“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would  be there”. A visit from St Nicholas, Clement Clarke Moore, 1823  The People’s Home Journal, December 1907   F.M. Lupton, Publisher, New York Legend has it that St. Nicholas was traveling through a small village and heard of 3…

Armor-dillo Part 2 Last week, in armor-dillo part 1, protective clothing made of vegetable materials was explored.  Most likely, though, when we think of armor it is plates of metal made into protective suits that comes to mind. During the 3rd millennium BCE a new material was manufactured for the making of tools and weapons,…

Armor-dillo Part 2 Last week, in armor-dillo part 1, protective clothing made of vegetable materials was explored.  Most likely, though, when we think of armor it is plates of metal made into protective suits that comes to mind. During the 3rd millennium BCE a new material was manufactured for the making of tools and weapons,…

Armadillo If you’re not from these parts, you may not recognize this animal.  It is an armadillo, a toothless, burrowing animal of the southern US, Central and South America.  Its distinguishing feature is an armor-like covering of bony plates, even on his skinny tail. So today we are not talking about zoology but about armor,…

Armadillo If you’re not from these parts, you may not recognize this animal.  It is an armadillo, a toothless, burrowing animal of the southern US, Central and South America.  Its distinguishing feature is an armor-like covering of bony plates, even on his skinny tail. So today we are not talking about zoology but about armor,…

Thanksgiving “Over the River and Through the Wood to Grandmother’s House We Go”      The New England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day       Lyrics by Lydia Maria Child, 1844 This is supposedly the busiest travel time in the US, but few of us will be relying on transport by a horse-drawn sleigh through the snow. …