Simple Life Writings: September 2012

September 10, 2012

Maggie's Butternut House

Fall, 2012

Maggie Bonanomi is a well-known textile artist and teacher, as well as author of several popular books of textile projects. Her 1840s home in Lexington, Missouri, reflects her vibrant artistic sense throughout ~ especially her fondness for things worn, weathered and mended. Maggie was a delight to interview, and her philosophy of life is really contagious!

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September 1, 2012

Praise the Pumpkin!

Fall, 2012

We may take pumpkins for granted, especially in Autumn, but this fruit was vitally important to the Native Americans and to the colonists who learned from them to appreciate the pumpkin as a necessary food ~ tasty, versatile, and easy to preserve. This article was a joy to research, and from it you might learn some surprising things about this humble fruit.

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What's this Blog?

Here are several articles I've written for A Simple Life magazine. This blog is not affiliated with A Simple Life or its publisher, Homestead Publishing, Inc. The articles I've posted remain the property of A Simple Life and are posted here with permission of the publisher.

To read the articles, just click on the link below the photo and brief text. Some of these also appear in the Portfolio section of my main website along with other samples of my historical writings.

Feel free to leave comments on these posts. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy these articles!

What's this Magazine?

A Simple Life magazine ceased publication in December, 2020. For more than a decade, people fond of the simpler aspects of our homes and heritage savored this quarterly magazine. In every issue, it offered features about homes, antiques, recipes, gardening, and a dash of history thrown in.

Jill Peterson is an extraordinary photographer and writer whose earlier books ~ "Homestead," "Settlement" and "Homecoming," among others ~ found a receptive and dedicated audience that expanded greatly with her magazine. A main reason for its popularity was summed up in Jill's mission statement: "Getting an issue of A Simple Life in your mailbox is like getting a letter from an old friend."

Writing for A Simple Life appealed to me because the content was down-to-earth and without pretense. I consider myself fortunate to be counted among the fine group of people who helped this magazine along.