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FEATURES Tablescapes for the Holidays Check out a fun repurposed table setting as well as some traditional beauties.

Playing With Fire

Entertain outdoors all season with custom fireplaces and firepits.

Living Green

Local interior designers debut earth-friendly rooms in a Green Show House.

DEPARTMENTS

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Publishers’ Letter

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Robert’s Picks

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On the Corner: The Distinct City Plan of Annapolis | Part 2

Garage: The Winner Is.....A Deusy!

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Finance At Home In the Kitchen: A Greek-flavored Leg of Lamb

CONTENTS

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White House Gardens Long-time White House Groundskeeper shares winter garden tips

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Editor Kymberly B. Taylor Creative Director Ryan Gladhill Senior Designer Samantha Gladhill Contributing Photographers Geoffrey Hodgdon Christine Fillat

Publishers’ Letter

Architectural Columnist Chip Bohl

Welcome to our holiday issue!

Contributing Writers Jerri Anne Hopkins Christine Fillat Mollie Ridout Gay Jervey

Though the trees outside are now bare, our pages are full of stories to delight your senses. We begin with a feature on one of the most distinctive homes in Wardour in Annapolis, which is now for sale.

Read on for inspirational ideas for creating an unforgettable tablescape for holiday entertaining. Our succulent recipe is a perfect dish to complement the tables.

Proofreader Jerri Anne Hopkins

We have spent much time this past month looking for amazing outdoor fireplaces to give you ideas for your own home. With an outdoor fireplace, you can extend your outdoor living through the fall and winter.

You will also enjoy a look at the work of local interior designers who contributed to the Maryland Green Designer Show Home.

We also share with you our discovery that this year's winner of the Concours d'Elegance is an ex-NASCAR racer, actor and stunt car driver.

We always look forward to architect Chip Bohl rich insights about local architecture and design; in this issue he continues his analysis of the city plan of Annapolis.

As always, we appreciate hearing from you and welcome your thoughts and ideas.

We wish you and your family the happiest of holidays.

Until next time,

Kymberly Taylor & Robert Haywood Publishers kymberly@annapolishomemag.com robert@annapolishomemag.com Cover Photo Courtesy Alain Jaramillo

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Robert’s Picks 1

Annapolis is fortunate to have the Bay Theatre Company, led by its talented artistic director, Janet Luby. If you have not attended a Bay Theatre production, here is your chance. From December 7 to January 13, Bay Theatre presents Norm Foster's The Foursome, which the Company describes as a "glimpse at the male mind on the golf course when the women aren't around."

For information, go to www.baytheatre.org

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The architectural treasure from 1774, the Hammond Harwood House, will host Holiday House Tours from the December 1-31. Local garden clubs will decorate the house using classic Christmas carols as inspiration. For details, go to www.hammondharwoodhouse.org

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The Annapolis Chorale presents A Celebration of Christmas on December 6 and 7 at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Annapolis Youth Chorus will join the Chorale in a performance that includes holiday favorites. For tickets, go to liveartsmaryland.org

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This holiday season is when many Americans also make charitable contributions to those in need, whether through a financial gift or volunteering. The Hot Tub Depot

"Master Harold....and the boys," Bay Theatre Company, 2012

in Crofton raises money for charities by offering gift-wrapping.

All you do is drop off your gifts and then later pick them up all finely wrapped. Visit the Hot Tub Depot at 2100 Concord Blvd., Suite C., Crofton, MD.

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Christmas in St. Michaels is held on December 7, 8 and 9 in historic St. Michaels, Maryland. Enjoy the Tour of Homes, Holiday Gala, Breakfast with Santa and the largest Holiday Parade on the Eastern Shore. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits. For more information, go to christmasinstmichaels.org

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Be sure to take a break from all the holiday festivities to see the major art exhibition, Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, at the National Gallery of Art. Though known most commonly as a Pop artist, Lichtenstein is one of the greatest painters of the late 20th century. Learn more at www.nga.gov

Robert Haywood, Ph.D., studied art and architectural history at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught at MIT, Johns Hopkins University and been a residential fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

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Waterfront Grandeur

On The Severn

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Inspired by French Chateau architecture, this magnificent home at 225 Wardour Drive allowed the original homeowner to import his French heritage to Annapolis. The home has none of the darkness we sometimes associate with French Chateaus, however.

In fact, the home, created for a family to live-in comfortably, is light-filled inside, with cream colored stone on the exterior.

David DeSantis of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty observes that the home has “presence” with “great volume and terrific ceiling heights.”

The home is among the most distinctive in the Annapolis area.

