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“Despite the forecast, live like it's spring.” ~ Lilly Pulitzer
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It’s Party Time with Lesley
by Lesley Nuttall
Party Ideas
Parties are always a good way to catch up with your friends and family. Everyone needs a party break, and I have listed a few ideas that could spark a whole lot of fun and memories for yourself and your guests! A few of the ideas may not be worthy of a party, but I thought they were interesting. Some I have never heard of before either. March 1: Peanut Butter Lovers Day: Did you know that most Peanut Butters are made with 90% or more peanuts? Although it doesn’t say so on the label, the number one ingredient is peanuts. I think most of us grew up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and loving them. March 4: Employee Appreciation Day: Bosses have a bosses day, so it’s only fair that employees have their day too. Don’t expect the day off.....but a cake or special lunch would be appreciated. And ladies love flowers too. The first Employee Appreciation Day was marked on the calendar in 1995. So bosses....Surprise and show your appreciation for your employees! March 11: Worship of Tools Day: It’s a day to honor our guys, and of course the ladies who are good at mastering the tools too. Decorate with pictures of tools and plan a tools scramble game in which the guests must unscramble the words. It might be interesting to have everyone bring a wrapped tool of their choice. And then draw names to distribute the tools. You could set a price range for the tool. Ask your guests to bring their favorite casserole dish to help with the meal. March 12: Girl Scout Day: This could be a great idea for a girls birthday party and also to honor the founder of Girl Guides, Lady Olave Baden-Powell. She
founded Girl Guides on March 12, 1912. Her husband, Lord Baden-Powell started the Boy Scouts. As a Brownie and Guide leader myself for many years, there was such a great opportunity for young girls to learn sewing, cooking and so much more. There is a lot of interesting history here, and any girls in the organization would enjoy this. There are millions of girls in Canada and the United States that are involved in Girl Guides and Brownies. March 27: Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday is always a wonderful day for a f a m i l y celebration. The real meaning of Easter is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many people around the world attend the church of their faith on this day. The word, Easter comes from the Saxton Pagan Festival honoring the goddess, Easstre. The goddess’ symbol is the rabbit, thus the reason for the Easter Bunny. And we can’t forget the famous “Easter egg hunt” celebrated around the world which the children look forward to and love. The family holiday tradition varies. Some families have a brunch feast after church, while others opt for the Easter dinner of baked ham; and we all love the hot cross buns at Easter time. Decorations of brightly colored eggs can be the main table center, while the beautiful white lily will add a pleasant aroma to any room. My husbands common joke is: “when we become old and senile, we can hide our own Easter eggs.” I smile. April 1: April Fool’s Day: Traditionally, April Fool’s day is an opportunity to play jokes or tricks on your friends or family. The jokes or tricks must be harmless and fun. It could make for a fun party with everyone sharing what kind of jokes or
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Angola ................................. 17 Sewing Treasures Beech Grove ........................ 13 The Fussy Cut Quilt Shop Bloomington ....................... 10 IN Heritage Quilt Show Centerville ............................. 9 Warm Glow Clayton ................................ 11 Whispering Pines Designs Corydon ............................... 21 HollyHock Quilt Shop Crawfordsville ...................... 19 Harvest Inn Interior Decor/Gifts Decatur ................................ 16 Country Creations Evansville ............................ 21 Let’s Sew Franklin ............................... 13 Honey & Me Georgetown ......................... 21 The Quilting Bee Greencastle .......................... 11 Fiber Arts Greensburg ............................ 4 Tree City Stitches Greenfield .............................. 5 A Touch Of Home Greenwood ......................... 13 Take Root Country Store The Back Door Indianapolis ......................... 20 IN Button Society Show Treasures of the Earth Show Lafayette .............................. 18 Keepers Lagrange ............................. 17 Valley Hills Machine Quilting Heirloom Quilt Appraisals Lawrenceburg ........................ 3 Tri-State Antique Market Liberty ................................... 9 Pohlar Fabrics Madison ................................. 7 Fabric Shop Marion ................................. 16 Quilters Hall of Fame Martinsville.......................... 10 Berries & Ivy tricks they have played on their friends. But I would stress not to invite friends to your party and then announce, April Fools. April 8: All is ours Day: This could be a spectacular day to celebrate with your family. Prepare a family favorite dinner and promote the love, caring and positive emotions that a family can share in. Start this as your own families first grateful party, and continue it on for years to come. At dinner time, have everyone relate what they are most grateful for in the past year. This could become your own yearly special bonding party for your entire family. April 22: Earth Day: Earth Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States on April 22 each year. The first Earth Day started on April 22, 1970. This green movement has grown from 20 million to well over a billion today. This could be combined as a work and party venture. Contact your neighbors and engage them...and the children... in the
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McCordsville ......................... 5 McCordsville Mercantile Metamora ............................ 12 Town of Metamora Mooresville .......................... 11 Breezy Manor Farm Muncie ................................... 5 Cotton Candy Quilt Shoppe Nashville .............................. 15 The Farmhouse Cafe & Tea Room The Story Inn Nineveh ............................... 15 The Farmhouse Cafe & Tea Room North Vernon ........................ 6 Sharynn’s Quilt Box Plainfield ............................. 11 Gilley’s Antique & Decorator Mall Rensselaer ........................... 18 Michell’s Sewing Fix Rising Sun ............................. 7 Quiltfest Rushville ......................... 12, 24 Elizabeth’s Keepsakes In Stitches St Paul .................................... 4 Olde Barn Primitives Salem ................................... 14 Past N Present by Michelle Past N Present Too Seymour ................................. 6 Primitive Crow Shipshewana ........................ 17 Shipshewana Quilt Festival Yoder Department Store Terre Haute ......................... 19 The Country Cabin Wabash ................................ 16 Heaven on Earth Nancy J’s Fabrics Washington .......................... 21 The Stitching Post
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3-5 IN Heritage Quilt Show, Bloomington .......................................................... 10 4, 5 Anniversary Celebration - Elizabeth’s, Rushville .......................................... 24 10-12 IN Button Society Show, Indianapolis ........................................................... 20 11, 12 Pop Up Event - Honey & Me, Franklin ........................................................ 13 12, 13 Spring Open House - Take Root Country Store, Greenwood .................. 13 26 Mandolin Gathering, Metamora ..................................................................... 12 30-4/2 Charming Shop Hop, Various Towns .............................................................. 4
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1-3 Quiltfest, Rising Sun ........................................................................................... 7 1-3 Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Show, Indianapolis ...................... 20 7 Re-Opening of Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion ........................................... 16 8, 9 Pop Up Event - Honey & Me, Franklin ........................................................ 13 15, 16 Fiber Arts Show, Greencastle .......................................................................... 11 29-5/1 Retreat - Tree City Stitches, Greensburg ......................................................... 4
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1 Tri-State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg .................................................................. 3
Out of State ........................ 22, 23 Tour Towns ................................ 14 Web Based ............................. 8, 22 task of cleaning up the area around your neighborhood. Tell the neighbors that a potluck will be held, (with their help) at your home after the clean up is completed. This is a good way to meet and keep in touch with the neighbors and get the neighborhood looking good at the same time. For any party that you are planning, always start with a pre-planning list which will make it easy for you to keep on track. Do as much as you can ahead of time. This will take the majority of the stress off of you, and leave you stress free to enjoy your party. Whatever party you are planning, enjoy it yourself and make some fantastic memories for both you and your guests. HAPPY SPRING TO ALL ! –© 2016 Lesley R. Nuttall is the Author of Secrets of Party Planning, a guide to easy entertaining. She lives with her husband in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. email: lesleyrose@shaw.ca
Light and Quick Triple Fruit Dessert 1 pkg (1 ½ cups) frozen sliced peaches 1 pkg (or can, drained) (1 ½ cups) pineapple bits or chunks 1 pkg frozen raspberries, thawed Thaw the peaches and pineapple together. (It gives more flavor.) At ser ving time, add the thawed raspberries. Put a bit of whipped cream in your sherbert dishes, spoon in the fruit and top with more whipped cream. Makes 6 servings . Double for a larger crowd.
