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IT STARTED WITH A STOCKING
A progression of skill: From the simple miniature Christmas stocking Karen Hochradel first learned to make to the trunks she now creates. story and photos by Amy Barnes
It all started with a tiny Christmas stocking, with A toothpick was no longer a simple toothpick, it could become a post, an edging for a shelf, and more. A doily was no longer something to display a dish on, even tinier treasures peeping from its top.
Well, it actually started before that with a love of dollhouse miniatures.
This love led to a need for money to fund Karen Hochradel’s purchases for her collections and that led to the Christmas stocking. Selling the Christmas stocking and other miniatures she created gave her the funds to support her hobby.
She discovered the nonprofit CIMTA, a cottage industry started by Carol Wenk in Cleveland in 1979, that sold locally made handcrafts and it was one of the places her work was sold.
“When I joined the miniature club, I needed money to buy miniatures, I started making them to support my habit,” she said.
Hochradel had so much fun making the stocking, she found that she started looking at everything around her as potential parts and pieces for an endless list of miniatures she would create. it became something to be cut apart and the pieces used for all sorts of miniature furniture accents. Having started her hobby in 1974, Hochradel has an extensive collection of dolls, antique dollhouses, and assorted parts and pieces in the process of becoming new collectibles for others. A visitor to the well-kept Hochradel home would never guess how surrounded they are by Karen Hochradel’s miniature supplies. She has gotten as creative at tucking away, out of sight, her extensive collection of supplies as she is at creating the miniatures she sells. She opens what looks like a large decorative box in the living room and shows a stash of bits and pieces for creating miniature reproductions. “My upstairs, my basement, everything is just loaded,” Hochradel said. Hochradel is always looking for materials to use in her miniature creations.
A clock and carpet bags made by Karen Hochradel
She visits flea markets and keeps a sharp eye for anything she can use. She finds antique newspapers and shrinks them down to use for such things as replicas in dollhouse wall pockets or to line the inside of tiny trunks.
It is challenging for her as items move more and more online since she does not use a computer or the internet. She said she does not even know how to run the vacuum cleaner in her house. Her husband, Paul Hochradel, handles that. “I couldn’t clean a house, but I could build one,” Karen Hochradel said.
When she was a little girl, she says she was very much a daddy’s girl. Wherever her father went, she was there, too. She was the only child member of the North Royalton Hunting Club because she insisted on accompanying her father to it.
Her father was a mason and she learned about construction from him.
Paul Hochradel was a child in Germany during World War II. He grew up to be a cabinetmaker. With the encouragement of relatives, he moved to the
Karen Hochradel focuses on Victorian pieces and has made all kinds of miniatures over the decades, including wall pockets, pickle jars, shaving mirrors, hat boxes, band boxes, miniature embroidery pieces, sewing baskets with notions, and old photos. She created the fainting couch by looking at a picture in an old Sears and Roebuck catalog.
United States, and ended up lodging with the Leine family and their daughter, Karen.
At first, Karen did not like Paul. He knew no English and liked to watch “American Bandstand” to try to learn the language. She loved to watch soap operas and was not a “Bandstand” fan.
Because Paul watched TV so much, Karen’s mother started calling Paul “Charlie,” after an old TV commercial where the request, “Bring up the new blue Cheer, Charlie,” was said. So how did Karen go from not liking Charlie to marrying him? “I don’t know, maybe because my mother trained him so well?” she responds, laughing. She said her mother had Charlie doing all kinds of household chores during his time with them. Charlie and Karen would talk through the heat grate that connected their bedrooms; he was on the floor below hers. He took English and civics classes to become a citizen. When he realized he would be drafted into the Army, he decided to sign up on the idea that he would get more of a choice as to where he would be sent. He thought, when he signed the papers, that he would be seeing new countries. Instead, he was sent right back to Germany. On the upside, he still had clothes and
A full-sized sampler Karen Hochradel embroidered
other items at a relative’s home that he was able to use.
The couple married in 1961 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 29.
