like the perfect Connecticut farm is actually two. When Rob and Sue Vincent set out to enjoy the countryside, they discovered that marrying two old farmhouses together gave the perfect setting for antiques and get-togethers. We peer inside the wonderful twosome (and take a gander at the rest of the farm) in our October issue. See issue contents. Meet the Artist: Ms. Bonnie Gale  To help you get to know some of the best artisans in America, we want to take a moment to introduce one of those selected for the 2007 Directory of Traditional American Crafts, Ms. Bonnie Gale, selected for exemplary work in the category "Baskets." Bonnie Gale has been a professional willow basketmaker for the past seventeen years. A Kennedy Scholar with degrees from the University of Manchester and M.I.T., she has trained with professional European willow basketmakers. Currently she is proprietor of "English Basketry Willows" (a small business selling imported European basketry willows, willow basketry books and tools) and founder of the "American Willow Growers Network" promoting the growing and the exploration of the uses of willow. Read more about Gale. Find out about the Directory. Reader Letter: Hidden Kitchens Stan and Kim Moyer writes: After reading "Look, Ma. No Refrigerator!"
in the April issue, I had
to share our experience in the summer
of 2005 with Tom Bainbridge of
Oley Valley Reproductions and his
craftsmen Dave and Tom.
They did a fantastic job in helping
us conceal our appliances in our
farmhouse kitchen renovation. They customized a corner cabinet for our
wall oven/microwave and constructed
a punched tin pie safe for our
refrigerator, each of these with proper
steps made to supply adequate ventilation.
The craftsmen also incorporated
the dishwasher with three false
drawer fronts matching four working
drawers next to the dishwasher under
the cook top in the island.
These three men helped make
our kitchen renovation a pleasure
and a dream come true. Send a reply to the editor. Early American LifeTess Rosch - Early American Life sent this note to our Readers' Exchange:
I am sorry to report that the 2003 issues you are searching for never existed. This was the period in which a previous publisher did not publish. We began publishing with December 2003. December 2004 was sold out in back issues, so good luck with your fellow readers!. Visit the Readers’ Exchange. Letter from the Editor: To Restore or Recycle? In our current issue Early American Life executive editor Jeanmarie Andrews writes,
"
When Bicentennial fervor
still resonated in the late
1970s, I attended a graduate
program in history at the University
of South Carolina.
Uncertain of what I wanted to be, I alternated
between “straight” history and
“applied” history. The first, with courses on
Southern history, the American Revolution,
etc., led to a PhD and a teaching position
somewhere. The second included courses in
practical applications such as transcribing
period documents and archival work, meant
for those pursuing a position at a museum
or similar site." Read the Editor's Letter. | 
