decoarchitecture: View from Illinois Central Freight Terminal, Chicago, Illinois Historic 1943 photo
Ephemera from Illinois
If you follow any of my other blogs, you probably already know that I visit my relatives in (very) rural Illinois just about every year. One of my favorite things to do there is sift thorough the random bits of paper in antique stores, or even in one of my grandparent’s houses. No one throws…
DAY TWO: August 23, 2010
Fair entires were judged today! But first we enjoyed an afternoon of harness racing. This man won King for a Day: A swing around the halls to see some of the other entries and the ribbons. Elementary school artwork Some winning photographs A flipflop quilt Winning green tomatoes Collection of ephemera from the Illinois State…
DAY ONE: August 22, 2010
On Sunday, we dropped off our entries for the fair and then went to lovely party hosted by Cyndi, Jim, my mom and Gail. Then Monday, we drove up to Lake Mattoon for a few hours to see Josh’s family cabin. We got a nice ride on their pontoon boat too. Beautiful lake. Then Ross’s…