A few days ago, there was a post about our collection of trunks. Nancy Van Nielen asked some questions about them. Here you go Nancy, and anyone else who may wonder: Most of the trunks are unlocked. Just a couple are still locked. We have a bazillion keys but no ideas if they go to […]
Oh, the Places We’ll Go and the Things We Will See!
Since no one is traveling much right now, let’s check out when our families did. Both the Hegeler and the Carus families were world travelers and with the Hegeler’s 8 or the Carus’ 6 children, it took a lot of containers to hold everything. Up in our attic, we have what is fondly referred to […]
The Little Tub
There was a lot of interest yesterday about the little bathtub. At that time, big baths were “once-a-week” activities. These tubs were more for daily wash ups. You would sit on the rim with your legs in the tub and do a “sponge bath”. Or you could sit down in it with your legs hanging […]