Where You Could Be

Contemplating a Summer getaway? Here are some ideas:

We'll get those cows to mosey along and then we can take a dip in that pool.

Or, how about the Country Squire Motel in Knoxville, Tennessee? It has a putting green (not shown):

But this looks like the nicest swimming pool, and the scenery is terrific. It's the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel in British Columbia:

L. Bush stayed there in 1952 and had this to say:
 

Hi neighbor! Believe it or not I might be getting home the last of this week. Took a trip up into Canada with my family and we stayed here one night. Fine scenery.

Do you still have Hay's Dairy? You might have the driver leave a bottle of milk for me Friday. Have him charge it to me.

L. Bush.

Hayride

You can hardly see it, but there's a stamp at the top of the card that says, "Greetings from Eldredsville, Pa." The card was cut from a panel of multiple views. This one has remnants of the other views on the left and on the bottom. The card was sent almost exactly 100 years ago, with the same question many of us are asking friends and co-workers today.

The message from 1910 says:

Dear Sister. How are you. I am fine and dandy. How did you spend the 4th. I stayed at home.

You write me a letter.

Hazel 

Recipe for Fireworks

The message L.M.B. sent to Cora Huffsmith in 1912 reads:

Pocahontas, Iowa

Dear Cora:-

I'm here at last, and like the place real well. I was very sorry you didn't get home before I left as I did sure want to see you. Hope you enjoyed your vacation Write me a real long letter to keep me from getting home-sick.

L.M.B.

Well, the front of the card does look like a potential recipe for fireworks, but here are the real recipes.   I guess you probably wanted these before yesterday, but you really wouldn't want to make them anyway. These are from a book called Lee's Priceless Recipes, published in 1895. They are for your amusement only, because you don't want to blow your hands off. But, just in case you want to peruse all of the other recipes, Lee's Priceless Recipes has been reprinted in recent years.

There are many pages of recipes for fireworks. I will just include a few: