Thursday, 7 May 2015. An Old House Idiosyncracy from the Cogpunk Steamscribe blog. Originally posted on Cogpunk Steamscribe. Fascinating Early Motion Pictures of London. Saturday, 2 May 2015. Friday, 3 April 2015.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Premium quality, hand-finished calf leather upper. Thick and sturdy leather soling.

At the crossroads where legend and hype meet. On Friday, 4 July 2014. You owe me for the number of seconds I wasted on this site. When you are not even.

Saturday, December 16, 2017. Her music first enchanted him, but her smile and kindness captured his heart. London - March, 1816. A barmaid placed two more tankards in front of them, bending lo.

Sunday, October 25, 2015. Harvest Home - British Thanksgiving. Like Thanksgiving in America, this time of year is associated with the celebration of bounty, and has been since the 6th century. The term harvest comes from the Anglo-Saxon word haerfest.

When life interferes with the progress of writing, we are often forced to step back and reconsider our priorities. Even when writing is our main source of income, most of us decide that our health and our families come first. A major medical crisis must become the focal point in our lives and reality must push aside the fantasy world of fiction.

Photographs and History of early Eugene Oregon structures and locations. Sunday, March 31, 2013. Friday, January 25, 2013. Something about the hill in the background makes me think this house might have stood on South Willamette at about 24th and that is College hill behind it? The house is certainly substantial, but certainly not standing any longer if it was in Eugene.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016. A growing list of free books on the internet dealing with tailoring, drafting, and dressmaking. A Treatise on Cutting Garments to Fit the Human Form, 1841. Measuring and numerous drafts for coats, waistcoats, trousers, and more. A Plain and Concise Treatise of the Art of Tailoring, 1844. Drafting, unfortunately the plates are not unfolded.

A Unique Decade in American History. Runs an obituary on its last page, about the most significant person who died in the past week. As always, the writing is superb and the choices intrigue me. Many times, I have not heard of the person profiled.

For the study of historical dress; consisting of analyses of costume in paintings, translations of and research into fashion plates, and occasionally actual sewing. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Not Really An Update, and Not Really A Hiatus. Wednesday, July 8, 2015.