HOME TOUR
These three pieces in the Eastes’ entry way are pencil drawings by artist Gary Wiethorn.
most of the time with their Pembroke Corgi, Starbuck, under foot. Even so, Rick finds himself occasionally missing the change in privacy. “With 140 yards of Mill Creek as the back property line, and the massive trees and shrubs, we literally could not see any neighbors’ lights at night—and we were in the middle of the city,” he said. But despite the relocation a couple of miles northwest of the old place on Mill Creek, some things didn’t change. With
Nearly everything in the Eastes’ home has sentimental value, including this quilt that was made by Rick’s mother, Irene, around 70 years ago.
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a fraction of the former space in the new home, some things had to give, but not the art. The couple’s extensive art collection made the journey, with exception to one large piece of artwork, which went to the University of Minnesota-Crookston, where Mary Jo attended her first two years of college in her hometown. Rick said, “Surprisingly, the new smaller house has more walls than the former address, which had a lot of glass. So virtually all of the remaining important-
to-us pieces of art actually fit.” Mary Jo said the couple “collected art that spoke to us, and we did happen to be on the same page for most of our purchases.” “Our home is our personal gallery, and when we go room-to-room, there are memories and emotions filling our life. It is full of color and it just makes us happy. Color and texture are the things in art that we feel and live. I would have a very difficult time in a home where everything matched, but that is just me. I know our art collection would not be for