Karen Hochradel’s parents were born in Germany, but Hochradel was born in the U.S. She had set a goal as a child to go to Europe one day, “come hell or high water.” Her dream finally did come true in the 1960s and she and Charlie spent four months traveling, leaving their young daughter in the care of Karen’s mother.
Hochradel grew up in North Royalton, and she was 10 when the family home got indoor plumbing. Until then, they used a cistern as a water source. Cisterns were designed to collect rain from roof runoff to provide a source of water. The family had to time bathing with the rain to avoid running the cistern dry.
Over the years, Karen, Charlie and their two daughters lived a variety of places. Their first home was in Strongsville. Then they bought a lot in Sharon Copley, and she designed the house they built there. Karen Hochradel said that when they moved, they sold the house to local news personality Robin Swoboda.
The couple spent some years living in Medina in one of the Victorians on South Court. They quickly learned it took 22 gallons of paint to paint the entire house. After the first time painting, they changed their strategy to painting one side of the house each year. They eventually sold the house and moved, returning to Medina and a new home in 2012.
Hochradel had a career as a nurse that included time at Deaconess Hospital of Cleveland, Medina Hospital and a doctor’s office.
At 80 years old, Hochradel does not spend much time standing.
“I just do better with anything sitting, I don’t like to move,” Hochradel said.
She says she is the oldest living member of the Cleveland Miniaturia Society, Inc. She joined the club in 1972, a year after it was formed.
The COVID-19 shutdown meant that she would duck out to get supplies as needed but spent most of her time working on producing miniature trunks. She made 50 of them in preparation for when shows
A Victorian graveyard scene that Karen Hochradel created, complete with a headstone
Charlie and Karen Hochradel
would being again.
“Repetition is better for me,” she said, explaining that most of her work is focused on the trunks and fashion doll hats. She drew her own patterns for making the trunks and has wooden pattern blocks to shape each trunk.
Charlie is 86 and, while he used to help her with the construction of miniatures extensively in years past, he is no longer able.
One of Karen Hochradel’s cherished possessions is a tiny reproduction of a J & P Coats floss cabinet. Charlie made it for her, even hand-winding each of the tiny floss bobbins to fill the cabinet’s drawers.
Karen Hochradel and her work were featured in news articles in the mid to late 1970s, when dollhouses and miniatures were enjoying a huge surge in popularity. But now, it seems people have forgotten about the wonderful miniature world, she says.
Even CIMTA was dissolved on February 26, 2019, after 40 years of existence. There is a message left behind on their website directing members to an alternative group at https://imomalv.com/ which has an annual show in Las Vegas, the next one is scheduled for 2022.
New hires, promotions and certifications earned
Billie Jo Farr, licensed massage therapist (LMT), has recently joined the staff of Knot Yourself, located inside of GotMilt Health and Fitness at 238 S. Elmwood Avenue, Medina. Farr is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage and is licensed with the Ohio State Medical Board. She offers services that include therapeutic massage, hot-stone therapy, coldstone migraine therapy, myofascial release, stretching, trigger point therapy, and reflexology.
BUSINESS: FROM A TECHNICAL MIND Clunky Boxes
by Tyler Hatfield
Last month’s column (https://bit.ly/3iFe8Ns) focused on how an internet service package affects Wi-Fi performance and the functioning of the hardware. This month’s column focuses on the modems and routers.
Modems and routers bring the internet into homes and to devices. But what, exactly, do these clunky boxes do?
While sitting on a kitchen counter, office desk or maybe even a bedside table, modems and routers work nonstop to convert data from what a provider sends to something your device can understand.
First, a modem does the big part of the work. The modem connects directly to a cable line or something similar and reads tons of data every second. While doing this, it catches parts that it knows you want and sends them through to a router.
Routers handle the distribution of the data by sending it through ethernet cables or Wi-Fi to computers, phones and printers. It does this by giving every device a unique address just like your home has. Routers know where to distribute data because that data has a device's address on it, like a mailed package has a physical address for it to be delivered to.
Neither routers nor modems will work without the other. The modem is what brings the internet into a home, but it cannot deliver that data to individual devices. A router can send data to devices, but without data to send it is useless.
