Tag: vintage
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Chickens and a little laundry on the clothesline…
“Just Be Elizabeth, just Be” I’ve been working in the gardens lately, a lot actually. It’s where I find peace, satisfaction, and A LOT of sweat! (along with some pretty cool pottery artifacts!) It’s been in the 90’s or more every day here at Herron Cottage in Newville, Pennsylvania. As the dog days of Summer…
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Old Flower Beds and Broken China
There is something cathartic about working these old flower beds. Sure, there is the exercise value, the vitamin D intake, and even the sense of accomplishment that comes from such labor. I sit there and think about what they looked like in 1879. Were they full? Did they have nothing but roses? Did they send…