Jack O’Lanterns might be my favorite part of the American tradition of Halloween. Perhaps this is because I don’t have much of a sweet tooth or love of the horror genre, but I genuinely enjoy carving pumpkins and seeing my neighbors’ creations. Walking down a neighborhood street, following clumps of Trick-or-Treaters, and seeing the flickering faces of orange orbs adorning doorsteps and pathways makes the effort worthwhile.
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Obsolete & Antique Tools Quiz – Easy
See if you can identify these objects which were much more commonly used in a bygone era.
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A life of layers: the Lens of Material Culture
Some bits of material culture come and go. Others stick with us for centuries.
I am fascinated by what stays and what goes. How do our objects, our clothing, our pastimes reflect our present and our past?
These are questions I want to explore here.
I hope you join me for the journey.
