Year: 2023
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The Recipe Book
While I know where this recipe book comes from — my mother — the handwriting is both hers and her parents. She put this together in preparation for marriage and her future role as a housewife, and she continued adding to it for about 15 years. The first recipes come from her mother, father and…
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The Fork
This fork that was originally from my father’s parents. Beyond that, I know nothing. Examining it I noticed the worn wooden handle. Then I noticed the metal was pewter, not steel or caste iron. The two-prong design of the fork suggested a pre-twentieth century period[1]. The combination of wear, materials and design made me wonder…
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Pewter Plate
This post begins a short series that investigates some family heirlooms in my collection. It’s part of a broader investigation into family history, culture and acculturation. I am particularly interested in how elements of the past influence and inform our present[2]. I have a set of four pewter plates. Notably, they are much smaller than…
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50 Years Ago Today
It can be hard to recall what I did last week, but 50 years ago I was working in Berchtesgaden. The photograph below was taken on the porch of my Uncle Walter house on his 65th birthday. I visit quite regularly to see relatives who continue to live in the area.
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Sunglasses
Tuesday, our Cycle Group got together for our first bi-weekly ride of the year. We usually ride every second Monday, unless that day falls on a holiday, which it did this year: Victoria Day. As most were wearing sunglasses, I didn’t face the blinking-eye problem.