Sightings
Interesting Garden Shopping Web Sites
Please refer to Linda Coyner's articles for many more links Blue Poppy Garden - The store and B&B is located in Sedgwick, Maine, overlooking the Benjamin River… more »
Traveling More Securely
Perhaps it's the economic state we find ourselves in that creates more worry about one's safety and personal information. Taking a vacation or business trip either in the US or abroad (including on a cruise ship) might increase that concern. Here are som… more »
V&A's Fantasy and Fear
Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London:
The exhibition is in three sections: The Forest Glade is inspired by fantasy and nature evoking the spirit of fairytales. The Enchanted Castle exaggerates and parodie… more »
Wedding Traditions from Victoria to Diana
Lt. Matt Luoma sent his wife Lillian a nylon parachute from France during WWII. In April 1945, Lillian entered the Fifth National Sewing contest sponsored by the Cleveland Press, and won first prize in the Victory Group for this negligee and gown made for a belated honeymoon. The design incorporates the original parachute seaming in the skirt of the negligee. more »
