Introduction There have been many movies and a few television series informing the public of the great achievements and sacrifices made by the Army Air Corps and their B-29s and B-24s of WWII. Less has been told about the OTHER bomber squadrons, the Navy’s B-24s Liberators and Privateers. In a local newspaper dated June 3, […]
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Maple Tree Adoration
When my parents bought their home, it was one of the first in a new development, taking over a farmer’s cleared field. This meant we had no trees in our yard. My Mom grew up in a house surrounded by old majestic trees. She was determined to have the same in her new home. Unable […]
Nursing History: U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Right up to the 1940s, becoming a Nurse was not the vocation that parents wanted their daughters to take up. Nursing now ranks in the top five of most respected professions. Wow, that’s a big jump in seventy-five years. That change in attitude happened with the coming of World War II, some well written marketing […]
How to Enjoy a Museum Trip
Frozen in Time: That is how I look at original paintings I have viewed. My sons and friends think I am nuts when we visit museums. I do go nuts when I see a famous painter’s works. Yes they are beautiful. Beyond that, I really go nuts because I can see in person, up close […]
Blue Willow
Holidays usually translate into family gatherings, and when families gather there are meals to be shared. The focus is usually on the food that is full of traditional offerings and everyone’s favorite. What is used to serve the food is often a second thought. Those plates are filled with the delicious food, washed when emptied, […]
A Piece of Irish History: The Book of Kells
La Fhéile Pádraig Shona Daoibh!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! When I think of honoring Irish Heritage, I don’t think of the modern partying and wearing of the green. I think of a symbol of creative Irish history, the wonderfully illuminated medieval manuscript called “The Book of Kells”. It has been regarded as one of the […]
Reaching Across the Threads of Time
You will hear me say this often, I love the thought of touching something made by hand, crafted over time, and wonder about the person who made it. I feel when I touch that item I am actually touching that person’s hand. And how amazing that the object is still around after many years, or […]
Valentine’s Day Test of Time
The Greatest Generation had patient love. They had to! To let a loved one know how you feel on Valentine’s Day, you could pick up your cell phone with its unlimited minutes and call him or her. At the same time you could send a text message with a picture of yourself blowing a kiss, […]
Artful Artifacts: Duck Decoys
Artful Assembled Artifacts #1 : That’s Just Ducky! Handmade Decoys were historically used to attract ducks into a hunter’s firing range. They have been around forever. Some older decoys were covered with bird skin and feathers. The Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. has decoys that date to 400 BC-AD 100 that were found in Nevada. […]
National Handwriting Day
“Put your John Hancock there.” In other words, put your signature on that line. John Hancock’s signature will probably go down in history as the most famous, and I consider one of the most attractive in appearance. To honor that famous signature, National Handwriting Day falls on his birthday, January 23rd. I have to wonder, […]