Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

In 1949, the city of Los Angeles outfitted 4 large vans with 4,000 books each and sent them into housing developments, shopping centers, par...

In the circa 1940 photograph above, the corner of Grand Avenue and Seventh Street in downtown Los Angeles was a vibrant thoroughfare with nu...

We're very happy to have discovered that our advents are featured on a Spanish blog called Kireii.com !

Crafting season is in full swing! If you're looking for supplies for creating everything from a gift to the paper to wrap it in, look no...

In Independence, Iowa in 1913, no Santa Claus car outdid this rig, decorated with moose and deer heads, a tree and tinsel festooning.

Snowy Putz Lighthouse Here's a peek at two putz houses just added to our website . We make our putz houses entirely by hand from scra...

The District Jail in Washington, D.C. didn't scrimp when it came to decorating for the holidays. This circa 1909-1932 photograph shows ...

Thomas gets festive.

We're very happy to share that three of our ornaments plus one keepsake set have been featured on a page of Victorian Homes Christmas i...

Above, these neighborhood girls in 1922 San Francisco all made sure Santa knew they wanted dolls, and he obviously didn't disappoint. In...

Crystal clear weather led us down to the beach this evening to shoot a few surfing pictures. Little did we know, this one of the moon would...

The above video can only make one wonder if the lighthouse keeper was at home during the storm. I'm not sure if the photo below is a st...

Hummingbirds are frequent visitors to our most vibrant flowers and some of our favorite garden guests. These shots were taken around San Di...

In 1918, these kind souls in Washington, D.C. made sure that horses and drivers were remembered at Christmas, with a special tree hung with ...