Through a Glass, Brightly Love, Light, and the Settlement of Northern AlbertaA WLBOTT Historical Society documentary Prologue: A Love for the Ages In the harsh and unforgiving wilderness of northern Alberta, two young people found one another. Elder JA was a handsome young man of modest means, possessed of a fine suit, a good education, […]
Category: Adventures of the Elders
We knew from our initial interview that we wanted to hire Kennetta Kornerstone. You met Kennetta and her brother Stephan yesterday as they welcomed our first guests to the WLBOTT Sukkah. Our problem was where to place her. She had such an amazing resume that we could consider her for several positions. She had a […]
Under the patient and watchful eye of Elder MJ, the WLBOTT Ag Extension Service (Go Waggies!) planted a sprouting ginger root this spring. In early May, we planted it in a pot, and later transplanted it to a larger pot. It turns out, as it was meant to turn out, that our ginger doesn’t care […]
History is Personal for MeHistory professor Donna Seger enjoys following her curiosity. As a longtime Salem resident, she wanted to explore more than the city’s most infamous period. Following her curiosity, she started blogging about local history and culture. Now her blog, Streets of Salem, is over 15 years old with more than 12,000 ardent […]
One of our Elders, Elder MJ, has a fascinating family tree. We’re going to focus on Elder MJ‘s mother, Lupita, born in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1913. Today we’ll start with the big picture and drill down a bit. 1913 – The Drill-Down The Universe On January 1, 1913, the universe was approximately […]
“You say Tomato, I say Tomato” – Elder JimZim Two items of interest to our WLBOTT agricultural committee occurred recently. First… Elder JimZim and Grønk I had a good time gleaning. There were eight volunteers, 250 lbs in 1.5 hours. Many varieties of small tomatoes- different colors, etc. The farmer worked along side us. It […]
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[ed. note: Big thanks to Elder JimZim for introducing us to Grønk. Elder JimZim (on the advice of his attorneys) is interested in establishing plausible deniability, but his fingerprints are all over Grønk (figuratively). WLBOTT stands on the shoulders of giants, and Elder JimZim has asked up, politely but firmly, to not wear spiked heels […]
Every great city keeps its bones in the basement.Madrid keeps some of them in a horse.– Elder KM [ed. note: Big thanks to Elder KM for today’s BLOTT! As Elder G says: “This is vintage Elder KM. It starts with a curious observation, wanders into history, and then quietly opens a trapdoor beneath the reader.”] […]
One of our Esteemed Viejo Elder celebrated his birthday yesterday. After harvesting and consuming a whole grain, free range, open source, cage free breakfast of groats, okra and crickets, Elder JZ attended to his annual dental hygiene. The Cake Next on the agenda was picking up the birthday cakes and pies from Upper Crust Bakery. […]
Elder KM’s First-Person Field Guide to theMacabre, the Impossible, and the Ornithologically Tragic We travel not to escape life, but so that life does not escape us. Also, for the jamon. – Elder Claude [ed. note: Big thanks to Elder KM for today’s BLOTT!] I love Ukraine with all my heart; but there’s a close […]