Taylor MacDowell

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I've always loved historical fiction: Michener, Frazier, Auel, Gabaldon. So when my search into genealogy started my mind wandering about what might have influenced my ancestors, I naturally started weaving "what ifs" into their lives. It seemed more honest to start writing fiction. So, here I am.

Recent Posts

  • The forest wilderness
  • Welcome to Indiana Territory
  • Shiny New Idea
  • And finally… the conclusion
  • Words 301-400

Blogs I Follow

  • The Kitchen’s Garden
  • A Smile and A Gun
  • Jane Austen’s World
  • The Prairie Ecologist
  • Living History Farms
  • The Girdle of Melian
  • A Year in the Life of a Farmer
  • In Cold Ink
  • Lincoln Highway News

hygene

Can’t you smell that smell

Forgive me for the Skynyrd earworm.

I have this wonderful reference book, Never Done: A History of American Housework, that I’ve been reading. In the chapter “Fetch a Pail of Water,” the author talks about all the things for which our ancestors had to haul water to accomplish. When I came to the part about baths, I stopped. It seemed like way too much work! Continue reading →

February 21, 2017macdowelltaylor chores, hygene 3 Comments

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