Blueberry (or Cherry) Cheesecake Pie 1 - 8 0z. (250 g) package cream cheese 1 cup icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup whipped cream (or Cool Whip) 1- 9 inch baked pie shell 1 can fruit pie filling Beat together, cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped cream, and spoon into baked, cooled pie shell. Chill until set. If desired, for serving, you can garnish with a spoonful of whipped cream. Serves 6-8
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Cook’s Library with Patsy Every spring when the purple hyacinths bloomed, my mom would pick a big bouquet and put it in a fruit jar in the middle of the dining room table. Even as a child, I realized this was about more than bringing flowers inside. Although I didn’t understand it then, she was satisfying an innate need we all have for beauty. Years ago I was writing a magazine story about a church with beautiful stained glass and one of the people I interviewed commented that beauty was a manifestation of the divine. I loved that statement and have thought about it many, many times since. It really resonated with me. I’ve been reading Beauty, a book by the poet John O’Donohue. “The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere – in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion and in ourselves,” he writes. “We feel most alive in the presence of the Beautiful for it meets the needs of our soul.” Far be it from me to presume to explain it better than Mr. O’Donohue, but this concept continues to come up in my life. It is part of the reason I like to be surrounded by “things” that remind me of beautiful experiences. Some of them are beautiful in their own right, and some of them are probably beautiful only to me. The adage that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” is so true. I’m attracted to things others might not be interested in at all – from rocks to old vases. Others love vintage cars or mid-century furniture. Whatever appeals to your sense of beauty satisfies something deep inside you. This extends to food, too. There’s a reason presentation is always one of the things graded on a competition cooking show. Over the years I’ve made some food that is pretty, but most of the food
By Patsy Terrell
I make has more of a - charm - shall we say. But who doesn’t love a jar of homemade cookies on the counter? No extra decoration is required! Homemade food is always beautiful, whether simple or dressed up. I thought this month I’d share with you one of my absolute favorite cookie recipes. I’ve been making these cookies for more than 25 years and so far no one has turned one down. They are delicious and perfect with a cup of tea when it’s just a little nippy outside. I decided I’d better share them while we still have some chilly days ahead. The bonus is that your house will smell amazing while they’re baking. Don’t be put off by the crystallized ginger – it’s easy to work with. If you don’t have any, and don’t want to get any, you can leave it out, but it does add a little something special to the recipe. –See more photos and recipes at cookslibrarywithpatsy.com Patsy Terrell lives with many, many pretty rocks - and fewer ginger cookies than she’d like. Ginger Cookies with Crystallized Ginger 1/2 cup shortening 1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses 2 1/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 ounces crystallized ginger, minced Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses and mix well. Add the dry ingredients and crystallized ginger and mix. Make 48 one inch balls. Put on cookie sheet and flatten with glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
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By Ann St Martin Stout
Similarities and Variety Create a Display When decorating with antiques, or creating a tableau with other collected or vintage items, choose items both similar and contrasting in nature to create interest. This balance is arrived at by both trial and error and with a few guidelines, and the decorator will recognizes what pleases the eye. Consider the size of the space, the size of the items and the overall feel desired for that special area of the room. When I go to the overcrowded storage cupboard to select items to show, I have decided where the display will go. Then I find what I’d like to showcase. The first few items are chosen based on similarities of size, shape, material and function.. Next consider variety in size, shape, and material. For example, several glass pitchers in different sizes and a range of colors. For the arrangement shown, I wanted to display my small collection of egg cups. Since I have only three or four, I selected a few other small items - a vintage pitcher, a small folk-style mug, and a diminutive egg-shaped salt shaker. Small books were added to achieve a variety of heights, and to fill the wall space above the shelf a favorite oval locket was mounted on velvet and slipped in a shadow-box type frame. In another twist to the arrangement, I hung a modern photo of eggs in a goblet, to carry the egg theme more completely into the exhibit. I also tried adding three eggs to the shelf. (Odd numbers and groups of three similar items are pleasing.) The table below the shelf holds a ceramic crock and a glass oil lantern.
Books are again used to achieve interest and height - three stacked, one open with eye glasses. The single lace antimacassar under the crock carries the delicacy as the porcelain egg cups and locket into the lower area. The slight surprise of the rustic crock adds some pleasing variety and visual weight to the overall scene. A carved bird decoy adds another small, egg-related element. Within this simple display I was able to show crocheted lace, salt shaker and an egg cup from my maternal grandmother, a prayer book and carving from my dad’s side of the family, a small pitcher from an elderly childhood neighbor, and either my photography or my jewelry. Years ago the wall was painted with a curve-top faux alcove to outline a display. The arched frame, combined with the curved shelf, gives importance to one or several small pieces. Other variations might be: adding a small lace doily under the books on the shelf, hanging a bundle of dried herbs from the curve of the alcove, or carrying a nature theme further with heaps of pine cones and dried weeds inserted in two or more areas of the display. These natural items will bring a warmth and casual element into the display. Of course, the most important “rule” is to create something you find pleasing to look at in your own home, while showing off your treasured possessions. –Ann St. Martin Stout writes from New Hampshire where she enjoys life’s simple things with her family, including crafts, cooking, photography, and local culture. Her blog is www.leavesarefree.tumblr.com. Contact Ann at leavesarefree@gmail.com
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By Barbara Conquest
What’s Old is New Again The days are lengthening; the sunshine is warmer; the longed-for new season is just around the corner. This is the season of newness: green shoots poking up through the debris of winter, new calves and lambs frolicking in the fields – and new fabrics and books appearing on store shelves. And what’s new in quilting? What’s old is new again: a shape you probably last encountered in high school geometry: the hexagon, that six-sided figure with 60-degree angles. The shape itself is hardly new to quilters ( r e m e m b e r Grandmother’s flower garden quilts) but to quilters long accustomed to working with squares, rectangles and triangles, these newly-popular shapes may present a challenge. If you need it, help is near. Trends in quilting are almost invariably reflected in how-to books (or is it the other way around, that new books create trends? A question for another day). Here are four books worthy of consideration for your quilting library, each with its own strengths. Hexagon Happenings (Landauer, 2014) teaches the basics by means of text and colour illustrations. Drafting the shapes, cutting with and without templates, selecting suitable fabrics, and assembling by machine or by hand are presented in some detail before the latter section of the book which gives directions for 14 projects. The author, Carolyn Forster, lives in England, so fabric requirements are listed in both imperial and metric measurements, a nice break for those of us who sometimes have problems reconciling the two. Kelly Ashton’s Hexagons, Diamonds, Triangles and More: Skill-building Techniques for 60-Degree Patchwork (Martingale, 2014) is a useful book even
if you never intend to explore the use of hexagons. It presents information, theory, tools and procedures rather than projects. The diagrams and text directions for sewing Y-seams (also known as set-in seams) are exceptionally clear; they alone make the book a wise buy for people leery of tackling these seams on their own. However there is so much more: traceable template patterns, charts for calculating shape dimensions, cutting guides and a gallery of completed projects. This book will be used often by many quilters, and lends itself to the creation of originals. The third book is not as awkward as its title might imply. The New Hexagon: 52 Blocks to English Paper Piece by Katja Marek of Kamloops BC is a new and intriguing twist on the classic hexagon. The colourful cover hints of the delights inside. The author’s glue-basting method of English paper piecing speeds up considerably what has long been a tedious and laborious procedure that many quilters, myself included, have tried to avoid. The combination of components made using this technique results in 52 large (6”) striking hexagon shapes, well illustrated in the book – true eye candy! Quilters will not be limited to the blocks or sizes shown; the possibilities are endless. In addition to the 52 blocks, readers will appreciate directions for seven projects of various sizes and a brief colour gallery. Hexagons Made Easy: Machine Techniques for Exceptional Quilts by Jen Eskridge (Martingale 2013) is written by someone who doesn’t have time to waste, and chooses to use her sewing machine. Eskridge shows innovative methods of constructing and using hexagons. She tells us that she was inspired by English paper piecing, but goes on to say,
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“Fundamentally, my technique is to accurately stitch a facing to all sides of a geometric shape and then turn the piece right side out, yielding a finished shape with edges neatly folded under and smooth on all sides. Although the projects in this book are all hexagonbased, my technique can be applied to any geometric shape.” The finished/faced hexagons are then applied to another surface, or they can be joined together as is for a reversible project, because there are no raw edges. Also, there are no limitations on size, as with other methods. Detailed directions for and photos of 18 blocks, a number of quilts and home décor projects (cushions, table runners,
pot holders) invite even the busiest of quilters to get to the sewing machine, because fast machine techniques are used for fast results. Again, the cover of this book offers a tantalizing glimpse of the joys within. To sum up: Hexagons per se are not new, but new methods of construction and utilization are bringing the traditional shapes used for traditional quilts into the forefront of twenty-first century quilting. More importantly, they’re versatile and fun! –Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. © Barbara Conquest.
