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August 5, 2016
Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes
It did not start out to be a major event – but it became the benchmark of Washington society for nearly two decades.
Washington 1801:
Martha Washington, the “first” First Lady.
Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, were both in their late fifties when they became First Ladies. They had entertained graciously, albeit very formally, in New York and Philadelphia, as befitting what they believed was their age and position. Neither had sought, wanted or particularly enj...
Luis Loyola
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Lenora's Culture Center and Foray into History
I recently was browsing through some posts on Facebook and came across some beautiful photos of these wood bowls and vases. I found the craftsmanship in these pieces too beautiful not to share.
Luis Loyola began wood-turning about 20 years or so ago, when working with his father,a cabinet maker, in Lima,Peru. Luis learned the basics in woodworking from his father, but wanted a trade that allowed more creativity. He found that in wood-turning bow...
August 4, 2016
About . . . The Ghost Chaser’s Daughter
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August 2, 2016
Robin Hood’s Stone, Near Riddlesden, West Yorkshire
Robin Hood’s Stone at Holden Gate, near Riddlesden.
OS grid reference SE 0620 4446. A large pointed stone shaped like the head of a dinosaur, or maybe a dragon,stands below a rocky outcrop on Pinfold Hill, closetoHolden Laneat Holden Gate, near Riddlesden, West Yorkshire. It is locally called ‘Robin Hood’s Stone’ but whether the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest ever visited it we don’t know, although there is also aRobin Hood’s Wood about a mile to the north-...
Interview with a Holocaust Survivor
Young prisoners in Auschwitz
Frank Grunwald was just 12 years old when he and his family entered the concentration camps. Terezinstadt, Auschwitz, Melk, Mauthausen . . . he was in them all. Unfortunately, neither his brother nor his mother would leave Auschwitz alive.
Frank was born in Czechoslovakia in 1932. His father was a doctor, as well as being a very talented photographer. Both of his parents, Kurt and Vilma, were musicians and instilled a love of music into Frank...
Irina Nistor
The stereotypes of film nerds aren’t exactly positive: secretive, obsessive, quiet.But, these are all great traits for someone fighting, in their own way, against a tyrannical regime, wouldn’t you agree?
Irina Nistor was employed by the Romanian Communist regime to translate programmes for the state-run tv channel. Romania was ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu, one of the cruelest dictators of the communist period. Her impact on the falling of that regime can never be measured, but thousands of Ro...
Dealing with Health Problems
I have not been online ,much lately due to health issues. Been dealing with financial problems because of sickess and in bed most of the time. I have an incurable disease called “Gastoparesis…
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Book wagon on the North Green, 1898
An itinerant familyfrom Seattle, stopping over in 1898 behind the Congregational Church in Ipswich. The house behind the wagon is at the corner of Meeting House Green and North Main St. The caption above the banner reads, “Our book answers all questions about our travels and our house on wheels. Price 10 cents”Photo by Edward Darling, courtesy of Bill Barton.
August 1, 2016
Nightmare Fuel — The Wendigo
Hello Addicts,
This week we take a peek into one of the more famous legends of the Algonquin tribe, the Wendigo.
The Wendigo, or Windigo in some translations, is a tale prevalent in the Northern United States and Canada. It is viewed by some as a demonic spirit capable of either possessing a human or taking the form of one. Other legends claim that people are cursed to become the creature by the simple tasting of human flesh. The latter version of the legend depicts the cr...
