Twentieth Century
From the Archives: Road Trip Through History: Memorial Day near Omaha Beach
Here in the United States, we are heading into the Memorial Day weekend. My Own True Love and I always find a way to honor the war dead on Memorial Day. We’ve gone to services in small towns and distant suburbs, usually put on by local VFW chapters with a Boy Scout color guard. We’ve…
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Lillian Moller Gilbreth Designed My Kitchen
Those of you who know me in real life know that I am what the late great Peg Bracken[1] dubbed a “good cook who likes to.” Over the years, I’ve cooked in many different kitchens, each of which had its own problems. When My Own True Love and I moved into our current house, I…
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From the Archives: The Riddle of the Lalbyrinth
I have three-quarters of a new blog post written about a fascinating woman you probably don’t know a lot about. I also have a nasty cold and my head is so full of “stuff” that I’m struggling to write. So instead, I’m sharing this post from 2013, in which I reviewed a book I really…
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