The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

I posted a few days of info about the old firm of Bolgiano & Son. Their history is a bit confusing with many Bolgianos drifting in ...

M y husband and I frequently quote The Fantasticks.  "Quick the mask!", we say as some awful news comes on the TV or some othe...

Y esterday I posted a  handful of similarly styled seed company stationary  from 1875, '76 and '80 which used multiple fonts and n...

These are sedate examples of letterheads, predating the late late 1800s' more elaborate style that included engravings.  If you remembe...

Y esterday I went to Lowe's to get a new bit of hose for a tiny pump I use in a stock tank that is my pond.  It manages to dribble en...

" A s the Chinese name for this lily, it was adopted by Ker Gawler in 1810 as  Lilium tigrinum .  In Japan the name is oniyuri whic...