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18th century, activities, childhood, crafts, holidays, vacation, winter

Colonial Craft: Pomanders

January 6, 2014February 16, 2014 Abby Murphy

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and that you're settling into 2014. I spent Christmas with my family in Ohio, listening to my dad's beloved Ray Conniff Singers and cooking up a storm. We spent many an evening by the fire and even processed maple syrup in one long day… Continue reading Colonial Craft: Pomanders

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Valentine’s crafts

February 10, 2013February 16, 2014 Abby Murphy

Dispatch from the blizzard: we survived, with nary a power loss! Others in Rhode Island were not so lucky, and I'm thinking of those wrapped up in blankets or staying in emergency shelters. It's going to be chilly tonight.We stayed indoors most of the time, watching the snow fall and catching up on shows or… Continue reading Valentine’s crafts

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I blog about reading, writing, history, and my incurable Anglophilia.

Previously I also cooked from historical recipes and wrote about the results. You can find those posts here.

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Blazed through The Christie Affair, which was an unexpected delight. I tend to be wary when it comes to reimagining true events, but Nina de Gramont chose to narrate this tale of Agatha Christie’s 1926 disappearance from the perspective of her husband’s fictionalized mistress. The author plays with fiction, storytelling, and memory while telling a compelling story.
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Two weeks after a four-year-long hiatus is not enough. See you next year, @pab_ontario.
Someday I’ll get myself some wisteria.
“Rosy apple blossoms! Rosy apple blossoms! Whoever heard of rosy apple blossoms? Apple blossoms, my dear young lady, aren’t pink. They are white.”
During a lesson on 1980s conservatism, students decided to spend their time well by searching for photos of a young, shirtless Ronald Reagan. It’s the important things.

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