January is jigsaw puzzle season at the Jones household. I don’t know if it’s the cold outside or just that we need a change of pace from the business of Christmas. But…
Category: Americana
Posts related to US history, geography, traditions, etc.
Daylily season underway
I’m a daylily fan Daylilies are still blooming even though things are a little soggy. The blossoms look great with a few drops of water on them, but eventually most of them…
Why have a 4th of July church service?
Celebrating the Fourth of July in the traditional way with patriotic hymns and maybe even the Pledge of Allegiance might raise questions these days. Is it too secular? Maybe even partisan? Or…
My Christmas Village and Trains
West Granby Christmas Village and Trains Each year for about 20 years, I have set up a Christmas train village and invited children of the church to visit and run trains. This…
Unexpected November flower bouquets
I can’t believe my marigolds have not really been killed by frost yet. They were burned this past weekend but I went out ahead of that anticipated cold and rescued flowers for…
More history from our house
In my previous post regarding our house at 8 Simsbury Road, I suggested that part of the older house that had been pictured in the Granby Drummer and is shown above had…
Historical picture of our house
I enjoy reading the historical column in the Granby Drummer. But this last week I was in for a surprise. I was reading the article about a nineteenth century West Granby resident…
Country Santa
Just a mile or so away from my house is a man who collects small old Farmall tractors. Seems like I am always chasing a deadline when I go by, but today,…
The Mailbox Thing
What is it about us that many of us are just not happy to use a generic mailbox? Where I have lived, either careening cars or snowplows have taken them out…
A Country Touch at Thompson’s
I just love outside country decorating touches. I don’t claim to be good at making them happen myself but I certainly do recognize them when I see them. And I usually…