In Amesville, there are no traffic lights. There is very little traffic. There are very few residents; around 150-200 lucky people live here.
Amesville, Ohio: A Place Called Home
Restaurant Ware: Warwick China Company, Wheeling, West Virginia
The top of plate is equally fascinating . . . this platter produced by Warwick China has double black lines. Not the classic double green line that I admire.
Ohio River Pottery: Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery, American Modern
The dinnerware designed by Russel Wright is included in the rather broad [and vague] category, Mid Century Modern. Russel Wright designed the new line of American Modern Dinnerware in the 1930s. His designs were, in part, a reaction to the formality of the late Victorian dinner table. Many courses served with service changes that required…
Inspiration: First Comes Love
Songs and stores from childhood are simple which is why we are able to learn them quickly and recall them years later. Like this one: Jack and Jill sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love . . . then comes marriage . . . then comes Jack with the baby carriage. Boys and girls…
Vintage Ephemera: Reading Both Sides of a Postcard
Recently, I came across two postcards that were very very funny. Not so much because of the humor of the printed postcard but rather, because the written message was the punch line. This postcard was printed in 1908, a leap year. The woman with the gun reflects the common stereotype that women who asked men…
Books Have Their Own Destiny: The Margaret Tarrant Christmas Book
There is a stack of books in my study catalogued as "books that I want to read." This stack of books has existed as long as I can remember - as a young girl it was a mental list - over time, the stack of books has steadily increased. After all , the more we…