From J. Press finally making clothes for women after fifty years to Sears selling entire houses by mail order in 1908. This month's recap covers the things worth paying attention to and the things worth keeping.

My great aunt Dell left behind twelve diaries, a stack of expense books she labeled "No interest to anyone — Toss," and a newspaper clipping announcing her engagement to a man none of us knew existed. She edited her own story carefully while she was alive. She just couldn't quite bring herself to destroy the evidence. This is Discovering Dell.

We didn't plan to end up at Fonthill Castle. A closed colonial home, a detour, dogs in tow, and a sign pointing toward a castle changed everything. Henry Chapman Mercer built an entire world by hand and memorialized his dog Rollo in concrete. I came home with tiles and a new obsession.

Beloved Projects - I’m making a quilt!