The Country Register of Indiana March-April 19 Spring Issue

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The Country Register of Indiana

Editors’ Corner In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.

o f In d iana Ind Gail & Merle Taylor, Editors & Publishers P. O. Box 1330, Powell, OH 43065 Phone: 888-616-8319 • Fax: 800-609-0278

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Gardening Memories

by Gayle Cranford

When I was a child during World War II, nearly every family had a “victory garden.” Because certain foods and products were rationed during the war, having a family garden was nearly a necessity. All the women that I knew then spent hours and hours preparing the produce of their gardens for canning and preserving for the winter months. Mom “put up” tomatoes, green beans, beets, and purchased bushels of peaches, spending hours at our kitchen sink paring and slicing.

My father, having spent childhood summers at his grandmother’s farm where his Uncle Mont taught him about animal care and gardening, knew what to do to create a successful garden for our family. Of course, much of the success depended upon the weather, but we usually had beautiful gardens. My brother, Dave, and I, wearing Dad’s required straw hats to deflect the hot sun, were recruited to spend hours weeding and picking beans and strawberries.

Dad made “buckets” out of empty large cans so that Dave and I could also climb our cherry trees to harvest cherries for Mom to can. It was actually fun to climb up, secure our “buckets” with hooks on limbs and to see who could fill our buckets first.

Dad’s garden wasn’t huge but it was large enough to have rows of corn, green and lima beans, lots of tomatoes, green peppers, radishes, several varieties of tender lettuce, beets, potatoes, cucumbers, squash, onions, etc. Always the teacher, Dad taught us how to plant and harvest them all.

Harvesting what we had planted was sometimes back-breaking and Dave and I complained mildly. But we loved taking the salt shaker to pick and eat the juicy ripe and delicious tomatoes, still warm from the sun. And, fresh lettuce, white corn on the cob, and green beans cooked in bacon grease were so delicious. Potatoes prepared differently for each evening meal remain a favorite vegetable.

When it was time to pick the beans, we did so carefully to avoid the fat yellow aphids that always appeared every summer. Whoever had come to visit us at that time would be employed to help snap beans under the grape arbor Dad had built. This was a wonderful activity when the chore and stories were shared.

Of course, the large grape arbor produced enough grapes that, a few times, Dad decided to make grape juice. In order to do that, he had to buy some special equipment such as a gadget to tightly cap each bottle. The chore accomplished, he stored all the bottles in our fruit cellar. Occasionally, one or two bottles would apparently ferment and loudly pop the lids. Those that survived, we thoroughly enjoyed.

Also, a serious and knowledgeable bee keeper, Dad made sure that we had gobs of honey, mostly consumed from the comb. All of us neighborhood children managed to get stung multiple times during the barefoot summer months through the years.

Unfortunately, and because Dad always provided fresh produce from his own garden, as an adult, I never grew anything but flowers and an occasional potted tomato plant, myself. And, I regret not having learned the canning skill from my mother.

But I do have wonderful memories of our family garden and the gardening participation with my parents, grandparents and other relatives. How I would love to be able to take a salt shaker and seek out a juicy tomato in that garden today.

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Advertiser Index

Events Listing

Shops are listed alphabetically by location.

Cities & Shops

Page P age #

Albany .................................... 9 Just Quilts Angola ................................. 10 Angola Quilt Shop Bedford ................................ 15 Indiana Quilt Depot The Twelve Months Christmas Bloomington ....................... 12 Fancy Works Simply Primitive The Tailored Fit Bremen ................................ 11 Country Quilt Creations Brookville .............................. 5 Franklin County Quilt Show Brownstown ......................... 19 Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Columbus ............................ 24 Sew Crazy Crawfordsville ........................ 4 Harvest Inn Interior Decor/Gifts Decatur .................................. 9 Sacred Images The Homeplace Franklin ................................. 5 Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival Georgetown ......................... 18 The Quilting Bee Greensburg .......................... 20 Tree City Stitches Greenwood ............................ 5 Back Door Quilts Indianapolis........................... 5 Treasures of the Earth Show Lawrenceburg ...................... 17 Tri-State Antique Market Liberty ................................. 16 Pohlar Fabrics Madison ............................... 18 Fabric Shop Marion ................................... 6 Quilters Hall of Fame Martinsville.......................... 14 Berries & Ivy Metamora ............................ 17 Words & Images Monroeville ............................ 9 Red Barn Quiltery

Cities & Shops

See shop & show ads for complete details.

Page P age #

Mooresville ............................ 5 Breezy Manor Farm Nashville .............................. 24 Quilt Show Pioneer Women’s Club The Farmhouse Cafe & Tearoom The Story Inn Wishful Thinking North Vernon ...................... 18 Sharynn’s Quilt Box Plainfield ............................... 4 Porhouse Primitives Plymouth ............................. 11 Simply Thymes 2 Portland ................................. 8 Fiber Arts Festival Richmond ............................ 16 Biennial Quilt Show Rome City ............................ 11 Caroline’s Cottage Cottons Rushville .............................. 21 Elizabeth’s Keepsakes In Stitches St Paul .................................. 20 Olde Barn Primitives Salem ................................... 15 Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show Seymour ............................... 19 Primitive Crow Small Town Stitches Shipshewana ........................ 10 Shipshewana Quilt Festival Yoder Department Store Spencer ................................ 13 Relics Antiques & More Unraveled Quilt and Fabric Store Versailles .............................. 17 The Quilter’s Nook Wabash .................................. 7 Heaven on Earth Nancy J’s Fabrics Washington .......................... 13 The Stitching Post

Not Classified by T ownOut of State Townown-Out Out of State ........................ 22, 23 Tour Towns ................................ 14 Web Based .................................. 22

Recipes From Breezy Manor Farm

Mom’s Quaker Sweet & Sour Cabbage

A delicious meal–any time of year.

½ cup water 5 cups shredded cabbage 1/3 cup cider vinegar 4 slices of bacon 1 small onion 2 T. brown sugar Salt and pepper 2 T. flour Cook cabbage in boiling water 7 to 10 minutes. Drain. Fry bacon, remove from skillet and crumble. Add sugar and flour to bacon fat, blend then add water, vinegar and seasonings. Cook til thick. Add chopped onion, bacon and cabbage, heat thoroughly. from: Donna Jo Copeland, Farmeress/Fiber Artist and owner of Breezy Manor Farm

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-5/11 Patchwork Quilters From Russia-Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion .. 6 Anniversary Sale - Elizabeth’s, Rushville ...................................................... 21 Fiber Arts Festival, Portland ............................................................................. 8 22, 23 Spring Open House - Harvest Inn Interior, Crawsfordville ........... 4 Retreat - Tree City Stitches, Greensburg ........................................................ 20 Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA............................................................................... 23 Event

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5-7 Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Show, Indianapolis ....................... 5 27, 28 Flea Market, Tiffin, OH .................................................................................. 22 Day

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5 Tri-State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ..................................................... 17 17, 18 Franklin County Quilt Show, Brookville ........................................................ 5 18-19 Flea Market - Tiffin, OH ................................................................................. 22 24, 25 Race Day Sale - Nancy J’s, Wabash .................................................................. 7 24, 25 Biennial Quilt Show, Richmond ..................................................................... 16 31-6/1 Quilt Show - Pioneer Women’s Club, Nashville .......................................... 24

Life on Breezy Manor Farm

by Donna Jo Copeland

Spring, the End of a Hard Winter At my kitchen table this winter morning, wearing 4 layers of clothes, warming frosty fingers around a cup of hot tea, I marvel at sunshine dancing on snow cover.

Icy diamonds twinkle in the breeze which is bringing 35 below zero wind chills, breaking records here.

Late winter can be brutal on my farm, I have lost a rabbit and 2 chickens to the cold and fear for my more than 16-year-old sheep. I keep trying my best to take care.

I am thankful for the firewood which keeps my woodstove burning. Of course, in this ancient farmhouse the heat is enjoyed best when setting beside the stove and not at the other end of the house.

Through it all I am most thankful for my animals, my wee farm, my fiber work, my strength and my sense of humor. If I couldn’t laugh about my crazy hard life, I would drown in a sea of tears. A strong-willed woman who can face down a copperhead or coyote with her 22 rifle and still melt when I hold a new born lamb, Farmeresses have the best of both worlds, always have. There is an inner core which holds us to farm and life drawing the essences of those who walked before us.

The many moods of March have bedazzled and tried the resolve of us for eons. When the red wing blackbirds come calling, I dash about opening windows, hang wool blankets and quilts on the clothesline to blow the stink off as Grandmother used to say. Then proceed to enthusiastically clean barns. Oftentimes morning sunshine and fresh breezes give way to snow by eventide. But the spring flowers pop their heads up, bees buzz, hearts fill with the wonder that is spring.

