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Category Archives: New Deal Administration
Studio update!
Doing the happy dance over here! After all the hidden workings (water lines, electric lines, lights, etc. were finished (the contractor’s crew did all those), J began the interior. Freezing weather and rain did not help, but he has finished … Continue reading
Today’s post is not for the squeamish: The CWA and WPA Sanitary Privy Projects
A few days ago, I completed a submission for the Living New Deal project about the state-wide sanitary privies built in Mississippi. Looking at the photographs taken by New Deal Administration photographers, I realized Grandma and Grandpa had one. The … Continue reading
Autumn leaves and light: Slowing down
Things have really slowed down hill on the hillside in the past two weeks…me included. While I do love the fall season more than any other, it feels different this year. I am outside often, working in the yard on … Continue reading
A little Friday treat, or: Inspiration might be where you do not expect to find it.
My Rakkasan tea order came in this week, and once again I can enjoy my favorite: Nam Việt Earl Grey made with wild black tea from a mountain in the Yên Bái Province and bergamot oil from the Reggio di … Continue reading
When the cats and I are in a fog
The last days of August brought fog, mist, and rain. The first days of September brought fog, mist, and rain, with interspersed steamy humidity and 90+ days, hot evenings, and just enough sun to make going outside only slightly less … Continue reading
Cleveland Community Vocational School: The NYA Annexes
The main part of the Cleveland Vocational School (the center) was constructed in 1933 to serve the Cleveland community in rural Kemper County. In 1937, the National Youth Administration began the construction of the two classroom annexes that are on … Continue reading
Bruce High School: A Monolithic Concrete by E. L. Malvaney
Four years ago I ventured over to Bruce to check out the 1942 monolithic concrete school attributed to Edgar Lucian Malvaney–who designed a lot of public school buildings for Mississippi during the years between 1920 and his first school–the Sunflower … Continue reading
The Living New Deal: Time for a new New Deal
This week, I have been wrapped up in researching and submitting Mississippi’s New Deal projects for the Living New Deal. If you are a long-time reader, you already know about the Living New Deal and the effort to document every … Continue reading
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