I’ve been busy doing some website tweaking and adding of stuff. You may notice that I’ve changed up my Amazon store design & settings in hopes that it will be easier for you to use. I am still trying to keep it to companies and brands that I have personally used and like. That means … Read more
I really hate falling into rabbit holes and today I blame the guys over at Forgotten Buffalo.com (and facebook) for today’s rabbit hole. The Rainbow Centre mall was part of the dystopian future envisioned by the proponents of Urban Renewal (aka tear down any interesting 19th century buildings and replace them with stuff designed by Brutalist style … Read more
Ms. Vernon’s company, started in 1951, once had revenues near $300 million and was the first owned by a woman to be listed on the American Stock Exchange. Source: Lillian Vernon, Creator of a Bustling Catalog Business, Dies at 88 – The New York Times
This is what it must feel like to have a time machine! Source: 20 utterly unique historical photographs you’ve never seen before
I am loving the old embroidery instructions at this website- and what makes all of the embroidery & lace such works of art is that they are all done on a treadle machine. No downloading a design from the ‘net to use in the fancy dancy embroidery machine- nope doing this all by hand err … Read more