Almanac Collector Pillows

"Weird. It says we'll all die this year."

Southwark Fair.

News and Magazines. Celebrity gossip. Sports scandals. Political bickering. We're out of the "information age" and well into the "too much information age"!

"Actually, it is a bad time — I’m rushing to get the kids out of the oven."

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

Alphabet soup gets cold for slow readers.

The First Printed Bible

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

Loch Ness Beer Monster

Estate Sale! All the stuff my kids said they don't want to inherit.

Stone Age women were less happy than men at the arrival of the iron age: Look what I've invented just for you darling.

Dinner at the Jolly Sandboys (opening to Ch 19)

Ye Old Cafe: No Coffee Today - Sore Arm!

Meet the Author

At last, Clarence thought, the long-awaited return to the old economy had begun.

"If history has taught us anything, it's taught us that there have been a ridiculous number of books written about history."

"Percy Shattock, Page Three Girls...1979 to 1986."

'We suspect death by Sunday supplement.'

Horace Greeley's Storm Battered Coat and Hat

"Uh oh. The almanac indicates an early fall - here's a back-to-school on page one!"

"Look Zorg, an antique!"

'I don't think Charlie will ever get used to these auto-mobiles.'

'I've been knocking for ages!'

The Tammany Ring Defeated - The Next Step: Justice against the Criminals

Primitve God symbol

Abacus manufacturer waits for virus to destroy computers.

In case of emergency...break glass: Crisis Manual.

Iron age men, "I've only just bought this bronze stuff and you're telling me I ought to upgrade to iron?"

Man Selling Bric-a-Brac in the Street

"See their cave paintings - all bought in."

Removal Van.

NY Tribune Joins NY Herald on Hobby Horse of Anti-Grant Editorials

"We never have any activities that make for cute anecdotes anymore."

'This one belonged to a little old lady who couldn't even walk upright.'

"Look what we found yesterday when we were cleaning out the attic."