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Roots and Wings
This Spring we’re thawing out from our East Coast Snowmageddon and six days in a row of missed school. We’ve had other blizzards and brutal winters, but never three feet of snow dumped all at once. After we shoveled a 125- foot long, narrow passageway through the snow, we finally got to the barn to free the ewes. As the former hostages wove their way through the carved trail, my daughter Julia captured the exodus and posted it on Facebook. It’s a beautiful shot of our fuzzy four-legged fur balls being released from the barn after “doing time” huddled together. The offwhite sheep look for direction in a white pathway nearly their own height, stuck at times in mini traffic jams. Maybe Facebook fans “like” the picture because it depicts the journey to spring. We trudge through a tunnel hoping to find light and freedom at the end. Or at least a pail of water or a bale of hay. Spring spells freedom, change, and invites growth. The snow shovel is replaced by the lawn mower and the garden trowel. We’ll plant the garden and wait for the seeds to take root in the newly tilled soil and then attempt to keep up with the growth. The many fruit trees outlining our front yard and the large weeping willow will provide a canopy of blossoms. And soon our ewes will be delivering lambs, drawing friends and family to see the new arrivals at Skye Moor Farm. I have my bag of fuzzy stuffed animal sheep to share with children who, after experiencing the wonder of holding a newborn lamb, want to take home one of their own. Even our college daughter Christine can hardly wait to break free from her
studies and come home for her college spring break. She’s also inviting college friends home for lambing season so she can share the beauty of spring on the farm. After all, there is nothing like holding a baby lamb for the first time—or the second or third or fourth, for that matter. Their little “bah” and the way they reach to suckle fingers, will be a delightful joy after mid-term exams. Her college friends will not fathom that Christine has been tending and bottle feeding newborn lambs since she was two. It will be an opportunity for Christine to connect the dots from her home-away-fromhome in Charlottesville, to Skye Moor Farm where she grew up. My down-toearth daughter, will share her roots and the place that grounded her, with the friends who’ve seen her fly. We are often told that we are to give our children roots and wings. We want them to move on, learn, grow, and become self-supporting. But we also want them to know there’s a nest where they can land and be loved. Or a farm where they can revisit the cycle of life. When Christine called the other day, she emailed a quick note about college that warmed my heart. “I really liked talking to you today. Is it weird that although I really love it here, I’m still homesick?” It’s not weird. She’s learning, growing, and taking flight in so many new and wonderful ways. But though her home-awayfrom-home has her heart, no matter the season of her life or season of the year, she will always return home to her roots. ©2016 All rights reserved Used by permission, no reprint without author’s permission. Ann Stewart’s novel Stars in the Grass will come out November 2016Photo credit by Julia
By Susan Springer
King and Queen For a Day A few years ago, when my nieces and nephews were younger, I would invite them, one at a time, over to my home for a weekend as King or Queen For a Day. I wanted them to come individually so that they would have an adult’s attention completely to themselves. At these events, we would play card games, go to a movie or watch TV. Upon their arrival, I would take them to a grocery store with instruction to pick out whatever they wanted to eat the next morning. One nephew asked me, “Auntie Sue, what is our budget?” I said, “Budget?” He replied, “Yeah, mom gives us a budget of 20 cents an ounce or less when we buy cereal.” I looked around at the sea of choices and told the kid, “Today there is no budget, get exactly what you want!” His eyes lit up and we came home with Fruit Loops, Cap’n Crunch and Count Chocula, sugary cereals that he wanted to try but wasn’t allowed to have at home. The kid was in heaven. On another occasion, I invited a friend’s little girl to spend time with Auntie Sue. Her mother’s friends were her aunties. We set up an air mattress with sleeping bag in front of the TV and off to the grocery store we went. Her choices that day were crackers with the “cheese-in-a-can.” Back home, armed with her remote control, her pixie like legs crossed and head propped up with a pillow in front of the TV, she poised the cans of cheese over a buttery cracker and began squirting artistic designs with the cheese. Soon it progressed to little decorative designs on her finger and then popped into her mouth. The next day, she learned the “law of natural consequences” as the cheesy delights took their toll on her digestive system and she spent a bit of time in the rest room. Lesson learned on both sides. I made a mental note—next time, limit the cans.
A nephew soon came to visit armed with his computer games. I gave the usual commandments to stay up as late as you want, sleep in as long as you want and, if you can find it in the kitchen, you can eat it. (Kids loved that last command.) This was a kid who went immediately to his computer and, about 12 hours later, surfaced like a zombie to ask about dinner. He was a fellow night owl and was bound and determined to stay up as late as me. That next day he slept in until 2 p.m. I decided we needed to go on a special culinary excursion I call the “Donut-a-Thon.” I suggested that we stop at every single donut shop down a main highway in our area and the kid’s face lit up like a neon light. Evidently, it was a dream come true and reminiscent of Pinocchio’s visit to Pleasure Island. Our heads turned right and left as we spotted various little donut shops and bakeries. He would get one item at each stop and eat it en route to the next destination. After the third stop, the King for the Day said politely, “Auntie Sue do you think we could get some milk next time?” I completely spaced out the fact that one might need to have a nice carton of milk to go along with the donuts. When you do not have children, you forget things like this. Next stop, he got the milk and I sprung for some coffee to take for my own dining repast. Now, all my little Kings and Queens are grown and I’m looking forward to spoiling their little Princes or Princesses. I have, in retrospect, had the fun of the grandparent role, and just before the kids crack or start naughty behaviors, they are released back to the custody of their parents. Now I know why my own Grandmother had so much fun with me. –©2016 by Susan S. Springer. All rights reserved. Used by permission, no reprint without author’s permission. Ms. Springer can be reached at ssspringer@consultant.com.
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St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all over the world. It was officially made a Christian feast day in the 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and some sects of the Anglican Church. It is a public holiday in Ireland, the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the British Territory of Montserrat. The day commemorates St. Patrick and his teachings, and is celebrated on the day of his death. Who was St. Patrick? Most of what we know is folklore, handed down from generation to generation. However, Patrick is supposed to have written a letter, called the Declaration or Confessions of St. Patrick. According to this letter, he was born in Britain, the son of a deacon and whose grandfather was a priest. At the age of 16, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish slavers and taken to Ireland and sold as a slave. He worked
by Jo Branham for six years as a shepherd, and during this time he gave himself to God. In a dream, God told him he must escape and make his way to a ship that would take him home. Upon returning to Britain, Patrick studied and became a priest. He later returned to Ireland to teach Christianity. There is a saying that St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland. Actually, there were never any snakes in Ireland. The saying is symbolic in meaning – referring to the fact that he tried to banish the pagan rituals and religions of the land. In the United States, St. Patrick’s Day is not an official holiday, but it has been widely celebrated throughout the country since the late 1700s – especially in areas where the first Irish immigrants settled: Boston, New York City, Buffalo, Scranton, Chicago and New Orleans. Religious services, parades and parties featuring Irish food and green colored drinks rule the day.
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WEB WEB--BASED
Over The Tea Cup
By Janet Young
Old Funnel Hanging Planter
PI ( ) and Tea
March 14, 2016 is National PI Day. PI is a mathematical relationship between the circumference of a circle and the diameter. This relationship is expressed as the diameter divided by its’ radius, which stays constant no matter how large the circle. Having said all that, wouldn’t it be fun to lighten up the subject by celebrating with a Pie and Tea event. There are a variety of ways you can celebrate this event. The most obvious way would be to bake your favorite pie and invite your friends and family to join in. A creative way to add to the theme would be to make the PI symbol out of crust and lay it on top of the pie. You can do this even if it is a one crust pie such as pumpkin. I do this all the time at Thanksgiving when I cut out leaf-shaped crust to add to the edge or place in the center. It produces a very nice presentation. Another way would be to ask each guest to bring a pie of their choice to share with the group. Before sampling the pies, each guest could tell a story about the pie. Examples might be telling about how they developed the recipe, or they could talk about the origin of the recipe (generational, childhood memories etc.). And for those who might purchase a pie, rather than to make it, they might share their pie making ex-
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perience of the past. To add to the merriment, you could ask your guests to wear an apron and/or a chef ’s hat. Another way to add merriment to your party would be to invite a baker or pastry chef or someone from a culinary school to come and share the secret to making a fail-proof flaky piecrust. If you or someone in your circle of friends/family is an accomplished pastry artist, invite them to demonstrate or simply talk about the method to use for the best results. Afterward, arrange the labeled, cut pies on the table where the guests can help themselves to an assortment of pie samples. If your guests are willing to bring their recipes with them, the guests will be able to try their hand at duplicating the taste of their favorite pie. Next offer a plain black tea, or perhaps a green tea. Since you won’t know the different varieties of pie being offered, it is best to stay with a basic tea. As winter is winding down and spring is slowly arriving, I can’t think of a more unique, fun way to celebrate the end of winter and the dawning of spring. –Janet Young , Certified Tea and EtiquetteConsultant, is a founding member of Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association and freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her website at www.overtheteacup.com.
With Spring fast approaching (not fast enough for some of us), thoughts turn to gardening and decorating our porches and patios. For this project, I found an old funnel used on the farm for various tasks. They come in lots of sizes and are readily available at flea markets, farm auctions and antique malls. The dents, scratches and rust are a bonus in my book, but since these were often used for oil or chemicals, a thorough cleaning is a must. Use hot water, de-greaser and a brush to clean your funnel and rinse it well. Your plants will thank you. Decide what you want to use to hang your funnel. Wire, jute, twine, rope or small chain work well. Drill four appropriately sized holes equally spaced around the rim of the funnel. I used jute and knotted it on the underside of the rim. You can stop there if you want, but I think it is fun to add interest by wiring a piece of grapevine garland around the top of the funnel. I then used wire to attach some old farm tools and a rusty star gar-
by Marla Wilson
land. Some of the tools can hang or you can wire them up tight. Use your imagination to find other items to decorate the funnel. Place a piece of screen in the funnel hole to keep the dirt from falling through, fill with soil and your favorite plant. Enjoy!
