The Fourth Sunday in Advent As I post this, it will be Sunday, December 20th, the Fourth Sunday in Advent. And as I have been doing for the past few weeks, a Sunday post means sharing photographs I have taken …
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A Short, Sad History of SAAB Saab Automobiles started as a division of Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolag. That company, also known as SAAB, got its start in 1937 in Trollhättan, Swedensa. The name usually translates to Swedish Airplane Company, Limited. I’m …
Introducing Greg Herren Greg Herren started publishing books in 2002, almost nineteen years ago. I have been reading his work almost that long. He has written a great many more books than I have read, I have to admit. My …
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Introducing Snohomish County Washington On January 14th, 1861, the Washington Territorial Legislature took a portion of mainland Island County to create Snohomish County. The first U.S. Census that looked just at Snohomish County (1870) counted 599 residents. Today, with a …
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Continuing on with my photography sales, here’s a look at what sold in 2011. On June 17th, 2011, someone in Maryland bought 43 greeting cards showing courthouses around Montana. I won’t share all of those with you. (Maybe just a …
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Introducing Bonner County Idaho On February 21st, 1907, the Idaho State Legislature took land from Kootenai County to create Bonner County. They named the new county for Edwin Bonner who operated a ferry crossing the Kootenai River. The new county …
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OK–here’s some Crawfish Pie Imagine my surprise to find that Karen Carpenter sang the Hank Williams classic Jambalaya. But much as I love the Carpenters, it just wasn’t cajun enough, know what ah mean,cher? Then I found my home town …
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Sunday has become my day to look at photographs I have taken during the present week. Not necessarily the current year, however. For example, I took three of the photos I showcase today on December 13th, 2011. I call them …
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Introducing the All New Mercury Today, Mercury shows up in car shows as a classic, but orphan, make. But in November, 1938, Edsel Ford presented four cars not seen before on American roads. The new Mercury came in four body …
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Richard Lipez started writing the Donald Strachey mysteries with Death Trick in 1981. Since then, he has published an additional fifteen books in the series, most recently Killer Reunion in 2019. Donald Strachey is a private investigator living in Albany, …
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