They are both beekeepers and care about what’s happening to bees. They know how important bees are to farmers and the future of our food supply. The man on the left is a re-enactor at Isle La Cache in Romeoville, IL representing a 17th century French settler who “farmed” honey and beeswax to create candle … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Bees
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Mystery Monday – The Chicago Coal Famine
My mother’s ancestry was a mystery to me and to her. She knew her father, of course, but they never talked about her grandfather nor anyone else further back. I was able to fill in a few blanks for her by researching on Ancestry. Later, I found documents tracing our heritage all the way back … Continue reading Mystery Monday – The Chicago Coal Famine
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Saturday Share – Vatican Daughter
A Book Review Extensive research through books, news articles, and personal travel is the basis for a page-turner about intrigue at the Vatican.Vatican Daughter is a novel about family, love, and murder in and around the Vatican. The story had me so enthralled I couldn’t put the book down, and I read the first fifty … Continue reading Saturday Share – Vatican Daughter
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Thursday Throwback
French peasants in 1650 played a game similar to modern bowling. Skittles or nine-pin (quilles in French) was played outside a tavern or in a barn on hard-packed earth. The nine skittles were set up in a diamond or square pattern. The wooden ball and skittles were carved from hardwood – oak or beech. My … Continue reading Thursday Throwback
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Throwback Thursday – Smokin’ Weed
My granddaughter found this photo in a family album. She thought we were pretty cool, until I told her it was a costume party. Ah, the good ole days. Peasants smoked weed, I mean, actual weeds like mullein, coltsfoot, nettle, rosemary, sage for medicinal purposes to clear the lungs, sharpen the mind, and protect against … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Smokin’ Weed
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 