–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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Clean Out Your Scraps
by Deb Heatherly
And Make a Great Quilt! It’s that time of year—time to sort and organize. For some reason, I feel the need to do this once every year in my sewing room. First, I neatly fold all of the yardage that has been haphazardly tossed back into the closet during frenzied moments of creations during the past year. Next, I take out all of the scraps that have been piling up in my scrap basket and sort and press each piece. I then cut these pieces into ‘usable’ pieces, such as 2 ½” strips, and 5” and 10” squares. My now ‘usable’ scraps are then placed into labeled boxes and ready to be stitched at a moment's notice. Finally, I cut a box full of light and dark 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles. These will go into my annual “Twist n Shout Rectangles” quilt. The blocks in this quilt are a great way to use up scraps and are
super easy. By themselves, they look pretty boring but, once they are sewn together, they form a secondary pattern that will have you shouting and doing the happy dance. This simple pattern makes a fast gift and is fun to do with friends. You could even organize a scrap exchange to give your quilt more variety. Make sure to email me pictures at Debscatsnquilts@aol.com. I would love to see your creations. –Deb Heatherly is a Creative Grids® designer and author of the books Cat’itude and Strippy Stars. Ask for her Creative Grids® CGRDH1 Cat’s Cradle Tool and CGRDH2 Strippy Stars tools, and these companion books at your local quilt shop. Deb owns Deb’s Cats N Quilts in Franklin, NC. She is a former freelance writer and designer for QUILT magazine.
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BLOOMING TON - MAR TINSVILLE BLOOMINGTON MARTINSVILLE
Berries & Ivy
BERRIES & IVY Antiques~Primitives~Country Décor Yankee, Keepers of the Light, Candleberry, 1803 Braided Rugs & Accessories~Country Textiles Willow Tree~Lenny & Eva Painted Gourds and Gourd Demonstations Wool Hooking Supplies and Patterns Hooking Group meets Saturdays 10-12 28 N. Main St. Martinsville, IN 765-342-7722 Open Mon. & Fri. 10-5; Tues.-Thurs.; 11-5 Sat. 10-4 Large Groups Welcome • Visit us on Facebook www.homesteaddesigngourds.com For area information www.visitmorgancountyin.com
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March 3rd through March 5th The Indiana Heritage Quilt Show will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the annual show March 35, 2016. Held at the Bloomington Convention Center, 302 S. College Avenue, beautiful quilts from around the country will be on display, with a special 25th Anniversary category. A special exhibit called“Stretching Their Wings“ will be on display. This exhibit was created by the Indiana members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Also included in the 25th Anniversary celebration is an exhibit by over 30 past instructors of the Indiana Heritage Quilt
show. Workshops, vendor mall and quilt exhibits throughout the community are also offered during this three day event. Admission is just $10 per day or $20 for a 3day pass. Show hours are Thursday/Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. There is a free shuttle service on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. to other quilt exhibits in community. For more information regarding the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show, March 3-5, 2016 in Bloomington visit the web site at www.IHQS.org.
by Jo Branham
Featuring Antiques, Gourds, Rug Hooking & Home Decor The mother and daughter team of Ann Lankford and Debbie Myers are not newcomers to the antique and art world. Ann has been painting gourds since 1985. They originally opened an antique shop in a house that was built in 1880 located on the farm where Ann lives. They conducted tours and offered gourd painting classes. Eventually they moved their wares into the back room of a shop called Berries & Ivy, located on Main Street in Martinsville, Indiana. The shop has been in Martinsville for 13 years. When Ann and Debbie learned the owner was planning to sell, they quickly let her know they were interested. So in January 2014, they bought the building. And in June 2014, they also bought the shop. After overhauling their new purchase, the ladies quickly set about going to a few of the closer Markets and Gift Shows to buy the best merchandise they could for their customers. Berries & Ivy is a Country Home Décor Shop – with a “prim spin,” according to Debbie. You’ll find antiques and reproduction pieces, such as pie safes and cabinets, through out the store, set up in vignettes that display the store’s variety of items. Lamps of black wrought iron or lamps made from mason jars light the different settings. Loveseats and chairs, upholstered in primlooking fabrics, are situated around the shop. Beautiful prints of country scenes line the walls. The popular black signs with white lettering are placed strategically here and there. Towels, runners, curtains and rugs by Park Designs and Homespice rugs, among others, are available. As well as cups, bowls and other kitchen ware. Primitive Country cards, are set in an antique looking stand in the middle of the store. One section of the shop is dedicated to batteryoperated, timer candles. And the “old fashioned” kind – the ones you
either burn or melt in candle warmers. Yankee, 1803 Candles [which are soybased], Keeper of the Light, Candleberry, Crossroads and Warm Glow Candle Co., an Indiana company, offer a nice variety of scents for every taste. They also have a selection of spray room fresheners – one called Nutmeg and Cream Chutney by Warm Glow Candles smells especially yummy! Berries & Ivy still welcomes tour groups, working with the Hendricks C o u n t y Convention and Visitors Bureau and FFA. Tour the shop. Ann gives a short presentation – usually about the history of gourds. Then you can drop into the local tea room to finish off your day. Another topic for the presentation might be rug hooking. Debbie explained, as she walked me back to meet her mom that the ladies usually meet once a week, on Saturday mornings, to get together and work on their rug hooking projects. The shop carries both plain and patterned linen, hooks and hooking frames and a wide selection of wool. Ann overdyes some of the wool herself. Are you wondering what is now located in the back room where Ann and Debbie started out at Berries & Ivy? Ann still shows her gourds there. Booth space is rented out to six other vendors, who offer a wide variety of items – from painted upcycled furniture to handsewn fillers. You can find Berries & Ivy on Facebook and at their website. If you want to take a walk through the shop without leaving the comfort of your own home, you can click on the picture at the bottom of their profile page (the picture that has Google written across the bottom) which takes you to a virtual tour of the shop. It is almost like being there in person, but not as much fun. So head over to Martinsville and drop in to Berries & Ivy.
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By Simone Gers
Living in Luxury - Small Things, Simple Pleasures Like most girls of my generation, I had several wedding showers and felt very lucky to receive a really nice set of stainless steel flatware. Thirty-five years later, I still have that set and I’ve added to it over the years, preferring to use flatware instead of plastic when we’ve had parties and get togethers. And I’ve always loved what I received, especially when unloading the dishwasher and putting away gifts from over the years. Over the last few years at the store, we’ve sold a lot of silver plate flatware. As I ring up these pieces, I love the way they feel in my hand. I love looking at the different sizes of the tines, the different shapes of the spoons. So this last year, I told my husband Tray, let’s switch out our utensils—you’re always finding good pieces and I don’t care if they’re all the same pattern. What I like is the weight, the different patterns and different sizes. And while Tray loves the thrill of the hunt, he’s magical when he’s hunting with a list. It took a few months, but we have gathered a mixed-matched drawer of silver plate and I love it. Just last week, I was eating my breakfast and got so happy— there’s nothing like a silver-plate delivery to make a kale smoothie taste great. Then, a couple of nights later, I made a big pot of bean soup, which Tray loves but I’m never too excited about. I like soup okay but it’s not my favorite. Maybe that’s because, when I was a girl, soup night was when there wasn’t much in the pantry and Mama had to throw together whatever there was into a pot to squeeze out something for all of us to eat. Often, that soup had to last a couple of days and we all knew it without saying anything. But eating it with a silver spoon, the bean soup tasted so good. I marveled at how perfectly sized the bowl of the spoon was for the size of the beans and my mouth. I thought about how Tray likes a big spoon and I like a medium-sized, deeper bowl, and by mixing and matching, we both used what was perfect for our indi-
vidual tastes. I was already looking forward to leftovers while enjoying each bite. Tray laughed at me when I said this is the best soup ever—I think it’s my new antique, silver-plate spoon. Of course, he quipped, we should get some more. That’s the thing about being married to a collector. He’s always ready for a new love. We have been talking about teacups. They don’t sell that well and we started to talk about why. Tray’s thought was, well, people don’t know what to do with them. Not many people drink tea out of good cups anymore. And he’s right. So, at dinner, we started riffing on all the ways great teacups could be used. We had so much fun that we’re already using them in innovative ways and he is, once again, hunting with a purpose. We’re now serving our desert in a teacup. From ice cream and a brownie to pudding and jello-based deserts, teacups make great serving pieces. They’re the perfect serving size and, with the saucer, there’s a built-in, easy-to-hold tray and place to rest the spoon between bites. I’m also using them in rows for holding office supplies—from paperclips to pushpins, demitasse cups make beautiful, cheerful holders. I discovered they are great on my vanity, holding hairclips and ponytail holders and other odds and ends—they help me keep everything organized and neat in a place where it’s easy to get messy. I’m always setting my rings down when I cook and I thought I could use a teacup by the side of the stove. What’s great is that I had my rings in the cup and then I needed to set down a fork I was using to turn some meat over and I realized, oh, this doubles as a place to rest the tines of the fork. Genius. One of the unexpected joys of using teacups in innovative and utilitarian ways is that it’s easy to change the look and feel of a room. Make a yellow room pop with different colors—from the graphics of two-tone patterns like Spode. Have a room with a lot of solids or stripes, in-
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tegrate a motif of birds, flowers or an Asian design to brighten and provide contrast. We’ve had so much fun figuring out innovative ways to use teacups and using them brings joy to mundane tasks and organization. And, just as eating bean soup out of a silver spoon changes everything, so does reaching for a paperclip out of a Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica work of art on my desk. I’m sure after we launch a revival of teacups, we’ll find
something else to create with and repurpose. Part of the luxury of our lives is creating together—finding hidden gems, turning them over in our hands and wondering what else is possible.
