I have been purchasing a few old books from Homestead Books in Marlborough NH simply for the covers. I was rather shocked that Pineterest and other sites have lots of crafting ideas that involved cutting up beautiful old books. While… Read More ›
Girls
Westover Postcards
My elder daughter (now graduate of MIT, DOCTOR daughter) attended a private high school. She was one of those children that from an early age teachers would say “She’s different.” This turned out to be the kind of different that… Read More ›
On Being a Girl, and Chemistry Sets
When I was a school girl, my parents received Sears catalogs on a regular basis. Each fall, a large Sears Wishbook , with over 300 pages, would arrive in the mail. I remember pouncing on these catalogs, skipping over all… Read More ›