posted by: Allison West Share Yep, it’s a thing – collecting drink coasters. And you don’t have to visit a bar or restaurant to find them. Known as beer mats, drink coasters, and bierdeckel, drink coasters have found their way out of man caves and into the mainstream. These small pieces of art and […]
posted by: Allison West Originally published September 2017; updated and refreshed Feb. 8, 2019 Share A safety story from the past Just before he sailed on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, Captain Edward John Smith was quoted in the press as saying: “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experiences of […]
posted by: Allison West Share Gardens in the American Revolution Imagine this scenario. It’s the fall of 1776 and British battleships are gathering off the coastline of Staten Island. George Washington has been ordered by Congress to hold New York City. Remarkably, he stops reviewing his maps and documents – and writes a letter. It […]
Share Working from home has recently become the new normal. And we’re still adjusting. With adults and kids at home, all day, every day, there’s one thing we can count on. Paper. Lots of it. There’s always a steady stream of paper coming into our homes. Unopened mail, files, folders, office paperwork, and schoolwork piles […]
Share Here’s How To Organize Scrapbooking Embellishments More than four million American adults practice scrapbooking today. The hobby actually started in England during the . However, cameras hadn’t been invented yet so early scrapbooks contained quotes, poems, calling cards, religious cards, and other small pieces of decorative paper. No scrapbook albums existed yet either, so […]
posted by: Allison West Share Christmas shopping used to be fun and we looked forward to it. Matter of fact, we couldn’t wait. Holiday shopping meant dressing up, driving to a real downtown, and browsing happily through most of the local department stores and small shops. If you only needed a small gift, you could […]
