My grandma, Rose Grotke, lived to 97 and a few days. I am across the world but wish I were in Buffalo right now. I love you, Grandma. Rest in Peace.
Hello from Australia
After about 32 hours of missed connections, running through LAX, and the long flights themselves, I landed in Canberra, Australia, yesterday. Now it’s Saturday morning and I’m feeling a bit more refreshed after a long night’s sleep. It’s sunny and warm here. I’m here for a 5 day meeting starting Monday at the National Library […]
1902: The Ping Pong Craze!
I spent the morning cheering on marathoners as they crossed the finish line of the National Marathon in D.C. I was waiting with my friend Molly for our other friend Jocelyn to finish her run (apologies if I’m not using the right marathon lingo!). Anyway, she done good and I admire her for doing such […]
Miss Abigail at the Arlington (Va.) Public Library, March 8, 2pm
I’ll be speaking on Saturday, March 8, at 2:00 pm at the Arlington Public Library in Virginia, in the Central LIbrary Auditorium. See the flyer. Here’s the blurb:Arlington Writes: Miss Abigail’s Time Warp Advice on Dating and Matters of the Heart Take a step back in time as Miss Abigail shares words of wisdom from […]
It’s not pornography — it’s etiquette!
This article is great! And they are digitizing them! Can’t wait. Thanks for the tip, Jurretta!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Quirkyalone Day!
Ah, it’s the day of love and roses (for some people at least). This is the first time in a long time that I’ve had a valentine of my own, but my heart is still with the Quirkyalones (not just for singles, mind you!). That said, I’ll try to offer a little bit for everyone […]
Newest Old Books
I’ve got a few new additions to the collection this month, thanks to the Library of Congress used booksale (oh, don’t worry, they’re not selling off the collections, staff donate books and the sales go to charities), and a visit to the DC Big Flea at Dulles Expo Center (lots of browsing yielded only two […]
Sears Discovery Charm School – ring any bells?
Kelly, a fan of this site, wrote recently with a question about a book from her childhood that she’s been desperately looking for –The Sears Make the Most of You Discovery Book (described a bit but without working links here. It was from a charm school that Sears ran back in the early 1970s; Kelly […]
1929: Beautiful Breasts
This being the first day of 2008 (hard to believe) I thought I would find something to help you with your latest new year’s resolutions. I’m sure most of you have resolved to spend more time with family and friends, excercise more, eat better, to earn more money and perhaps travel to exotic locales this […]
Evelyn Millis Duvall
As you probably are aware, the first book I ever collected in this genre is called the Art of Dating, written by Evelyn Millis Duvall. So needless to say, this book and author are pretty important to Miss Abigail. Well, I got a nice surprise this week. Duvall’s grandson was doing some searches on her […]