Twentieth Century
History on Display–Anne Frank: The Exhibition
My Own True Love and I recently spent a morning at an extraordinary exhibit about Anne Frank, at the Museum of Science and Industry[1], or as I suppose we should call it now, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Created by the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, the exhibit does not focus solely…
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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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