But if both are important, why do they need to be separate? They do not!
While not as common anymore, modem and router combo devices do exist. Typically, but not always, these devices sacrifice a little bit of Wi-Fi strength or modem speed to remain compact. For smaller homes or people with few devices, these combo units can be great economical space savers.
Tyler Hatfield has a passion for technology that he would like to someday turn into his own business. He runs a small media group, hatsmediagroup.com, and works on computers on the side. He can be contacted with questions and for recommendations at hatsmediagroup@gmail.com
BUSINESS: THE NETWORKER Getting the Engagement Right
by Bob Arnold Networking is not just meeting people. It involves engagement, also. Engaging with people makes networking productive, however, not always in ways you might be thinking. ‘Productive’ is a purposeful word I use frequently to get across this point: You must see results from networking, or you are going to be discouraged. I have seen it so much, I call it a law. I was on a virtual call with a group in Los Angeles. One participant asked for advice on how to network at a conference after-party he had been invited to with some of the top copywriters in the world. The gathering was to be at Stefan Georgi’s home. Georgi is a copywriting coach and mentor. What do you think the top answer was? Before I answer that, you have a decision to make when you are in this situation. Is this about me or about the person I am talking with? How would you answer that? Do not let it go to default mode, or you might be giving the wrong answer. It must be about the person you are talking with. This takes presence of mind! The top and first answer the group came up with was to listen. Yes, to simply listen. They are right, of course, because the more you listen, the more you learn, and the more the person you are talking with will want to spend time with you. Bringing good people good companiesCONNECTING YOU
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BUSINESS: THE IN BOX Where You Stick It
by Amy Barnes
Ahhh, summer, when the advertising signs go into full bloom on tree lawns.
Before a business owner rushes to sign a contract for floppy signs to be scattered like so much confetti, it is important to have it clearly stated exactly where signs will be placed.
Medina, Brunswick and Wadsworth all ban signs on tree lawns, also known as the devil strip or that-strip-of-grass-andpossibly-trees-between-streets-and-sidewalks.
If not careful when hiring a company to install signs, it is easy for a business to get into trouble.
Floppy signs on tree lawns, blowing back and forth in the wind, are distracting to drivers; are usually difficult to read while driving (another source of driver distraction); and look rather awful when trash collects around them.
Placing signs in yards without permission is another big mistake.
Keep in mind that a sign in a yard shows an endorsement by the homeowner and can serve as a great referral if permission were granted for the sign’s placement. Otherwise, the business owner may be dealing with an angry homeowner who could have been a future customer.
While a business might not place the sign itself, the problem is the company installing the signs leaves no evidence of its name, there is only the business mentioned on the sign to take the backlash.
Lack of attention to detail in sign placement sends the message that a business is careless or sloppy in its work and does not care about its customers. The perception is that a business does not care about community and cares only about self-promotion.
Signs placed on tree lawns also smack of desperation, a quick, middle-of-the-night last-ditch effort to get sales.
If you decide to use these signs to promote your company, drive around after they are installed and ensure they are where they should be. It may be time consuming, but it is much better than having an advertising effort that goes horribly awry and becomes an expensive mistake in dollars, as well as reputation.
Have small business pointers you would like to share as a columnist? Contact Amy Barnes at Joy@BlakeHousePublishing.com . Be sure to include information about your business experience and a sample column of no more than 350 words.
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HOME AND GARDEN: DIG IT! Magic Mushrooms
column and photos by Michelle Riley
Mycorrhizal spores could be called the probiotics for the soil.
Just as gut health is key to a strong immune system, soil health is key to having thriving crops.
Whether you are growing edibles or ornamentals, mycorrhizae make the difference.
Mycorrhizae are naturally occurring in healthy soils, creating a symbiotic relationship with plants. They tell the plant, “Hey, I will hitch a ride in your root system, and I promise you won’t regret it.”
There are two types of mycorrhizae: Endo mycorrhizae, the mycorrhizae that live within the root, and Ecto mycorrhizae, the mycorrhizae that live in the surrounding area outside of the plant’s root system.
