Sunday, May 22, 2022

Shared Birthday

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Speaking of birthday presents . . . look who arrived on Gerry's birthday : William Aidan McCartney Born May 18, 2022 ~ 11:48 pm...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Happy Birthday Gerry!

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we are so both and oneful night cannot be so sky sky cannot be so sunful i am through you so i "Sweet Home Indiana" . . . ...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Bread Loaf vs Bread Stick

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Yes, the bread machine yields amazing results every time! My only luck with yeast breads is in the machine, which is nearly foolproof...
Friday, May 13, 2022

Behind the Museum

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Solitude by Tuck Langland We are so lucky here in Lafayette, Indiana to have the Haan Mansion Museum and behind the mansion i...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Slava Ukraini & Slava Ellie!

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What we did for Mother's Day: Ellie joined in the celebration! Last year these soap bottles reminded me of FHHS ; -- this yea...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Small & Simple

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Pared down decor in the entryway. In the process of down - sizing and de - cluttering, I keep coming back to a couple lines of poetry....
Thursday, May 5, 2022

443 Historic House Photos

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Photographs of 443 Robinson Street West Lafayette, Indiana From the Topping Era : 1911 - 1955 As featured on "Preserve Hi...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

Vintage May Day

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You say feeding the chickens? I say May Basket! What a treat to receive this quaint May Day postcard , the old-fashioned way: anonym...
Friday, April 29, 2022

Banana Arbor

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HAPPY ARBOR DAY! Bananas growing right in your own front yard! Charleston, South Carolina Banana Trees They are tall herbs, reall...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Majolica

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My Stovetop My mother always diplayed these late 19th C plates in our dining room. They had been her grandmother's ( her mot...
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

The Door Stands Open

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Interior, Open Door at Etretat , 1920 by Henri Matisse , 1869 – 1954 " The door stands open in that home, the special chair for us r...
Friday, April 22, 2022

Earth Day Perspective

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A Story for Earth Day by my brother ~ at age 7 For additional grade school projects by Bruce, circa 1964, see Fall...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Spring Planting

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Spring Planting at Town & Gown ! " May [or April!] is a rush to plant a hundred flower boxes with pansies, petunias, impatiens, a...
Sunday, April 17, 2022

Canticles of Turning

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A Favorite for the Season Remember, O Thou Man Words and music by Thomas Ravenscroft ( 1582 - 1635 ) A Song...
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Friday, April 15, 2022

A Gentle Pool of Wine

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In observation of Passover & Holy Week: a rare piece from Sam's brief phase as an iconographer ~ 1998. Thoughtfully annotate...