{"id":2006,"date":"2015-11-07T11:16:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T17:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2015-11-07T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T17:16:08","slug":"lois-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/?p=2006","title":{"rendered":"Lois&#8217; House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been an archaeologist at heart, ever since I was a small child gleaning clues from old dump sites in the backwoods of Northern California. It&#8217;s not surprising that when I went to college I chose Anthropology as my course of study. And it&#8217;s equally unsurprising that I continue this obsession to this day, constantly wondering about the past as I peer at clues in the present.<\/p>\n<p>This obsession comes to life most vividly when I explore forgotten residences. The personal touches that are left behind become vivid fodder for my mind&#8217;s attempt to recreate the person(s) who once inhabited the space. What were they like? What interested them? What were their tragedies? What were their struggles and triumphs? \u00a0Sure, entering a long-abandoned farmhouse isn&#8217;t quite opening the door to King Tut&#8217;s tomb, but there&#8217;s still a rush of discovery that engulfs me and takes me back in time.<\/p>\n<p>Few farmhouses have inspired my imagination like Lois&#8217; house, in a small town in Illinois, primarily because their was so much left behind, and the house remains in good enough shape that a friend of mine even attempted to inquire on how to purchase it and preserve it. \u00a0They even were able to get the gravity powered toilets in working order when we were there, and we tidied up the place the way we thought Lois would like it.<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you all I know about Lois from the items left behind in this simple wooden two story house (accompanied by a search on Ancestry.Com):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She was born around the turn of the century and died around 1997.<\/li>\n<li>She lived in this house all her life.<\/li>\n<li>Her farmer father built the house.<\/li>\n<li>She had a younger brother.<\/li>\n<li>Her father died young and her mother rented the farmland out for a living.<\/li>\n<li>She\u00a0was an excellent student and went to college to become a teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Her brother died young in the 1950&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>She continued to live with her mother until her mother&#8217;s death in the early 1960&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>She kept every condolence card, birthday card, Christmas card, etc. that she ever received.<\/li>\n<li>She was a snappy dresser who had a great love for hats and kept them in pristine shape in their boxes.<\/li>\n<li>She was a devoted member of her local church, which served as her primary social outlet.<\/li>\n<li>She loved to quilt and kept quilting patterns which she cut out of newspapers.<\/li>\n<li>She was a bit of a hoarder, keeping every magazine her father, mother, or her ever received.<\/li>\n<li>She was harassed in her later years by neighborhood children who would throw rocks at her door and windows.<\/li>\n<li>She played the piano and was a sentimentalist.<\/li>\n<li>She never married.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, my mind takes these facts and runs with them, wondering for example if she was a lesbian and had no interest in getting married? \u00a0Or if she was under the control of a smothering mother who wouldn&#8217;t allow her to get married? \u00a0Or if she was shy and didn&#8217;t make the effort to meet any suitors? Sometimes it&#8217;s easy to feel sorry for people who live so many years alone, but maybe she was perfectly happy this way? Maybe the simple joys of her hobbies and her church-life were enriching for her? I&#8217;d like to think so because I&#8217;d hate to see Lois sad. \u00a0She&#8217;s like family now.<\/p>\n<p>Which reminds me: where were her family? There are living nieces and nephews in the area but they seem to care very little for their Aunt Lois. \u00a0And I think that makes me saddest of all: to see all the things that meant so much to her left here in oblivion. \u00a0I&#8217;d like to think Lois was happy to have us there for a bit, to appreciate the things that mattered to her.<\/p>\n<p>And so here they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc-1\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7213-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I loved this old box in Lois&#039; house, even though it is a bit rather racist. You certainly don&#039;t see things like this anymore. From &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold_Dust_Twins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;\/a&gt;: Gold Dust Washing Powder was an all-purpose cleaning agent first introduced in the late 1880s by the Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank Soap Company based in New York City. Gold Dust was distributed in America by the Lever Brothers Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its first regional success was in the midwestern United States. Gold Dust Washing Powders had been marketed nationally since the mid-1890s, becoming a top-selling national brand by 1903. The Gold Dust Twins, &#039;Goldie&#039; and &#039;Dustie&#039;, were the &#039;faces&#039; of the Fairbank&#039;s Gold Dust Washing product lines. The original (circa 1892) version of the twins was a standard drawing of two young African-American children cleaning up together in a washtub. On the original containers, they are simply pictured standing side-by-side behind a mound of gold coins, under an arch reading &quot;Fairbank&#039;s&quot; and over the &quot;Gold Dust Washing Powder&quot; text. Goldy and Dusty By 1900, the twins had been transformed into a cartoonish pair of caricature, bald, asexual black children shown wearing tutus emblazoned with the words &quot;Gold&quot; and &quot;Dust&quot;. On product containers and in advertisements, they were often comically depicted, along with a huge stack of dishes in a washtub, with one twin cleaning, the other drying. The twins became icons following a 1903 national marketing campaign, with the slogan &quot;Let the Twins Do Your Work&quot;. They became an easily recognizable trademark found in many, if not most, U.S. homes during the first half of the twentieth century. The Gold Dust Twins were drawn by E.W. Kemble, a staff artist for the Chicago Daily Graphic. The Twins were featured in print, billboard, specialty advertising and radio advertisements for over sixty years. &quot;The Gold Dust Twins&quot; was the name of a popular radio program which was first broadcast nationally in the US in 1929. Starring Harvey Hindemeyer and Earle Tuckerman as &quot;Goldy&quot; and &quot;Dusty&quot;, respectively, the show was sponsored by Lever Brothers and Gold Dust Washing Powder. An early example of product tie-ins, the Gold Dust&#039;s advertising jingle became the show&#039;s theme song. The products (along with Goldie and Dustie) were phased out by the mid-1950s, as national sensibilities began to change.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7213-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7213-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"550\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Gold Dust Twins\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I loved this old box in Lois&#039; house, even though it is a bit rather racist. You certainly don&#039;t see things like this anymore. From &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold_Dust_Twins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;\/a&gt;: Gold Dust Washing Powder was an all-purpose cleaning agent first introduced in the late 1880s by the Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank Soap Company based in New York City. Gold Dust was distributed in America by the Lever Brothers Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its first regional success was in the midwestern United States. Gold Dust Washing Powders had been marketed nationally since the mid-1890s, becoming a top-selling national brand by 1903. The Gold Dust Twins, &#039;Goldie&#039; and &#039;Dustie&#039;, were the &#039;faces&#039; of the Fairbank&#039;s Gold Dust Washing product lines. The original (circa 1892) version of the twins was a standard drawing of two young African-American children cleaning up together in a washtub. On the original containers, they