Starching for Fun
Well, what could be more fun on a spring day? I have quite a collection of white cotton petticoats that I wear for Living History...
Wood Stove Cooking
Most of us know how to cook. We can make a meal, maybe bake a dessert. Prepare something for a potluck. We are familiar with the way...
Food, But Not To Eat
I would never be one to say I am anything close to a regular traveler, but I love to visit house museums wherever I go. On a tour, I...
You say potato....
Nothing goes with a burger like fries. But, I am not a fan of frying anything (way too scary), and I like a healthier option. I started...
Too Hot to Handle
A couple of years ago my husband drove cross country, and stopped at the Lodge Cast Iron Factory Store in Tennessee. Lodge is the...
Starting Your Starter
The very best way to start your starter is to have a friend hand you a jar of starter, taken from her own starter! BUT, if that cannot...
My Mother's Patterns
Some time ago, my mother gave me all the patterns she had saved over the years. Before she gave them to me, she wrote little notes on...
Banners!
Banners are fun to make, and so useful in many situations. If you have a stash of fabric, as I have, the cost is minimal. I have made...
"Remembering Connie" Memorial Quilt
In my mother’s sewing room, after she passed away, were some embroidered blocks. Some had borders, and some did not. The thing that...
Wedding Lanterns
I was fortunate enough to come upon a lot of decorative lanterns at a garage sale, and thought my son’s fiancé might use them for the...