–Simone Gers began her antiquing journey 35 years ago when she married Tray, an avid collector. They still have the first piece they bought together— a pegged farm table that was so decrepit it was behind the antique store—and they have been upcycling vintage finds ever since. The Gers own Gather A Vintage Market in Tucson, AZ, a monthly market. Simone has taught writing and literature at the college level for many years.
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Building Harmony
By Jeff Cappis
A Tale of Two Rings There are more than a few things in marriage that are sacred. These are understandings developed between a couple over the years that you just don’t fool with. Right? I think it’s good to keep some order in a relationship and show your partner respect. That’s one way to say “I love you” without any big deal or drama. Here are our favorites: 1) Neither of us will eat the last cookie. Leaving it for your partner to enjoy is just a nice thing to do. For that reason, there is always one stale, hard, ignored cookie in the jar. After that, if you do eat it, you’re doing everyone a favor. Sort of a family version of throwing yourself on a gernade to save your platoon. 2) If you can read a whole chapter of your favorite book while in the bathroom, turn the fan on. 3) Binge watching TV is a couple’s sport. If you watch an episode by yourself, this is considered cheating. This is serious, ladies and gentlemen. Your partner could get so mad she’ll make you sleep on the couch. Apparently making me sleep on a fluffy couch in front of a big screen TV and home stereo system is considered a punishment. I plead guilty. I plead guilty a lot. Cathy gets to be right a lot of the time. I just swallow my shame and accept my punishment. 4) Never use a face cloth to clean the bathroom. As we later determined, the bathroom also includes various other parts of the house, the vehicles and the dog. 5) You must always endeavor to put your partner in the best light. This is a tricky one. Things like, “Wow, that dress takes a lot of years off your actual age”, or, “I even love you when you’re mad. I love you a lot”, surprisingly, can backfire on you. 6) Always wear your ring. This is very important and it is clear right in the beginning. If your hand is missing that ring, your finger better be missing with it. It is a symbol of everything you stand together for. It’s not just piece of jewelry, it is sacred. My ring cost $1600. Not that the money was important, but it is part of a matching set my wife and I share. A totally unique
and one of a kind set. Naturally I never want to damage it. One time, when I was working on my car, I took it off so it wouldn’t get damaged. I thoughtfully found a safe place to put it. Somewhere were it couldn’t get lost or damaged. I was proud of myself for taking the time. However, a few hours later when we went for drive, Cathy noticed the ring wasn’t on my finger. Busted. I’d forgotten to put it back on. The look she gave me felt bad. What was worse, I looked over and there was my ring, spinning around on my car antenna as we travelled down the highway. Then I got the look and the silent treatment. The worst time though, came one year later. I’d lost a little weight and it became loose on my finger. One day I was cooking steak on the Bar-B-Q when I noticed the ring was missing. I started to panic. I know I was wearing it when I started so it must have fallen into the barb-q. I had that thing apart, hosed down, and clean, but no ring. I couldn’t find it anywhere. It was lost and I was going to be in the biggest do-do of my life. Finally (and in desperation), I called the jeweler for another one. No problem. Two weeks. (Two weeks? She’ll notice it’s gone within the next two minutes). Oh ya, double the price. (Aw $@#%&!). I should have just been a man and ‘fessed up’ about it, but instead I kept my left hand hidden for the two weeks. It was always in my pocket or conveniently behind something. It wasn’t easy. One day I was Bar-B-Qing again when I got a call from the jeweler. The ring was ready. oh goody. Then, just as I got the news, I looked down to see my original ring sitting between 2 deck boards. I asked the jeweler if it was too late to cancel the order. He laughed. Now I had 2 rings. I wore the new one and put the original safely away. Thinking about the experience though, I realized I hadn’t seen Cathy’s left hand in quite a while either. I was thinking about this when I bit into a stale two week old cookie... and found her ring. 7) Know when to shut up and don’t gloat. –© 2016 Jeff Cappis
A Cup of Tea with Lydia
By Lydia E. Harris
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what tea parties are made of. But what if you have health challenges and sugar isn’t nice for your body? Does that mean tea parties are over? Hardly! Here’s a tea menu to enjoy even if you must limit your wheat or sugar intake. Serve delicious foods. For my seven-TEAeth birthday, our daughter, A n i t a , delivered a tea party to our home. Since she has celiac disease and cannot eat gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and other grains), she prepared a tasty glutenfree tea supper that we all enjoyed. Her menu included three-bean salad, fruit kabobs, cucumber boats stuffed with hummus and grilled chicken, and strips of cucumber and pastrami. For dessert, she served a creamy, frozen raspberry pie made with cashews and a gluten-free graham-cracker crust. It tasted delicious with our peach herbal tea. Spice up the presentation! “Teatimes are mostly about the presentation,” Anita said. So she served the foods in appealing ways. The bean salad sat mounded on a large chunk of orange pepper with sliced beets for garnish on the side. Cantaloupe, red grapes, blueberries, and basil leaves looked pretty threaded onto skewers. The cucumber boats were new to me but are easy to make. Simply cut a cucumber into 2 1/2-inch pieces. Then cut each chunk in half lengthwise to make two boats. Scoop out some of the cucumber and seeds in the middle and heap the boat full of your favorite filling, such as hummus, cottage cheese, chicken salad, or egg salad. The dessert looked especially appealing topped with whipped cream, raspberry freezer jam, and a lemon slice. We enjoyed our colorful, healthy tea supper from the first to last bite. Make everything nice. When I posted pictures of our teatime on Facebook, friends commented: “Yummy and
beautiful,” “lovely presentation and healthy.” And “I wish someone would bring me such a delightful tea! What a precious daughter you have.” I couldn’t agree more. We enjoyed everything about our teatime. As you can tell from our daughter’s menu, teatimes can be sweet and lovely without a lot of sugar. If you want to serve desserts and scones, serve small portions. Dainty tidbits are perfect for teatime. And when going out for tea, consider ordering a salad with protein and a scone on the side. Tea itself is definitely part of the “everything nice” at teatimes. With virtually no calories and loaded with antioxidants, tea is good for you. And green tea, which is unfermented, is considered especially healthy. If you haven’t developed a taste for it, try a flavored green tea such as Bigelow’s Constant Comment, which makes a spicy brew. Besides the health benefits of drinking tea, a tea break relieves stress. The ritual of brewing, sipping, and relaxing with a fragrant cup of tea provides a soothing interlude. If you’re sensitive to caffeine, select from decaffeinated choices. • So what are tea parties made of ? • Sugar: the sweetness of time shared (and maybe a little sugar). • Spice: the beauty of the presentation (and perhaps some spiced tea). • Everything nice: the joy of teatime (with tea, delicious food, and cozy conversation). As you gather for tea, here’s a blessing for your teatime. Heavenly Father, sweeten our teatime with your presence. Warm our hearts with your love. And fill our cups to overflowing with friendship and joy. Amen. I’m ready to plan a sweet teatime without adding a lot of sugar. Won’t you join me?