are simply pictured standing side-by-side behind a mound of gold coins, under an arch reading &quot;Fairbank&#039;s&quot; and over the &quot;Gold Dust Washing Powder&quot; text. Goldy and Dusty By 1900, the twins had been transformed into a cartoonish pair of caricature, bald, asexual black children shown wearing tutus emblazoned with the words &quot;Gold&quot; and &quot;Dust&quot;. On product containers and in advertisements, they were often comically depicted, along with a huge stack of dishes in a washtub, with one twin cleaning, the other drying. The twins became icons following a 1903 national marketing campaign, with the slogan &quot;Let the Twins Do Your Work&quot;. They became an easily recognizable trademark found in many, if not most, U.S. homes during the first half of the twentieth century. The Gold Dust Twins were drawn by E.W. Kemble, a staff artist for the Chicago Daily Graphic. The Twins were featured in print, billboard, specialty advertising and radio advertisements for over sixty years. &quot;The Gold Dust Twins&quot; was the name of a popular radio program which was first broadcast nationally in the US in 1929. Starring Harvey Hindemeyer and Earle Tuckerman as &quot;Goldy&quot; and &quot;Dusty&quot;, respectively, the show was sponsored by Lever Brothers and Gold Dust Washing Powder. An early example of product tie-ins, the Gold Dust&#039;s advertising jingle became the show&#039;s theme song. The products (along with Goldie and Dustie) were phased out by the mid-1950s, as national sensibilities began to change.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7213-1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Gold Dust Twins\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Gold Dust Twins\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7213-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7216-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I thought this ball made of strips of fabric was interesting.  I&#039;m not sure what they were used for but Lois was probably a lot like many women who lived through the Depression: you kept and made use of everything.  There was a barrel filled with old overalls and blue jeans, presumably belonging to her father who died when Lois was in her 20&#039;s.  Either she or her mother couldn&#039;t bear to toss them, or they kept them to make use of the fabric someday.  And there they remain, still in the barrel they were packed in so many years ago.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7216-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7216-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"551\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Ball of Strips\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I thought this ball made of strips of fabric was interesting.  I&#039;m not sure what they were used for but Lois was probably a lot like many women who lived through the Depression: you kept and made use of everything.  There was a barrel filled with old overalls and blue jeans, presumably belonging to her father who died when Lois was in her 20&#039;s.  Either she or her mother couldn&#039;t bear to toss them, or they kept them to make use of the fabric someday.  And there they remain, still in the barrel they were packed in so many years ago.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7216-2\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Ball of Strips\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Ball of Strips\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7216-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7217-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Lois loved to quilt and one of the bedrooms was filled with pieces of fabric and quilt patterns gleaned from magazines and newspapers over the years.  It&#039;s sad to think that she never got to use this fabric.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7217-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7217-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"552\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Quilt Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Lois loved to quilt and one of the bedrooms was filled with pieces of fabric and quilt patterns gleaned from magazines and newspapers over the years.  It&#039;s sad to think that she never got to use this fabric.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7217-3\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Quilt Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Quilt Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7217-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7218-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Quilt patterns saved over the years.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7218-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7218-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"553\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Quilt Club\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Quilt patterns saved over the years.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7218-4\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Quilt Club\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Quilt Club\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7218-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7222-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Old men&#039;s shirt box.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7222-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7222-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"556\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Tru Val\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Old men&#039;s shirt box.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7222-7\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Tru Val\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Tru Val\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7222-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7223-8.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"An old shoe box at Lois&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7223-8.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7223-8.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"557\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Shoe Box\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"An old shoe box at Lois&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7223-8\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shoe Box\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Shoe Box\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7223-8.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7220-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the many signs of Lois&#039; deep Christian religious beliefs is this inscription on a pattern:  &quot;Jesus Tender Shepherd, hear us, bless a little child tonight&quot;.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7220-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7220-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"554\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Jesus Tender Shepherd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"One of the many signs of Lois&#039; deep Christian religious beliefs is this inscription on a pattern:  &quot;Jesus Tender Shepherd, hear us, bless a little child tonight&quot;.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7220-5\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Jesus Tender Shepherd\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Jesus Tender Shepherd\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7220-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7221-6.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Nothing in the house made me quite as sad as the quilting patterns, maybe because they reminded me of my own mother&#039;s sadly interrupted projects.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7221-6.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7221-6.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"555\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Quilting Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Nothing in the house made me quite as sad as the quilting patterns, maybe because they reminded me of my own mother&#039;s sadly interrupted projects.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7221-6\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Quilting Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Quilting Patterns\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7221-6.