tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post4444303105846122747..comments2022-12-13T22:17:50.672-05:00Comments on Storibook Designs Open Studio: Dining by Design: Barry Dixon shares early influencesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11876264661747248799noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-66585488046275679852012-10-13T06:40:16.193-04:002012-10-13T06:40:16.193-04:00Sarah, this was a joy to read. It also brought ba...Sarah, this was a joy to read. It also brought back some of my childhood memories of the way I was raised. Not quite to the extent of Barry's, but also very formal. I had the pleasure to meet Barry at Inspire in Kentucky. Listening to him speak, I realized that he appreciates the beauty of life and that shows in his beautiful designs. <br />And you Sarah are such a talented lady. I love your writing style and am so looking forward to future posts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770942486735529015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-71672297400866213992012-10-10T10:53:51.932-04:002012-10-10T10:53:51.932-04:00I have enjoyed hearing feedback from readers on Fa...I have enjoyed hearing feedback from readers on Facebook as well and wanted to share one that really touched me, posted by Jared Viar [with his permission, I have copied below]:<br /><br />What a lovely story share; it's a kindred spirit of similar rearing! My summers working on our family farm in North Carolina, growing every crop imaginable on hundreds of acres with migrant workers & cousins. Walnut & pecan tree's,rocking on a wrap around porch, shelling beans til your thumbs where sore, endless chores for the canning and pressure cookers. Thank you, Barry & Sarah for this inspiring & sentimental history. <br /><br />Its all so ironic we are seen in this glamorous design life we have chosen, in all its fickle parade of smoke & mirrors, for the greater beauty. Perhaps some might not really grasp or see the dedicated passions or little know the reality of hard labor earned in deeply rooted work ethics, giving more than one receives.<br /><br />Barry your stories all share a reflective sentimental ....very long days in the fields & my grandmother, aunts & all of the church ladies cooking a banquet everyday. We were raised with reverence & manners, hospitality was equal to breath of life! What a gift of soul & foundations in the quality that unfolds in your design life, Barry. How happy we are for your artisan shares to the world! <br /><br />Perhaps soon we will share some one on one stories someday over mint juleps , shelling pecans & home made ice creme! Applause, applause of all the story over the past 20 plus years. Admiring your life , this one warms the heart.<br /><br />Love a fellow southern dandy, Jared V<br /><br />----------------------------------------------<br />My intent with the entire Dining by Design series was to hopefully draw readers in and give cause to reflect on their own loving memories - the dining experience is something we all share, it is/can be a/the common element that brings us all together, regardless of where we are in life, so it warmed my heart to see that it did exactly that for Jared! Thank you, Jared for expressing your reaction to the post so beautifully and sharing it with us all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876264661747248799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-26431415300790853222012-10-10T10:44:53.931-04:002012-10-10T10:44:53.931-04:00Thank you so much, Nancy and Merlyn. "A charm...Thank you so much, Nancy and Merlyn. "A charming, gentle man is exactly correct. Barry is as warm and lovely a person as the designs he creates!! <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876264661747248799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-26163075378397993342012-10-10T08:08:42.715-04:002012-10-10T08:08:42.715-04:00Very evocative, Sarah, of a different time and a d...Very evocative, Sarah, of a different time and a different way of life. What a charming gentle man, thank you for sharing his recollections with us.Merlyn Corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666257378570460041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-77918343589392345612012-10-09T22:54:39.758-04:002012-10-09T22:54:39.758-04:00Wonderful post Sarah, and yes I did get an image o...Wonderful post Sarah, and yes I did get an image of dining outside in the pecan grove with the red checkered table cloths and the mismatched china! Looking forward to the rest.Nancy Lettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181780512702116532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-61852953823471294742012-10-09T22:22:55.575-04:002012-10-09T22:22:55.575-04:00Thank you, Sarah and Courtney! I appreciate your v...Thank you, Sarah and Courtney! I appreciate your visit and kind words! Courtney, if you cook and Barry sets the table, I think you might have a deal!! -)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876264661747248799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-20340046160113026172012-10-09T17:56:29.665-04:002012-10-09T17:56:29.665-04:00Sarah! You have certainly done your homework- I fe...Sarah! You have certainly done your homework- I feel like Barry and I are old friends now- tell him I am available for dinner any time he cares to set a beautiful table!! :) looking forward to reading more about him~Courtneyhttp://www.courtneyprice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-34444296756992251862012-10-09T11:50:15.766-04:002012-10-09T11:50:15.766-04:00Wow, Sarah, what a fantastic addition to your exce...Wow, Sarah, what a fantastic addition to your excellent series. Courtney Price, Barry Dixon... amazing interviews of some of my favorite designers. Kudos!Sarah Baynes: Decorating Ideas, Style Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777203474703579452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-89945793401680211682012-10-09T11:49:13.819-04:002012-10-09T11:49:13.819-04:00Love you Caitlin...:-). You have no idea how much ...Love you Caitlin...:-). You have no idea how much I wanted to buy an apple pie when I drove by Meadowbrook this morning!! ha, ha Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876264661747248799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142151248682008403.post-71996114601698434692012-10-09T11:24:59.692-04:002012-10-09T11:24:59.692-04:00I'm starving!! Loved this post and can't w...I'm starving!! Loved this post and can't wait to read the rest! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14368886916014765781noreply@blogger.com