Stories The Pastor’s Wife Kitty, April 20, 2023February 21, 2024 Warning: this is a sad folktale. This is a sad tale of Danish origin. I want to share it because it struck me and has stayed with me ever since I first heard it back in April of 2022. I discovered this by listening to an old episode of a… Continue Reading
Antique Books 18,250 Reasons Why Boys Should Not Smoke Kitty, May 10, 2022July 25, 2022 On forum.silentphotoplay.com, we were talking about cigarette ads in old magazines and how they would advertise them as if doctors recommended smoking. This article is an addition to that conversation, and proof that they always knew smoking was bad for you, and to say that they didn’t know ‘to what… Continue Reading
Christmas Cinnamon Bear Promo Disc Kitty, November 10, 2021December 28, 2022 This is the transcription of the promo record that went out to radio stations to introduce the upcoming Cinnamon Bear series. Side 1 of the disc features an interview of producer Lindsay MacHarrie by John Heistand, the narrator of the series. In this fascinating interview, Lindsay reveals the behind-the-scenes story… Continue Reading
Antique Books The Children On The Top Floor Kitty, August 23, 2020July 25, 2022 The Children On The Top Floor (1904)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ by Nina Rhoades. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32279 Information is not so readily available on Nina Rhoades, this children’s author who wrote a good amount of juveniles in the early 1900s. Delving into newspaper archives, I found a very interesting article from the Cambridge Tribune, November 7th,… Continue Reading
Antique Books The Approach of Christmas Kitty, December 18, 2019July 26, 2022 This is from Rhymes of Childhood (1924) by Edgar A. Guest. This is a really cute poem! The Approach of ChristmasEdgar A. Guest There’s a little chap at our house that is being mighty good—Keeps the front lawn looking tidy in the way we’ve said he should;Doesn’t leave his little… Continue Reading