Anthurian

Ingredients Directions Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 4 Handi-foil bread pans In large bowl, mix together pumpkin, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time then mix in oil and milk.  In separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, spices, baking powder, and baking soda until combined. Fold dry ingredients in with wet […]

Here we go again, folks! Time for the Halloween “spooky” movie marathon. Unlike in previous years, this year I tracked all the movies I watched, not just the ones I hadn’t seen before. Some of these films I’ve seen before but there are quite a few that are new to me. As I did last […]

Built especially for Caribbean and South American cruises, the SS Santa Rosa was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line. Launched in 1932, she was the first of four sister ships and her regular route included inter-coastal service between the east coast and the west coast of the US via the […]

Continuing the Postcard series, here is another old postcard from the vault: this time it’s the SS Queen Mary. At 1015.5ft in length and 118ft across, she could accommodate 3200 people and make the Atlantic crossing in 4 days.

I have a large postcard collection and thought I’d share a few items. First in the series is the Coney Island Cyclone. Opened to the public on June 26, 1927, the Coney Island Cyclone was a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The Cyclone […]