Brian has been getting out of bed early to go to work, and someone is taking advantage.
(*corn and soybean harvesting with his BIL).
Brian has been getting out of bed early to go to work, and someone is taking advantage.
(*corn and soybean harvesting with his BIL).
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A page extracted from Needlecraft magazine, September 1919, from the Antique Pattern Library. The medallion in the left column would make a nice snowflake ornament.
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No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things. ~ Sir Terry Pratchett
From Workbasket magazine, October 1950 comes a frilly teddy bear to crochet for Christmas - slightly more legible instructions and the entire issue can be found at the Antique Pattern Library.
If you want to know who rules over you, look at who you aren't allowed to criticize. ~ George Orwell
This is an example of what boys were expected to be able to accomplish, perhaps with a bit of help from Dad or the shop teacher. From Popular Mechanic's The Young Craftsman, available as a free download from Archive.org.
In an appalling but typical display of vindictiveness and attempted intimidation, the governor of Texas is forbidding any of the returning Democratic state representatives to go anywhere unless accompanied by a police escort.
In response, two of the lawmakers decided to visit a drag show in Austin yesterday.
Minnie came up from the basement after we got home last night* and gave me a cold stare and an angry meow - then turned around and went right back downstairs. She got over her snit by bedtime, though.
(*she despises the new petsitter, a sweet local high school kid that the dogs, Blitzen and Sheba adore).
(The dog-sitter has been engaged, and the boys are not pleased).
I ate healthy, I didn't drink or smoke...and then my reward was to watch everyone around me die. So go ahead, get the French fries instead of the carrots. ~ Anonymous hospice resident
"Hildegarde Lives in Holland," a paper doll from Good Housekeeping magazine, January 1925. The entire year's issues as a bound copy to download can be found at archive.org.