Happy Friday, people! Here are some links to historical highlights for your weekend reading/viewing. (My favourite is the article about… Read more Historical Highlights 099
Tag: travel
Mailbox: Timeline of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome
Today I’m sharing another postcard that my sister-in-law passed along (you can see the one of Boston’s Old State House… Read more Mailbox: Timeline of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome
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Not too many historical highlights this weekend. My favourite is the article on gorgeous Italian libraries (check out the photos!).… Read more Historical Highlights 096
Lines from a Favourite Novel: A Room with a View
A Room with a View by E.M Forster is one of my favourite novels. (You’ll find it on the list of… Read more Lines from a Favourite Novel: A Room with a View
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Better late than never, I suppose… Here are your historical highlights for the weekend (lots of library articles this time). Breaking… Read more Historical Highlights 094
Favourite Things: May Edition
Another month is almost over. Read on to find out what I’ve been up to! Books I read the first… Read more Favourite Things: May Edition
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It’s been an interesting week weather-wise. One day it was 28 degrees C (82 F) and we barbecued chicken and… Read more Historical Highlights 091
Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 1
It’s not difficult to find picture books about libraries. Kids visiting libraries. Fanciful libraries full of bears, mice, and dragons.… Read more Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 1
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Who’s excited for the weekend? I don’t have any big plans (except trying out a new triple chocolate cookie recipe… Read more Historical Highlights 088
Book Review: Atlas Obscura
If you read my Historical Highlights – the lists of links I post every Friday – you’ll have noticed that… Read more Book Review: Atlas Obscura
San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
When my family visited San Diego in February we stayed at a hotel in Old Town, “the birthplace of California.”… Read more San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
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Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought I’d start this week’s historical highlights with this post, in which the U.S. National… Read more Historical Highlights 080
San Diego Vacation: Sunny Jim Sea Cave
Before my husband suggested that we take a vacation in San Diego, I didn’t know much about it, besides that… Read more San Diego Vacation: Sunny Jim Sea Cave