It's all about mood.

Via design*sponge, some polaroids that might capture the hearts of those who like to reminisce about things like chicken a la king and pimento spreads.

Inspiration.

Justin enlightened me about the pictorial treasures waiting to be seen at the Library of Congress' website. If you go to http://www.loc.gov, and click on "American Memory" you'll find dozens of collections housing digital images from history. So far my favorite section is "Culture and Folklife", where pictures like this one are just waiting to be found:



Yes, those are shelves of homemade preserves.