ye olde tyme revivalIt is the time of church fairs, jumble, estate & yard sales here in the Northeast hills. Tables under tents… |
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pickledThe nasturtium was not native to the Colonies, but instead would have been brought from the “Old World,” according to… |
stepping stonesAccording to the garden historians, Rudy & Joe Favretti, “At the time of the American Revolution, about ninety-four percent of… |
homesteads & market fairsOne of my favorite places to visit is The Claude Moore Colonial Farm, nestled across the Potomac River from Washington,… |
discoveriesI was fortunate to hear Megan Marshall discuss the extraordinary life of correspondent Margaret Fuller at a lecture held at… |
summer readingThere is nothing like a page-turner, and better yet, nothing like a bewitching summer read, and for this I turned… |
weeds, seeds & volunteersLast week our gardens were deluged with yet more rain, so this morning I turned my attention to the bounty… |
sourcesOne of my favorite sources for all things colonial is the online journal, Common-Place, sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society…. |
double or triple dutyLydia Maria Francis Child states in The American Frugal Housewife, “The true economy of housekeeping is simply the art of… |
colonial cookingOur home is a center chimney colonial—the structure was built around an enormous brick and rock construction that has 3… |