When the leaves start to turn and the smell of wood smoke permeates the air I start to gravitate to country antiques that remind me of autumn, - harvesting, warming by the fire, and turning my attention to inside. Harvesting We have a huge old apple tree - so old no one can identify the variety - but they taste fantastic. I love apple boxes filled with apples and I put them all around the house, especially in autumn. Of course you need to check them often or a rotten apple

No closets, no wardrobes, no privacy! This is how it was in the typical early 19th century homestead. People lived together in one or two rooms that also had to act as kitchen, dining, sleeping and sitting rooms. So where do you put your stuff? How do you keep some things private and safe? The answer was ubiquitously the wooden box. Boxes for Blankets and Clothes Before wood peg racks appeared on walls to hang clothing, all clothes were stored in boxes. Remember, they didn

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