SusanSavad

Sailing by the Statue of Liberty on a clear, blue day Makes for a perfect afternoon.

The Ellis Island museum is dedicated to telling the story of the immigrants who came through Ellis Island as if the visitor is himself a new arrvial to America. This view of Ellis Island is seen from the Staten island ferry.

This beautiful beach with its turquoise water is in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. You can just see people in the distance enjoying themselves swimming.

Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This quaint Paris street with the boulangerie (bakery) in the foreground and people happily strolling is a perfect example.

San Juan is a lovely city with a quaint atmosphere. Here you see one of their decorative street lamp which is made especially interesting by its shadow being cast on the wall.

This was my first view of the Hamilton Bermuda skyline as my cruise ship pulled into the harbor.

A favorite attraction in Bermuda is the horse drawn carriage. Here tourists are enjoying a ride along Front Street in Hamilton.

This ferry is a scenic and inexpensive way to get to Paradise Island from Nassau, Bahamas.

Design of a boat docked in Antigua on the vivid blue water

Tugboat slowly chugging its way into the harbor at Hamilton Bermuda.

Design of a wash basin, wash cloth and soap on a sunlit windowsill

Design of an old-fashioned washboard in a washtub by a sunny window.

It is the early 1900s and this lucky family has a separate room set aside just for laundry. No running out in the rain to take down the laundry before it gets wet.

When its a rainy day, this wooden hanging laundry rack fans out to provide plenty of room for the stockings and dish towel. When you're finished drying the laundry, it folds back for compact storage.

Image of laundry hanging on a fence on a farm with chickens in the foreground.

In this early 1900s farmhouse kitchen, you can see laundry drying on racks after being washed in the washtub, the old-fashioned equivalent of our washing machine. All images © Susan Savad. All rights reserved. Copying and/or distributing without my permission is strictly prohibited.

Design of irons heating on an old-fashioned stove showing early American life when ladies needed several irons to complete ironing their clothes.

Design of a table-top ironing board and old-fashioned iron with various sewing supplies including pincushion and thread

One of the chores in a Victorian home was ironing. Here the ironing board has been set up in a sunny room in front of a stuccoed wall with an old-fashioned iron set up all ready to start ironing the sheets.

Even a colorful object like a dish cloth can look beautiful when grouped in this colorful display.

Design of a beach at St. George Bermuda with its turquoise water and calm blue sky.

Image of people enjoying the water on a beach in St. George Bermuda.

The sun streaming through the leaves and the lush green make this secluded spot in the Bahamas a virtual paradise.

View of Falmouth Harbor which is located on the far south end of Antigua.

As our cruise ship left the quaint Caribbean island of Antigua, we were treated to a lovely sunset over the water.

Image of a stormy day at the harbor at Essex Connecticut with a cabin cruiser tied up at the dock

Design of these two children, a brother and sister, playing on a rainy day at the harbor at Essex, Connecticut.

Design of a police boat on the water in Norfolk Virginia

The police boat and two tugboats in Norfolk, VA happened to line up to form and interesting design of pattern and color

Here in the marina near Fells Point, Baltimore, this man is spending his afternoon making his boat shipshape. It looks like a labor of love.

It is a beautiful, sunny day and the boats docked at this marina in Essex CT are waiting to go for a sail.

Design of boats clustered by the dock on a cloudy day in Essex Connecticut.

Charming image of boats at Inner Harbor with the Baltimore skyline in the distance.

This lovely sunny day at the boat basin at Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland makes you want to take out one of these boats and go for a sail.

It is always enjoyable to stroll around beautiful downtown Roanoke Virginia with its quaint shops and interesting restaurants.

Salem Avenue in Roanoke Virginia where one sees both the old and the new. I especially liked the colors of the awning matching the convertible.