‘The Editor's Desk’ Archives
On the Month of February
Source: Demorest's Monthly, February 1897 It seems strange that so dreary a month as February should ever have been graced with the charming myths which have gathered about St. Valentine's Day, and made its observance one of the relics of the fairy-land of love and dreams, which passed away when the shriek of the steam-whistle, and the click of [...]
Victorian Valentine’s Day Articles
I've added some more Valentine's day related content, and beings that I'm snowed in, I expect to post more throughout the remainder of the weekend.
Valentine’s Day 2010
I took a little break after Christmas, I hope that you've had a splendid holiday and that 2010 has been treating you kindly thus far. I'm in the midst of excavating some of the old Victorian Valentine's Day content that had been on this site before the "Mid-Web Crisis" of last January. Look for these gems from the past to be posted in the days [...]
Vintage Books Updated
Several "new" vintage books have been added to my Etsy shop, with updated International shipping options. Check them out today!
Dissapointed with acrylic coasters.
Although my finished monogrammed coasters may look acceptable in this photo, I was extremely dissatisfied with the quality of the acrylic coaster blanks that I purchased from Herrschner's. I had purchased three sets of their ready-to-stitch acrylic coasters, and then set upon stitching, confident that the coasters would provide an [...]
More Victorian Christmas Stories Added
Just a few hours until Christmas, and before I retire to my own fantastic dreams of sugar plums with zero calories, I leave you with two stories and an article. We have The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg, a charming little bit of German folk-lore; In Toy Land: Glimpses of a Great Industry, an interesting article from a Victorian magazine for boys; [...]
