my only sunrise

Medicine kit belonging to Stuart Threipland (1716-1805). A medical doctor and staunch Jacobite, Threipland was appointed Physician-in-Chief to Charles Edward Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, during the 1745 Jacobite Rising. After the catastrophic defeat at Culloden, Threipland disguised himself and fled to France. However, he was ultimately able to return to Scotland, buy back his family estate, and acquire such prominence in medicine that he was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.

"Beneath The Golden Willow"

What is success?

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Artist Grant Wood - Spring in Town, 1941