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the city’s exclusive neighborhood of Wardour, this custom-built, waterfront home is crafted with unsurpassed attention to architectural details. The home, sited on a lush landscaped 1.5 acre, offers spectacular, panoramic views of Weems Creek and the Severn River.

Possessing over 10,000 square feet of finished living space, the home, with five bedrooms and five full baths, can accommodate a large family and is an ideal venue for grand public events.

Visitors are welcomed into a two-story open foyer clad in marble

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and limestone imported from Europe. Intricately handcrafted wrought iron handrails define the stairs. The foyer opens to an oversized living room, with beautiful wide planked pine floors, a large formal dining room, a serene library with custom builtin cabinetry and a chef ’s kitchen with its own informal family dining room.

The second floor includes three family bedrooms, a small office and a generous master suite with a sitting room, dual walk in closets and a marble clad master bath. Owners can retire in front of their own oversized fireplace while enjoying 270-degree water views. A separate wing includes a two bedroom, one bath guest suite.

The fully finished lower level features a large family room, fitness room, office, multiple storage rooms and an 800-bottle wine cellar. Through several French doors, the lower level opens onto a covered terrace and the backyard with a large in-ground pool and spa. A three-car garage and deep-water dock that can accommodate multiple boats completes the estate.

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Quayle & Company specializes in inspired spaces that incorporate the natural elements of a home’s existing style with a homeowner’s desire for a beautiful, functional outdoor space. Quality materials and craftsmanship combine with innovative design to create breathtaking and useful outdoor living areas for homeowners.

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Tablescapes

For The Holidays

We invited Julie Bass of Julie Bass Interiors to create a holiday table-scape. She got inspired and created two, one for Thanksgiving and another for Christmas. In designing the tables, she worked together with her favorite client, Nancy Bass. Bass provides descriptions of the table-scapes she created.

Thanksgiving Abundance Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate life's abundance.

This bountiful table setting overflows with the colors of the season—fiery red, rich brown, brilliant orange and soft gold. Striking Fitz & Floyd china rests on gilded ceramic chargers. Paisley napkins are secured with antique wooden rings and a little of the unexpected—metal stars just for fun. Two friendly pheasants flank the lush centerpiece of sunflowers, hydrangea and berries. Atop the beaded table runner are textured layers of natural elements including colorful feathers, leaves, gourds, berries and embroidered ornamental balls. It's a feast for the eyes that welcomes guests and invites them to sit and enjoy.

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Christmas with a Garden View This intimate setting in emerald and gold overlooks a private garden, evergreen and lovely even in winter. Dinnerware can be mixed and matched for interest and here we see French octagonal pottery in green layered with traditional Lenox bouillon bowls. The centerpiece is a simple arrangement of hydrangea with whimsical birds in mercury glass, lending garden appeal. Gilded accents include antique Tiffany silverware and an heirloom favrile glass bowl filled with miniature pears and acorns to add holiday sparkle. But it is the rich green bubble glass goblets and candles in polished brass candlesticks that give this celebration it's unmistakably Christmas charm.

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Re-purposing with Style A love of mid century modern furniture and a true appreciation for all things funky led shop owners Mary Quayle and Lisa McConkey to launch Barefoot Dwelling, a local vintage home and garden store.

Their objective is to embrace creativity, fun, and purpose when furnishing a home. When we invited this entrepreneurial team to create a holiday tablescape, we weren't surprised to see a setting that refreshingly incorporates these elements.

A lamp shade, designed by mid century Danish designer Poul Henningsen, is flipped upside down and filled with fresh peppers and herbs from Mary's garden for a fun centerpiece. Using sheets of birch bark as placemats, vintage cloth calendars as napkins, one dated 1978 and the other 1962, and re-purposed glass ware that can be used to serve water, tea or wine, they demonstrate how everyday items can be re-purposed and add style.

Other details such as suspended mid-century eyeball pendants, a mid century Salton Hotray for warming bread, and vintage plates that are accessorized with large green fig leaves are equally functional and fun.

And when pulling a Barefoot room together, Mary and Lisa always recommend carrying the creativity into other zones, as shown here, with a fireplace mantel that features retro Christmas lights entwined around vintage glass telephone pole insulators.

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Playing With Fire

By Robert Haywood

Fires speak to something deep inside of us, no matter what century we happen to light them in. Evidence of prehistoric, man-made fires built in the ground, in caves or in the center of a hut exists on all five continents and dates back approximately 790,000 years, to the Old Stone Age. When fires were moved inside dwellings, they were mostly central fire pits vented through holes in walls or ceilings. The first real chimneys were not constructed until the 12th century and appeared in castles.

Surprisingly, it was not until 1678 that real improvements were made. In 1754, Sir Benjamin Thompson, a physicist who later became Count Rumford, invented what many say was the first modern fireplace.