April on my place means along with the Easter Bunny, sheep and goat shearing on what will be a fine sunny day. Hoping always for nice weather so the fleeces can be laid out on grids, skirted and admired. My flock always seem so proud of what they have spent a year growing. Of course, I want to keep and process them all myself but I also have to buy sheep feed and hay so some will be sold. And I get all giggly when someone shows me what they made with “our” fleece!

I have a special sweater I wear to the barn all winter and on shearing day. It’s a shepherd’s sweater made from the suint washed fleece of Orion, a Blue Face Leicester/ Border Leicester wether. Suint washing is merely soaking the freshly shorn fleece in cold water for a week or two to remove the dirt, leaving the lanolin. Laid out on a mesh rack and left to dry. Rinsed by hose or rain water. It’s amazing that this simple procedure will clean the dirt but leave the lanolin. Then I handspun the wool into worsted weight yarn and knit a simple, boxy sweater which is not only warm but water and wind repellent as well. My sheep love it when I wear one of them!

Mid-April is the annual fiber event in Greencastle where hundreds of wool lovers gather to buy and sell, laugh and learn. In addition to raw fleeces I will be working on roving and handspun yarns, hours of washing, dyeing and spinning. I have spent the winter learning rug braiding using discarded wool clothing. Who knew simple braiding could be so hard to master but I shall work diligently and have some for sale then?

After more than 50 years of wool work I am still enthused by what we can make from this precious fiber our sweet sheep produce! May I have 50 more years!

–Donna Jo Copeland, farmeress of Breezy Manor Farm, Mooresville, IN. Where she farms with her sheep and goats and bunnies. (SEE AD ON PAGE 5)

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CRA WFORDSVILLE - PL AINFIELD CRAWFORDSVILLE PLAINFIELD

Harvest Inn Interior Decor & Gifts 1521 South Washington Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (across from Applebee's on 231 S.)

765-376-5802 • Open at 10am Tuesday - Saturday

We are all about You and Your Home!

Spring Open House March 15 & 16 and March 22 & 23 Stop in for all the new items you will want for you and your home!!

We will do a drawing for a gift certificate and you can shop, shop,shop!!

• Solar Lanterns • Mobils • Garden Stones • Florals • Wreaths • Country Lights • Curtains • Rugs • Lamps • Albanese Confectionery Candy - made in Indiana • Curtains • Rugs • Lamps • Candles by: Candleberry, Crossroads, Warm Glow and Thompson • Garden flags • Sassafras Door Mats • The Arrow Collection

Additional Locations • Trader Bakers in Jasper • Gilleys, Plainfield • Vendors Village, Clarksville

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Porhouse Primitives Farmhouse & PPrimitive rimitive Decor

• braided rugs & accessories • unique wood signs • antiques • Black Crow & Warm Glow candles See Me At Gilley's Antique and Decorator Mall one mile West of downtown Plainfield, IN on Historic U.S. 40 Open 7 days 10 - 5 Dealer 503 in 1st aisle in Decorator Mall

Country Farmhouse Style Observations and Confessions

Quilting Inspiration Can Be Found at Advertisers on These Pages

by Deb Heatherly

Is your quilting mojo in a rut? Do you need inspiration for your next project? Here are a few ideas that you may not have thought of.

The Garden Center: As winter ends and spring begins, stop by your local garden center. The rich greens and vivid colors of the new plants, will help jumpstart your color senses. Take note of the flowers that really grab your eye and which flowers look great when placed next to each other? Look for those colors in fabric at your local quilt shop and then incorporate them into your next project. Surrounding yourself with the colors you love will help lift your spirits in a way that nothing else can.

Your local Quilt Shop: Plan an afternoon to spend time perusing the books, patterns, and displays in your favorite store. Something is sure to grab your eye and the staff there can help you choose everything you need to get started. Take a friend and make it a girl’s day out. Shopping with a friend is always more fun that shopping alone. It might be just what you need to not only jumpstart your creativity, but to also refresh your inner self.

While there, ask for a list of their upcoming classes. Sometimes taking a class and learning a new technique is just what you need to get going again.

Antique Stores: I love to browse antique stores and sometimes it’s just what I need to spark an idea. I love to unfold and take a close look at the antique quilts, reflecting as I do, on the quilters that came before us. I marvel at what they accomplished with limited supplies. Thinking about them cutting out all those pieces with just scissors and templates make me very thankful for rotary cutters and acrylic rulers. Suddenly cutting does not seem like such a chore and many times I’m ready to rush home and get busy.

Thrift Shops and Garage Sales: While a thrift store or garage sale might not seem like the place to get inspired, don’t count them out. On more than one occasion I’ve come across an old magazine that contained an article that caught my eye. At 10-25 cent each, this type inspiration is a bargain. Mark the pages that make you stop and smile, and ask yourself why they do. Is it the color, the pattern, or both? Perhaps your new project is hidden somewhere between the pages of this simple find.

Home Decor & Gift Shops: : I used to tell hubby to go to these type stores without me when shopping for gifts for me. But I realized that while he is picking that perfect gift for me, I’m busy browsing the beautiful displays. I’ve found that the colors and designs on the rugs, table linens and curtains can take on a whole new perspective when you look at them with quilting on your mind. Even the colors in wreaths and candles can provide inspiration. (I often ending up finding a little “gift” for myself.)

Your Local Guild: If you are lucky enough to have a local quilting guild it might be just the place to get you back in the groove. There, you can make new friends, learn new techniques, and take advantage of the guest speakers who bring with them a wealth of knowledge and ideas, as well as great quilts to show. Most guilds also host annual or biannual quilt shows. Take the time to go. One can’t help but get inspired by the quilts and vendors at a show.

In a nutshell, I guess what I’m saying is that inspiration is all around us. You just have to take the time to look. I challenge you to do just that, and I guarantee you that it won’t take long until you have a new project in mind. Watch out world. Let the cutting and stitching begin!

by Dave Emigh

This past fall, we dedicated a large room to a Rustic Farmhouse Style display at Shady Lawn Antiques. This was accomplished by starting with several large pieces of farm painted 100+ year-old furniture. With these pieces as the anchor, we were able to add smaller pieces to build the display.

Actually, our friend Lori Richmond was excited to help us develop this new area.

Not only does Lori have a great eye for design and display but she also has been decorating her farmhouse this way for years.

Lori says, "I like the stories that these old pieces are trying to tell us. I also love to see the way the old paint on these pieces has drips and runs…"

There really is no reference that says “Farmhouse Style is…” but there are some common threads. Those include some combination of: front porches, exposed beams, white (or cream) painted rooms and furniture, wood plank floors, glass cupboard doors, galvanized metal, open shelves, wooden bowls, fruit jars and anything else that might be found in an old farmhouse.

Perhaps the word “modern, southern, or rustic” before Farmhouse Style is the most important descriptor. For example, “Modern Farmhouse Style” probably implies clean lined new construction that includes farmhouse elements such as a big sink, exposed beams, etc., with some authentic farmhouse accent pieces.

Perhaps I am parsing words here but “Rustic Farmhouse Style” seems to imply that the majority of the pieces are actual (authentic) farmhouse pieces. At least that is our take at Shady Lawn so our Rustic Farmhouse Style furniture pieces feature original farm painted finishes, bare weathered wood or a combination of both.

Our rustic furniture is ‘farm found’ but it is not presented in an ‘as found’ condition.

We repair our farmhouse furniture so that it is structurally sound and it is not loose or wobbly.

Our process involves the use of old nails, slot-headed screws, period appropriate hide glue, and plenty of clamps. We also make sure that all of the doors and drawers function properly. Each rustic piece is then thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned until it is ready to use.

Lori provided the standard for our restoration. She said, ‘When you are done, the piece should still look rustic and no one should be able see what you have done. Can I sand this just a little bit? ... (Politely) no!’

Lori’s take on Rustic Farmhouse Style has added a ‘new’ dimension to our inventory.

It blends very well with our other farmhouse pieces such as an 1870-80s step-back kitchen cabinet with its original varnish finish.

–Dave Emigh and his wife Jill are the owners of Shady Lawn Antiques in Walla Walla, WA, perfectly located in the 1870s wood frame creamery buildings that Dave’s great-grandfather purchased in 1897. A professionally trained woodworker, Dave, along with his son Nick specializes in the restoration of oak furniture. Shady Lawn, in its 25th year, has become a regional destination for oak furniture, but is also known for a well curated display of country, rustic and rare and unique “small” antiques. Glimpses of the ever-changing Shady Lawn inventory can be seen on Facebook and at www.shadylawnantiques.com.