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By Annice Bradley Rockwell
Decorating, Entertaining and Living in the Early American Style A Reawakening Landscape As the month of March arrives, New Englanders typically feel an earned sense of excitement over the milder season to come. With days becoming noticeably longer and winter drawing to a close, we feel an innate urge to spend more time out of doors where the landscape is slowly reawakening with nature’s most subtle signs of spring. The green that characterizes the spring and summer landscape begins to peek out from the softening earth and by the month of April yards become a beautiful vibrant green. As we anticipate the warmth that accompanies this change, our decorating instincts shift to preparing our porches and entryways with the signature of spring. Setting the Stage for Spring One of the first things I do to prepare my porch for spring is to give it a thorough cleaning and to envision what new treasures I want to include in my classic vignette. I clear off the large Boston keg that stands next to our home’s entrance and carefully decide which spring foliage would create a welcoming touch. Under the porch windows I place antique potting benches adorned with early tall tin pitchers weighted with rocks to ward off the wind and filled with pussy willows and moss. These natural elements create a soothing neutral design and emphasize a feeling of simplicity. The interior of our homes also benefit from a traditional cleaning and a refreshing of its interior. Heavier accents that provide warmth in winter are safely put away in favor of lighter textiles, softer tones of spring and of course decora-
tions for the season. Primitive rabbits fill our favorite antique baskets and are coupled with primitive wax eggs and wooly carrots. Topiaries of sage green stand tall in early stoneware to suggest a season of change. Touches of this same green can be woven in to cupboards, wall boxes and trenchers to create a uniform feeling of transition. Creating this ambiance of spring is not limited to visual delights. Scents of spring are characteristically softer too. Each year I make my own “Lemon Balm Cleaner” from the lemon balm in my herb garden. Its classic lemon scent lingers after use and creates a fresh, clean feel to my home. Candles for the season come in wonderful scents and inspiring spring colors that refresh our newly defined spaces. A Soulful Lift Without a doubt, the advent of spring provides us with a chance to recharge. Mild days that in winter seemed impossibly far away become more frequent and our hope is thus restored. Once our homes are recreated in the name of “spring” we feel a similar soulful lift and look ahead to the season to come. This spring take time to capture the essence of the season. Create the look of simplicity that great antiques and nature can provide. Give yourself time to connect to this refreshing feeling within yourself as you leave the long months of winter behind. Look ahead to days of sun and the restorative power of spring. –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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An Appropriate Word for Spring One of my favorite book series is “The Cat Who.� It’s about these two Siamese cats who own this guy named Qwill and they solve mysteries. Qwill is a semiretired newspaperman. In one of the books he says he can write a thousand word article on any word you give him. For some reason he picked the word “green� in the story. Green. What an appropriate word for March and April. Spring. St. Patrick’s Day. But I am not going to give you a thousand words. St. Patrick’s Day is the first thing that pops into my mind when I think green. (Well, that and the Jolly Green Giant.) The wearin’ o’ the green. Rivers colored green. Grren drinks. Even some food is tinted green – although usually green food is a real turn
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off. But on St. Pat’s Day – anything green goes. Then there’s Easter, and Easter egg hunts, and that green grass they put in the Easter baskets. They have pink “grass� now, but I don’t like it. Grass should be green. Peter Rabbit did not go hopping down a pink bunny trail. It was green. And speaking of grass makes me think of Spring. The fresh bright green of the leaves of the Spring flowers poking up from the earth. Crocuses. Daffodils. Tulips. Violets and Spring beauties. Dandelions. The new leaves budding out on the trees and bushes. I love Spring. And what I love most – besides the warmer weather – is all the green after a winter of browns and grays
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Customer Appreciation I’ve interviewed a number of shop owners over the past few years. One thing they all have in common is their love of their customers. Each and every one of them told me stories of people who came into their shop as a customer – and left as a friend. “Making money isn’t what it’s all about,” one lady said. “Making people happy and helping them find what they’re looking for – that’s what it’s about. A common misconception a lot of us have is that someone who owns a craft store is lucky because they can obviously do all the crafting they want. They have all the supplies right there at their fingertips. What they don’t have, though, is time. One owner told me she didn’t think she’d worked on a single project for herself since she opened her shop. After
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the store closes, these people have to go home – or stay late in their office – and work on the business side of the job. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for personal crafting. Often the only crafting they get done is making samples for their shops. Not that anyone has ever complained. It’s easy to see how much these people love their jobs. I’ve never met a shop owner who closed her doors because she got tired of the business. Those who have closed have
done so because of age, illness or the economy. Another thing these folk all have in common is advertising with The Country Register. Many shop owners I have only been able to meet by phone as I do an interview. Their shops I have only been able to experience online. But the beauty of the shops and the warmth of their owners is not lessened by distance. I can feel the excitement for their particular crafts and
their desire to share it with others over the phone line. As the days grow longer – and warmer, thank goodness! – and you begin to think about venturing out and about - pick up a copy of The Country Register and visit some of the shops you find advertised inside. If you’re visiting another state, check online for a copy of that state’s Country Register. Many of them have online editions in pdf format. And if you happen to be going to one of the states that does not offer an online version, you can find their contact info and request a copy be mailed to you. Always remember to tell the shop owners or their staff that you found out about them by reading The Country Register. They make the paper possible and is their gift to you.
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MacGyver Would Be Proud I’m all about gadgets. I love electronics, apps for phone and tablet, and there are two drawers and a pitcher on our kitchen counter full of utensils. I’m well fixed for knitting do-dads, too. I enjoy and use them, but some of my best tools weren’t found in yarn or craft stores. Here are a few of my favorites: Zipper Bags – I’m not sure I could knit without plastic zipper bags. The gallon sizes will hold a large project in progress, yarn for a project and anything else you think will fit in one of these lovelies. Smaller sizes work for smaller projects, leftover yarn, any necessary notions and the odd peanut butter sandwich when you take
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to keep pages from getting separated or hold the edges of two knitted pieces for sewing together. You can also improvise a yarn bowl by clipping one on the side of a small box or bowl and feeding the yarn through the handle. Snap Hair Clips – Snap hair clips are the perfect way to secure the outside end of a skein of yarn that was wound on a ball winder. We’ve all been in that situation. We’re in the middle of a project, pulling our working yarn from the inside, when suddenly, that outside tail goes “rogue” and starts to wind around the working yarn. Secure a hair clip on your “outside tail” and you’ll never have that problem again. Binder Rings – A small binder ring can hold a lot of stitch markers in your gadget bag or hold several sheet protectors with patterns together in one spot. Hard Back Book – Need a lot of fringe for a tassel or other project? Wrap your
yarn around a hard back book, securing the end along the side where the book opens. When you’ve wrapped it around the book as many times as you need, you can easily cut the strands with a pair of scissors along the same side where you started. Bingo – your strands will be the same length. So I challenge you to think outside your gadget bag and come up with your own solution to your project needs. Remember, the latest and greatest knitting gadgets may be fun and useful but your favorite tools might just be in your desk or kitchen drawer! –Andrea Springer blogs at www.knittingsavant.com where she helps folks remember that they have everything they need to be successful in knitting and in life. You can share comments or ideas with her at andrea@knittingsavant.com or follow Knitting Savant on Facebook and Twitter.
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Becoming a Writer As a board member of Washington State Quilters, a card-carrying member of local quilt group “Fat Quarters” and a chaser of ribbons, I had a lot of experience helping put quilt shows together. When asked by Beth Camp, a fellow board member and published author, to help write an article on quilt shows, I said, “Yes,” and then thought to myself, I should have said “No.” I was both honored and intimidated. I had written poems and stories my entire life but most ended up in the garbage. I didn’t think I was very good and never showed anyone my work. I was a “closet writer.” After much work and exchanged ideas, the article was conceived. It was a good article and The Country Register published it. Even though Beth and I shared billing, I was now a published author. The state was pure euphoria. A few people who saw it called with nice things to say. I couldn’t believe I was actually in print. My words. My ideas. There for everyone to see. Since I was a quilter, I decided to write an article by myself. I wrote one titled “Becoming a Quilter” and sent it on to Beth for her comments. She liked it and encouraged me to send it on to my local Washington, Oregon and Idaho The Country Register. Within a few hours, I got an email back. They liked it and were going to publish my story. Oh, the joy! Oh, the honor. When it came out in print, I cried. There, my words on paper lay for everyone to see. Not only that, they wrote a
by Nancy Hartley little at the end about me along with my email address. Readers e-mailed me and we exchanged comments, stories and lives. I felt famous. I needed to send in another story. Then I received Country Registers from other states. As other Registers picked up my story, they sent me a copy. As the weeks progressed, I got comments from all over the United States and Canada from people who had read my story; my stack of papers was ever growing. I decided to write another story. It was published. Then another—and now they have published nine pieces of my life and turned me into an author. Nearly three years later, I am almost finished with my first novel. Those who have read it love what I have written. I am also working on a “Basket Case” book on how to make fabric wrapped baskets. Some day when my novel is in print and is being made into a movie, I will stand at an awards show and say, “Thank you, Country Register, for turning me into an author. I couldn’t have done it without you!” Are my dreams too big? Who knows? –Nancy Hartley is from Spokane, WA. She describes herself as a jack-of-all-trades whose journey through life still has a lot to teach her. Everything interests her and she loves taking classes to meet new people as well as learn new things. She took on sky diving a few years ago. This relatively new quilter and basket maker is now learning to paint. Most importantly, Nancy says life is good. Contact her at 2nancyhartley@gmail.com.
