With cold and flu season upon us, it seems like a good time to talk about the Elder tree or Elderberry. Elderberry has become trendy in the medicine aisle thanks to studies that suggest that it may help fight influenza, but its use in medicine goes back to ancient times in Europe, parts of Asia, […]
Why is today the traditional end of blackberry season?
In 1869, a new fashion took hold among the young ladies of England: they began limping. They might intentionally snap the heel off one of their shoes or even buy a set of shoes designed to give them a limp. The important thing was to be seen shuffling unevenly around Hyde Park or the theater. […]
Queen Elizabeth II was part of the World War II generation, and she did her part during the war.
A Regency lady had to stay cool and remember her dance steps in the ballroom.
E.B. Wheeler 