Homeswith traditional fireplaces were plagued by smoke, with much of the heat going right up the chimney. Rumford's design, used by Thomas Jefferson in Monticello and cited by Henry David Thoreau in Walden in 1854 as one of society's most modern conveniences, is very shallow and tall. He restricted the chimney opening to increase the updraught, reducing smoke and wasting less heat. Our brief investigation reveals that the Rumford firebox is making a comeback and that the ancient fire pit and traditional masonry fireplace continue to evolve, attracting family and friends to their ever-primal flame.

A Rumford Firebox for Alfresco Entertaining These Severna Park homeowners, who moved here recently from the Northwest, missed rustic evenings outside in front of fire and wanted to recreate the feeling in their new home. For help, they turned to Al Huber, owner of Heritage Landscape, to transform their old wooden deck and worn bluestone patio into a cozy space where they could entertain on crisp evenings and enjoy breezes rising from the Severn. The patio is composed of new bluestone and the fireplace and mantel is made out of chiseled fieldstone. To take the chill out of the air fast, Huber installed a Rumford Firebox, which is famed for its ability to create less smoke and throw out more heat than a traditional hearth.

Heritage Landscape: www.heritagecustomlandscaping.com Photograph courtesy of Geoffrey Hogdgon

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A Grand but Serene Scene Old-fashioned Pizza Oven Adds Ambience to Outdoor Kitchen McHale Landscaping designed this fireplace for an Annapolis homeowner who wanted a fully equipped outdoor kitchen. The fireplace contains a pizza oven and each has a separate flue. To the left of the fireplace is a counter connecting to the outdoor kitchen, which includes a sink, grill, refrigerator and ice machine. To the right is a twenty by thirty swimming pool, which helps define the space. According to Steve McHale of McHale Landscape, “the design of the fireplace was broad so that it would screen the pool equipment located behind the fireplace.”

The beautiful stones, which vary in size and shape, are an antique blend fieldstone quarried in North Carolina.

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Imagine the thrill of watching a fire ablaze in this fire pit as you look across he mouth of the Choptank River to the bay. This project, designed by McHale Landscape Design, consists of a fire pit surrounded by white sand. The fire pit is placed near the water’s edge on a twenty-five-acre site with a fourteen thousand square foot weekend home, located in Royal Oak, MD near St. Michaels. “Because the views of the water are so awesome,” Steve McHale notes, “our design approach was to be very simple and clean. The focus is on the views of the one-half mile of waterfront. Over two acres of sod were installed as part of the simple clean approach.”

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A Quick-Start Fire Pit for Fa m i l y G a t h e r i n g s An Annapolis couple hired Matt Ciminelli of Ciminelli’s Landscape Services to design a custom fire pit for gatherings with family and friends. For its beauty and ability to endure high heat and flames without visible wear, he chose colonial wall stone capped with bluestone. To ensure what he calls “a quick start fire,” he buried a line underground connected to a propane tank. “This makes lighting the fire much easier, in any kind of weather,” he says. “That can come in handy when you are older or just don’t want to fuss around with matches and paper while the wind blows.” For the inside of the fire pit, he used grout filled cinderblocks lathered with a high-heat mortar. The fire pit is 16 inches high, and somewhat wider than the standard fire pit, which is usually 18 inches high. However, he said the family expected large groups of people and he wanted to encourage cross conversation over the fire.

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By Chip Bohl Annapolis has four salient features that make her unique among all other American cities. As I pointed out in Part I of this series appearing in Volume 3. No. 5 of Annapolis Home Magazine, the first is the Baroque street plan designed by Colonial Governor Francis Nicholson in 1694; the second is how this plan may be viewed as a decorative artifice integrated into the natural landforms of the Chesapeake Bay waterfront. The other two features that contribute to its exceptional status are explored here: the city design strives for monumentality but is intimate and personal; the city is over 300 years old and survives today as a vital urban center.

Governor Nicholson created the city plan specifically to establish Annapolis as a place of tax collection and seat of power for the Crown. Placing the State House and the Church of England buildings in street circles on the highest hills was one way to create civic monumentality. Radiating streets generate impressive approaches to these institutions. The entire composition commands attention at every level. The sophistication achieved is unmatched in any other colony. Not until the 1790s, one hundred years later, in the urban plan of Washington, D.C., do we see anything to surpass it.

But the circles are not perfectly round or precisely oval, and their buildings are not positioned near the centers. The streets

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that radiate from the monumental hilltops do not align with the circle centers. West, South, East and North Streets are not accurately directed to the compass points, for which they are named. The street layouts cut awkwardly through building lots, creating triangular and trapezoidal property lines.