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by AnnMarie Rowland
A Little Madness The ritual phone conversation with my mom is one that has become a race to see who can get the call dialed first, each of us waiting until we’re certain that the other is awake and the first cup of coffee is out of the way; on the first day of Spring, her favorite season. I dial the phone. Caller ID tells her it’s me, so instead of “Hello.”, she begins reciting the little poem at the same moment that I do. “Spring has sprung, the grass is riz…” Now, the next line should be “Wonder where the birdies is.” But instead, we have each rehearsed our own version. As her voice chirps, “I know where my daughter is!” Mine muses, “Have you any crocuses?” We fall into laughter and wish one another a happy first day of spring. If this seems a little mad, that’s ok. Emily Dickenson said, “A little madness in the spring is wholesome even for a king.” You’re in good company if these early days of warmth and sunshine have you feeling a bit giddy. I took a walk down the hill to the river a few days ago. Just enough snowpack remains in the valley here to make walking easy, but at the river’s edge, where the relative warmth of the water helps to melt it away, I was able to catch the wonderful scent of the earth with the sun shining down upon it. Tiny paw imprints marked the places where raccoons, skunks, opossums and deer had made their way to the edge of the water as well, to have a sip of springtime. I watched squirrels chase around after one another in their springtime ritual, and just stood still to let birdsongs fill the otherwise quiet.
It was still cold, and that is good. In each place where a blade of grass hung toward the water, droplets had collected, then more droplets, until all along the edge of the river was a fringe of ice ornaments that resembled “ShinyBrights”, the old-fashioned glass Christmas baubles that my parents kept from the 40’s; narrow at the top, then wider, then cinched in at the waist, wider again, and tapered to a point just above the surface of the river. The sun shone through them and it was spectacular. Only in spring. The sap is running in the maples now, sending maple syrup makers into the woods as well to collect as much as they can in the short time available. Sapcicles hang from branches, just out of reach, reminding us that we can’t have everything. Yes, spring is here. It’s time to get the garden tools out, wipe them off, clean up the yard, and get ready to get our knees dirty again. Even if you don’t have a garden of your own, look for a way to spend a little bit of extra time outside. Get a little bit of earth on you. Drink it in. Author Margaret Atwood wrote; “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” If that’s madness, then I’m all for it. –AnnMarie Rowland is a Master Gardener, writer, and touring singer-songwriter from Michigan. Contact her through her website, www.annmarierowland.com
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Wit and Wisdom
By Judyann Grant
He Knows Each One by Name Early one spring morning, my youngest daughter and I participated in a guided tour of bird habitats and sanctuaries scattered along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The sun, rising in the clear blue sky, promised a perfect day to explore the surrounding creeks, swamps, bogs, woodlands and thickets. While we shared a love of birds, we were amateurs at identifying our winged friends. Attentively, we followed along behind Bill, the trail guide. Every now and then Bill stopped in his tracks, swiveled his head and scanned the area. “Hear that?” he would ask. After we made our guesses as to what bird it was, he would introduce us to the songster. Near a wooded area, we heard a rhythmic thrumming – the sound of a pileated woodpecker. We tromped through the woods until we came to a dead tree pockmarked with rectangular holes. The woodpecker had excavated the cavity in his search for insects. Bill was on a first-name basis with every bird we found. He taught us to look for killdeers who nest among the rocks . . . orioles whose pouch-like nests swing from the limbs of maple trees . . . and kingfishers who nest in riverbanks and scan the shallows for fish. Bill had a knack for finding even the most elusive birds. Knowing their habitats and habits helped, as did his study of the birds during the changing seasons. Most importantly, he knew each bird by their song. He knew the wik-wikwik-wik of the flicker and the per-chik-o-
ree of the goldfinch. Even birds in the same family were no problem for him be it a tree sparrow, field sparrow, chipping sparrow or swamp sparrow. From long acquaintance, he instinctively recognized their flash of color, melody and distinguishing characteristics. It was no secret that Bill loved the birds and had dedicated his retirement years to learning all he could about them and sharing that knowledge with others. It comforts me to know that we, too, have a Guide Who knows all about us. He knows where we live. He knows our habits and our changing moods. He knows what makes us sad and what makes us happy . . . what makes us cry and what makes us sing. He knows what we need and when we need it. He knows our voice and the deepest desires of our hearts. Best of all, He knows us by name, and He loves us. St. Augustine put it best when he said: “He (God) loves each one of us, as if there were only one of us.” Now, I have the privilege of passing on the love and knowledge of birds to my grandchildren. I call their attention to the cardinals, jays and chickadees that visit the feeder. We scan the nearby trees and bushes, looking for mourning doves, finches and flickers. Together we look and listen and learn about the birds and about our Heavenly Father Who created such a diversity of feathered friends. -Judyann Grant, her husband Don and family, enjoy spending time in a nearby woodland park, identifying birds and other wildlife that cross their path.
I’ve been contemplating time. I shouldn’t because, being time, it travels as it ever has, passing at its own pace without any thought of what I think. Which is as it should be. I’m pondering that time has layers. It has the top strata, the most simple. Be here at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. That bill is due by next Tuesday. The casserole bakes for half-an-hour. These things are inherently easy to behold if you just keep up with each one, fulfilling each need as required. Then there is the undercurrent beneath that. The one where I look forward to January for the fresh, new year. I take a few deep breaths, turn around a couple of times and March is flowing into April with nearly a quarter of that year slipped silently into the past. Suddenly, the car is due for inspection once again. The garden is finishing up even though it seems like we just planted it. Even then, it is easy enough to just grin and laugh at myself. After all, I am not the first human being, nor the last, to get immersed in life and lose track of time. And it is time that I’m grateful to have had, especially with the luxury of it passing smoothly enough that extra attention wasn’t necessary. This affirmation eases the mind when another year is spent and then another until somehow a decade and half had dripped away, one second at a time. Which brings me to the deepest layer. The one where time weaves a blanket. It is this warmth deep inside that redeems us when it seems the world is spinning far too quickly. It is this genuine energy that reminds us who we truly are just in case we’ve forgotten. The beauty of this level of time is that it doesn’t ask permission or give advance notice of its presence. It requires something seemingly insignificant to spark it, and when it arrives, it slips past every emotional defense. It demands that you feel it,
By Kerri Habben
breathe it in right then and it quietly glides the answer to every question into your bones. In that moment, you are utterly and completely alive. You are a combination of sadness and joy, dormancy and vitality. You are everything you have ever been and everything that has ever mattered most to you. My mother and I had a moment such as this on a late winter day at the Farmer’s Market. There we bought red onions and rutabaga. We talked about how empty the market was due to the season and smiled as we compared the dearth to spring and summer’s abundance. We said the time of peaches and blueberries would roll around before we knew it. We walked across the parking lot to the fish and seafood restaurant, ordered and received our meal at the counter. It was as ample and delicious as always. I saw the man in the plaid shirt as I was refilling our cups with sweet tea. Through shorter in height, his stance, white hair and attire reminded me of my Dad. I brought the tea back to our table. “Kerri,” Mom said. “Look at that man over there. He’s even holding his arms the same way. “I know,” I answered. “I saw him.” We looked at each other and smiled wistfully at each other with tears glazing our eyes. “Fifteen years, soon,” Mom shook her head slightly. I responded on a wisp of a sigh, “Or perhaps it was yesterday.” –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. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be contacted at elhserenade@earthlink.net.
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INDIANAPOLIS Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows www.toteshows.com
18th Annual Spring Indianapolis
Bead, Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show Indiana State Fairgrounds - Ag/Hort. Building 1202 E. 38th Street - Indianapolis, IN
April 01-03, 2016 Friday & Saturday= 10AM-6PM Sunday= 11AM-5PM Admission $5.00 - Ticket good all three days.
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Gem & Jewelry Show - April 1st - 3rd This unique show features jewelry makers, gold and silversmiths from all over the United States that can size, reconstruct, repair, design or make original jewelry from customer selected gems, stones, opals and crystals on the spot. Wire wrap, wire sculpture, stone beads, pearls, stone setting, southwestern jewelry, amber, opal, fossil and mineral dealers will be featured as part of the show. The dealers are hand picked for the quality of their work. Hourly door prizes are awarded. Grand Prize (A Ring/with a precious stone) to be awarded on Sunday evening. You do not have to be present to win the Grand Prize. The Indiana Bead Society & The 500 Earth Sciences Club (the local Gem & Mineral Society) will have displays at the
show. You can visit their displays and find out about the clubs and all their great activities. Silversmithing classes will be available continusly each day at the show taught by Jerald Day. Come to the Indiana State Fairgrounds - Agriculture/Horticulture Building 1202 East 38th Street in Indianapolis April 1st - 3rd. Admission is $5.00 and your ticket is good all three days. Children under age 16 receive free admission. This show is fun for the whole family. This year the show is in a larger Building with more dealers and more choices. The Indiana State Horse Showwill be at the Fairgrounds at the same time as our show. Come to our show and go see the horses.