–Deb Heatherly is a designer for r Creative Grids® rulers and tools. When not in her studio, she is on the road doing Creative Grids® lectures and workshops for guilds and shops across the country. She is the designer of the Creative Grids Cat’s Cradle tool, Strippy Stars tool, Turbo 4 Patch, Ultimate Flying Geese tool, and the new Cat’s Cradle XL. She is the author of the books ‘Cat’itude, Strippy Stars, 4-Patch Panache, The Ultimate flying Geese Book, and Catitude XL. Visit her website at www.Debscatsnquilts.com. Creative Grids® fans are invited to join her Facebook group page- Grids Girls, for tips and inspiration. You can contact her at Debscatsnquilts@aol.com.

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BROOKVILLE - FRANKLIN - GREENWOOD - INDIANAPOLIS - MOORESVILLE

Breezy Manor Farm Wool Shed LOCAL SHOP Morgan County’s only Farm Wool & Yarn Shop 5803 E Watson Rd Mooresville, IN 317-260-0571 SHOP US: The Fiber Event April 19th & 20th Greencastle, IN (We are in the Gold Barn)

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All farm made Yarns, Rovings, Locks, Patterns, Woven Goods, Kits and hand-hooked rugs.

Donna Jo Copeland, Fri - Mon 11-4 or by appt.

Farmeress

Thousands of bolts of fine quilting fabrics Hundreds of books and patterns for: quilts, stitchery, English paper piecing, and more

Back Door Quilts 2503 Fairview Place,Suite W Greenwood, IN 46142 (317) 882-2120 Established 1973 Located just off SR 135 South Indianapolis Call for Directions

Better Homes & Gardens Top 10 Shop

HRS: Mon - Thur 9:30 - 9:00; Fri & Sat 9:30 - 5:00 1st & 3rd Sundays 1 - 4

www.backdoorquilts.com

Franklin County Quilt Show Friday, May 17th, 10 to 5 Saturday, May 18th, 10 to 4 Old Brookville High School Gym 1010 Franklin Avenue Brookville, IN 47012

Quilts • Vendors • and More!

Holiday Challenge Monetary awards given

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If you are a budding writer, or even one with lots of experience, we want your help!

We need folks throughout the state who are available to visit shops in their spare time and write about their experience.

Send an email with where you live and, if available, a sample of your writing. We will get right back to you. Email samples in a text file or MS Word doc to info@countryregisteronline.com.

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Town and Country Cooking The Perfect Pair

A Cup of Tea with Lydia

by Lydia E. Harris

Making Spring Teatime Memories Spring into the new season by making teatime memories to cherish. I’ve made many pleasant memories over tea that still warm my heart. Some were made in tearooms, others by hosting teatimes in my home, and still others by delivering tea to go.

Making Tearoom Memories My husband and I recently shared teatime with our daughter-in-law and two granddaughters at our favorite local “go to” tearoom. We savored a delicious teatime together.

The previous month had been filled with health challenges for me, so it felt good to get out and celebrate. There’s nothing quite as soothing as sipping warm tea and chatting with dear “relafriends” (our term for relatives who are also friends).

I reflected on the many special teatimes I had enjoyed there: celebrating birthdays, outings with my hubby, visiting with out-of-town guests, times when I needed physical and emotional refreshment, and just for the fun of it—often with grandkids.

After our cozy teatime, I came home feeling nourished and refreshed both physically and emotionally—and inspired to write this column.

Making Tea Memories at Home Serving tea at our home gives me great pleasure. Setting a pretty table, adding garnishes to tasty tidbits, and chatting over a cup of fragrant tea has created many rich memories for my guests and me. Sometimes I serve a three-course tea, and other times I keep the menu simple with tea and scones or tea and dessert.

My most recent teatime at home was a spontanei-Tea. My niece’s husband surprised me by stopping by on a weekend afternoon to clean our deck. (In Washington State our decks turn green like the surrounding evergreens.) While he scrubbed, I baked his favorite cookies (Brun Kaker) and a batch of Scone Blossoms. After he finished the task, I asked if he would like me to invite his wife to join us for a cuppa tea. Of course, he agreed.

I didn’t have time to create a lovely table setting, so I seated my niece and her husband on the sofa in the living room with large trays with placemats, green cloth napkins, and pretty teacups, saucers, and dessert plates. As we chatted, we sipped their favorite Paris tea (a fragrant black tea with vanilla, fruit, and citrus flavorings) and nibbled the freshbaked cookies and Scone Blossoms served with homemade Tayberry jam, lemon curd, and whipped cream. Then I sent the rest of the cookies and scones home with them.

Scone Blossoms are quick to mix up and would make a delicious addition to an Easter breakfast or brunch or any spring gathering. (See recipe.)

Making Teatime Memories “To Go” It’s easy to pack a basket or a soft cooler with ingredients and deliver a simple tea to brighten someone’s day. I’ve served tea and goodies to shut-in friends in their homes, in hospitals, and in retirement communities. Recently I took tea and carrot cupcakes to my brother-in-law, who lives in a retirement community, to celebrate his 85th birthday.

It was his first birthday without his wife (my sister), who had been promoted to heaven.

My husband and I were happy to celebrate his birthday and congratulate him.

The spring season and Easter holiday are wonderful times to think of others who may need a little sweetness or encouragement added to their lives.

I’m ready to refresh others and myself with more teatimes in tearooms, in my home, and by taking tea parties to others. Will you join me?

–Lydia E. Harris has been writing this tea column for 20 years. No wonder her five grandkids call her “Grandma Tea.” She is the author of Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting: For Grandparents at Any Stage of the Journey. Her new book, In the Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together, is available to pre-order.

Easter just might be the most chocolatey holiday of the year, thanks to the number of bunny-shaped chocolates delivered by the Easter Bunny. This holiday, let’s do those candies one better by pairing chocolate with coffee to create your own delicious mocha treats. A chocolate treat for grown-ups! Prove to everyone, including yourself, that a touch of coffee enhances anything chocolate.

Chocolate Mocha Sauce can turn a simple dish of vanilla ice cream into a gourmet dessert. It also may be used as a fruit dip, a cake drizzle or a cookie dunk.

Mocha Fudge Brownies represent an easy fusion of coffee and chocolate, while Chocolate Truffle Cake mimics the flavor and texture of its popular namesake confection.

All of these desserts offer tasty proof that chocolate and coffee are indeed the perfect pair.

Mocha Fudge Brownies Brownies: package fudge brownie mix Vegetable oil Eggs Brewed coffee ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans Mocha frosting: 1½ cups powdered sugar tsp baking cocoa tsp instant coffee powder tblsp unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 to 4 teaspoons milk Following package instructions, combine brownie mix with appropriate amounts of oil, eggs and brewed coffee. (Substitute coffee for water.) Fold in nuts. Spread batter in sprayed or buttered baking dish. Bake according to package instructions.

Cool. To make frosting, stir cocoa and coffee powder into powdered sugar.

Combine with very soft butter. Beat in vanilla extract and 3 teaspoons milk.

Mix until smooth, adding extra milk as needed. Frosting will cover 8- by 8-inch pan of brownies. If making larger batch, double frosting recipe

–A trained journalist, Janette Hess focuses her writing on interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her local Extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.

by Janette Hess Chocolate Truffle Cake

Cake: 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (chips or baking squares) 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 tablespoon flour ½ cup brewed coffee ½ teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract (if not available, regular may be substituted) Pinch of salt Topping: cup heavy cream ounces cream cheese, softened ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder Fresh strawberries or raspberries for garnish In large, heavy saucepan or microwavable bowl, slowly melt chocolate and butter. Stir in sugar; set aside to cool to room temperature.

When cool, beat in eggs, coffee and flour. Line 9-inch spring-form pan with foil; lightly butter interior. Spoon batter into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 33 to 35 minutes, or until thin crust forms on cake. Cool and then refrigerate overnight. Before serving, remove rim and peel away foil. To make topping, whip cream in chilled bowl until soft peaks begin to form. Beat in soft cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and coffee powder. Serve thin pieces of truffle cake with topping and, if desired, fresh berries. (For an extra impressive presentation, drizzle with Chocolate Mocha Sauce.) Makes 12 servings.

Chocolate Mocha Sauce 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (chips or baking squares) ½ of a 13-ounce jar (6 to 7 ounces) chocolate hazelnut spread ¾ cup heavy cream ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup brewed coffee In heavy saucepan, melt chocolate and chocolate-hazelnut spread over very low heat, stirring frequently. Add cream and sugar. Bring just to boil over medium to medium-high heat, stirring constantly.

Reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, for 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Just before removing from heat, stir in coffee. Cool to room temperature and then chill in refrigerator. Reheat in microwave oven before serving. Makes approximately 1½ cups sauce.

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Trash or Treasure

Declutter. Simplify. Focus. Organize.

Essentialism. Minimalism. Big buzz words for 2019.

Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing has now spawned a popular television series as well as other decluttering books. Just reading the following titles will make you want to dive in, dump out, and declutter you junk drawer.

• It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff • Banish Clutter Forever: How the Toothbrush Principle Will Change Your Life • The Joy of Less: a Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life • Getting Rid of It: The Step-by-step Guide for Eliminating the Clutter in Your Life • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less I’ve cluttered the column with too many titles, but focus on this: Less IS more.

Minimalism is BIG. A clutter-free home helps us focus on what is truly important.

The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life asks viewers to post their motivation. So my bathroom mirror reads: Mess = Stress = Embarrass & Get rid of the junk to see the jewels.

Now my family is reaping the rewards of finding treasures we didn’t remember we had and ridding ourselves of the things that hid them. I love everything about all the cleaning and donating and discovering--except for taking out the trash after a purge.

But one Trash Day I was rewarded when I spotted jewels as I took out the junk.

Across the gravel road from our pile of trash, spun beneath the branches of a nearby tree, was a spectacular dew-dropped spider web sparkling against the sun.

A picture is worth 1,000 words so I went back to the house for a camera. With dew glistening on the web, the sunrise in the East, and a hayfield and farm in the background, this artistic display was an amazing juxtaposition to my morning chore. I’m glad I caught it that day as I haven’t seen it since. Marie Kondo, talk about sparking joy!

Enjoy the PROCESS as well as the PRODUCT. If the item doesn’t spark joy, let it spark joy by donating it and freeing the space for something that does.

What will you spot today as you declutter? In this new year, revisit, recycle, and renew you, and take out the trash so you see what’s on the other side of a new year! © 2019 Ann Stewart, Ann’s Lovin Ewe. No reprint without permission.

From Lydia’s Recipe File Scone Blossoms

Sugar cubes give these blossoms a sweet center.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 T. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 14 sugar cubes

1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 1/4 cups whipping cream, unwhipped 1 T. orange juice concentrate (not diluted with water) 2 1/2-inch flower-shaped cookie cutter 1 T. powdered sugar (optional)

Directions: Preheat the oven to 400°. Lightly grease a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the whipping cream and vanilla and mix. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough gently until combined. If it is too dry, add another tablespoon of cream. Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick. Cut the dough into about 14 blossoms. If you don’t have a flower cookie cutter, cut the scones into 2 1/2-inch circles. Then make 1/2-inch snips around the edge of the circle to make petals. Mix the undiluted orange juice with 1 teaspoon water. Dip each sugar cube into the juice and push 1 cube into the center of each scone. Bake the scones for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. (Some of the sugary center may bubble out, but that’s all right.) Remove the scones from the oven and cool them on a cooling rack. Lightly dust them with powdered sugar if desired. Serve the scones warm with lemon curd and whipped cream or jam, honey, and butter. Makes 14 scones

The Country Register...

by Barbara Floyd

Celebrates 30 Years of Publishing As I continue this nostalgic trip down memory lane, I have in front of me the December-January 1989-90 issue of The Country Register of Arizona. This issue had double the pages from its beginnings one year earlier. Instead of 8 pages and 24 advertisers, it had 59 advertisers and 16 pages.

I will confess—right up at the top of my list of my most favorite parts of this newspaper has always been selling ads. I also used to deliver all the papers to the advertisers and I enjoyed seeing the shops, meeting the owners and discovering more advertisers along the journey through Arizona. Delivery time was spent networking.

The paper was working well for the advertisers. It still does. Right from the beginning this paper would get into the hands of 10-15,000 readers.

In the issue I am looking at there is an important congratulations announcement and best wishes to Bill and Marlene Howell in Saginaw, Michigan. They saw our Arizona paper while visiting Phoenix and had purchased the licensing rights to their state. With their combined talents and available equipment, they immediately had seen an opportunity. Marlene, a former teacher, was into crafts herself and Bill was a retired engineer. Their first paper was published in December 1989 and it is still going strong with the help of their daughter, Leslie. The Howell's Michigan paper is one of the largest in our chain of papers across the USA and Canada. It's a big state and they have it well covered and I think a big congratulations is in order now, 29 years later.

In our winter issue of 1990, someone wrote saying they were glad we were featuring quilts in the upcoming issue of The Country Register. That made me smile. We adopted a theme at some point of making the Feb-March issue our “quilt” themed issue. I smile because quilting is a very large part of our papers in most areas. Who ever knew quilting would grow to be such a big industry? We have also featured scrapbooking, stamping, beading, tearooms, antiques and vintage, and the various country and primitive style shops and lots and lots of events.

Next time, I will tell you a bit more history of how this little idea spread across the USA and Canada. Until next issue…farewell.

–Barbara Floyd enjoys her downsized lifestyle in Phoenix, AZ, and her visits to see children, grandchildren and a great grandchild in Tri-Cities and Walla Walla, WA, Cumming, GA, and Ft. Wayne, IN. She created and volunteers putting together Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market, on her oldest daughter Brenda's farm in Walla Walla each June.

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A Cozy Quest

by Cathy Elliott

Stories by a Writer and Closet Collector

Tea cozy (USA) or cosy (UK)? Either way it's spelled, cozies have a firm place in the tea-loving home & add a lot of personal style to the setting.

Growing up, we never used one, though my mom was known to brew a pot of tea now & again.

But cozies were mentioned in the historical fiction romances I practically inhaled. Thus, it seemed to me the proper way to cross a tea.

It is said that when the Duchess of Bedford made afternoon tea fashionable in 1840, she probably also introduced the cozy or tea warmer to insulate the pot. However, its use was not documented until 1867. Still, I wondered what kind of cozy the Duchess used for her intimate tea parties? Did they match her dress? Her mood that day? One can find myriad cozies fashioned to look like animals, beehives, cottages, cupcakes or even a bouquet of flowers. AKA - a posy cozy?

They might made from any sort of fabric like: brocade, velvet, wool, linen, cotton, patchwork, or felt. Or knitted from sturdy yarn to fit like a wee hat over the pot. When I see one of those, I remember Dobby, the house elf, who wore a tea cozy hat in the Harry Potter books.

Still, I had no desire for a cozy for my teapot...until...I saw a Martha Stewart video online, "How to Make a Tea Cozy."

Monogrammed, no less. It was elegant & it was Martha. I filed the cozy idea in my mental filing cabinet & flagged it. When I took afternoon tea at my friend's house, I noted her red transferware pot covered with a cozy out of something linen rich, one side decorated in needlepoint. Gorgeous! Plus, it really did keep the tea hot. And...it was gorgeous.

My friend tried to remember which site she had ordered it from - a store in Bath, England? We couldn't find the link. Now, I was on a cozy quest. I haunted Etsy & eBay, my usual hot-spots, putting several choices on my "Watch" page. Though hearting other pretties, none were quite right. After the needlepoint cozy, my standard was too high.

Then I found some charmers on eBay, handmade out of vintage materials. One of white linen with antique trims. One cut out of an old Christmas table cloth. The last crafted from vintage tapestry material depicting a genteel scene with two ladies & a gentleman caller. What bounty! How could I decide between them?

I couldn't. I bought them all, secretly assuring myself that one or more would be a gift for another tea-taking fan. But will that actually happen?

Shhh. That's a cozy secret.

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–Cathy Elliott is a picky antique collector, an avid quilter, a musician, and ardent reader.

Between activities, she polishes her dote-on-the-grandkids-skills. Crafting cozy mysteries and more, Cathy enjoys all aspects of the writer journey. Especially late in the evenings, when she turns into "Night Writer!" Books: A STITCH IN CRIME, A VASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, MEDALS IN THE ATTIC Visit her website & blog at: www.cathyelliottbooks.com

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ANGOL A - SHIPSHEW ANA ANGOLA SHIPSHEWANA Northern Indiana’s Newest Quilt Shop There’s distinctive fabrics, patterns and the unique for the most creative quilter.

This quilt shop has an actual working workshop.

Come to downtown Angola and visit the quilt shop and do some antique shopping.

We are located next to Then & Now Antiques.

206 & 208 W. Maumee St., Angola, IN Open 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Tues.-Sat.

(260) 668-3888 www.angolaquiltshop.com

Quilting Fellowship, Long Arm Finishing, and More Await at The Angola Quilt Shop

by Kerri Habben

At the Angola Quilt Shop you will discover a community of quilters, as well as creativity, knowledge, and sewing affirmation. Bring all your projects and receive help if you need it and fellowship to brighten the day.

