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”
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””
On the Trail: Stop 2 – Parting of the Trails
About 40 miles from Independence – so 2-4 days depending on how fast they were traveling – came the first Parting of the Trails (and yes, there was more than one)! While there isn’t much to say about this area, it is still worth noting as the second most significant “stop” when following the trail,ContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 2 – Parting of the Trails”
Dinner at 1800: Molasses Gingerbread
I’m just going to say…this didn’t turn out how I thought it would. Then again, I really didn’t know what to expect, consider the recipe was all of two sentences. Reprinted in Wagon Wheel Kitchens, the author pointed it out as something that they might have made on the trail due to the simple instructionsContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Molasses Gingerbread”
On the Trail: Stop 1 – Lone Elm Park
I know, I know. Last month, I said the Mahaffie House was stop 1. But I’ve updated that to be a stop 1 alternative. Because, especially in this first part of the trail, the first major stop really depended on what jumping off town you chose, what route you decided to take, and even whatContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 1 – Lone Elm Park”
Forest Idylls 