Consequently the buildings of Annapolis have a general pattern of being askew to the street or are irregular in footprint. The State House Dome and St. Ann’s Steeple are off center when viewed from any of the radiating streets. Because the city has been built out over 300 years, there are random juxtapositions like the modest frame early 20th century town houses immediately beside the monumental Brice House mansion of 1773. Even the Hammond Harwood House, which could be described as the most beautiful and “perfect� house, is placed inexplicitly close to the street corner.

These many irregularities and accidents of life have infused Annapolis with the most fascinating of all human frailties: imperfection. In this balanced dichotomy of the monumental with the humble, the city achieves its defining characteristic. It is charming.

The 1800 watercolor above accurately depicts the haphazard arrangement of buildings in Annapolis. The randomness is acute

when experienced without the firm definition of the streets and the three dimensional topography of the land. The view is of St. Anne’s Church from Franklin Street, with St. John’s College McDowell Hall to the left, and the State House to the right.

(New York Public Library I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection).

The fact that Annapolis survives today is a remarkable accident of history. It reached its peak of architectural, social and political importance at the time of the Revolutionary War. By 1800, Baltimore completely eclipsed it. Had Annapolis continued to develop, all of its wonderful pre-revolutionary buildings would have been replaced by the rapid economic and technological growth of the nineteenth century. Annapolis maintained just enough economic activity as State Capital and home of US Naval Academy to keep it from sliding into obscurity as did Williamsburg Virginia, also planned by Francis Nicholson.

When Annapolis was “rediscovered” in the 1970’s the pressure to tear down and build up anew was met with the timely emergence of the historic building preservation movement.

Looking at Annapolis today we find: the oldest State House in continuous use; the Hammond Harwood House, Paca House, Bordley Randall House, three Brice family homes, Ogle Hall, Chase Lloyd Home, Acton Hall, McDowell Hall, Upton Scott and Ridout houses. These are hands down the greatest collection

of 18th century grand mansions in America. The wonderful assortment of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century residential and commercial buildings has grown organically around these mansions. But these individual buildings are not the most important feature of Annapolis, as was recognized by architect Ernest Flagg in 1905 when he graciously aligned the U.S. Naval Academy campus gates with the city streets. The most important feature is the city itself. The Baroque plan married to the natural topography and waterfront creates a rich variety of urban spatial arrangements that makes this one of the most sublime places in which to live and work.

Above: View of Maryland State House in State Circle. Note the imperfection of the "circle" and that the Dome is not in the center of the circle. With East Street to the right of the Dome and Maryland Avenue to its to the left, both streets radiate from the circle to the US Naval Academy campus gates. Courtesy Kevin Fleming.

Opposite: This 1800 water color accurately depicts the haphazard arrangement of buildings in Annapolis. The randomness is acute when experienced without the firm definition of the streets and the three dimensional topography of the land. The view is of St. Anne's Church from Franklin Street, with St. John's College McDowell Hall to the left, and the State House to the right. (New York Public Library I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection).

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With the missions of Hospice and Make-A-Wish Foundation in mind, Erin Olexia and her colleagues at Dream House Studios fashioned a dining room around the concept of “Count Your Blessings.”

“It is around the dining room table that families gather together and share a moment of gratitude for each other and what they have,” says Olexia. This room celebrates community and, in fact, has many contributors. Children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation gathered at Clay Bakers on Main Street and hand painted the plates. Her team used reclaimed barn wood for the dining room wall unit, and made a strong design statement by choosing bold red plaid fabric for the dining room table chairs.

“We voted on it and were tied right town the middle,” recalls Olexia. The everpractical team turned to their bookkeeper,

What does it mean to build a home and design an interior with sustainable materials? Luckily, an unusual collaboration between green builder Mike Baldwin, architect Catherine Purple Cherry, and eleven interior designers gave Annapolis Home the opportunity to find out.

We visited the Maryland Green Designer Show Home, a 7,000 square foot home built by Baldwin in the Preserve at

Severn Run in Gambrills and listed for sale for approximately 1.2 million dollars. Many materials used for the home were donated by local vendors, from its specialty weatherproof windows and doors to its countertops made of recyclable materials. Each interior designer, often using sustainable items, furnished a space in the home. Proceeds from the home sale will be donated to Hospice on the Chesapeake and MakeA-Wish Foundation Mid-Atlantic.

who made the final decision. A canoe from Restoration Hardware ingeniously integrated with track lighting found a new purpose as a makeshift nautical chandelier.

The vessel is secured to the ceiling by lines and pulleys rigged by a seasoned Chesapeake Bay sailor.

