by Jennifer | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m head-over-heels for this new (well, new to me, anyway) scent from Bath & Body Works, Enchanted Orchid. It’s light and fresh for summer but very traditionally floral. I’d like to affirm that it’s a true orchid scent, but as I’m no...
by Jennifer | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been talking lately about the Marshall Field & Company department store in the 1920s–what it was like to work there both behind the scenes (Emily) and on the sales floor (Marjorie). So I thought you might get a kick out of this excerpt from a 1931...
by Jennifer | Aug 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a toe tapper to get your blood moving on a Sunday morning. The Chuck Wagon Gang began singing together in 1936, and younger generations are still going strong. I wish group singing–around the piano, around campfires, on long car rides–would...
by Jennifer | Aug 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Okay, oh-so-patient Emily Kimbrough fans . . . here’s some info about Emily’s job at Marshall Field’s (courtesy of Emily herself, in the memoir Through Charley’s Door). I think Emily and Marjorie would have been great pals, don’t you?...
by Jennifer | Aug 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Next week I’ll be attending a conference sponsored by Oregon Christian Writers. As I reviewed the conference information, I noticed that the dress code for an evening event specifies “Dress-up optional and church clothes are appropriate.” That got...
