I recently received a nice, unexpected gift in the mail. Janice Forte, one of the people who contributed information used in Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, sent me a copy of the July & August 2020 Echoes Magazine, a publication of the Ohio History Connection. The Heritage Living column featured an article about Department Store Dining, … [Read more…]
I got some exciting news a few weeks ago from Arcadia Publishing: Subject: Your Arcadia title in Target stores this holiday season Date: November 7, 2019 at 4:48:46 PM EST To: “bygonetearooms@gmail.com” Hello, we’re excited to share with you the news that your title will be featured in a test Arcadia is doing with select … [Read more…]
Hi Everybody – It’s been awhile since I last posted any news – life got in the way – plus I kept waiting for some photos to be sent to me. So, here’s the story. I was asked to speak on October 18th at the Art in Bloom event at the Cincinnati Art Museum, an … [Read more…]
Valentine’s Day has recently passed, but candy is still on my mind. Before its days as a tearoom, the John Mullane Company originated and was well known as a candy company. Among their equipment for making hard candy were beautiful brass rollers with a variety of embossed shapes and designs, including John Mullane’s signature. Ron … [Read more…]
On November 8th 2017, I gave my PowerPoint presentation to a lovely group of women who belong to an international women’s organization, the P.E.O. Sisterhood, that focuses on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. As has happened at some other presentations, I saw people whom I haven’t seen in years while others came up … [Read more…]
On November 3rd I headed north to Wooster, Ohio, so that I could participate in the Buckeye Book Fair. On Friday evening, at the authors’ reception, I got to meet and speak with lots of other authors – some of them were actually staying at the same Bed & Breakfast, the Market Street Inn (http://www.marketstreetinnwooster.com/), … [Read more…]