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The Lure of Lavender

The Lure of Lavender

Poetry Friday. Lavender. Oh, — — the color. — the fragrance. — the sound of the word. All summer long, I enjoy my bed lavender. I can’t walk past it without breaking off a stem and rubbing it between my palms. In the cool of early summer...
Recipes from 19th Century

Recipes from 19th Century

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 22. Things Mother Used To Make I enjoy reading the recipes and helps in this book, published in 1913. I must confess that I read cookbooks for pleasure, much like some people read poetry. The measurements terms are very interesting:...

Storing Eggs

Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 15. I was e-thumbing through an e-copy of It was published in 1913. And in that book, I read the following . . . And as I read, I wondered and asked questions. 1. How many eggs would I need to buy in the summer to last through the...
In a 19th Century Kitchen . . .

In a 19th Century Kitchen . . .

#SOL16. No.2. Some of you know me well enough to know that I love old books. I mean really old books, like over 100 years old. I like to visit the online library Forgotten Books, and browse the books I find there– mostly educational books but occasionally old...