Tammy DiPasquale, a life-long quilter, has wanted for many years to open a quilt shop.

In August of 2018, her goals came to fruition, and the result is a delightful addition to one of the main streets of Angola.

Already the shop has become a vibrant destination in the heart of town.

At the Angola Quilt Shop you will always find something new and different. With 3000 square feet of retail, classroom, and workshop space and 2000 bolts of 100% cotton fabric, there is something for everyone. There are many different designs from traditional to modern, and all fabric is high-quality, far better and longer lasting than what is offered in a regular craft store.

The shop is a member of QuiltingHub.com.

A full array of notions, precuts (along with “recipes”), pattern ideas, and the Accuquilt await you. At the shop are 14 foot and 10 foot long arm quilting machines along with several sewing machines. You can, of course, bring your own sewing machine if you would like.

A classroom is at the back of the workshop, where forthcoming classes will take place and Basic Quilting classes are taught. These classes last 1½ hours, and one of the highest compliments received is “that one tip you gave me was worth the cost of the class.” Often with anything we are learning, one gem of wisdom opens up a whole new world.

Tammy has been teaching for over 20 years. A dedicated, talented group of ladies also share their love of quilting, time, and talents with all who enter the shop. Mary, Claire, Diana, Vicki and Sheila teach and work with Tammy, and their combined efforts foster a warm and welcoming environment. Quilting is about piecing something valuable together. Thus it is with people who gather to quilt. At the Angola Quilt Shop you will not only benefit from their expertise, you will also be a part of their quilting family.

Tammy’s work as a quilter is truly a calling with her excellent skills and dedication.

She began long arm quilting 25 years ago and her quilts have won many awards for their exquisite designs. Her quilt patterns and designs have been featured in Cindy Brick’s books.

One of her joys are her miniature quilts. She creates 6” blocks and within that 6” block she has sewn up to 84 tiny pieces of fabric. Then she sews the blocks into a larger quilt.

A very valued skill and service Tammy offers is quilt finishing. She still uses a handguided long arm machine, and it was only in 2008 that she had stitch regulation added to it. Through the last 25 years she has evolved into an artist for whom thread and fabric are as paint and canvas. She literally “draws” free hand with her long arm quilting.

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BREMEN - PL YMOUTH - ROME CITY PLYMOUTH

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Tammy discusses with the customer what quilting design they would like. It can be as basic as you’d like or as elaborate as you would like. Pricing starts at 2 cents per square inch for basic quilting and goes up from there depending upon what the customer wants.

Because of her excellence and wellearned quilting reputation, her work is in demand. Presently, if you would like a quilt completed by Christmas, you would need to have the pieced top to Tammy by August. Often people arrive with unfinished sentimental quilts, perhaps something that a grandmother or aunt began. Sometimes customers bring tshirts which Tammy prepares and then pieces them together like a quilted puzzle.

Also there are memory quilts, where someone brings a loved one’s clothing, and Tammy creates a quilt.

It was in this way that Sheila came to be a part of the Angola Quilt Shop. She brought her husband’s clothing to make a quilt and wanted to help sew it. She ended up piecing the entire quilt and now brings quilting joy to others.

Above the shop in the upstairs 3000 square feet a quilting retreat space is under construction. With plans to open at the end of March, the area will include accommodation for 12 ladies to enjoy a respite from the world and quilt together.

With four resting rooms (three beds each), workshop with 9’ sewing area per person, television/sitting area, two full private shower rooms and a full kitchen, a delightful experience awaits you and your friends. Sewing machines and irons are provided, but you can bring your own if you prefer. Schedule your quilting retreat soon. You can also enjoy shopping the many antique and specialty shops of Angola.

There is Saturday Tea Time from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring in your projects, receive help and inspiration. Enjoy a hot or cold beverage and savor a relaxing time of quilting fellowship.

Also a Civil War Block of the Month is 2019’s project, and the group meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 am.

At the Angola Quilt Shop, quilting brings creativity to life, fosters a therapeutic healing through sewing, and truly is a gathering of friends. Like Tammy’s miniature quilts, the seemingly small things make all the difference and ultimately cover us with joy.

The Angola Quilt Shop is closed Sunday and Monday and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.

The Angola Quilt Shop is located at 206 Maumee Street, Angola, IN 46703. Call 260-668-3888 for more information or go to www.angolaquiltshop.com. They are also on Facebook.

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by Barbara Conquest

Spring Forecast

Just when it seems winter has settled in as a permanent resident, a few signs – a sudden warm breeze, the sound of water dripping from eaves, the appearance of a few foolhardy pussy willows – begin to appear. Like bears, we quilters begin to emerge from hibernation, poking our noses out wondering what is trending and what’s new.

This spring we will find some new products on the shelves of our favourite quilt shops. One such product is a semi-permanent fusible powder called Quilters Select Free Fuse. This powder can be used to fuse fabrics, batting and other textiles. It sounds versatile, and I can hardly wait to try it. Another fusible agent, although not new, is Misty Fuse, a close relative of Stitch Witchery which fashion sewists have been using for years. Misty Fuse is lightweight, available in black and white, and easy to work with. Although introduced at Quilt Market some years ago, in my experience it has not been widely available until now.

Demand for laser-cut fusible appliques – such time savers – continues to grow, as does the demand for patterns of pixilated characters. If past experience is any indicator, laser-cut appliques may well be part of many shops’ Row by Row kits this season. The theme this year is “Taste the Experience,” so look for lots of foodie prints to appear.

Stonehenge by Northcott will be celebrating its tenth anniversary (already?) with a new panel, new prints and contests. The promotion will culminate with a trip to England’s Stonehenge for a lucky winner. (Did you know that Stonehenge is just one of many henges scattered throughout Wiltshire and parts of Scotland?) But I digress.

Quilters will love the new novelty fabrics this spring: metallic silvers and golds, glowin-the-dark and pearlescent fabrics as well as sewable cork and Kraft-Tex. Both cork and Kraft-Tex will be welcome additions to bag makers’ materials.

According to craft pundits, we will see continuing interest in English paper piecing and hand embroidery; both are very portable and easy to take on holiday. They state the colour blue is “in,” (although Pantone says otherwise) and foresee increased interest in fabrics and quilts portraying the American south west. Those of us who were enthusiasts the first time may be slightly bemused that macramé is appealing to a new generation of crafters and gaining in popularity.

One book that should be on every shop’s shelves this spring is Forty Fabulous Years by Eleanor Burns, she of Quilt In A Day fame. Her techniques, streamlined patterns and boundless enthusiasm taught so many of us that quilting is fun; her classes are both informative and entertaining, and, although I haven’t seen the book yet, I’ll be looking for it. Ms. Burns is truly one of our quilting “foremothers,” in great measure responsible for the upsurge in quilting seen in the last few decades on this continent – she and the invention of the rotary cutter!

So let’s throw off our winter-induced lethargy, get the quilt tops we’ve made this winter to a longarmer, and celebrate the season of new life and new projects by getting out there. Spring is calling.

–Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. © Barbara Conquest.

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I See Something You Don't See

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Preparing Garden Soil for Spring

by Wendi Rogers, Ph.D It is time to prepare the garden soil for Spring when the last seed catalog arrives.

Soil nutrients are best managed when snow is still on the ground. Soil nutrients are linked to blossom-end rot, which is a biological problem that cannot be fixed with the black spot appears on the blossom end of tomatoes.

Soil nutrients can be measured with a soil test through your local Extension Office. The amount of nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) your garden soil contains can be determined by a laboratory test. Additional P, K and CA may not be necessary if you use organic fertilizers. Nutrient testing kits can be purchased at your local garden store if you want instant results. Store-bought tests provide the range of nutrients present, but no guidance as to nutrients needed.

Nitrogen is your best friend and a rude next-door neighbor. Half of applied N fertilizer will be lost to the atmosphere soon after application because of healthy soil processes. Within six months applied N fertilizer will not be available. Garden fertilizers’ labels recommend liquid fertilizer application every two weeks during peak vegetable and fruit production to meet plant need and limit N loss.

Blossom-end rot can be caused by plants growing too fast. The plants cannot transport enough Ca from the soil to meet the Ca requirements for cell wall and cell membrane development at growing points. Calcium is a vital cell wall building block.

Lack of Ca leading to blossom-end rot occurs days, if not weeks before a fruit starts to form. Consistent but small N applications meet the immediate N needs of garden

As I write this on this bitter cold and snowy day where the sky is hazy and you can feel the dampness hanging in the air, I yearn for a sign of spring. The ground is covered with at least six inches of snow, the roads are glistening with salty ice and the draw of cozying up by the fireplace is stronger than ever. Christmas and New Years are but a memory soon to be forgotten and replaced with thoughts of only a few more months and we can make it to sunshiny warm days once again.

