Monthly Archives: May 2015

Noises in the past

Rebecca:     There is a great peacefulness in the past.  When I stood in Williamsburg in 1798 for the first time, I was struck by the quiet.  We take in so many sounds today they we are not even aware of … Continue reading

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Indelicate question

Rebecca:     I guess I should have been expecting some more indelicate questions about how we managed to live in the 18th and 19th Century.  Someone wants to know  what we used for toilet paper.  I feel like making up a … Continue reading

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