The Fifth One Ended Up in France

And a little wall-love from my house this day: For delight, for stare, for walls old and new, the portfolio edition of Chris Van Allsburg's "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick," a series of mysterious illustrations each flanked by a title and caption. I spent the last of an already-tight paycheck on these beguiling prints eight years ago, and love them more than almost anything else I own. If you don't know the book, leave work now. Run to the nearest library and wrest it from the shelf. Catch your breath. You'll need it.

This one is my favorite. It reads:
The Seven Chairs
The fifth one ended up in France.