Spring, the time when the first robins appear, and the air smells fresh and the sun is warm on our face, I look forward to spending time on my front porch. I love to sit on my settee with a cup of fresh brewed coffee, a new monthly magazine and am often covered with a soft, fleece blanket. With just a bite of cold air lingering, the blanket is a must. I also look forward to spending lazy Sunday afternoons on my porch swing with my grandchildren by my side. One of our favorite things to do, as I did with my own children, is play riddley, riddley ree. I see something you don’t see and the color is.

Most people probably know it as the “I spy” game. I’m not sure how we started calling it by another name but I know it’s been played for many years with many children on our porch, in our car or sitting in the living room. Sometimes we can sit there for hours until all but the trees are left to guess. There have been a few times I’ve caught the little ones changing their items they’ve chosen and the game will go on even longer.

That’s when I hear it from the older ones that someone is cheating and I have to take the reins back to start a new guess. Of course, the item chosen has to be in clear view of everyone on the porch, has to be big enough for all of us to see and can’t be a passing car, a flying bird or a single rock in a whole driveway. Oh, let me tell you, they’ve tried! As our daughters and son stop in and we all sit on the porch visiting and catching up, they too will often join in. That makes it even more fun as we shout out our guesses in unison. I hope they look back as fondly, just as I do, at the times we played riddley ree and are able to play it with their own grandchildren someday.

-Tammy page lives with her family on a working farm in central Indiana. She enjoys collecting items remember from her youth, cooking and decorating her home.

plants while allowing a plant to transport enough Ca to its growing points.

Home gardeners can save money when they know all their soil requires for healthy and productive plants is N and Ca. Testing the garden soil and supplementing Ca as needed can be done before the plants are planted and seeds sown. A home gardener’s successful garden happens with planning that takes place when snow is still on the ground.

–Wendi Rogers lives in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, and began gardening when she started and sold her first marigold seedlings when she was 8 years old. She has a Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Missouri, a Master of Science in Animal and Range Science from North Dakota State University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Fort Hays State University. She likes to help people grow their own food.

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Life Lessons

by Gayle Cranford

When I faced a blank canvas in the past, there were times when I was nearly paralyzed with indecision. One particular time was on the first and second days of an oil painting class I attended. Although I had graduated from college certified to be an art teacher, my teaching jobs were limited to public elementary schools. I had had very little instruction or experience painting with oils.

Watercolor…yes. But, oils…no.

My husband understood my desire to paint with oils and my insecurity to do so.

He also knew of my admiration of the paintings of an artist across the Pennsylvania/ Ohio border from us. Her style was unique to me because she painted nearly exclusively with a palette knife and I wanted to try her style.

So, for my birthday that year, my sweet husband gave me the gift of painting lessons with Kay Wilson. Excited, yet intimidated, I drove to my first class that included five or six other students and was held in Kay’s home near Youngstown.

I’ll never forget the still life that was set up for that beginning class. A soft yellow velvet cloth was placed under an elevated antique lantern with a small piece of driftwood in front. Although I had been trained in the subtleties of color and knew how to “handle” mixing colors, I had no idea how to begin the painting. With thinned paint, I sketched in the outline of the still life in a pleasing composition. But, after that, I froze, undecided as to the next step.

The next lesson a week later continued in the same paralyzing mode and I began to wonder if my taking these lessons had been such a good idea after all.

Unaware that Kay was observing and understanding my tentative beginnings, soon into the second lesson, she did something that most art teachers are reluctant to do.

She took my brush, mixed some “juicy” yellow paint with my palette knife, and attacked my canvas with a beautiful blob of yellow to begin painting the velvet cloth. The more complicated parts she left for me to figure out later. The fabric part was the perfect choice for me with which to begin.

She handed the brush back to me and I began to paint, enjoying the rest of that second class, and looking forward to the remaining classes.

After two or three other six-week courses with Kay, I not only became comfortable facing the blank canvas, but also became proficient enough to criticize my own work and to begin teaching adult painting classes in my home and in a local girls club.

I have so much more for which to thank Kay Wilson than just her help in my learning how to paint with oils. That life lesson sustained me for the rest of my life…even to a point of dealing with breast cancer, now nearly thirty-five years ago. I found out that I could assume responsibility for the treatment direction to help myself “lick” the disease, becoming empowered in the process.

Empowerment is such a fragile process, sometimes acquired by just solving simple problems and gaining confidence in the process.

As we begin a new year, remember to take life “by the horns” and know that, whatever your fate, those small life lessons may be of help to you in unexpected ways. Never give up. Take charge. Trust that you can “do it.” And, face that blank canvas. Some of my most successful paintings were done with a palette knife.

–Gayle Cranford writes from her home in Pennsylvania where she enjoy golf, mahjong, quilting, and spending time with her family. She writes about her life memories and is an avid contributor to her local papers with letters to the editor.

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As a teenage girl in the late 1960s and 70s, I remember sleepovers with girlfriends and hours of fun with a Ouija board. This was entertainment long before social media, cell phones, video games and the internet. Yes, I am old -but some of those girls (women) are still among my best friends, and I treasure the relationships we have maintained all these years.

All this project requires is an old Ouija board, a garage sale find stand and some paint. I like the distressed look, so I just cleaned the Ouija board, trying not to disturb the wear and tear and fading. It gives it character. Imagine all the questions it has answered through the years. Then I gave it three coats of polyurethane to protect it.

You could use any game board, but if it is cardboard instead of wood, you may need to reinforce it with a thin piece of plywood.

I cleaned, sanded and painted the night stand with two coats of black paint on the body and two coats of a golden brown on the drawers to match the Ouija board. Use a good quality glue to attach the Ouija board to the top of the night stand. Depending on the size of your table, you might need a frame around the board.

This project could be an end table, night stand or game table, using the drawers to store games. Be creative and have fun!!!

Marla Wilson is the owner of The Rusty Wheel, a gift boutique in Scandia, KS. The shop features her floral designs and repurposed "junk," as well as kitchen and baby gifts, home decor and fashion accessories. Follow The Rusty Wheel on Facebook, or www.therustywheel.vpweb.com or contact her at stumpy1954@hotmail.com.

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Planting A Garden of One’s Own

by Kerri Habben This is the nineteenth spring I have tended our land, though it is the forty-first I have lived upon it. When my Dad died in 2001, it became my privilege and responsibility to take care of our yard. It became mine in name last year at the end of my mother’s life. Yet, I never consider the land to be mine.

Its’ spirit also belongs to all who came before me.

Last year was my first year to enjoy the garden by myself. I recall that it was an exquisite spring, and that our irises bloomed extra vibrantly. However, in retrospect, I see that I only went through the motions of planting a garden. We usually buy about four flats of flowers, but I purchased one.

I did plant some perennials, including chrysanthemums, a lily, and a hydrangea given to me in memory of Mom. These have all returned, as well as the new rosemary plant I added to the herb garden.

Every summer I always look forward to making small bouquets for the house and the back porch, usually a simple arrangement in a mason jar or pitcher. Last year I barely fixed any. I still appreciated the garden’s gentle grace, but somehow it just wasn’t imperative without someone to share it with. This was one of the first lessons I learned after Mom’s passing. It takes time to love yourself with the same devotion you love others.

This year I know that the garden I plant needs to be more about my own growth than it is about keeping traditions. My family no longer needs an earthly paradise; they have heaven.

In the spring of 2001 I hoped to tend the land with the integrity Dad had applied to it. In doing so, I found mowing the lawn to be an optimum cure for grief.

That autumn I wrote the poem at the close of this article. Since March 2018, it has again been a year of planting seeds in the soil of a different life. It has been a time of turning over the earth, uprooting, and tending.

What new nutrients now feed this precious life I live?

What flowers are emerging within and around me as I truly tend my own garden?

–Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer, and crochet instructor living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she learned these skills from her grandmother and mother. Many of her yarn creations she donates to those in need. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish and can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com.

Mowing the Lawn

by Kerri Habben My yard is a plethora of weeds grown wild, interspersed with patches of real blades of grass.

But the rabbits dine on the clover and the violet leaves gather round the cedar stump from after the hurricane. It is land where cows once grazed, and a big boulder of a rock graces the front yard as an altar completes a cathedral.

My yard is a plethora of memories gone to seed, rooted in ubiquitous Carolina clay intermingled with fertilizer and lime. And there is the vegetable patch and the flower patches, built up with timbers by the man who became the father I loved.

