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 Notre Dame Cathedral Fire video capture by Crystal Draper, Apr 2019 What is the chance that you're in Paris on a Seine River boat cruise and you pass by Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns? It happened to my daughter, Crystal, and you can read about it on my post, Notre Dame Cathedral Fire at www.inkwellinspirations.com
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 Bathing Costumes from Marshall & Snelgrove, Oxford, Lady's World, 1 August 1887. Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons I'm having fun with my beach machine research and found a lot of information and images to share with you for Rise of the Beach Machines Part 2. So, stop by www.history.com and see the fashion and trends for yourself.  Mermaids at Brighton, 1829. Digital Public Library of America, Public Domain What is a beach machine? That's what I wondered when I worked on a recent post about a seaside bandstand and found several photographs and postcards about these cute little houses on wheels. I dove into the research which led me to structures as you see above that were used in the past few centuries to allow people - royals and commoners - to bathe in privacy. Join me at Heroes, Heroines and History as I venture into the adventurous world I've entitled, Rise of the Bathing Machines Part 1.  Woodcut from Historia Delle Genti, by Olaus Magnus, 1565 edition. Library of Congress I'm over at Heroes, Heroines and History talking about horses wearing snowshoes, and if you think the woodcut above is just a novelty, come over and see the rest of the photos I found to show it was more common than you might think. I also found several newspaper clippings that mention horses wearing snowshoes and although I've only included the links on the HHH blog, here's one for you to read in case you can't get to the links.  Idaho County free press. (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) January 02, 1902 If you enjoy this post, please let me know as it inspires me to search out more historical treasures.  Still image from 1898 Sleighing Video. Source: LOC Prints & Photographs I'm over at Inkwell Inspirations today with an 1898 video by the Edison Film Company that shows sleighing in Central Park. It's silent, but lots of horse-drawn sleighs in action. You can check it out at Inkwell Inspirations.
 Russian Ice Slides 16th Century. Public Domain I love research and my post, From Ice Slide to Roller Coaster, over at the Heroes, Heroines and History blog, is full of interesting images of what turns out to be the beginnings of roller coasters.
And if thrill rides aren't your thing, drop in and see what luxury awaited the pleasure-seekers of Catherine the Great's court after a day on the slides. Hope to see you there.  I'm over at Inkwell Inspirations with a post, All I Want For Christmas is Spending Time With You.
In these times where generations of a family are spread across the miles, it's more important than ever to put a value on the time you spend together instead of the value of a gift you send. Whether it's a physical across-the-table conversation, a phone call, or a video call like Skype or FaceTime, spend some time with loved ones because those are the memories you'll both treasure most of all. Merry Christmas from my house to yours. I hope we get to meet some day. Anita.  Hastings Park Bandstand, Lexington MA. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons I'm ending my series on Historic Bandstands with Christmas lights, greenery and wintery snow over on the Heroes, Heroines and History blog.
I've enjoyed the research that went into this series, although it was frustrating when I found wonderful images but couldn't post them due to copyright. Yes, the bane and protection for every author. I've especially liked discovering that many historic bandstands are still in use for concerts throughout the summer, and for Christmas festivals at this time of year. So come over and visit me at HHH for Snow Bandstand Gazebos. Yes, that's actually the title. A bit mouthy, but it covers the images I've chosen for this final Bandstand post.  Fruitcake made by Anita Mae Draper, Dec 2013 Yes, it's time for fruitcake! At least, it's time to make fruitcake since it needs time of meld all the mouth-watering flavours together. And that's the topic of my post over at Inkwell Inspirations where I discuss why fruitcake lasts so long and the edible factor of a 106-year-old fruitcake found in Antarctica last year.
If you have trouble commenting over at the Inkwell, you can leave a comment here. By the way, I made the fruitcake shown in the above image back in Dec 2013. It didn't make it to 2014. Yum.  On November 5th, I'm finishing up my bandstand series on the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog with an odds 'n ends post on structures that could be filled with musicians, but are also called gazebos and pavilions depending on the community and its needs. This will be followed by the last bandstand post on Dec 5th where I hope to inspire the Christmas season with bandstands decked out with lights and greenery. I hope you'll drop in for a visit and share any thoughts or memories on these historic structures. |
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