A first glance, this “Green Designer Show Home” does not look especially “green.” Where is the green roof? Where is that certain “something” such as a tree integrated into the living room or Koi pond with trays of floating hydroponic lettuce? The truth is that in real life here in Maryland, which is not as advanced in its practices compared with other parts of the county, green-roofed and off-the-grid homes are relatively rare. Yet this suburban home has numerous green facets that are submerged though still powerful.

In fact, this home has approximately 62 green features, including bio-swales in the front yard to absorb storm water runoff, 4,000 gallon buried cisterns to collect rainwater for irrigation, LED lighting, eco-friendly wallpaper, low-flush toilets, and high-efficiency spray foam and fiberglass insulation.

Purple Cherry points out that the home’s simple structure, one box on top of another, ensures it is not too costly or time-consuming to build. Also, the design makes wiring and plumbing less complicated. That is truly “green thinking.” “I wanted to maximize the donation to the non-profits,” she says, “you can get this up quickly and it’s economical to build it.” She points out another subtle green factor—the home is intergenerational and will be in use longer, with a first floor designed for single-floor living and extra rooms for care takers and extended family.

Its energy-minded architecture and green features combine to earn the home an impressive low score of 42 on the HERS Index (Home Energy Rating System Index). The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that a typical resale home scores 130 on the HERS Index while a standard new home scores about 100. Baldwin’s 42 HERS score may help him earn the prestigious LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Certification and an Emerald Award, the highest achievement presented by the National Home Builders Association, National Green Building Standards.

Both Baldwin and Purple Cherry hope the project not only sells to help two exceptional area charities, but that it also becomes an educational tool, a model home demonstrating what is possible when thinking about purchasing a green home.

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Alexandra Liff, decorator at Annapolis Paint and Decorating, designed this room for a young girl. “I wanted a room not too themey, one that can grow with them,” she says. The furniture is reclaimed, recyclable, repainted, or from antique stores. To make the room glamorous as well as fun, she chose a pink white and black color scheme with green and gold accents. Monica Litton of "Monica's Painterly Designs,”painted the mural in the Girls bedroom.

Teresa Buchanan of Designline created the master bedroom using natural fibers such as linen, cotton, silk, wool and sisal combined with antiques, salvaged treasures and new furnishings.

Gina Fitzsimmons of Fitzsimmons Designs filled the living room and kitchen with regional, natural colors that have become more beautiful with age. She explains that it all began with the humble oyster. “The oyster was the impetus of my color scheme,� she says. Inspired by its raw beauty, she fashioned a 4 x 6 area between two columns built of driftwood with oyster shells that are unusual and cool to the touch, and as weathered as ancient stone. She consumed hundreds of these ambulatory hermaphrodites with her husband Terry and created their creamy hues by washing them afterward in the dishwasher. Her stonemason sanded each one down individually before attaching it. The rug came from old oriental rugs re-stitched together and then re-died.

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Comcast Business Class Hall of Fame: Robert Hannon, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation; Susan McDaniel, Comcast Spotlight; David Plott, Board Chairman Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce; Joseph Weinberg, Maryland Live!

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Meet Bob Burdon, President and CEO of the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber.

Annapolis Home: What in your background of experiences prepared you to become the President and CEO of the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber?

Burdon: My work career began in newspaper publishing.

My first job out of college was at Capital Gazette Newspapers in Annapolis, Maryland. From there, I worked my way up to becoming a newspaper publisher for daily and weekly newspapers in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The last two newspapers I published were the Washington and Baltimore Business Journals in the early and mid 1990s. When they were sold in 1996, I departed those newspapers and did some consulting work in the publishing industry. In 1997, I was offered the position of Executive Director for the Anne Arundel Trade Council. In 1999, the Trade Council and Greater Annapolis Chamber of Commerce merged to form the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce.

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organization at that time. My entire career has been devoted to working with local communities and helping small businesses.

Changing careers from publishing to the chamber of commerce seemed to be a natural for me. I find my work very rewarding, and still stay involved with journalism through my monthly column that appears in The Capital.

AH: How has operating a small business in AAC changed during your 15 years at the Chamber?

Burdon: The use of technology has dramatically changed how small businesses operate and compete in today’s economy. In many ways, it has leveled the playing field when competing for market share and market penetration with mid-sized and large businesses. The economic diversity of our region has also changed for the better. Household income is more established and stable as our regional population has aged and matured.

Business access to resources for continuing education and

workforce development have also immensely improved. We have one of the nation’s top rated community colleges in Anne Arundel County, with a diverse curriculum focused on both academics and workforce readiness. Significant business investment continues to migrate into our region. Expanded investment by the federal government in the form of BRAC continues to provide both direct and indirect opportunities for small businesses to flourish. If a small business person invests the time and energy into understanding our regional economy and identifying local trends in consumer demand, there is of lot of opportunity for success.

