Laces of Ipswich January 4, 2017

A great find – this book, The Laces of Ipswich, The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry by Marta Cotterell Raffel is perfect for combining my interests in history, genealogy, and economics.  I am only marginally interested in lace making in that it relates to weaving…..but this is a thoroughly researched picture of an industry in early New England and just maybe some of my ancestors!

    The Laces of Ipswich

 

  Whipple House, Ipswich Massachusetts – some of the work highlighted in this book are displayed in Whipple House.

 

People of the Ship Canal: A.J. Goddard, Businessman and Legislator

Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Fremont neighborhood of Seattle began in 1888 as a named, planned real estate development.  With its advantageous location at the northwest corner of Lake Union, Fremont grew rapidly.  In addition to its location with access to natural resources like water, Fremont’s vitality can be attributed to its dynamic and enterprising early residents.

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When I’m Old January 3, 2017

  sometime in the future

(things one finds on the internet)

My Great Grandfather X Ten

  Brettenham Church Suffolk England

My 10th Great Grandfather, Henry Kembold II, 1510-1558, probably attended this church in Suffolk England.

Reading Choices January 2, 2017

I’m forever working through my pile of unread books.  The pile of unreads grows faster than the pile of reads.  Makes me think of the Walt Disney  film Fantasia back in the 1940’s.  One of the first films I ever saw – probably in the University Theater in Harvard Square.    The water kept coming despite Mickey Mouse frantically trying to keep ahead of the deluge.

 

  Here’s a book for the New Year 2017.  Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch.  An interesting fictional take on Seattle’s history since the World’s Fair in 1962.   I found this book 2nd hand at Eagle Harbor Books over on Bainbridge Island. It had lurked near the bottom of my unreads pile for about a year.

Little Brown Birds

I love the little brown birds that come and go from my deck.  They remind me of Kenya and the many trips we made to the game park near Nairobi.  I had a friend who would say “just another little brown job” – disappointing when we were on the lookout for something a bit rarer.

  Katerina waiting for a “catch”

 

  nothing

 

  nothing

 

  just the ubiquitous squirrel(s)

 

Here’s to the new year! January 1, 2017

One person’s reading list for 2016. Mine will be published shortly – watch this space.

A Beautiful Morning

A beautiful morning to start the new year 2017.   We had a dusting of snow last night and welcome sunshine this morning.

  my latest scarf on display

And my favorite bird, the Northern Flicker reappeared for the fist time in about a month

  Northern Flicker

 

 

  Steller Jay – ever present

  and of course a squirrel, entertainment for the cat

Bush cats…

Not a situation we encountered while we lived in Africa. We have only encountered mice and rats since moving to Seattle!!

A Bushsnob out of Africa

While in Kenya, when a couple of friends departed, we inherited two neutered cats. They could not have been more different. One was a marmalade coloured male that went by the name of Tigger. The other one a seal-point Siamese female named Inky. While Tigger was an indoors fat and lazy youngster, Inky was an outside cat and an excellent hunter that forced us to make our bird feeder and bath cat-proof to prevent a disaster.

When our time to leave Kenya came, we were very attached to them and we decided to take them with us. After the needed health certificates and a special double box that would enable them to have eye contact through wire mesh, we were ready to go. The plane trip was not too far as we were going to Addis Ababa.

It was an easy trip and we found no difficulties on arrival at…

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