Mycorrhizae have a vast root network called hyphae. Hyphae absorb some of the plant’s sugars. In return, this hyphal network can be extensive, growing quite a way out from the plant, creating an extended highway of nutrients, water and much-needed minerals, such as phosphorus, that are directed back to the plant as a thank you. Friends being friends, giving when needed to help each other out, in the perfect symbiotic relationship between plant and fungus.
Without the beneficial mycorrhizae fungus, many plants would not grow or thrive. Mycorrhizae is naturally occurring in woodland settings, where it may proliferate by freely flowering and inoculating the surrounding soils.
Many spaces have been sterilized of mycorrhizae by heavy construction, chemicals and land stripping. Ninety percent of plant families have or tries to have a relationship with a beneficial mycorrhiza.
Extensive studies have proven that without mycorrhizae present in the soil, plants struggle and often become stunted.
The presence of a healthy supply of mycorrhizae in the soil causes plants to thrive and create robust crops of edibles.
Mycorrhizal spores can be purchased and used to inoculate soil to encourage plants to be the best they can be.
Certain mycorrhizae, since they are a fungus, will sprout flowers, these flowers create spores which will then be carried by the rain and wind to inoculate the soil, and the cycle continues.
When you see a beneficial mushroom, this is the flower that will enrich your soil with just the friend it needs.
Michelle Riley is a local horticulturist, landscape designer, and consultant. She is the founder of the gardening subscription service, https://theplantmall.com/; MichelleRileyHorticulturist.com; and NeOhioGarden.com. She also is the president of All About You Signature Landscape Design, Inc. Riley can be contacted at info@MichelleRileyHorticulturist.com or by calling 234-6788266.
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“You are stronger than an idiot.”
“We know all those things don’t exist, but it doesn’t hurt to be careful.”— Stephen King
HOME AND GARDEN: WATCHDOG Pros and Cons of Home Warranties
by Amy Barnes
Are home warranties worth the cost?
If you see the commercials that have been airing on TV lately, you might be ready to sign on the dotted line. That says a lot about the marketing effectiveness of the commercial but does not tell much about the warranty company.
The commercials show various home breakdowns, such as spraying faucets, malfunctioning air conditioning units, an overflowing washer, and then show a happy customer calling the home warranty company and all is handled and fixed by them.
Well, that depends. Home warranty companies, like any other form of insurance or service plan, offer different levels of service and it is important to be educated about exactly what a plan offers and if it makes financial sense.
For instance, a plan may cover leaking plumbing, but does it cover faucets?
It is important to have a copy of the contract and to read over it before there is an emergency, so you know exactly what is covered. Unfortunately, calling the company will not always get correct information.
Also, be aware that a home warranty company has contracts with certain area companies to do home repairs. These are not companies you prefer, choose or even maybe trust, these are companies the home warranty company chooses.
Unless they do not have a company to complete the repair needed, a home warranty company very rarely approves the use of a company outside of their network.
Another reason to read the fine print is to find out if there is a deductible and how much it is. Sometimes, repairs are so small they would cost less to call someone to do them than it would to pay the deductible for the home warranty service call.
On the other hand, a home warranty can save you from scammers.
I once had a furnace company in to do maintenance on the furnace, not something the warranty company covered. I was called down into the basement so the furnace company could show me a “crack” in the furnace. They said the furnace had to be replaced, and they would be happy to do it for me for $3,000.
I called the home warranty company and asked them to cover it and to pay this company since they could do it right away. The home warranty company insisted on sending out one of their companies to verify the furnace’s condition.
Surprise, surprise. The second company was able to determine that the first company had taken a tool and scratched the inside of the furnace to make it look like a crack to my inexperienced eyes. They had even tagged the furnace as being too dangerous to run.
When I did not believe the second company, they took a tool and repeated the “crack.” I got about five more years of service from that furnace. When they asked the name of the first company, they said it was well known in the industry that was the general operating procedure for that company, which was further verified by several friends who later said they had the same experience with the same company.
If it had not been for the home warranty, I would have been taken in by those scammers.
The other thing to consider is: Do you have the funds to cover an emergency?
