by Karen Nyenhuis | Aug 15, 2024 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
photo by Karen Nyenhuis. Antique lead reindeer stamped “GERMANY.” Sami doll from a family collection. Where Animals Came From in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the eighteenth century Sami. For the next post in the...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 23, 2024 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Norse Mythology, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
Fishing in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the Sami. For the next post in the series, click here — Animal Origins This story is hard to make sense of. It has a bit of shape-shifting in it, a phenomenon mentioned in Norse...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 5, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
The Yellow Bed This is my favorite piece in the entire collection. The bed frame and chair are signed “N. Belt ’83.” This bed was purchased at a miniature show or shop, back before there was online shopping.The portrait is Abigail Adams by Gilbert...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 5, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Women’s Fashion: Georgian or Regency? The easiest way to tell Georgian, or late eighteenth century, from Regency, or early nineteenth century, women’s fashion apart is by the waistline. Georgian waistlines sat at the hip, often with a point just below the navel....
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 1, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Men’s Fashion: Georgian or Regency? The term Georgian refers to time when the first four King Georges reigned in England, from 1714 to 1820. The term Regency refers to the time when King George IV was declared unfit to rule and England was ruled by the Prince...