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7224-9.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Also known as NABISCO.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7224-9.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7224-9.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"558\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"National Biscuit Company\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Also known as NABISCO.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7224-9\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"National Biscuit Company\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"National Biscuit Company\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7224-9.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7228-10.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Creepy artwork found in Lois&#039; clippings.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7228-10.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7228-10.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"559\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Creepy artwork found in Lois&#039; clippings.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7228-10\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7228-10.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7229-11.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Creepy artwork found in Lois&#039; clippings.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7229-11.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7229-11.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"560\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Creepy artwork found in Lois&#039; clippings.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7229-11\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sour and Snapping\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7229-11.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7230-12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I guess they got a calendar from this place?  Incidentally, 407 S. Dearborn is the Old Colony Building in downtown Chicago, built in 1893-94.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7230-12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7230-12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"561\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Thomson Phosphate Co.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I guess they got a calendar from this place?  Incidentally, 407 S. Dearborn is the Old Colony Building in downtown Chicago, built in 1893-94.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7230-12\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Thomson Phosphate Co.\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Thomson Phosphate Co.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7230-12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7231-13.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"1924!\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7231-13.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7231-13.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"562\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Successful Farming\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"1924!\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7231-13\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Successful Farming\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Successful Farming\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7231-13.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7234-16.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Rural Progress.  Is there such a thing?\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7234-16.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7234-16.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"565\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Rural Progess\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Rural Progress.  Is there such a thing?\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7234-16\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Rural Progess\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Rural Progess\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7234-16.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7236-17.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"One of Lois&#039; father&#039;s magazines, one would presume.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7236-17.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7236-17.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"566\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Electricity on the Farm\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"One of Lois&#039; father&#039;s magazines, one would presume.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7236-17\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Electricity on the Farm\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Electricity on the Farm\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7236-17.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-15\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7239-18.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"One of Lois&#039; school papers.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7239-18.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7239-18.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"567\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"A Hideous Old Man\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"One of Lois&#039; school papers.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7239-18\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"A Hideous Old Man\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A Hideous Old Man\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7239-18.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-16\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7232-14.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"More fascinating vintage boxes.  I could spend hours and hours and hours in this place just looking at the boxes and magazines.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7232-14.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7232-14.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"563\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Chocolate Dipped Peanuts\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"More fascinating vintage boxes.  I could spend hours and hours and hours in this place just looking at the boxes and magazines.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7232-14\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Chocolate Dipped Peanuts\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Chocolate Dipped Peanuts\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7232-14.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-17\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7246-19.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I loved finding these images of Valentino hidden amongst the school papers.  Lois must have been devastated by his death.  Or maybe it was Agnes Ayres that Lois liked?  She never married after all...  One shouldn\\&#039;t make assumptions.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7246-19.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7246-19.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"568\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Heart Throb\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I loved finding these images of Valentino hidden amongst the school papers.  Lois must have been devastated by his death.  Or maybe it was Agnes Ayres that Lois liked?  She never married after all...  One shouldn&#039;t make assumptions.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"heart-throb\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Heart Throb\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Heart Throb\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7246-19.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-18\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7251-20.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Lois\\&#039; notebooks from the 1920\\&#039;s.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7251-20.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7251-20.