If the refrigerator broke down tomorrow or if the furnace stopped heating in the middle of winter, would you be able to cover the replacement? What if both happened within a week of each other?
Home warranties are a nice perk when thrown in with the purchase of a house, as we discovered when the hot water heater had to be replaced six months after we moved in. But when it comes time to renew it or if considering buying one, it is extremely important to understand exactly what you are getting so there are no additional surprises in the middle of an emergency.
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HOME AND GARDEN: BITE ME! Blueberry Margarita
Recipe and photo by Ed Bacho
Ed Bacho began his career designing promotional materials and websites for local businesses, politicians and bands.
When he realized he most enjoyed taking photos and creating design elements, he began focusing his efforts on digital design and photography. He sees photography as a powerful means of communication and calls his work “drawing with light.”
He also discovered he greatly enjoys creating drink recipes and photographing the results.
To see more of his work, go to https://www.edbacho.com/. He can be contacted at 330-595-4109.
• 2 ounces tequila blanco (white tequila) • 1 ounce blueberry muffin moonshine • 1 ounce fresh lime juice • 1 ounce simple syrup
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into margarita or rocks glass and garnish with sugared blueberries as desired.
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HEALTH: OF MIND AND BODY Finding Satiety
by Kelly Bailey
Everywhere you turn, there is information about healthy eating and weight loss. With more than half of Americans falling into the overweight category, it is no wonder we are interested in these topics. The information overwhelm is real!
Here is a pared down version of some of the best nutrition advice available.
Do not drink calories. Sugary drinks and alcohol are nonnutritive and simply do not trip the brain’s satiety center. In fact, they might make you even more hungry! Drink plain water most of the time.
Chew, chew, chew. Chewing activates digestive enzymes and trips the brain’s satiety center. The more chewing, the better the digestive capacity and the faster you will feel full.
Chew on fiber-rich veggies. It takes less than one minute to chug 100 calories of soda. It would take nearly an hour to chew 100 calories of carrots.
Which do you think will be harder to over consume?
Similarly, veggies like cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, cauliflower, and broccoli are filling and full of cell-building nutrition.
Eat real food, not food claims. Brands make a lot of money on health claims. My daughter’s sugary cereal claims it has “whole grain goodness” and “10 vitamins and minerals.”
Use common sense and eat real food. What is “real”? Anything that requires little or no processing by humans: fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and seafood.
Track what you eat for a few days. Many of us do things (including eating) on autopilot. Tracking will bring an acute awareness of everything consumed, including all of the things we tend to forget, like that handful of candy you grab every time you walk past a co-worker’s desk or the crusts you ate while making your child’s peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
Allow for indulgence but get right back on track. Very few people can be perfect all the time. Ditch the all-or-nothing thinking. Have that pizza on Friday night, but get right back to healthy eating the next day!
A certified personal trainer and certified holistic nutrition coach, Kelly Baily owns and operates Kelly Bailey Wellness. Find her blog, visit the Food Freedom page, and contact her at https://www.kellybailey.fit/ Following any recommendations are solely at your discretion and responsibility. Consult your medical professional prior to undertaking any suggested diet, lifestyle or exercise change or routine.
HEALTH: HEALTHY TRAILS Nice Rack
by Robert Soroky
Sometimes, bike rides can be simple adventures starting from the driveway. Other times, it is about tossing the bike on the car and heading to faraway destinations.
If you have an SUV, it is easy enough to load a bike, but it takes up a lot of space and is not always practical.
The better solution is to get a car rack to transport bikes.
Trunk racks are the most popular and least expensive type. These lightweight racks attach to the car trunk with straps or cables, have extending arms that can hang up to three bikes, and may have built-in locks
Although affordable, trunk racks can be cumbersome to install, with some preventing use of the trunk and rear windshield wipers while attached. Also, if the bike has a stepthrough frame, a separate bike beam is required, which attaches between the seat and handlebar, allowing the bike to hang on the rack arms.
