Sorry, couldn't resist the One-horse Open Sleigh spoof...We're talking about sleighs, cutters and carioles over on the Heroes, Heroines and History blog today. Do you know the difference? Which is your favorite? Join us for a trip back in time as we explore fancy sleighs, swift cutters, bobsleighs, and the ground-hugging carioles.
For November 5th, which is my day of the month to blog at www.hhhistory.com, I have a whack of images and photographs from 1874-1955 that show autumn in different views from fashion to food and fun. What do you think of when you hear the word, autumn? Does the sight of multi-coloured leaves make you smell burning leaves or pumpkin pies? Come on over and share your thoughts as we celebrate the change of seasons by going back in time with Autumn Views. For the record, the above photograph of me and my sister is about 50 years later than the ones you'll find over at Heroes, Heroines and History where I'm showing photographs of children and their late 19th century toys. Why? Because I want to show you some of the toys that can be found in the toy corner of my hero, Adam Hazelton's Emporium in my novella, Love in Store, which is contained in The Secret Admirer Romance Collection. And yes, my post includes a little tea set, although probably smaller than the one pictured above.
And I have a #giveaway of a copy of The Secret Admirer Romance Collection going on until midnight Sunday June 11th, but you have to leave a comment on my Late 19th Century Toys - and a Giveaway post to be entered. Oh, the delight of puttering around a colorful conservatory with the smell of damp vegetation hanging in the air while the cold wind blows pristine snow crystals through the air outside the glass-paned enclosure. That is the reality of my past, as well as the imagery I wanted for my fictional heroine in my newest release, the novella, Sweet Love Grows, which is found in The American Heiress Brides Collection. Well, perhaps not exactly since I set the story in the spring time due to the plot, but I hope you got the picture. If you haven't already entered my Sweet Love Grows Prize Pak Giveaway, you can do so at the end of my Botanical Conservatories post, over on the Heroes, Heroines and History blog where I'm posting about conservatories, orangeries, palm houses, etc with pictures of the past. Or, if you'd rather not go there, you can enter right here. Back in 1999, the family and I took a lovely trip on the Prairie Dog Central Railway on the northwest edge of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over the years I looked at the photos I took that day for research purposes, but never thought of showing them until I decided to write a post celebrating the release of Barbour's The Rails to Love Romance Collection. To see more train photos, check out my post, Love Those Steam Locomotives. My good friend and Inky blog mate, Susanne Dietze, has a novella, Honeymoon Express, in this collection and in celebration is giving away one copy on her post. Deadline is 11:59 pm EDT Sept 24, so there's still time to enter. I'm blogging about Alberta Ranch Summer Haying over on the HHH blog today so if you're interested in seeing how ranches and farmers put hay up back in 1895-1900, you might want to pop in and take a look.
I'm including my own experience working a hay cutter and rake on my grandparents' farm back when I was 12 and other than changing the horses in for a tractor, there wasn't much difference in the way things were done. Here's the image I used of me on the Heroes, Heroines, and History post. It's the same one I use on my website Long Bio page except I made it B&W to fit in with all the other images on the post. Visit me at the Heroes, Heroines and History blog as I introduce you to a Draper ancestor who defended her Upper Canada home and family against half-drunk men using only a pair of tongs.
The question I'm asking at the bottom of the post is: Do you have someone in your family tree that deserves to be talked about in today's 21st century? Please share. Today I'm blogging at Heroes, Heroines & History about my search to find what was meant by a plug hat back in 19th century York County, Ontario.
So if you're interested in period clothing, fashion, etc, you should check out Plug Hat - Bowler or Top Hat? The post came about while researching our family history, aided by my recent trip to Ontario. If you get a chance to dig into your family history, take it because you'll find all sorts of unique stories that are waiting to be told. Since it's the 5th of the month I'm blogging at Heroes, Heroines & History today in what is the 3rd part in my series on the Sharon Temple National Historic Site & Museum. If you enjoy reading about the history of music and life in the early 19th century in Upper Canada, you'll be interested in this post. The glass negative above is held at the Ontario Archives and is said to be the oldest image of the Sharon Temple. The lines you see are the cracks in the glass and while I've seen other images that have been retouched to cover the cracks, I believe seeing it like this adds a unique dimension to this grand temple built by people who considered themselves as plain.
I'm blogging about a breakaway Quaker sect known as the Children of Peace over on the Heroes, Heroines and History blog today. This first post goes into the history of the Children of Peace and their founder, David Willson. Most of the images are in historic except where needed to show detail. Part 2 will be posted August 19th on the Inkwell Inspirations blog. This post will shown the photos taken while I toured the Sharon Temple Museum and grounds during my recent trip to York County, Ontario. Part 3 will be posted on Sept 5th back on the HHH blog where I'll talk share the history of David Willson's music and the Sharon Temple Band. I have photos of the original barrel organs that are still in use, one being the oldest of its kind in Canada, and talk about the unique acoustic sounds of the Sharon Temple. So head over to www.hhhistory.com/ and see what some fascinating Americans did when they arrived in Canada. |
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