BooksOctober 26, 2011<November 7, 2011 A Titanic Proportion of Books! by Evangeline Holland Lo and behold, we’ve nearly reached the centennial of the Titanic’s sinking (let’s hope the world doesn’t end next December 31), and not only…
AmusementsOctober 24, 2011<October 23, 2011 Halloween Paradoxes from 1912 by Evangeline Holland Halloween Paradoxes. – THE EVENING before All Saints’ Day, formerly called All Hallows Eve, was originally given to religious observance. Modern usage now spells…
BooksOctober 21, 2011<October 21, 2011 Friday Reads: 1900s Lady by Kate Caffrey by Evangeline Holland Fortunately for me, my main library carried a small but excellent cache of books on Edwardian England, which enabled me to delve into the…