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Category Archives: history
The Queen’s 90th Birthday Stamp
What fun! There is a new four generation picture of the Royal Family and it has been put on a stamp . . .
Posted in history, London, Uncategorized
Tagged Prince George, Queen Elizabeth, Queen's 90th birthday
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The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout
This novel takes us on a trip from Nebraska to Iowa in the 1850s. Sometimes in those rough early days, the wives couldn’t bear the hard times, became sick –and some seriously needed the help and medical attention that only … Continue reading
Visiting the James A. Michener Art Museum
O’Half and I spent a pleasant morning recently visiting the local James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown PA. There is an exhibition running currently that we wanted to see: “Iron and Coal, Petroleum and Steel: Industrial Art from the … Continue reading
Posted in art, history
Tagged Christian Jacob Walter, Edmund Marion Ashe, Gustave L Brust Jr, industrial art, Pittsburgh, Rae Sloan Bredin, Roy Hilton
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Book Review: River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Do you need a good book to read? Do you need a good book to recommend to your book club? Do you want a book that will keep you up reading half the night?
Posted in book club, book review, books, history, travel
Tagged Amazon River, Candido Rondon, exploration, Kermit Roosevelt, South America, Teddy Roosevelt, travel
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A Trip to Mystic CT
We took a little holiday and drove up to Mystic CT last week. It’s a beautiful little historical town on the Connecticut shore, across from Long Island. There are several reasons to visit, including Mystic Seaport where all the whaling … Continue reading
Posted in history, holiday, New England, travel
Tagged Masons Island, Mystic CT, Mystic drawbridge, Mystic Seaport
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Book Review: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
I had never given Roscoe Conkling a thought before reading this book. But if you enjoy political shenanigans, you’ll enjoy his part in this book. He was a major pain in the neck for the Half-Breeds Party through the late … Continue reading
Posted in book review, books, history, politics
Tagged Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Guiteau, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Roscoe Conkling
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Losing Nelson by Barry Unsworth — a desert island choice
If I could take just one book, would it be this one?
Book Review: King George and Queen Elizabeth
I would like to show you some nice old photos of Queen Elizabeth when she was a young girl. I found them in a copy of “King George and Queen Elizabeth”–a hardback with a red and blue cover–a nice deep … Continue reading
National Button Week 2013 Part 6: Wellington Buttons
“Waterloo! Waterloo! Where will you meet your Waterloo?” ♫ ♫ ♫ That song lyric is from the old Stonewall Jackson recording, thanks to a reader–do you remember it? No? Well, do you remember the date June 18, 1815? That was … Continue reading
Posted in buttons, crafts, history, sewing
Tagged military buttons, Napoleon, The Duke of Wellington, Waterloo, Wellington
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Political Buttons
Have you noticed that it’s an Election Year? To get in the mood, I thought I’d get out my little collection of political buttons to show you. And I’ll say right off the bat, that I’m not favoring one side … Continue reading