Last week I had a great walk-and-talk in the woods with my good friend Rin.  We talked about "life, the universe, and everything&q...

Stephanie Ann, over at her blog World Turn'd Upside Down, posted two really fun items last week. Stephanie Ann is a re-enactor, histori...

  Scrappy Bow Tie They say that the best kind of publicity is a free write-up, and they say that it doesn't matter what the report...

A lovely 1950s vintage, pink lace party dress....   ....with a huge rip in the pleated net skirt panel.  It's this pleated panel th...

So, the other day, my husband and I were at the bank to sign some papers on a financial thingy.  We were ushered into a conference room and ...

Part 4.  A Window on Life in 1897 ( Part 1 tells the background of a quilt inscribed with many names, and how I started my search fo...

Part 3.  Three Intertwined Families   ( Part 1 tells the background of a quilt inscribed with many names, and how I started my search ...