<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cat T. Gardiner]]></title><description><![CDATA[WW2 Historical Fiction Novelist, Living Historian, and Curator of The 1940s Experience.]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:49:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WW2 HF Series Finally Publishes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-di-ho, friends! It's here! It's here!  I hope this email finds you all well! It's been a while since I blogged about books or 1940s...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/ww2-hf-series-finally-publishes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660e8c715f03508eb02b0570</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_aa27929342074521bcb6f669e787598b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentine Photo Project #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back, kittens! Thank you for stopping by for our next Sweetheart couple. A romantic Valentine's Day card presents Jimmie and...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/valentine-photo-project-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ed00711aa9bbcd1b0c40cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_1aafc5c6b97649a9a0a85e7ad065d64f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Valentine Photo Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Kittens! Well, no matter how hard life tries to distract me and my muse, I do try to come back to you and my little creative...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/a-valentine-photo-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e7e259077b297a9ada7d33</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:04:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_1aafc5c6b97649a9a0a85e7ad065d64f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heirloom detective 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, not even Covid could keep this Heirloom Detective away from antiquing and subsequently reuniting even the smallest of treasures]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/heirloom-detective-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6037c5af57fb92002d9e0df2</guid><category><![CDATA[The Heirloom Detective]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:55:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_28bac40b79544e66b99c6eb54b2e9a41~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_484,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Greetings - #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1940s Experience Photo Project - Holiday Greetings]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/christmas-greetings-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db5d0789548540018850999</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_18beffa928df41f09c343a049e66aea7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_660,h_413,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Greetings - #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1940s Experience Photo Project - Holiday Greetings]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/christmas-greetings-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db6fa8181ef5800176f0534</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:13:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_d6c0cdc53e634a4bad1366175de61f88~mv2_d_1972_1453_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Greetings - #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1940s Experience Photo Project - Holiday Greetings]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/christmas-greetings-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db5cf04bb9bf50017db46f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:57:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_27f591d5208741a3937f8510631f2537~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Greetings - #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[V-Mail Artwork Transporting letters overseas in wartime was an expensive - weighty - endeavor, particularly at Christmastime. Just...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/christmas-greetings-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db8099fa60bab00174627fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_27f591d5208741a3937f8510631f2537~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Greetings photo story ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1940s Experience Dec. 2019 Holiday Photo Story Project. "Christmas Greetings."]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/christmas-greetings-photo-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db6f86c81ef5800176efd71</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:11:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_27f591d5208741a3937f8510631f2537~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Apple's Story - #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[June's Photo Story comes to a close today with a spotlight on the women who rode  New York City's subterranean transit lines. Step aside...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2019/06/30/the-big-apple-story-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585f60b330017fd6784</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:15:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_db2bf387a2a04dffa541437b5b9eadcf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_342,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Apple's Story - #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a little-known piece of The Big Apple's history ... and it sadly calls to mind the city and nation's greatest of all horrors and...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2019/06/25/big-apple-story-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585558fcd00177429bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:53:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_18c268d6dbfa4049afaf6fc2afe6dea9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Apple's Story - #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have to admit, I'm sweet on young Frank Sinatra. His voice, particularly in the early years of his career does things to me, takes me...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2019/06/20/big-apple-story-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585bb9bf50017d89088</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:46:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_ec7966e252774a5e839dba2c8fd98c1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Apple's Story - June Photo Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-di-ho, friends! It's summertime and also time for my next  1940s Experience Photo Project .  One Photo at a Time. Although, a little...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2019/06/10/the-big-apples-story-june-photo-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585954854001882ad67</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_18c268d6dbfa4049afaf6fc2afe6dea9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-di-ho, my friends! Well, settle in because I have a story for you. There are stories and then there are stories that must be shared....]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2019/02/09/going-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db455855c638b0017446ab9</guid><category><![CDATA[The Heirloom Detective]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:22:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_a78010e9bcb44bdd951068eb79ded6b4~mv2_d_2835_1374_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season's Greetings!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-di-ho and happy holidays, my 1940s loving friends,  I can hardly believe that the year is just about over and as I do every year, I'm...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/12/20/seasons-greetings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585fa9727001763a937</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:24:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_bd09f7ea397e4d1dada008a5c6b9a5fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_518,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome Autumn - Summer Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-di-ho, friends! I hope this post finds you happy and healthy and ready to embrace the crazy holiday season ahead. It comes so fast! So...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/09/22/welcome-autumn-summer-recap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db455855c638b0017446ab8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_1f777d251770443e9faaee26a38cc043~mv2_d_3840_2560_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Soldier's Story - #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[* * * James Williams, Jr. * * * Dear friend Angela and I would like to share with you her grandfather's service story. And in the next...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/07/29/his-soldiers-story-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585f60b330017fd6788</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:17:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_7e87e80734944362a5b887af938e94e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Soldier's Story - #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[* * * Charles Stuckie * * * Mr. Cat's 94 year-old patient Jean, shared these fantastic photos of her handsome husband! They were...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/07/19/his-soldiers-story-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db45585a8d730001723cadc</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:02:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_543f1631e3de41cb8a3d197b287f4c1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_778,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Soldier's Story - #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[* * * Brothers * * * Edmund and Ernest Bosia Mr. Cat's 96 year-old patient, Edmund, proudly displays this photograph of him (R) and his...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/07/12/his-soldiers-story-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db455852db71d0017f5c42b</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:54:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_acf45a12a0bd483991afda82ddca0016~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Soldier's Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm honored to bring you July's Photo Project: His Soldier's Story. Throughout the patriotic month of July, several of Mr. Cat's patients...]]></description><link>https://www.cgardiner1940s.com/post/2018/07/07/his-soldiers-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db455852e4632001799c2b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Photo Projects]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2018 14:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/184f93_7dd0c1a1f6bb44f6b194f5f778fb515c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat T. Gardiner</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>