Cammie is a Hammie!

As mentioned in a prior blog, I recently obtained my “General” Ham Radio License (Amateur Radio). That was a pretty exciting landmark for me. And in mid-August, there was another landmark, when I purchased a glorious eight-foot Diamond X-200A (dual-band...

Elkins Vintage Trains: Picture Perfect!

To their credit, Elkins has done a first rate job of restoring their early 20th Century train depot in the downtown area. And I surely do hope that some day soon I can return to Elkins and be one of the lucky souls that enjoys one of the excursion rides offered on...

Where Art Thou, Hamilton? (Part II)

The Sears Hamilton is one of those Sears kit homes that I have never seen. And yet, while looking through the catalogs I came across this note listing a specific address for a Sears Hamilton. Who can take a picture for me?  🙂 * * * * * To learn more about the Sears...

Where Art Thou Hamilton?

When Dale and I visited Bedford, Virginia in 2008, we drove around for some time, striving to find the Sears Hamilton that (according to the Sears catalog) had been built there in the mid-1910s. Dale drove slowly and methodically throughout the county (and the city)...