What are Pantone Colors and How are They Decided? “Color is the first thing you see. It’s the first thing you connect to.” – Laurie Pressman, Pantone Color Institute The first color wheel was created by Sir Isaac Newton over three hundred years ago in 1706. Earlier systems organized colors in various forms, including tables […]
Help wanted – single young women, 21 to 30 years of age, of good character, attractive and intelligent, to be waitresses in Harvey Eating Houses on the Santa Fe Railroad in the West. Good wages, with room and meals furnished. Experience not necessary. For nearly a century starting in the late 1880s, more than 100,000 […]
Still Hoppin’ on Route 66 Bright yellow billboards advertising cold drinks, snacks and souvenirs dot the sides of highway I-40, encouraging folks to stop. After traveling for miles through the desert landscape in central-eastern Arizona, weary travelers take exit 269. They empty out of their vehicles at the only business still open on this stretch […]
We awakened in the dark of night of the summer solstice. My husband and I were on the road at 3:00 a.m. – heading east from San Diego toward Arizona. The logistics for flying to Louisville, Kentucky – our destination – were not beneficial so our journey became a road trip. With limited vacation time, […]
Create a DIY Christmas village display table in minutes that is adjustable in height and folds for easy storage when not in use.