by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Slide, Voices Beckon
Sunday, September 17, 2023, is Constitution Day. It marks the two hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary of the final day of the U.S. Constitutional Convention—the day a miracle occurred on Philadelphia’s Chestnut Street. On this day a gathering of men set aside their...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century
I have two special-place images I use when visualizing a serene and secure place. One is a flower-filled meadow bounded by a stone wall in ruins, the other is an eerily dim path through a magical old-growth forest. Both are in Scotland. So that’s why, in the...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century
In recent days we’ve created a Winter Wonderland with solar lights, iron baskets, and plenty of suggestions from family and family-to-be. We’re still working out the bugs, but so far I’m thrilled with the results! If you’re interested in trying...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Slide, Voices Echo
Soldier of the Black Watch c.1740, colorized {{PD-US}} When Malcolm McPherson joined the Black Watch in 1735, he and his fellow enlistees “thought themselves destined to serve exclusively . . . in the Highlands.”1 They had no expectation they’d do duty in...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Voices Whisper
Early coffeepots were designed to hold only a cup or two of coffee. It was only once coffee became less expensive and easy to obtain that the pots increased in size. The gem pictured (figuratively speaking—you can find one similar on eBay for under $10) is an example...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Slide, Voices Echo
Pimento, a spice more widely known as “allspice,” is harvested from the berries of the Pimenta dioica, a W. Indian tree commonly found on Jamaica’s north coast. It’s not the Spanish red pepper, though its name is derivative of the Spanish pepper (pimiento)...
