If you think you are seeing this post come up for the second time – you are. Somehow the scheduling got mixed up and it posted last week instead of this! But now I’m reposting it on the day it was supposed to come up in the first place. Ahh, the trials of modern convenience.ContinueContinue reading “19th Century Hats: 1800 – 1810”
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Dinner at 1800: Ginger Snaps
I know, why would I pick something as simple as Ginger Snaps? Well, partially because I’ve never actually made them before, and partially because they looked fun! Technically, the recipe is from The New England Economical Housekeeper published 1847, but I pulled it from Wagon Wheel Kitchens by Jacqueline Williams, which has so much amazingContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Ginger Snaps”
Epic British Vacay: Home Again, Home Again
July 7, 2024 (Day 18): The Long Trip Home In Which We Discover We Are Still Sick We discovered that we were not nearly as better as we thought we were during this IMTERMINABLE trip home. First, the taxi driver (who was terrifying while driving, by the way, though he did get us to theContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Home Again, Home Again”
Epic British Vacay: Holland (with Cheese!)
And I’m finally back to tell you more about Holland! Sorry for the delay – a little present day update: Daniel fell on the cruise ship, hurting his thumb, which wasn’t mentioned in my posts because it seemed minor at the time. But since then, he’s been to the doctor because it wasn’t healing properly,ContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Holland (with Cheese!)”
Epic British Vacay: Amsterdam
July 4/5, 2024 (Day 15 & 16): At Sea and Amsterdam Daniel had big plans for the fourth of July yesterday, considering we would be sailing just outside of England. For weeks leading up to the trip, he posited different ideas from wearing American flag pants to dropping tea over the side of the ship.ContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Amsterdam”
Epic British Vacay: Ponies and Stuff
July 4, 2024 (Day 14): Shetland Island, Scotland Today was another tendering day, but since our tour was with the ship this time, we automatically got a priority tender so there was no worry about missing it – also, we are pretty sure they took down twice as many life boats to bring people backContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Ponies and Stuff”
Epic British Vacay: The Castle on the Volcano
Sorry for the delay between posts – apparently life gets in the way sometimes! July 1 & 2, 2024 (Day 12 & 13): At Sea and Edinburgh, Scotland There really wasn’t much to write about yesterday – we were very grateful for a day to stay on board and nurse our colds. We also foundContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: The Castle on the Volcano”
Epic British Vacay: Giant’s Causeway
June 30, 2024 (Day 11): Belfast, Northern Ireland Ignoring the occasional misery caused by the head cold that appears to have settled in for the long haul, today was incredible. We had a Giant’s Causeway/Belfast tour that also ended up being a partial countryside tour and was absolutely breathtaking! The bus stopped near the ruinsContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Giant’s Causeway”
Epic British Vacay: Roman Walls
June 29, 2024 (Day 10): Liverpool, England (or really, Chester) And we are back in England! Amazing how close all these countries are, isn’t it? This time we were off to Chester and the Roman Walls! Okay, not that we had ever heard of them before. But they sounded fun! Chester ended up being aContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Roman Walls”
Epic British Vacay: Blarney Castle
June 28, 2024 (Day 9): Cork, Ireland, Blarney Castle, and more Spoiler alert: Another day at sea did not, in fact, stop our apparent colds from forming. In fact, last night, I was so exhausted I ended up skipping dinner and slept for like 12 hours and still awoke feeling less than well, and DanielContinueContinue reading “Epic British Vacay: Blarney Castle”
Forest Idylls 