He mowed the grass, edged the walkways, and on the deck stairs, there are penciled lines, steady and true as he was when he lived.

My yard is a plethora of responsibilities become sacred, walking where he walked, back and forth, uphill and downhill, to the rhythm of motor and blade. I mow around the big boulder of a rock and the vegetable patch and the flower patches. I walk and I feel the grass and the weeds beneath me, and the words pulse through sweat and skin, muscle and cartilage, to bone and marrow: and now it is my turn.

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Ingredients ½ teaspoons Vanilla 1-½ cup Sugar 2-½ cups Flour 1 cup Butter Softened For Flat Thinner ½ teaspoons Baking Soda Cookies (or You Can Use Butter Crisco, 1 teaspoon Cream Of Tartar For Fluffier Cookies) 1 pinch Salt 3 whole Egg Yolks Various Colored Sugar, For Garnish Preparation Cream sugar and butter (or Crisco) until light and fluffy, then add egg yolks and mix well. Add vanilla extract. Add remaining dry ingredients (except the colored sugar, which is a garnish) and mix until mixture becomes a soft dough.

Chill in the refrigerator for 1–3 hours.

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Roll dough into 1” or 1 1/2” balls and roll in colored sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets about 2” apart and bake for about 12 minutes. Enjoy!

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March can be a tricky month. One week we can have a warm and sunny day followed by a cold and blustery one. It may even snow. Some of our biggest storms have happened in March.

Because of this, it’s somewhat difficult to make plans. Although winter is on its way out and we’re eager to get outdoors, those plans don’t always work out.

Children especially have a hard time being stuck inside and tend to develop cabin fever much quicker than adults.

Why not then plan some fun things to do in the house? It’s even better when we can combine something the kids will enjoy with learning new skills.

Baking is one of these perfect activities. Not only will children love mixing the ingredients and decorating the cakes and cookies, but they will also learn how to make something from scratch, instead of buying it in a store, ready-made.

To make things even more interesting, use cookie cutters shaped like flowers and bunnies and anything else that will make them smile. And when those cookies and cupcakes are ready for decorating, use pastel icings, dyed sugars and bright sprinkles to bring some spring color indoors. Make them festive and fun to liven up an otherwise gray day.

Besides being a great way to pass the time indoors, another benefit of baking is that children can also acquire some useful skills in math and science. Depending on the child’s age, you can make it as easy or as hard as you like. For example, with little kids, if a recipe calls for 2 eggs, ask them how many they would need in order to double the recipe. Or, for older children, if it says ½ of a teaspoon of salt, ask them how much they would need if you were to cut the recipe in half.

For science, explain what baking soda and baking powder do and why you need them in some recipes. Or, if making bread, give them information about yeast and how it makes the dough rise. These are quick and entertaining ways to teach children some basics while they learn how to make delicious cookies or crusty bread.

After all this, if the sun eventually does come out, gather up all the treats you’ve made and have a picnic outdoors. Just remember to pack some cold milk with those cookies, and you’re all set.

–Susan Baldani writes articles about small town life, decor and food for various magazines across the country and Canada. You can contact her at suebaldani@yahoo.com or through her website at www.mywritingwall.com.

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“A child may not know what direction he is going, but when he is attached to you he doesn’t feel lost”.

Perhaps this quote by Gordon Neufeld was not meant to be so literal, but the following scenario clearly demonstrates the point he was trying to make, perhaps in yet another dimension.

Recently we took our 23 month old great-grandchild to a local fast food restaurant that had an indoor playground.

This particular playground consisted primarily of tunnels that you crawled through with intervals of spaces to climb to go to the next level. When you got to the top there was a steering wheel that you could steer to your heart’s content, and then come sliding down the tunnel-enclosed sliding board.

Well, on this particular day we had the playground all to ourselves. When it was time for the little guy to go in the tunnel, he eagerly entered, then stopped. We tried to encourage him to crawl to the other end of the tunnel where there was another opening so he could exit if he so chose. Unfortunately, all the coaxing we tried, did not work, until his father got an idea. He sat at the other end of the tunnel, called his name, and immediately this little guy smiled, dropped on his knees and scurried as fast as he could toward his father. The fear had vanished, and from that point on he had a marvelous time.

That got me to thinking. As adults do we sometimes allow our fears or doubts to create a tunnel-like vision of our future? Does it keep us from achieving our full potential? For example, do you dream of one day opening your own tearoom? Start with baby steps. Baby steps such as hosting tea parties in your own home. This will give you an idea of how labor intensive it is to operate a tearoom on a much smaller scale. Visit tearooms in the area or in other nearby localities to get a feel of what is served and even the atmosphere under which the tea is served. There are a variety of tea venues today from which to choose. Taking tea courses on how to operate a tearoom from a reputable tea business is a good first step after you have ascertained that you might really like to do this. Learn all you can about the different types of tea, the proper way to serve them, and even store them.

There is so much more that is involved in owning and operating a tearoom… much too much to go into detail here, but if you take those baby steps, and don’t be discouraged, you might start to see light at the end of your tunnel, and begin to realize your dream come true. Believe me, if someone would have said I was going to operate a tearoom, I would have said, “No way”. But if you enter this industry well-prepared, have plenty of perseverance, you will survive. And before you know it, it will be opening day of your dream come true…your very own tearoom!

So, just like my great-grandson was fearful at first, he saw his dad, and let go of his fear and crawled toward him. You, too, can let go of your fear and see your dream coming to fruition by taking those first baby steps toward a new life.

–Janet Young, Certified Tea and Etiquette Consultant, is a founding member of Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association and freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her website at www.overtheteacup.com.

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Forget Your Troubles – Do a Puzzle

by Susan Baldani There is always a jigsaw puzzle in various state of completion on my dining room table.

I do it on a big piece of cardboard so when people are coming for dinner, I can just pick it up and slide it under the couch. Out of sight, but not out of mind. As soon as the coast is clear, I drag it back out, with the guests never knowing that they were sitting on a sandy beach or snow-covered mountain.

As a child, I always enjoyed puzzles, but as an adult I forgot about them for a while. Then, about 10 years ago, I was planning a trip to the shore to stay in a rental house for a week. I was so looking forward to relaxing. I had all my beach gear, books and magazines, but wondered what else I could do when I was tired of the hot sun and sand. I happened to see a beach-themed puzzle at the store, and just like that, I had my new hobby.

Besides being fun, I find that puzzles are often a great way to overcome anxiety and stress. When I sit down and work on a puzzle, focusing so intently on those little pieces helps me forget about my own problems for a while. It’s hard to worry when you’re trying to complete the whiskered face of an adorable cat. (A lot of my puzzles involve cats, dogs and a variety of other cute animals.)

I am very, very picky when it comes to choosing a puzzle. First of all, I like to occasionally match them to the season, so in the summer I will pick out a beach or floral scene, for example. I also need a busy puzzle; no big blue skies or wide expanses of green lawns. No, the more stuff crammed into that square or rectangular picture the better. I also prefer between 500 and 750 pieces; anything less is too easy and anything more sometimes frustrates me. And I don’t like to be frustrated. After all, I’m doing puzzles to de-stress and enjoy myself.

What I find truly amusing is when people come in, see me doing a puzzle, and remark about what an old-fashioned pursuit it is. However, more often than not, they find themselves wandering over to watch. Then, before they realize what’s happening, they’re doing the puzzle with me.

By the way, I think puzzles are making a comeback. When I went to my local library last week, I noticed that they now have two jigsaw puzzles going at all times. What a great idea!

–Susan Baldani writes articles about small town life, decor and food for various magazines across the country and Canada. You can contact her at suebaldani@yahoo.com or through her website at www.mywritingwall.com.

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I recently viewed an anti-bullying billboard along the highway. I felt rather cynical when I saw it. “Don’t let kids, bully kids.” How about bosses or administrators bully employees? Or don’t let parents bully children? Or don’t let siblings bully siblings? Wherever you turn, somebody is bullying somebody. Look at the example that adults set for children to see and model.

Who hasn’t been bullied? It’s how we react to it that matters. How we feel about ourselves and how much we let others influence how we feel about ourselves is important. As adults we can help the children in our lives to see their self-worth, their strengths, their value as a human beings.

Generally, bullies have low self-esteem and the bullying is just a cover up to make them look confident and in control. I’ve heard it said that “hurting people, hurt people.” Something is not right within the person who thinks he has to intimidate others. That doesn’t make it right, but it helps explain it … a little.

Whatever happened to the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you”? Or Thumper’s statement (from Bambi), “If you can’t say somethin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all.” Jesus had the answer when He said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself ” and “love one another as I have loved you…” (Matt. 22:39, John 13:34) As an old song said it so well, “What the world needs now, is love, sweet love.”

