Emilie Loring-Inspired Tea: Join Us for a Celebration on September 5th!

You are cordially invited to enjoy an Emilie Loring-inspired teaon September 5th (her birthday!) at 4:00 p.m. your local timeat your location.Enjoy your tea however you like, with a nod to Emilie Loring, and please take photos to share.This is not a contest; we will simply have more fun doing this together.Send your photos to: … More Emilie Loring-Inspired Tea: Join Us for a Celebration on September 5th!

Emilie Loring and the Legacy of Children’s Magazines

Highlights for Children Highlights magazine was the magazine for children in the 1960s. Billed as “wholesome fun,” regular features emphasized reading, manners & conduct, health & safety, moral values, music and the arts, nature and science, our country and other lands and peoples, thinking and reasoning, and creativity. I read Highlights in the doctor’s or … More Emilie Loring and the Legacy of Children’s Magazines

Discover 1889 Summer Reading: Emilie Loring’s Literary Inspirations and More

Greetings from rainy Wisconsin! I write this from my family’s lakefront cottage, currently in a deluge. This is where I first read many of Emilie Loring’s novels, purchased at Schultz Bros. and read on the lazy days of summer. On rainy days now, I poke through trunks and boxes in the basement. I must get … More Discover 1889 Summer Reading: Emilie Loring’s Literary Inspirations and More

Boston Memory Lane

Nostalgia was the theme of my first day back in Boston. The Approach I drove in from the west on Highway 2, a winding, tree-shaded road with signs made for old-timers: “Exit 125… Old Exit 50.” The new numbering system corresponds to the nearest mile marker; the old one was sequential, a nostalgic throwback. (The … More Boston Memory Lane

Picnic Season is Here! Menus and Recipes to Fill Your Picnic Basket

Everyone loves a picnic! The very word conjures up fine weather, a cheerful mood, and a basket of goodies. It’s a formula that has stood the test of time, generation after generation. There’s something adventurous about a picnic. You set out for a congenial spot–which can be anywhere, simple or fancy–hunt for a place to … More Picnic Season is Here! Menus and Recipes to Fill Your Picnic Basket