Farley’s National Park Stamps
I’ll conclude this mini-flurry of stamp postings with an American classic: the National Parks, as commissioned by Postmaster General Farley in the 1930s. They are part of a set of stamps known as … Read more
Hobbies
The Sun Never Set
On the non-topical side of stamp collecting, I collect world-wide from the 1800s through the early 1950s, including US stamps through the mid-60s or so. One area I really enjoy is British colonies … Read more
Lindsborg Fireworks 2008
The annual Lindsborg fireworks show, normally held at Anderson Field, was moved to an alternate location south of town due to the current field renovation project. Because of concerns over parking, we opted … Read more
Midsummer’s in Lindsborg, 2008
Lindsborg celebrated Midsummer’s yesterday, and a great time was had by all. As previously reported, the format changed quite a bit for this year; the result was a pleasing mix of old and … Read more
Intense Storm Clouds
We had severe weather in the area last night, though thankfully nothing more than a little hail and high winds hit Lindsborg. To the north of us Salina and Chapman both both experienced … Read more
Significant Weather
When the local paper warns of potential severe thunderstorms on the front page (albeit below the fold), it’s worth noticing. It seems conditions today were expected to be very similar to June 8th, … Read more