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"569\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Notebooks\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Lois&#039; notebooks from the 1920&#039;s.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"notebooks\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Notebooks\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Notebooks\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7251-20.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-19\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7252-21.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"A nice old notebook from the 20\\&#039;s.  Lois kept all her school papers - or her mother did.  It was obviously a source of pride.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7252-21.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7252-21.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"570\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"The Rexall Store\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"A nice old notebook from the 20&#039;s.  Lois kept all her school papers - or her mother did.  It was obviously a source of pride.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"the-rexall-store\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Rexall Store\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The Rexall Store\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7252-21.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-20\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7253-22.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the many magazines piled up in an upstairs bedroom at Lois&#039; place.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7253-22.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7253-22.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"571\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Better Homes and Gardens\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"One of the many magazines piled up in an upstairs bedroom at Lois&#039; place.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7253-22\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Better Homes and Gardens\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Better Homes and Gardens\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7253-22.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-21\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7254-23.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Did you know Vicks used to come in an aluminum can?  Neither did I.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7254-23.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7254-23.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"572\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"44-D\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Did you know Vicks used to come in an aluminum can?  Neither did I.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7254-23\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"44-D\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"44-D\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7254-23.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-22\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7259-25.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I loved this box.  What a breakthrough in men&#039;s swimwear!  It seems to date from the early 30&#039;s and presumably was worn by Lois&#039; farmer father.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7259-25.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7259-25.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"575\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"The Athalete\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I loved this box.  What a breakthrough in men&#039;s swimwear!  It seems to date from the early 30&#039;s and presumably was worn by Lois&#039; farmer father.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7259-25\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Athalete\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The Athalete\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7259-25.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-23\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7266-26.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"One of Lois&#039; dresses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7266-26.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7266-26.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"576\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Green Dress\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"One of Lois&#039; dresses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7266-26\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Green Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Green Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7266-26.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-24\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7267-27.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Another of Lois&#039; dresses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7267-27.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7267-27.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"577\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Dress\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Another of Lois&#039; dresses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7267-27\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7267-27.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-25\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7268-28.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"A rotary light switch.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7268-28.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7268-28.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"578\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"A rotary light switch.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7268-28\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Off\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Off\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7268-28.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-26\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7270-29.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"&quot;For the girl who knows clothes...&quot;  Another item from Lois&#039; closet, that seems to date from the 70&#039;s per a label lookup online.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7270-29.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7270-29.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"579\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"R&amp;K Knits\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"&quot;For the girl who knows clothes...&quot;  Another item from Lois&#039; closet, that seems to date from the 70&#039;s per a label lookup online.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7270-29\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"R&amp;K Knits\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"R&amp;K Knits\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7270-29.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-27\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7272-30.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Who knows what the significance of this dress is?  Lois&#039; baptismal dress?  Her mother&#039;s?  We shall never know, but it was obviously important enough to Lois to keep as a memento.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7272-30.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7272-30.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"580\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Baby Dress\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Who knows what the significance of this dress is?  Lois&#039; baptismal dress?  Her mother&#039;s?  We shall never know, but it was obviously important enough to Lois to keep as a memento.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7272-30\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Baby Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Baby Dress\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7272-30.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-28\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7273-31.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Lois was a well-dressed woman.