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Trees

Trees

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Trees Trees mark the passing of time with centuries as hours, and they keep ancient secrets and harbor timeless mysteries. Their seeming impassiveness belies their power to enflame my heart and enchant my remembrances. By Allison McBain Hudson Every tree is a mystery. Each one beckons me with silent […]

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Silver, Blood and Scissors: Protection against Witchcraft in an English County

Silver, Blood and Scissors: Protection against Witchcraft in an English County

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Silver, Blood and Scissors: Protection against Witchcraft in an English County Silver, blood and scissors were among an array of things both manmade and organic used as protection against witches in late 19th and early 20th century Warwickshire. In this piece I look at the methods people in the

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Summer Cruisin', American Style.

Summer Cruisin’, American Style.

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Summer Cruisin’, American Style. Nothing holds the anticipation and excitement of summer and reliving a Golden Era of captured memories quite like the classic cars of mid-century America. From roaring engines to sweetheart bench seats, cruising still has the power and bittersweet air of a freedom that once was.

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Clash of the Control Titans

Clash of the Control Titans

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Clash of the Control Titans What if you put two people with an overwhelming need to control the environment in the same space, but their respective ideas of “a place for everything and everything in its place” mean something entirely different? There may be underlying forces so powerful that

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Betty Crocker in a DoorDash World

Betty Crocker in a DoorDash World

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Betty Crocker in a DoorDash World What an old, well-loved Betty Crocker cookbook can reveal about our culture of modern ultra-convenience, domesticity, and control. By Jenna Stocker Before Thanksgiving, I was sent my grandmother’s second edition (1956) of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook (Revised and Enlarged!) by my aunt in Maine.

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To See Nature Anew

To See Nature Anew: The Evolution of Animal Art in the 18th & 19th Centuries

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy To See Nature Anew: The Evolution of Animal Art in the 18th & 19th Centuries The 18th and 19th centuries marked a turning point in the artistic portrayal of animals. Philosophical inquiry and scientific discovery transformed how humans viewed the creatures around them, and artists and audiences alike began

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No Nostalgia Pity-Party

No Nostalgia Pity-Party: Revisiting the Simplicity of the Past

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy No Nostalgia Pity-Party: Revisiting the Simplicity of the Past If Mary Tyler Moore could face the world with undaunted cheer and Happy Days was more than a television show, can’t that world give a kid a glimpse of what the world could be? That’s not nostalgia, it’s reclaiming the

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