It’s April and I’ve started Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s exciting that I get to track the number of minutes I spend… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
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Today’s historical highlights post will be a simple list of recommended articles. I hope you find something interesting to read!… Read more Historical Highlights 079
6 Things I Learned in February
Every season Emily P. Freeman hosts a link-up where bloggers share the things they’ve learned over the past weeks and… Read more 6 Things I Learned in February
Favourite Things: February Edition
Welcome to the latest installment of my online gratitude journal. In my house we had one virus or another for… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
7 Things I Learned in January
Here are some miscellaneous things I learned during the past month. Enjoy. At the beginning of the year I followed… Read more 7 Things I Learned in January
Favourite Things: January Edition
I mentioned in my email newsletter, The Mouse & Pencil (click here if you’d like to subscribe), that January has… Read more Favourite Things: January Edition
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Check out these historical highlights! Did you know… …there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible… Read more Historical Highlights 074
The Origins of Birthday Candles
Since it’s my little sister’s birthday today, I thought I’d write a short post on the history of birthday candles.… Read more The Origins of Birthday Candles
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Whenever I find myself growing tired of these historical highlights posts, I come across a whole slew of fascinating links.… Read more Historical Highlights 071
Favourite Things: December Edition
The first half of December was cold. Bitterly cold. So cold that one morning my husband remarked that – 12… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition
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Here are a few historical highlights to entertain and enlighten you this weekend (if you have any spare time). If… Read more Historical Highlights #069
I Think of You
A while back I posted a poem that I wrote years ago. Here’s another one that I wrote around the… Read more I Think of You
Historical Highlights #067
Every Friday I post links to articles about history, libraries, and museums. Today’s historical highlights might answer some of your… Read more Historical Highlights #067