Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait How much nicer to reference

How much nicer to reference this sweet old perpetual calendar with lovingly hand-written inserts than to check the calendar on one's phone

dings and aging to the wood

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

looking quintessentially Down East Maine to me

as two is even better than one

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait How much nicer to referenceThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across