AH: How do you define a small business and what are key differences, other than size, between small businesses and bigger corporations?

Burdon: Actually, there is a common misunderstanding as to what defines a small business. The Small Business Administration defines a small business as any company that employees 500 or fewer people. That definition cast a very wide net and accounts for over 96% of businesses nationwide. On closer examination, you will find that over 86% of businesses in Maryland and Anne Arundel County employee fewer than 20 people. That number is very consistent with what you will find nationally when surveying small businesses. The true economic engine in our region and across Maryland are these small businesses that employ fewer than 20 people. Another difference between small businesses and bigger corporations is access to working capital. Small businesses are more dependent upon a vibrant and stable local banking industry that can readily lend money and provide lines of credit. Many small business owners also have their entire life savings invested into their business operations. Larger corporations, on the other hand,

have greater access to working capital and opportunities for building cash reserves due to economies of scale. The margin for error in business judgment and business decisions tend to be more forgiving in bigger corporations, than in small businesses.

Finally, I would have to say that small businesses are more directly invested into their local communities. They provide support for a wide range of community activities from youth sports leagues, to local charities. They are also actively involved in our local public and private educational system.

AH: There is much uncertainity about the American economy. How do the most sucessful businesses deal with this uncertainity?

Burdon: First, it is important to point out that uncertainty in business is always present, regardless of good or bad economic conditions. Business people manage uncertainty and risk through proper planning and a watchful eye on trends in the economy. During difficult economic times, it is important to stay focused on your business model and not panic. Adaptability is a key trait very evident among successful businesses. Change is always around the corner, and businesses need to acquire and practice the skill of adaptability. Unfortunately, I’ve seen too many instances where business people have let that skill atrophy and thereby create hardships when change does occur in the economy, or in the markets they seek to serve. Another area of focus is the management of cash flow. It is a fundamental discipline of business that should be managed in good, as well as bad economic times. Cash is the lifeblood of a small business and critical for building working capital. Business runs in cycles, with peaks and valleys. Proper management of cash flow will smooth out those peaks and valleys when economic times become uncertain.

Legislative Breakfast: Speaker of the House, Michael Busch; Bob Burdon, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce.

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Comcast Business Class Hall of Fame: Susan McDaniel, Comcast Spotlight; Dick Franyo, Boatyard Bar and Grill, winner of the Business Leader of the Year; Tom Marquardt, Capital Gazette Newspapers.

Comcast Business Class Hall of Fame: Gary Diskin, Comcast Business Services; Robert Henel, Sandy Spring Bank Board Member; Zia Boccaccio, Alpaca International, winner of the Small Business of the Year.

AH: The electorate in the US is polarized with many people deeply invested in one political ideology over another? What impact has or does this polarization have on the small business community?

Burdon: The political polarization we are experiencing today is very destabilizing for the small business community, and if it continues, can be very detrimental to the long-term vibrancy of small businesses. Political ideologies seldom reflect economic reality. I am troubled by the increasing tendency of small business people to get caught-up in the warfare between the two political parties. In my opinion they do so at their own risk, because they surrender to ideological propaganda that colors their perception of economic realities important for operating and guiding their businesses toward success. It also weakens their ability to adapt to changing circumstances, which I mention earlier in this interview. Small business people should favor pragmatism over ideology. We need to keep in mind that as small business owners, we depend upon a politically diverse labor force and customer base for our success. I find the age old wisdom of not discussing religion and politics in polite company as a very important business maxim for developing and maintaining quality customer, employee, and vendor relationships.

AH: For anyone considering starting a small business, what should they consider and what challenges might they anticipate, especially challenges particular to the Annapolis area?

Burdon: There are several important considerations important for anyone starting a small business. Understanding the market and local economy where you want to conduct business is essential. Where you locate you business is also important. Access to working capital, cash flow management, and how to utilize the advantages of technology in your business must be evaluated and addressed in the business planning phase. Failure to consider anyone of these key components will lead to unnecessary hardship and possible loss of the business. Answering the question of what challenges to consider particular to the Annapolis area will vary depending upon the type of business. However, a key point to keep in mind when choosing a location is how well the surrounding area merchandises itself to attract consumer traffic. I would also encourage new business owners to get involved in their business community.

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Special Needs

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By Gay Jervey While estate planning can be complicated in even the best of circumstances, it is particularly fraught and daunting when one’s child has a chronic disability that compromises their ability to make a living, care for themselves and, in the end, manage their own finances. Consequently, these situations, in particular, call for a carefully considered and meticulous long-term financial strategy in order to insure that the child will be adequately taken care of once the parents or guardians pass away.

