The final selection of writing in Katharine Sergeant Angell White’s Onward and Upward In The Garden is dated March 28th, 1970. “By March,” she writes, “for those of us that live in the Northeast, the… More
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The Greenhouse Diaries Entry #7: Celebrating Year One!
Fifty-six heirloom seed packets, five rock wall garden beds, thirty-three experimental plants, four seasons and one greenhouse. The end of April 2023 marks a significant milestone here in the land of 1750 House. It’s the… More
The Greenhouse Diaries Entry #5: Seed Starting, The Blushing Bell Pepper and What We Learned from a Veggie Burger
Valentine’s Day is still two weeks away, but in the greenhouse love and joy and lessons are in abundance these days. From the deep red petals of the geraniums to the blushing bell pepper to… More
The Greenhouse Diaries Entry #3: Snow and Bell Peppers
current outside temperature: 33 degrees, greenhouse temp: 61.2 degrees Last week, we left off with two cliffhangers… an impending snowstorm and an outbreak of powdery mildew. Did the greenhouse stay warm during our first storm?… More
H is for Witchcraft: Kitchen Signs, Symbols & Artifacts Found So Far in the 1750 House
Little stories are popping up everywhere these days. Renovations on the kitchen are underway, but there is nothing flashy and exciting to show quite yet since it’s mostly been electrical work, beam support, plumbing upgrades,… More
Cooking While Under Construction: This Old House {Part Two}
It’s been two months since we last checked in with Renee and Michael on their 1940’s colonial house kitchen renovation. According to the original plan laid out in February, by this point in the game,… More
Cooking While Under Construction: This Old House {Part One)
Today we are announcing a very exciting multiple part series here on the blog based on real-life history-making circumstances that are facing two of our readers. You’ll remember these familiar faces, Michael and Renee as winners from… More
Where Are They Now? 29 Historic Houses 60 Years Later…
Coming home for the holidays in this 1950s era post means coming home to some of the finest examples of American architecture ever presented in the United States. Richard Platt, the architecture and garden editor… More
A New Home for the Vintage Kitchen!
Cheers to new beginnings and big news. I’m so excited to share that the Vintage Kitchen has a new home! After two years of online real estate hunting and six months on the road in… More
Reading While Eating: Five Recommended Books about Home and History Discovered in 2022
2022. It was the year of the continuing pandemic, the year of dramatic weather, the year of gratitude, of comfort food, of appreciating small details and big moments, and finally the year of being able… More
In the Vintage Kitchen: Where History Comes To Eat 