The Good Old Days, Wanderlust & Happy Thoughts

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Monday, April 18, 2022

Nature is Filled with Many Secrets, and This One is Incredibly Human

One of the most bizarre flowers is none other than the Snapdragon. It is a flower that when the petals die resembles miniature human skulls. The spooky logic behind the appearance and name of these flowers once they have died is that they develop “in the afterlife, turning the seed pod turns into a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Reserved For the Upper Class, the $1,700 Bedroom Suite That Was Sunk

This lovely bedroom suite was a part of the package for the wealthy who traveled on the Titanic back in 1912. A first-class ticket on the Titanic would have cost $1,700 today. Sadly, all of the beauty of the ship were sunk into a watery grave on April 15, 1912. The Titanic | Smithsonian Institution... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 16, 2022

When You Really Want to Find Those Easter Eggs in Today's Mucked Up World

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Friday, April 15, 2022

There Are Plenty of Easter Traditions, but This One is All About Eating

Each year on Easter Monday in the southern French town of Haux, a giant omelet is served up in the town's main square. The omelet uses 15,000 eggs and feeds up to 1,000 people. I think that it would be fascinating to watch the crew successfully flip it. Legend has it, when Napoleon and his army were... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

This Birthday Girl Has Her Own Haunted Estate That is Packed Full of Ghosts

Born on April 14, 1932, the country music legend, Loretta Lynn had a poor but loving beginning where she was born and raised in the small Kentucky coal-mining town of Butcher Hollow. Her daddy worked long hours at the coal mine, dying young from black lung at the age of 52. Loretta found her way out... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Two Mournful and Unique Graves from Another Century

Established in 1822 on the bluffs high above the Mississippi River, the graveyard's occupants’ stories reveal the history, grandeur, mystery, and tragedy that tell the story of Natchez. At the time of her death in 1871, Florence was just 10 years old. Since the young girl was always scared by... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

A Most Amazing Discovery Sat Unnoticed for Several Years

The Appalachians are known to hold many secrets, legends, and discoveries, but none are quite as intriguing as the discovery of the gold nugget found by twelve-year-old Conrad Reed while he was out playing along a creek on his father's farm. Conrad's father John at first ignored the discovery, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 11, 2022

A Mid-Century Lawless Hellscape Recipe for Those Who Dare to Try it

Forget about the popular chicken and waffles recipe that blends breakfast and dinner on one plate and move over to the retro tuna and waffles dinner that only had five ingredients. This may be one reason why people were so skinny in the 1950s. Tuna 'N Waffles - Mid-Century Menu (midcenturymenu.com) Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Nature's Easter Bunny