Laura Jepsen
A brown cottage sits snug
by a big brown tree. Please see it at www.lichgate.com
This is the haven, Litchgate Cottage, of author & college Classics professor Laura Jepsen, & her Lichgate Oak, which she thought should be saved for posterity. Assisting in that endeavor is The Laura Jepsen Institute.
Lichgate evokes an
Anne Hathaway cottage from England,
transported as if by magic
to Florida, USA.
Lichgate Oak bends her boughs
to the ground and sweeps them
up to the sky
to create an outdoor room.
An enrolled
member of the Live Oak Society,
Lichgate Oak keeps
company with the
hand-crafted cottage.
Master nature artist
Stephen Malkoff
found his way to the tree
& decided to create a
portrait in stunning detail.
The Laura Jepsen Institute
a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit
support group protecting
Lichgate on High Road,
is kind enough to allow
me to research & write
the story of the cottage
& its creator,
Dr. Laura Pauline Jepsen,
of Iowa.
Under the spreading boughs of Lighgate Oak,
we have presented
a one-act play about Miss
Jepsen, performed by the
accomplished actress
Barbara Speisman (co-author
of the play.)
We have seen the three-acre
Lichgate on High Road property,
which includes the unique
canine cottage
in the style of the original
historic building,
elevated to the
National Register of Historic Places.
Now we are involved in the
writing of a story about the
making of the cottage, a place
of enchantment,
something out of a
fairy tale.
This urban eden,
with grandmother live oak tree,
fairy tale cottage,
vegetable garden
& flower garden, the gardens
a demonstration project
of community gardeners of Damayan,
is yours to discover.
850.383.6556
Tax-deductible contributions
are sought:
The Laura Jepsen Institute
PO Box 11305
Tallahassee FL 32302
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Lichgate Labyrinth
The newest joy to share about
Lichgate is our labryinth.
Now Lichgate offers, tucked away in a quiet corner, a series of circles to walk in contemplation.
This illustration is for visual enjoyment & not our Lichgate labyrinth.
Source: www.jhu.edu/~chaplain/labyrinth.gif
For more information on labyrinths worldwide visit Veriditas http://veriditas.org or
The Labyrinth Society http://labyrinthsociety.org
Laura Jepsen as Equal Rights Exemplar
Laura Jepsen went to court to secure her rights in equal pay. Her case was a landmark.
For some back ground on Dr. Jepsen’s days in court, please see a summary
http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/754.F2d.924.83-3493.html
