Becky FifieldMay 30, 20132 minWhat I’ve Been Reading: Buying Into A World of Goods by Ann Smart MartinRead this great book on 18th century commerce in the backwoods of Virginia. Ann Smart Martin’s Buying into the World of Goods: Early...
Becky FifieldFeb 15, 20131 minThe Gardening ItchAt this point during the winter, I start to get the itch for digging in the dirt. Alas, it’s a rather pointless itch as I must confine my...
Becky FifieldMay 26, 20123 minHike up your woolen undies: A Treatise on the Propagation of SheepBaa. Cool it, already. Photo: Imaginactory. John Wily wrote the motivational pamphlet A Treatise on the Propagation of Sheep, the...
Becky FifieldApr 29, 20121 minArgand Lamp – A moment of pause for Barbara CarsonShe passed away this year, and today they are holding a memorial concert in her honor in Williamsburg. Barbara lived there with her...