by Templa Melnick | May 19, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
When I was a little girl, we had a full set of embroidered tea towels. This was B.D. (Before Dishwashers.) And we had chores – which included washing the dishes after dinner. Since my sister was four years older and had significantly superior fine motor skills, she...
by Templa Melnick | May 5, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Did you know that at one time, you could order an entire house from the Sears catalog? According to Sears Archives, in 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans, featuring 44 styles ranging in price from...
by Templa Melnick | Apr 28, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Front Cover So, why a blog? Well, because after a lot of hard work and relentlessly following a crazy dream, my first novel is debuting in just a few short months! That’s right. I am a finally a real, honest to God author. It seems to me that the reality of a...