badgesHistoric Deerfield’s Calendar arrived in my mailbox and I eagerly began to look at the course offerings. Of course, I… |
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needleworkMy grandmother and mother worked with their hands and made beautiful embroideries and needlepoint textiles. When I was a child,… |
warmthBefore the snows set in and the historic houses in our region close for the long winter nights, we have… |
preservedSummers spent with Nannie, my grandmother, were a treat; however, they were not spent idly. We traveled the back county… |
discoveriesI was fortunate to hear Megan Marshall discuss the extraordinary life of correspondent Margaret Fuller at a lecture held at… |
choresOn the farm, we are in the midst of seasonal chores—weeding the garden; freezing herbs for winter; making and freezing… |
sourcesOne of my favorite sources for all things colonial is the online journal, Common-Place, sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society…. |
colonial cookingOur home is a center chimney colonial—the structure was built around an enormous brick and rock construction that has 3… |