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COR YDON - EV ANSVILLE - GEORGETOWN - WASHING TON CORYDON EVANSVILLE ASHINGTON
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March 10th through March 12th We live with buttons all our lives, rarely giving them a second thought. They are there simply to fasten our attire, a useful tool. But, in truth, buttons are little jewels to be treasured. For generations, households have saved old buttons, in the expectation of using them again, or out of sentiment, or sometimes just because they were too pretty or too fine to throw away. Button collectors of today value buttons for their artistic beauty and appeal, the varied subjects depicted, and the rich history they record. Pick a subject, any subject and it can be found on a button. Name any material and it has been used in Button production. To experience the hobby of button collecting first hand come to the annual Indiana State Button Show. We welcome the novice, the crafter and the curious. Competitive trays will be on display. Sixteen dealers from eleven states will
have antique and collectable buttons for sale. The Indiana State Button Society Show & Competition will be held Thursday, March 10th 4:00 – 6:00p.m. Friday, March 11th 1:00—5:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 12th 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel, 2544Executive Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46241. Admission $3. Visit the Indiana State Button website at www.indianabuttonsociety.org. More information about the depth and breadth of button collecting can be found on the National Button Society website at www.nationalbuttonsociety.org. Tidbits of button history, photos, connections to nearby clubs, and show schedules are provided there. –Buttons Descriptions: Boy in Boat Vintage Glass, Pearl with Cut Steel Clover, Cherry Red Carved
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The Vintage Revival Comes Alive in Walla Walla, WA Love of Junk – June 17 - 18 The revival of all things vintage is in full swing across North America and across the sea as well. Those with an ear to the ground for trends and an eye for spotting good bones to achieve them are leading the way and inspiring others. By creatively reviving relics from the past, a fresh look is being created for decor in the 21st century making good use of what was once discarded. New vocabulary has been invented to describe what is happening: Upcycle, Repurpose, Deconstruct, etc, and spell check has yet to catch up! Vintage Revival is the most userfriendly trend imaginable. Anyone can get involved at some level with only a few basic tools and supplies such as a paint brush and hammer. Cash-strapped young couples and single mothers are often the most motivated, but even those in the midst of unrelated careers are discovering the satisfaction of taking something on its way to landfill and reviving it to be more beautiful or functional than it ever was before. And with pieces 'in the rough' affordable and plentiful, many are even making a business of it, opening stores or a mall booth, or joining in pop-up vintage shows. Through many decades, my own experience has been in creating businesses, Upon spotting an empty retail location I would imagine what business I would put in that location. In the 1960's, I actually started making some of them happen, beginning with the first ceramic studio in Prescott, AZ. A love of sewing and crafting, an art minor along with a science major in education, somehow all
led to a shop called The Country Goose in Phoenix, followed by Gooseberries Tea Room & Gift shop, which was also in Phoenix. Being in business led to starting yet another, The Country Register newspaper chain. We needed a way of advertising as did other locally-owned related shops and shows. With this great
avenue for promotion in place, we were soon producing the first school arts and crafts show and then the first arts and craft home show in Arizona. The Country Register expanded across the nation as a trusted and reliable source for gift shops, craft malls, festivals and other events, antiques, collectibles, tea
rooms, and quilting businesses. Because we were already established as quilting evolved and bloomed into many shops and shows, this niche newspaper thrived when others didn't survive. Tea rooms started to be fewer in number and gift shops went from 'country' to more upscale offerings over the years. Those who did not reinvent themselves or at least adjust, did not survive as trends and
eras came and went. Antiques enjoyed a heyday and then came the economic downturn several years ago. What at first seemed like a smorgasboard for dealers as people downsized, ended up overwhelming a dwindling market. People were having to let go of collections and even family heirlooms as they could no longer afford the space to enjoy or store them. This reversal in supply and demand led to a drastic drop in pricing. That created the opportunity for a revival in interest in vintage, midc e n t u r y, industrial, and plain old junk. Junk! That is a really good word that everyone understands. To make use of what was now so available, the concepts of upcycling and repurposing surged. This trend was soon forming a whole new industry. How long it lasts will depend on how creative people continue to be. I see it growing, not letting up any time soon. Washington state has been a leader in the Vintage world, spawning some of the very first shows. New Vintage shops are continually opening there, something that is happening elsewhere as well as the trend spreads and takes hold. Chalk paint has played a big part in creative refurbishing and provides an endless opportunity for one-of-a-kind merchandise for the shops and shows. The Country Register is perfect for connecting a perfect readership for these unique shops and shows, with an audience primed and eager for them. I was on the farm of my oldest daughter and her farmer husband in Washington one summer four years ago.
by Barbara Floyd We talked often about ways to sustain life on the sixty acre farm on the outskirts of Walla Walla they had bought a few years before that.. As was my nature, by summers end, I had envisioned a business for them. I announced they had the perfect set-up for a Vintage Show. Now this was my daughter who really did not like my various shops nor did she enjoy the arts and crafts shows in our home when she was young and volunteering her services at the local hospital. But, she loves vintage, mainly mid-century and the industrial look, so she was intrigued and my son-in-law was good with the idea. I volunteered or was volunteered to pull it together and it has been my joy to do so each year. They had everything needed to make it work. Big barn buildings, four mowed acres of green grass, large camping areas, and plenty of parking. We launched the concept by painting the doors of their century old farmhouse turquoise for an inspiring, updated touch of vintage before I left. I went back to Phoenix in the fall full of ideas and started the process of finding vendors, vintage trailer boutiques, lining up food trucks, and a chalk paint dealer. A name was selected, our web site established and the date for our first show was set within a few months.. This June 17-18, 2016 will be our fourth annual Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market. The first event was successful and each year the attendance has grown. The Swenson Farm is a picturesque setting, with its great barns and green pastures backed by the Blue Mountains. Many of the vendors camp with us during the show. More than half of the vendors are indoors and the others set up on the grassy area adjacent to the barns. There are on-going chalk painting demos in one barn. Walla Walla is a destination town, a city known for outstanding food and wine. The Swenson farm is sur rounded by over 150 Wineries. Historic Whitman Mission is near the farm as well as Blue Mountain Lavender Farm where you can pick your own lavender in June. You will love visiting the vibrant downtown area of Walla Walla with restaurants that are award-winning on a national level. Come and enjoy all this and more that the Southeastern corner of Washington State has to offer and get in on our fun on the farm and in the barn. Follow us on FB to see our updates and fun creative inspiration posts. Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market. Our web site has photos posted fromeach year's show and offers more information: www.loveofjunk.com. –Barbara Floyd, Founder of The Country Register, Inc. retired four years ago from active publishing and enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and loves spending time with family and friends. Her volunteer job of co-ordinating Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market keeps her winters busy in Phoenix, her home for over 50 years. She can be reached at barbara@countryregister.com.
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Bunnies and Chicks Easter is the only time of year when bunnies lay eggs. I can’t remember how old I was when I realized this was not normal. I loved coloring the eggs on the Saturday night before Easter. Mom usually bought one of those egg-dye kits. My sisters and I would put on our jammies and gather in the kitchen. At first we really tried to use those utensils they gave you to pick up the eggs out of the dye. But that took to long, so we ended up just picking them up out of the dye with our fingers. We had pastel fingertips for days. As we grew older, Mom let us experiment with colors and designs, using the wax crayon that was also provided in the egg-coloring kit. We came up with a purple one year that can only be described as puce. Or maybe eggplant.
by Jo Branham But why does the Easter Bunny bring Easter EGGS? While I’ve wondered about it for a number of years now, I only recently took the time to look into it. It is believed the Easter Bunny first arrived in the United States in the 1700s with German immigrants settling in Pennsylvania. They brought with them their tradition of an egglaying hare called Osterhase. The children would leave out carrots and make nests for Osterhase to lay colored eggs in. Eventually the custom grew and spread across the US. Nowadays, you’ll often find there’s as many chocolate or plastic candyfilled eggs as there are the traditional variety. Speaking of candy, jelly beans became associated with Easter in the 1930s. Chocolate eggs rose to
popularity in Europe in the 19th century. And the top-selling non-chocolate Easter candy is: Peeps. My favorite: Robin’s Eggs – pastel colored candy-coated chocolate. There are a couple of Christian traditions and legends regarding the Easter egg. In ancient times, eggs symbolized fertility and rebirth. The early Christians of Mesopotamia dyed hard boiled eggs red to represent Christ’s blood shed on the cross; the shell represented the tomb; and the cracking of the shell, Christ’s resurrection. Another legend says that Mary Magdalene went to the Roman Emperor and stated, “Christ has risen.” The Emperor pointed to an egg on the table before him and replied, “Christ is no more risen than that egg is red.” The egg immediately turned blood red. As we munch on our Easter goodies, let’s not forget what the holiday is really about. It isn’t about bunnies or candy. It’s not about new outfits or hats. It’s about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is risen. Hallelujah!
Spring has arrived!