Kristie Kandoll's Blog

Toasters of Yesteryear

My aunt Marilyn Karlsen has the neatest toaster! She and Uncle Marvin got it for a wedding present in 1955. Toasters back then were...

Mountrail County Courthouse

The Mountrail County Courthouse in Stanley, North Dakota. This picture hangs in my Mom's living room--of the dedication of the new...

Singer Sewing Machines

This Singer sewing machine belongs to my mother, Dorothy Kannianen. I learned to sew on another of her Singer treadle machines, and I...

Christmas in Time: Seven Stories of Christmas Through the Ages

I'm excited about a new project that my critique group is doing--publishing a Christmas anthology! This is what the cover looks like. It...

Ovenex Starburst Baking Pans

I love old baking pans! Mom used (and still uses!) this kind of bread pan while I was growing up, and I was always fascinated with the...

John Deere

I think of my Dad, Herb Kannianen, as a John Deere man. He owned other tractors and equipment, probably since John Deere was usually more...

Coleman Gas Iron

I received one of my favorite birthday presents ever this year. It's a blue Coleman gas powered iron! It has no year marked on it, but I...

The Golden Book of Favorite Songs

One of my all time favorite books was the songbook we used in country school when I was in the first grade, 1960-1961. We sang from this...

Grandma's Rug Loom

Living within walking/biking distance of Grandpa and Grandma LaBrant had many advantages—ice cream at four o’clock, Grandma’s patience...

The Wringer Washing Machine

I admit I miss washing clothes with a wringer washer. Growing up on a North Dakota farm with four hard-working men, plus three of us...

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