Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Friday, March 30, 2018. Eighteenth century ship washed up. Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida was transformed when the remains of a very old ship was washed up onto the sand. Julie Turner and her 8-year-old son were taking an early morning walk when they made this fascinating find. He said it is extremely rare for such wreckage to wash ashore.

A collection of Victoriana, Edwardiana, recipes and historical facts woven around the story of an actual downstairs cook born in London in the 1880s; a wunderkammer of life, curiosities and social history of the time. Sunday, January 8, 2017. And presumably, she was given bed and board for her time spent there, feeding babes round the clock, on demand and as required.

Thursday, 5 January 2017. Viene, viene la Befana. Vien dai monti a notte fonda.