Since I stopped collecting weekly “historical highlights” and sending out my monthly newsletter, I haven’t been coming across stories of… Read more You found what in the attic?! 6th Edition
8 Things I Learned in August
Central heterochromia is when a person’s eyes are two distinct colours — one colour in a ring around the pupil… Read more 8 Things I Learned in August
Favourite Things: August Edition
Today was our first day back to school, coming after a busy month of visits with relatives. I’m so grateful… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
Video: Surprising Images in Medieval Art
It’s our last week of summer holidays and my sister and her family are visiting from Virginia (yay!), so for… Read more Video: Surprising Images in Medieval Art
100th Anniversary of a Life-Saving Discovery
When looking for pretty stamps at the post office this spring I picked up some celebrating the centenary of the… Read more 100th Anniversary of a Life-Saving Discovery
Butterfly Collecting Trivia
You know you’re desperate when you ask what you should blog about, your eight-year-old says “butterflies,” and you start Googling!… Read more Butterfly Collecting Trivia
5 Things I Learned in July
At my sister-in-law’s house I learned about a new plant I would like to get, a Goldfish Plant. Even though… Read more 5 Things I Learned in July
Favourite Things: July Edition
The highlight of the month was definitely reuniting with relatives (more to come in August!). Read It was also a… Read more Favourite Things: July Edition
Puffing Billy to Roomba: A Vacuum Cleaner Timeline
The Earliest Vacuum Cleaners The first patent for what we could call a vacuum cleaner was submitted by American inventor… Read more Puffing Billy to Roomba: A Vacuum Cleaner Timeline
Two More Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
It’s been five years since I reviewed two picture books based on the Jewish folktale, “I Had a Little Overcoat.”… Read more Two More Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
Roundup: Posts that Remind Me of Family
We just got back from a long weekend spent with relatives, some of whom we hadn’t seen since October 2019.… Read more Roundup: Posts that Remind Me of Family
Investigating the Wreck of the Homer H. Hine
You’re walking along the beach on a fine spring day when you come across a piece of wood at the… Read more Investigating the Wreck of the Homer H. Hine
4 Things I Learned in June
Here are four tidbits you may or may not already know. If it’s too expensive to properly preserve the remains… Read more 4 Things I Learned in June