So, what the world needs now, what bullies need, what we all need…is God. God is love.

–Roxanne Ferguson lives with her husband, Perry, in the Tug Hill region of New York. She enjoys writing, gardening, and music. Roxanne is a retired elementary teacher and is active in her church and community. If you enjoy reading articles from the Wit and Wisdom Writers such as Roxanne, you may also enjoy the books in the group's "Seeing God" series. Contact the authors at: witandwisdomwriters@gmail.com

Needing some new inspiration for a unique quilt?

One you don’t need a pattern for? One you can put your own creativity into? One you record each day at least one piece of information?

I recently noticed a trend of Temperature Quilts.

What is a Temperature Quilt you ask? Basically the idea for Temperature blankets has been around a while—crochet or knit a row of color based on a legend for the temperature high of the day. Quilts have taken it to a whole new level. I’m loving the creativity, individuality and archiving of a year that this concept provides.

Here are some key components that will get you started.

Choose what you’re going to record, i.e., high and low temperature, your mood, whether today’s high is higher or lower than average, precipitation conditions, whether you get your steps in or not or how many steps you do, etc.

Create a legend for the range of values that could occur. This legend should then correspond to the color/fabric you will use. (See photo.) ROYGBP is a common schema with a range of values, but you might go for one or two colors with an even more extensive set of values—choose something that will work wherever you want to use the quilt.

Select a design—flying geese, circle in a square, squares, hexagons, triangles, rectangles, hearts—anything you can come up with.

Consider continuous blocks or organize them by week/month segments with sashings or breaks between them.

I’ve found a variety of images posted online, if you need inspiration. There is even a Temperature Quilt 2019 Facebook group.

In some of the stories I’ve followed, it wasn’t just about January 1-December 31 … they chose the start date as the first year in a new home or at a new location. Maybe first year of marriage or your 10th or 25th. Others are doing it in a sort of ‘improv’ way or incorporating beautiful border settings that really make it a statement quilt.

The possibilities are endless and yours will be one of a kind!

–Marlene Oddie (marlene@kissedquilts.com) is an engineer by education, project manager by profession and now a quilter by passion in Grand Coulee, WA, at her quilt shop, KISSed Quilts. She enjoys long-arm quilting on her Gammill Optimum Plus, but especially enjoys designing quilts and assisting in the creation of a meaningful treasure for the recipient. Patterns and kits are available at www.kissedquilts.com.

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Declutter

by Jeanne Quinn

Treasures to be Found While Cleaning While it's not yet warm enough to open the windows and let in the Spring breezes, it's never too soon to start 'decluttering', which seems to be in vogue right now. The question is, where to begin–the attic of course. Boxes and boxes, things not seen for years, so why not start there. And in the clutter, 'treasure', Great Aunt Emily's cookbook, or as it says on the tattered cover, Logbook 1919.

Great Aunt Emily was a marvelous cook. She used butter and cream as though she lived on a farm and owned her own cow, instead of the fact that she lived in the heart of a city.

The recipes, or in her words, the 'receipts', are not original but were cut from newspapers and magazines. The paper is brittle and yellowed with age, the scotch tape holding them in place has lost its glue, but the type is as plain as ever and range from peach catchup (not ketchup) to roast chicken to blackberry brandy, of which she was known to indulge in frequently.

But there is one recipe in particular that must have come from prohibition days. It is here verbatim:

Great Aunt Emily Recipe Collection Lobster ala Tom Thumb Probably from prohibition days.

Melt a piece of butter the size of an egg. Add 1 teaspoon finely chopped onion and 2 tablespoons chopped mushrooms. Fry together for 3 minutes, moistening with 1/2 glass of wine. (Of course you can get wine. Don't be silly!)

Now put in your lobster, finely chopped, adding 3 tablespoons bread crumbs and 1/3 pint of cream. Simmer until thick. Serve on toast. Dance your head off after you have eaten it!

Become Inspired

by Annice Bradley Rockwell

Decorating, Entertaining and Living in the Early American Style – The Promise of Spring After the season of winter which is often remarkably cold and gray, the slow and subtle transition to spring can be appreciated deeply when we take the time to observe. As the small changes in our world begin to unfold before our eyes, we become filled with hope over nature’s promise of spring. The once frozen earth begins to soften and its signature scent of spring is one that conjures up a feeling of newfound freedom. We become grateful for upcoming days when we can work in the herb garden and feel the warmth of the sun as it makes its way to us through a cutting March wind. If we look closely enough we can see wonders all around us. Tiny spires of new growth breaking through the earth and the colorful transition from a bleak, brown landscape to a joyful triumph of green gives our soul a much-needed lift.

It is nature’s way of reminding us to be patient and that with this patience we will reap a reward worth waiting for.

Blessings of a Country Life The season of spring brings with it a sense of spirited freedom. We are naturally beckoned out-of-doors to enjoy the embrace of a warmer day when we are more free to explore and excited to create. One of the early traditional tasks in spring is to work to prepare one’s garden to create a space that is not only useful, but beautiful. Kitchen herb gardens were often close to the homestead where herbs could be clipped for culinary as well as medicinal use. Herbs such as parsley, thyme, marjoram and lovage can be planted either right next to the back steppingstone of our home or can be arranged in a small but efficient raised bed. Tending to our herbs and anticipating the joy that they will bring us is one of the sacred blessings of leading a country life. The time spent caring for our hardy herbs is always returned to us when we taste their essence on a summer salad or in a fall stew.

A Soulful Bond Other traditional spring chores can be equally rewarding. Tending to our yards after the long season of winter brings us somehow closer to our deep sense of home. As we rake up sandy bits of earth that have crept into our lawns, or as we repair a primitive picket from our pasture’s country fence, we are doing more than just working. We are reinforcing our bond with our home and connecting with it. We are showing pride for what it soulfully gives us. And in the season of spring our outdoor efforts give us a sense of our own vitality and strength as we and as all of nature reawakens to begin again.

As the season of winter slowly drifts away to be replaced by happy spring, take time to notice the spectacular beauty that it brings. Feel the warm blessings that come with your hard work on that first often-magical spring day when nature’s promise is finally revealed.

–Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques. She is currently working on her book, New England Girl. NewEnglandGirl2012@hotmail.com

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Tracing out your design on the base fabric with a Vanishing fabric marker or using a tracing tool like a shaped cookie cutter may be helpful.

3) Lay down your carded wool/roving, that you want to attach, onto the base fabric in the orientation you like. Starting out with smaller amounts of wool and adding more wool as you need to it is better and give you more control with your design.

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4) Using the needle felting tool, or a single needle, start poking the needles down through the carded wool/roving into and through the base fabric. The needles have barbs that catch the fibers from the appliqué piece and push them down into the base fabric. You may need to lift your project off your work surface periodically so as not to “felt” your project to your foam work surface. Make sure to cover the whole piece with needling, paying attention to edges so they don’t pop up.

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Easter Basket Surprises

by Susan Baldani Easter is a time of deep meaning for Christians all over the world. It is, of course, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

However, as children, our focus was probably more on the Easter Bunny and what he would leave in our baskets come Easter morning. Spotting those baskets full of goodies would make our faces light up with joy.

So why can’t we celebrate both the true meaning of the day and still have some of the fun we remember as kids? After all, adults appreciate surprises as well.

Once my stepchildren grew out of the whole Easter Bunny and basket tradition, I still found myself filling one every year for my husband. I enjoy finding unique and exciting foods and other items for him to wake up to on Easter. Instead of candies and toys as I used to buy for the kids, in his basket are bags of trail mix and protein bars, flavored popcorn, maybe a book or movie, and possibly even some clothes. Of course, I still get him a chocolate Easter bunny since it wouldn’t be a true and complete Easter basket without one.

How about doing an Easter basket for a special adult in your life? If you have a best friend or partner who loves to knit or crochet, fill it with yarn, needles, some patterns, or even a gift certificate to their favorite shop here in The Country Register.

If your favorite someone likes wine, fill up that basket with a couple of bottles and maybe some gourmet cheese and crackers, a whimsical wine stopper and a bottle opener. If there’s room for more, include a couple of festive wine glasses and candles.

For those who like to read, books, magazines, colorful bookmarks, and a book light can easily fill a basket. Have a sports nut in the house? How about some beer and delicious snacks for that upcoming game on ESPN, or an autographed picture or jersey of their favorite player? Tea lovers would appreciate an oversized colorful mug, a tin of fresh tea leaves and a tea strainer. If you want to go fancier, there are a ton of pretty tea pots and cozies. Many of these items can be found right in your local stores.

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