Another popular style is hitch racks, which slide directly into 1 1/4 -inch or 2-inch hitch mounts located under a vehicle’s rear bumper. Hitch racks tend to be heavier and more expensive, but are easier to install, do not touch the car directly, have locking options, and fold down to allow trunk access.
Hitch racks come in either the extending arm style (holding up to five bikes), or the lower-position platform style where bikes rest on top of the rack and are held in place by adjustable arms. Some platform racks are even designed to handle 29-inch wheel sizes, as well as the weight of ebikes.
Finally, there are roof racks. If a vehicle has factory-installed roof rails, it will need cross rails, foot packs, and the actual bike rack rails to complete the system.
Roof racks can be cumbersome to get bikes onto, especially for shorter people, and are typically purchased when a hitch cannot be mounted on a vehicle and a trunk style is not wanted.
Before buying any type of rack, be sure to check manufacturers’ fit guides to confirm which model works best with your vehicle.
Robert Soroky is a lifelong cyclist regularly participating in long distance charity rides and manager of the Century Cycles Medina location. Contact Soroky at robert@centurycycles.com to suggest column topics, for further information or to chat about bikes.
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COMMUNITY: GEMS Horses Helping Children
column and photo by Kent Von Der Vellen
JAF’s Therapy in Motion combines founder Judy A. Fox’s love of horses and children with therapy to help children deal with disabilities and other problems.
Juday and her husband, Mike Fox, had owned horses for most of their adult lives, but the idea of starting a horse therapy program came to Judy when she helped with her mother-inlaw’s horse therapy sessions after she had a stroke and aneurysm in 1998.
In 1999, JAF’s Therapy in Motion was founded.
JAF’s uses various techniques to help children cope with physical, emotional and behavioral challenges; serious illness; or trauma.
The children learn to care for and ride horses, which helps them develop strength and learn how to use their muscles. It goes beyond physical therapy because the children build confidence by being responsible and committed to the care of the horses.
One young client, who has cerebral palsy, said she loves riding the horses. Horseback riding makes her use her leg muscles to help hold her in place and her core muscles to keep her balance.
Depending on each child’s needs, hippotherapy can be used to focus on specific areas. For example, if the horse moves faster, it helps open the hips up, allowing for more flexibility. Having children throw objects while riding forces them to use core muscles to keep their balance.
Four of JAF’s five horses are from the American Bashkir Curly Horse family and are hypoallergenic. The therapists mentioned the horses sense if the children are not using their muscles correctly or are having difficulty and will stop moving to allow for needed adjustments.
The staff at JAF’s are Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship certified and many have additional certifications. One of the therapists who works with her clients at JAF’s is Theresa Piatt, who has 22 years of experience in hippotherapy.
JAF’s has 30 volunteers but is always need of more. Cheryle Costa has volunteered at JAF’s the longest at 12 years. She originally came to be with the horses but fell in love with helping the children and stayed.
Though JAF’s has held fundraisers in the past, it depends mostly on donations. For more information or to volunteer, go to https://bit.ly/3kLvQl3 or https://bit.ly/2Tuc2HH.
Kent Von Der Vellen is a 20-year Medina resident. He has been a volunteer for various youth sports teams, is a member of the Medina Lions Club, and, with his wife, Kim, founded the Jakob F. Von Der Vellen Memorial Foundation. Contact Von Der Vellen by e-mailing Gems@BlakeHousePublishing.com or by calling 330-421-0863. Learn what other area nonprofits need by visiting Giving Hearts at JoyofMedinaCountyMagazine.com.
Judy Fox pets one of her JAF’S Therapy in Motion horses.
JAF’s Therapy in Motion, Inc.
5730 Lafayette Rd. Medina, Ohio 44256 (216) 409-9401 Web address: www.JafsTherapy.org Date of formation: 11/09/2001 Organization type: 501(c)(3) Description of Organization’s Purpose: To provide a therapeutic riding program for children with disabilities ages 3 to 18 years old utilizing equine activities as a form of therapy, education, sport, and recreation in order to achieve physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and communication goals. Is the organization's registration status current? Yes Reporting Year: 2019 Reporting Start Date: 1/1/2019 Reporting End Date: 12/31/2019
