And here is the second part of my 19th century fashion overview from a couple years ago! I’m scheduled to be induced starting tomorrow evening, so please be praying all goes well! Originally posted June 2023: See? I told you I’d come back to it! I know how you’ve been waiting with bated breath, soContinueContinue reading “19th Century Fashion: Part Two”
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19th Century Fashion: Part One
I interrupt my regularly scheduled programming (i.e., hats) to bring you a post I put up over two years ago! Because, let’s be honest, I’m having a baby in a couple of weeks (Lord willing), and am in the middle of frantic baby prep. So enjoy a quick overview of fashion in the early 19thContinueContinue reading “19th Century Fashion: Part One”
Dinner at 1800: Special Edition
And we have official reached Month 9! Which means I’m tired. Like, all the time. So we decided to have a little fun with this month’s Dinner at 1800… Today we will be cooking from the American Housewife (I think?) And by we, I do mean I. And who am I? I am the dearlyContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Special Edition”
On the Trail: Stop 3 – Blue Mound
Not much past the Parting of the Trails, so just a few days from Independence, came the first real landmark often mentioned in diaries – the Blue Mound. From our perspective, it isn’t much to see, but for the travelers, it was a visible milestone on the trail. According to Traveling the Oregon Trail, “AlthoughContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 3 – Blue Mound”
19th Century Hats: 1860 – 1870
‘Tis the season for hats!! Yup, after a couple decades of bonnets being considered superior, the hats once again took over, more and more as the decade passed. Though I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, considering how small bonnets had become by the end of the ’50s. The Fashion Timeline notes that the main wayContinueContinue reading “19th Century Hats: 1860 – 1870”
Pregnancy, Panic, and Praise: A Third Trimester Life Update
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a life update…in fact, if you follow my blog closely, you might have noticed I didn’t do a single blog post last month other than my Dinner at 1800. I believe I am currently in what one calls survival mode. It makes sense, I suppose, when I think aboutContinueContinue reading “Pregnancy, Panic, and Praise: A Third Trimester Life Update”
Dinner at 1800: Soda Cakes
Daniel requested cookies for this month’s Dinner at 1800. Really, he just didn’t want another food that he had to stop himself from spitting out…and I’ll admit the last two months were pretty bad, so I took pity on him. They weren’t exactly cookies, but how could I pass up something called Soda Cakes? PlusContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Soda Cakes”
Dinner at 1800: “Piccalilly”
Why am I putting today’s food in parentheses? Because if you google it, it comes up as Piccalilli, but many 19th century cookbooks spell it Piccalilly, including the recipe I decided to use. And what encouraged me to try this random thing? Well, I had a bunch of leftover green tomatoes in my freezer fromContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: “Piccalilly””
Different is a Very Good Word
Don’t miss my latest podcast on the Gibson Girl Review! The book featured in these episodes, A Fair Barbarian, is actually written by an author we all (or most of us) know and love!! The same author who wrote The Secret Garden and A Little Princess – though this book is a completely different tone.ContinueContinue reading “Different is a Very Good Word”
Finding Hope: A Husband’s Perspective
Today was my day to write a post about hope. I told Daniel that I was going to skip it because I had nothing of worth to say. So he said he’d write one for me. I hope his words mean as much to you as they did to me. From Daniel: Your worst dayContinueContinue reading “Finding Hope: A Husband’s Perspective”
Forest Idylls 