Down the Rabbit Hoel

Stories of family, creativity, and diverse distractions.

Generations in family photos: a glimpse back in time

It’s neat to see pictures of family gatherings, but I really enjoy those with multiple generations in one picture. Browsing through the pictures, I found a couple of really good ones, including one with 4 generations!

The Roles of the Gamemaster – The Role of Actor

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). That only scratched the surface, so in this post and this post we dug a little deeper. Today we’re going to grab our shovels again and pick up where we left off. This time we’re going to look at the role of actor.

Beading – Tools of the Trade

In this post, I talked about how I store my beads. I use them to make jewelry and to embellish quilts and other projects. My Eternity quilt, that I talked about is this post, uses beads as the major stars in the galaxy.

The image shows two hammers and several pairs of pliers and a small hand drill laid out on a felt mat.
The major tools, laid out on a bead mat: ball peen hammer and leather head hammer; a pin-drill and reamers; diagonal cutters, round-nose pliers, needle-nose pliers, metal flat-nose pliers and plastic flat-nose pliers.

A visit to an old fashioned country store – Durfee’s Dry Goods

Aaron Bradford Durfee was born on October 8, 1891. Bud was my (Michelle’s) great-grandfather. I never got to meet him, but I did get to spend time with my great-grandmother, Anna Hardy Durfee, in Sundance, Wyoming where they lived since 1944.

The Roles of the Gamemaster – The Role of Referee

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). That only scratched the surface, so in this post we dug a little deeper. Today we’re going to grab our shovels again and pick up where we left off. This time we’re going to explore the role of referee.

If you’d like to see all the posts in this series, simply click on the “GM Roles” tag at the bottom of the page.

Beads, beads, beads…..and more beads????

When I was looking for a good storage solution for my beading supplies, I searched through a lot of options. I wanted something that would hold a variety of items and keep it organized. I ended up using containers designed for beads and containers meant to hold fishing flies. There are plastic boxes and watchmakers tins. Here’s a look around my beading stash.

The image shows several small round tin containers with clear lids. the containers have an assortment of beads inside.
These are watchmakers tin containers.

Sometimes the shirttail is shorter than you think…

Walt had a good post on the fun of finding shirttail relations when you are doing family history. Sometimes, it isn’t as far a trip as you might think.

I was browsing some pictures and found a picture of Georgina with one of her cousins, her cousin’s future husband and some of his brothers. Delores Wellman married Cletus Freitag on February 14, 1939.

Massive Work, Massive Fun – Understanding the Roles of the Gamemaster

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). But that really only scratched the surface. Today let’s dig a little deeper, and see what we unearth.

This is a big subject, and it’s going to take a few posts. You can find them all by clicking on the “GM roles” tag at the bottom of the page.

That’s a spicy (or not so spicy) meatball!

I’ve already done a couple of posts, here and here, about prep cooking. Here’s another favorite – meatballs!

Image shows a rack of meatballs on a foil covered pan.
Cooked and ready to enjoy!

Warmth For The Winter: Chopping Wood For Grandma

Grandma Link’s house didn’t have central heat. She had two oil stoves, and two wood stoves. Ed Geers delivered the oil, so that was no problem. But someone had to cut the firewood. And that someone was us.

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