Security. At the same time, government and non-profit funding for programs, such as group housing, is not expected to meet the growing demand. Troubling statistics don’t stop there: According to a June 2011 survey conducted by The Arc, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental impairments, two-thirds of parents and caregivers have not set in motion a blueprint for living arrangements for their handicapped loved one, in the event of their own incapacity or death.

Experts agree that, by far and away, the best course of action is to establish a special needs (also called supplemental needs) trust, vehicles whereby parents can set aside assets without endangering their child’s eligibility for critical government support programs.

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“There are several key benefits to these trusts,” explains Meredith Martin-Mason, a Baltimore, MD-based attorney who specializes in estate planning. “For one, they ensure that a beneficiary who is disabled can still qualify for means-tested benefits such as medical assistance or supplemental social security income (SSI). For another, they protect assets from creditors, and also minimize any requirements to reimburse the government for benefits paid.”

One thing is clear: Families facing challenge are by no means alone. According to U.S. Census data, 12% of the population suffers from severe mental or physical disabilities. To make matters worse, strapped state and local governments are enforcing stricter income requirements for medical benefits and other necessary services, typically paid for by Medicaid or Social

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As these numbers suggest, it is imperative that families formulate and implement a plan sooner, rather than later—and that they consult an attorney in order to structure it in the most astute and durable way possible. “Early action is key,” Ms. MartinMason stresses, “because once the child or disabled person takes ownership of assets, many protections are lost.”

In saying so, Ms. Martin-Mason can’t emphasize enough how vital it is to preserve the ability for the disabled to receive those government benefits that, for many, are the linchpin of a safe and secure future. The catch, though—and it’s a big one—is that if the party in question owns more than $2000 in assets, they will not qualify for Social Security Administration benefits (SSI). Here’s where the special needs trust comes in: Because the beneficiary has no control over its assets, the trust—whatever its value—will not bar them from the governmental benefits often so integral to their well-being.

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At the end of the day, Ms. Martin-Mason and others point out that, in addition to being practical and proactive, these trusts can also go a long way in nurturing a sense of security and harmony in the family. For one thing, she observe, “It can free the siblings up to be just that—caring, supportive brothers and sisters—rather than burden them financially. It’s just a very, very wise strategy all the way around.”

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Needless to say, one must be extremely vigilant and forward thinking when designating a trustee. The trustee’s duties include not only managing and safeguarding the trust’s assets, but also never losing sight of the beneficiary’s best interests. “One can choose any person over 18 years old, as well as a bank, financial planner, or professional fiduciary,” Ms. Martin-Mason notes. “In most cases, when the trust is established by parents, they will serve as trustees until they die or become incapacitated, after which a carefully selected successor will take over. The disabled person cannot serve as trustee, and cannot have any authority to direct the payment of funds.”

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By: Kymberly Taylor Photographs Courtesy Chespeake Bay Maritime Museum

A Deusy Sonny and Joan Abagnale cruised into St. Michaels from their home in New Jersey and cruised out the winners of Best In Show for their 1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible. The rare automobile, driven by the noble, the rich, the famous, and the damned, became a status symbol, synonymous with wealth and power in the United States and Europe in the 1920’s and 30s.

Driven by the likes of the Duke of Windsor, Howard Hughes, Mae West, and Al Capone, the car lives on in the slang phrase “It’s a Deusy,” which is used today when referring to anything excellent or powerful.

The company he founded (and now operated by his son-in-law), Cars for Films, has had vehicles appear in over 100 feature films, including A Beautiful Mind, Marley and Me, and The Stepford Wives.

Sonny and Joan will make the drive to St. Michaels next year.

In fact, they say that their favorite show out of all the Concours held in the United States is St. Michaels, “because everyone is so polite and helpful and you’re not just a number,” says Sonny. Celebrating its sixth year, the Concours (which means competition) attracts private collectors from all over the country.

This year, the show featured coach-built automobiles from the Golden Age of Motoring, 1900-1942 as well as a collection of automobiles from the post-war sports and racing era from 1948 through 1962. The Concours also featured “Woodies.” or classic wooden cars and speedboats.

“It’s like the gold, the ultimate car to collect,” says Sonny who believes the “Deusy” is the best car ever built in the United States.

“The Duesenberg is the one— if you have one, you’re the guy,” he says. This particular car is star-worthy because the Walter M. Murphy Company, -Sonny Abegnale widely known as the greatest David J. North, Chairman, St coachbuilder of the era, Michaels Concours d'Elegance, notes that the show is always fresh designed it. (Coach-building refers to the pre-industrial age practice of custom building a car’s body by hand.) “It is unique and different—participants must wait five years before submitting the same car. He hints that next year’s event may be especially in the sense that it is the prototype of the first one that Murphy powerful. “A theme being contemplated is the Age of the Electric built, all the really special features are incorporated into the car, Automobile. They existed in the late 1800s, and we thought such as the disappearing top, which at the time was virtually it would be fun to show some electric autos from 1898, 1902, nonexistent, ” he says in a gravelly New Jersey-accented whisper and up through 2013. We may have a local utility company put you swear you heard in a gangster movie. up a futuristic charging station,” he says. To find out the future Abegnale, a former NASCAR driver and collector of military program for next year’s Concourse, held traditionally the last tanks as well as cars, has been in the movies as an actor stuntcar weekend in September, go to www.smcde.org. driver. His cars have as well. “We supplied all the cars for the Godfather,” he recalls.

“It’s like gold, the ultimate car to collect”

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WITH JEFF & VALERIE COCHRAN | LEG OF LAMB Story and Photography by Christine Fillat

Having invited a passel of your favorite people to your home this holiday season, prepare something special, something magnificent and delightful, a feast not just for the feasting, but also for the eyes and the olfactory. Do as the Greeks, and serve lamb! Jeff Cochran owes his recipe to his wife Valerie and her family, whose heritage of Greek cuisine inspires his culinary expertise. He covers the fresh leg of lamb with the simplest spices: garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, lemon zest, and (the essential and unexpected) cinnamon. In a separate baking dish along side the lamb, roast wedges of Idaho baking potatoes. On the side, Jeff serves homemade spanikopita (also a family specialty) and Greek Village Salad. For dessert?

Baklava, of course, and when in the Cochran home, made by son, Alexander. We should be so lucky as Valerie with such talented chefs in her midst. Raise a glass of Petite Syrah to toast Jeff for this exquisite meal.

LEG OF LAMB: Ingredients

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• 6.5lb. Bone-in leg of Lamb (the Cochrans used a local

American lamb from Roseda Fams, available at My Butcher and More, 1401 Forest Drive, Annapolis, MD.) • 1.25 cups of olive oil • 2 Tbsp. of ground cinnamon • Course salt and fresh ground pepper • 3 Tbsp. of dried oregano (hand crushed) • Juice of 3 lemons • Lemon zest from 1 lemon • 1 full head of garlic (cleaned and sliced into about 50 slivers)

Instructions 1. Rinse the lamb and pat dry with a clean paper towel.

2. Using a paring knife, insert the knife about 1 inch into the lamb and slip 1 sliver of garlic into the hole. Do one hole at a time and use all 50 pieces all around both sides of the lamb.

3. Next, rub the whole lamb in the olive oil.

4. Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon all over the lamb.

5. Salt and pepper all over both sides.

6. Hand crush the oregano and sprinkle on the lamb all over and then pat it down, 7. Sprinkle the lemon zest on top and pat it down.

8. Place the lamb fat side up on a roasting pan in a 325 degree oven and cook for 1 hour. Stir the remaining olive oil and lemon juice and pour over the top of the lamb. Add a cup of hot water to the bottom of the pan. Baste the lamb every 30 to 40 minutes for the remaining cook time. Plan on 4.5 hours of roasting and 30 minutes of resting before carving.

A lamb of this size should feed 8 to 10 persons. Make sure the leg of lamb is well-done and not pink. This ensures the meat will be tender.

Christine Fillat lives on the Magothy River and is an aficionado of Chesapeake Bay cooking and living.

If you have a favorite receipe to share with Annapolis Home readers, contact Christine Fillat at christinefillat@verizon.net.

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Tips From the White House Gardener

By Kymberly Taylor Photography by Robert Haywood

White House Groundskeeper Dale Haney shared some tips with Annapolis Home for preparing the garden for winter.

Haney, who has been at the White House since 1972, is entrusted with ensuring the private gardens and grounds are manicured and beautiful at all times, not just for special events and visitors, but also for the First Family’s simple enjoyment.

“This job is constant,” he says. At this time of year, clearing leaves from the 18-acre home site and keeping the lawn healthy is essential. Luckily, he says, pointing to a grassy plot just beyond the Oval Office, “when a helicopter lands on the lawn here, it really clears a nice area, helps us get the work done.” If you don’t have a helicopter handy, find a rake or leaf blower to perform this simple but important task.

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Here are tips from Dale Haney: 1. Rake and remove leaves constantly so grass is more receptive to fall fertilizing and seeding and does not brown or die.

2. After first frost, clear beds of all annuals.

3. Prune designated shrubs.

4. For winter color, plant pansies.

5. Put fresh mulch down everywhere to make beds stand out and create a clean look.

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