I recently took many, many trips down memory lane. These weren’t my memories; these were memories of dozens of people, most of whom are no longer living. The majority of these memories were captured in articles, books and magazines more than 50 years ago. Some were even captured in newspapers a century before that. All…
Category: At Home
Finding Vintage Treasures
There’s something very satisfying about purchasing and finding a vintage treasure, something that has history, that has a story of survival. In the Midwest it can be difficult to find these types of interesting pieces. Flea markets are usually a great place to discover treasures. But aside from Shipshewana in Northern Indiana and the…
Destination: Six Feet Away
Several years ago I watched the movie “Five Feet Apart” with my daughter. At the time I wondered how challenging it would be if your health depended upon staying six feet away from someone. And now here we are with Covid-19. The world is slowly reopening, some places more rapidly than others. Reopening certainly begs…
Bringing Tiny Ones into a Tiny House
Several years ago I wrote about a University of Richmond couple who had downsized to a tiny house. Soon after their move they learned she was pregnant with twins. They adapted the space for their new infants and planned to stay there even as the babies grew. What was most inspiring about the article was…