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7273-31.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7273-31.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"581\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Fashionable Coat\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Lois was a well-dressed woman.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7273-31\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Fashionable Coat\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Fashionable Coat\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7273-31.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-29\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7275-32.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I\\&#039;d never seen a rotary light switch before.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7275-32.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7275-32.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"582\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Switch\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I&#039;d never seen a rotary light switch before.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"switch-3\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Switch\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Switch\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7275-32.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-30\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7276-33.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"For some reason I didn\\&#039;t photograph many hats, but Lois loved her hats and she kept them carefully in boxes in her closet.  Here\\&#039;s just one example.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7276-33.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7276-33.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"583\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"A Lady of Many Hats\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"For some reason I didn&#039;t photograph many hats, but Lois loved her hats and she kept them carefully in boxes in her closet.  Here&#039;s just one example.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"a-lady-of-many-hats\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"A Lady of Many Hats\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A Lady of Many Hats\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7276-33.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-31\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7287-34.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Once upon a time, everything had style - even heater grills.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7287-34.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7287-34.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"584\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Duo-Therm\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Once upon a time, everything had style - even heater grills.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"duo-therm\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Duo-Therm\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Duo-Therm\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7287-34.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-32\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7292-35.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Vintage radio at Lois\\&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7292-35.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7292-35.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"585\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Silvertone\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Vintage radio at Lois&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"silvertone\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Silvertone\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Silvertone\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7292-35.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-33\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7293-36.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Ceiling detail from Lois\\&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7293-36.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7293-36.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"586\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Three Dim Bulbs\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Ceiling detail from Lois&#039; house.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"three-dim-bulbs\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Dim Bulbs\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Dim Bulbs\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7293-36.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-34\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7294-37.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"How cool is this vacuum cleaner?  That blue color is amazing.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7294-37.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7294-37.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"587\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Electro Hygiene\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"How cool is this vacuum cleaner?  That blue color is amazing.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"electro-hygiene\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Electro Hygiene\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Electro Hygiene\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7294-37.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-35\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7300-38.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Detail from one of the rooms.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7300-38.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7300-38.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"588\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Four Lights\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Detail from one of the rooms.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"four-lights\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Four Lights\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Four Lights\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7300-38.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-36\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-4-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7304-39.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Lois had a drawer full of greeting cards including this wonderful vintage Valentine&#039;s card.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/IMG_7304-39.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7304-39.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"589\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Gee Whiz\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Lois had a drawer full of greeting cards including this wonderful vintage Valentine&#039;s card.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"img_7304-39\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"56d70ae55217176afc17601832942abc\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Gee Whiz\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Gee Whiz\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/gallery\/lois\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_7304-39.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=2006'>[Show slideshow]<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been an archaeologist at heart, ever since I was a small child gleaning clues from old dump sites in the backwoods of Northern California. It&#8217;s not surprising that when I went to college I chose Anthropology as my course of study. And it&#8217;s equally unsurprising that I continue this obsession to this day, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/?p=2006\" class=\"more-link\">More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abandonment","category-farmhouses"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/wp-content\/uploads\/ngg_featured\/IMG_7294-37.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2006"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2093,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006\/revisions\/2093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}