One of my most cherished antique pieces is our circa 1920s Kodamatic No. 3A folding pocket camera we acquired a few years ago. We paid far less than the equivalent of what it would have cost brand new. It was probably around $600 in today's dollars at the time as it is a fancier model …
I wanted to do a little experimenting with growing onions from onions this year so rather than storing them properly, I decided to see what would happen if I encouraged a few to sprout by putting them in baskets in the windowsill. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed! One has already begun to sprout and …
I love flowers of all kinds but my absolute favorite are the wildflowers. There's just something special about the way nature arranges them, especially here in the Rocky Mountains. We are just a few weeks away from peak wildflower season in Yellowstone and I can hardly wait! Honestly, couldn't you just die happy here, among …
I sincerely hope that everyone had as beautiful a holiday as we did here in SE Idaho. Believe it or not, this was the first Easter weekend for years that we didn't have bad weather. Either it's been cloudy, windy, rainy or snowing, or a combination of all of the above. Not this year, though! …
As someone who feels they were born in the wrong century, rather than finding these Easter cards from the Victorian and Edwardian era "creepy" or "weird" or "bizarre" (as they've been labeled by various sources), I find them quite charming! Then again, I also say that about the German Christmas cards featuring the Krampus demon …
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