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More Concrete Statues and Roses
It wouldn’t be Spring on this blog if I didn’t have some concrete statues and roses to show you, right? To be fair, I only bought one new concrete statue this year and it’s going to be given as a … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Civil War, Garden, Roses
Tagged Cats, Civil War, concrete statues, Garden, Roses, snapdragons
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Machining Civil War Era Cannons
If you know me or have followed my blog for a while, you might already know that I’m a bit of a Civil War buff. It turns out that my knowledge of this era came in kind of handy. Jay … Continue reading
Cross Stitched Gettysburg – Framed!
This piece was a kit by Sunset called “Gettysburg.” It was the first piece that I’ve ever started for myself. Looking at my spreadsheet I started it in April 2003 and finished it October 30, 2007. Since then I’ve let … Continue reading
My Civil War Fashion Patterns
When my parents came over for Thanksgiving this year my mom brought me a bag of patterns. She had been cleaning out her pattern drawer and came across a bunch that were mine. The other day I took them out … Continue reading
My First Large Sewing Project – NSM 9-8-15
I have always been a huge Civil War buff. After college there was a time when I thought that I might try to get into reenacting. I didn’t know anybody who reenacted, but I knew that you could do it … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, National Sewing Month, Sewing
Tagged Civil War, National Sewing Month, Sewing
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Book Review – “Lincoln In The World”
As a student of Civil War history I have read a LOT about Lincoln. I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review and it is definitely one that I’m glad to be able … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging for Books, Book Review, Civil War
Tagged Blogging for Books, Book Review, Civil War, Lincoln
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Tredegar Iron Works
The machinery of war consists of guns, ammo, cannons, locomotives, and other metal-based goods. The Union had quite a few foundries, forges, and mills already producing much of this material. In the South, however, there weren’t many manufacturing facilities. They … Continue reading
Lincoln and God
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” The Civil War was a terrible thing. It pitted brother against brother; family against family; … Continue reading
Quilts in the Civil War
You may have heard this before, but quilts have played many roles in the Civil War. The most popular use was along the Underground Railroad. Each quilt pattern had a different meaning, and the escaped slaves were well versed in … Continue reading
Civil War Hiatus
I know that today is supposed to be an intelligent post that imparts some Civil War knowledge to the masses who read this blog. Yes, all two of you. I have been busy, though, and have had some other fairly … Continue reading
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