Enid, OK 12/7/2006

Certainly the most memorable transportation to an event I'm yet to experience. They hired an antique stagecoach!




Pieces from The Michael Payne Collection.


An autographed piece of wood: less scrapbook-able, but more durable.


A view from my plane window on the ride home.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 11/18/2006

Frisco, TX 11/11/2006

My humble transportation to the event.


The Ascot line from The Michael Payne Collection... in chocolate!




Fancy towel folding!







Texas from above.


Los Angeles from above.

Charlston, SC 11/4/06

If only I had an entourage.


Butchie's By Design, where I spoke later that day, in the background.






Southern design and vibrant colors abound in Charlston.

Binghamton, NY 10/7/06

This presentation and book signing was at Olum's in Binghamton, NY.




A plush book signing.




A queue for signed books.


Speaking with Fox 11.

Beumont, TX 9/23/2006

These pictures are from my appearance at Howell Furniture.






Greeting one of the show's attendees.




Preparing for an interview on local television.


My lovely hosts were kind enough to bake me custom Union Jack cookies.

Myrtle Beach, SC 9/15/2006

This year's theme for Badcock Home and Furniture's annual meeting was "medieval times."


Myrtle Beach from above.

Lenoir, NC 9/14/2006

The Biltmore, an extraordinary private home built by the Vanderbilts that is now open to the public.


Absolutely gorgeous metal work.

Hays, KS 9/9/2006

Posing with Buffalo Bill in Fort Hays.


The Tea Rose Inn had one of the most noteworthy rooms I've ever seen.

Chattenooga, TN 9/6/06

Look at the unusual and exciting beam work on the balcony's overhang.




Striking juxtaposition of styles at this museum. They certainly weren't aiming to conceal with bit was original and which was the addition.

New York 8/26/06

These are pictures from a trip to New York for a satellite media tour. This is where I appear on news programs around the country, one after another for about 3 hours straight, all broadcast from one studio.










Unfortunately, I couldn't take an exterior shot of the 5th Avenue Apple's Store glass cube entrance due to the rain. The store, as with Apple's products, are paragons of fine design balanced with well-executed function.