Variations in the Northern Neck

Robert Goolrick has been a familiar face in town and in our shop. He seems to delight in whimsy. Last year he just had to have a coffee table that had been made of an old wooden rocking horse from the nineteenth century. The photo above gives us a picture both, of Mr. Goolrick and of a wooded area in the Northern Neck. No one knew that our friend, who pops into the shop to look and visit, was an author of two very good and popular books. His first, "The End of the World as We Know It," is a self revealing story of a tortured childhood surrounded by a "proper" southern family. Writing this book has helped to free him from his past.

His second book is a novel, "A Reliable Wife," a murder mystery that takes place in Wisconsin in the early part of the 20th century. It has been a number one best seller and on the new york times best seller list for the last 32 weeks. It is masterfully written starting out more traditionally and building into an exciting and different approach to a murder mystery.

Now our friend's fanciful side comes out yet again. He has bid on and would like the dog that we designed for the local Animal Welfare Group. Good luck on acquiring Flash! Thanks from all of us.

POST NOTE:       
The day of the auction our friend won the super dog flash, who will be going to a great home!