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Confederate Schoolbooks During the Civil War
Caitlin tucked her feet beneath Rascal’s warm body, the rag rug that had formerly been under the workroom’s table now in a tangle of sewn-together strips on the table in front of her. Twisting them tightly, she dipped them into a bowl of liquid beeswax, rosin, and turpentine. The days were only getting shorter, and there were no candles to be had unless one made them at home. Ana sat across from Caitlin at the work table, elbows resting on the First Reader for Southern Schools open in...
Book Club Day 8: Filling the Void
Confession: I get more excited about the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address every year than I do for my own birthday. Happy Dedication Day everyone! On this day in 1863, an estimated 15,000 attended the Dedication Ceremony of the National Soldiers Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a little more than four months after the battle of Gettysburg took place. The National Cemetery wasn't quite ready by this date yet, however, so the actual ceremony took place about fifty yards away at Evergreen Cemetery. For more about what this momentous day was like, here's a ...
Atlanta, Georgia Tuesday, November 15, 1864 Finally, inexplicably, there is wood for the fireplace. Warmth spread throughout Caitlin's body, relaxing muscles kinked from weeks of shuddering in the drafty house. She stepped closer to the fire, smiling as the heat caressed her face. Finally, the chill is gone. "Wake up! Wake up!" Caitlin jerked awake to find Ana yanking on her arm. Wraiths of smoke crawled across the ceiling. The fire was not in the parlor hearth, but on the floor, spreading in a crackling pool from a blackened pine torch....
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'd like to share a couple of our traditional family recipes with you. We use these at Christmas, too, and sometimes even in between. They are not that hard to make, and soooo yummy. This photo of our spread (below) was taken before the turkey made its appearance. ALSO--and this is very important--that glare you see on the front edge of the tablecloth is a reflection off my favorite meal-time stress-reducer. I buy two square yards of clear plastic/vinyl from Hobby Lobby and cover the real tablecloth with it. Kids spill? No problem! Buttery...
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Today in Civil War History: The Gettysburg Address
Book Club Day 6: Reconnecting During Reintegration
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