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Editors’ Corner Fall is Our Favorite Time of Year
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If you are a long time reader you probably remember that fall is our favorite time of year! The crisp cool mornings, the vibrant fall colors and all the wonderful choices in décor for yor home are beautiful. Fall make us want a new wreath for the front door, a center piece for the table and the newest colors in table linens. With the change of seasons you will also find the biggest change of the year in the shops. They have stocked up on fall items and are introducing holiday and Christmas products as those holidays grow closer. When you see in the shop ads, “New Items Arriving Daily,” never is this statement more true than this time of year. The upcoming last 4 months of the year also have the largest number of events of the year: open houses (fall and Christmas), craft, antique and quilt shows, shop hops, and fall clearance sales. See page 3 of this issue for a listing. But all of the details are in the ads – so mark your calendars accordingly. If you are one of those folks who likes to get ahead on your Christmas shopping
– now is the time to get started. Make your gift giving easier this year by visiting our advertisers! And there is no time like the present (no pun intended), when you can pick from the largest selection of the season, to get started. Our purpose in publishing The Country Register is to get you out there shopping! Our advertisers – the locally owned businesses – depend on your patronage for their success. The Country Register’s success relies on you mentioning to our advertisers that you saw their ad in our paper. We know it doesn’t seem like much and we know you think everyone else might do it so you don’t need to. However if every reader would let the shops know they appreciate the paper and that you saw their ad, it would really make a world of difference! This truly is a circle and we appreciate your help keeping the circle going. We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready for fall.
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Become Inspired
by Annice Bradley Rockwell
Decorating, Entertaining and Living in the Early American Style – Summer’s Solitude Spectacular Season of Change As the season of summer melts into fall the days end more quickly and it is a true signal of change. Our long, sunny days of summer are being transformed into vibrant, crisp autumn days that are known for being spectacular in their own way. Explosions of nature’s colors are reflected in lakes and ponds as the leaves begin to change from their lively green to the fiery hues of fall. As has always been, we take cues from nature and honor the sacred shift to the next season of the year. In our country homes the advent of autumn often means hard work. It means bringing in the harvest from our summer gardens and gathering and drying herbs for the season to come. Daylight hours are often spent tending to the chores in the yard, tidying it all up for a cooler season where we slowly begin to retreat to the interior of our homes. Simple Delights of Fall One of fall’s blessings is the gift of a crisp, cold evening after a warm, Indian summer day. As night falls the air becomes cold enough to inspire us to start a fire in the fireplace for the first time in the season. The crackling flames easily ward off the chill of autumn and the ambiance it creates within our home is like the return of a good friend. Our home’s interior benefits from this special treat and it is reminiscent of a much simpler time. For the country enthusiast decorating for the season of fall often means planning arrangements for both the yard and the home’s interior. Often, country yards can be enhanced by the addition of a large, early antique that you can fill with nature’s bountyhay, pumpkins and dried gourds. A wheelbarrow in early red or a large corn thresher in mustard would make a strong statement of fall as one arrives home. In one’s interior, simple accents of nature can be brought indoors to enliven vignettes throughout the house. Tucked in and around redware and pewter strands of bittersweet add the perfect touch of autumn. Filled to abundance, a trencher or dough box looks wonderful with an assortment of small pumpkins, dried gourds and touches of bittersweet. Handpoured candles in warm, inviting scents such as hot mulled cider or hand-churned butter can be placed in each room of the home to lend another country hint of fall. Antiques enthusiasts often await fall with a great sense of anticipation because it is a time for memorable open house events at many antiques shops. Some of these may include an outdoor show of country antiques dealers gathering together to offer country shoppers a “great deal” along with a festive fall experience. So as nature begins to signal the significant season of change, embrace all of the blessings it has to give. Surround yourself with the authentic beauty of fall and share the joy it brings with those you hold dear. – Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques in Connecticut. She is currently working on her book, New England Girl. NewEnglandGirl2012@hotmail.com
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Advertiser Index
Events Listing
Shops are listed alphabetically by location. Cities & Shops
P age # Page
Bedford ........................... 16, 17 A Harvest of Quilts Indiana Quilt Depot Beck’s Timeless Treasures The Twelve Months Christmas Bloomington ....................... 12 Fancy Works Simply Primitive The Tailored Fit Bremen ................................ 11 Country Quilt Creations Brownstown ......................... 16 Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Centerville ........................... 15 Warm Glow Candle Company Columbus ............................ 19 A Gathering of Quilts Crawfordsville ........................ 6 Harvest Inn Interior Decor/Gifts Decatur .................................. 8 Sacred Images The Homeplace Georgetown ........................... 4 The Quilting Bee Greensburg .......................... 21 Tree City Stitches Greenwood ............................ 7 Back Door Quilts Indianapolis........................... 7 Treasures of the Earth Show Kokomo .............................. 24 Quilts Along the Wildcat Lawrenceburg ...................... 14 Tri-State Antique Market Liberty ................................. 15 Pohlar Fabrics Madison ................................. 4 Fabric Shop Marion ................................... 8 Quilters Hall of Fame Martinsville.......................... 13 Berries & Ivy Metamora ............................ 15 Canal Days Monroeville ............................ 8 Red Barn Quiltery
Cities & Shops
See shop & show ads for complete details. P age # Page
Mooresville ............................ 6 Breezy Manor Farm Nashville .............................. 13 The Story Inn Wishful Thinking Nineveh ............................... 13 The Farmhouse Cafe Tea Room North Vernon ...................... 19 Sharynn’s Quilt Box Plainfield ............................... 7 Porhouse Primitives Plymouth ............................. 11 Simply Thymes 2 Richmond ............................ 15 Heartland Antique Show Roanoke ................................. 8 Renaissance in Roanoke Rome City ............................ 10 Caroline’s Cottage Cottons Rushville .............................. 20 Elizabeth’s Keepsakes In Stitches St Paul .................................. 21 Olde Barn Primitives Seymour ............................... 18 Primitive Crow Small Town Stitches Shipshewana ........................ 10 Yoder Department Store Spencer ................................ 12 Relics Antiques & More Unraveled Quilt and Fabric Store Versailles .............................. 14 The Quilter’s Nook Wabash .................................. 9 American Heritage Craft Show Heaven on Earth Nancy J’s Fabrics Washington ............................ 5 The Stitching Post
Not Classified by T own Town and Out of State Out of State ........................ 22, 23 Tour Towns .................................. 5 Web Based ........................... 22, 23
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September
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1, 2 2 6-8 7, 8 8 13-15 22, 23 22, 23 28-30
Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ....................................................................... 23 Tri-State State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ........................................... 14 Fall Open House - Harvest Inn Interior, Crawfordsville ............................ 6 Reap the Harvest Tour, Various Towns .......................................................... 5 Shed Sale - Olde Barn Primitives, St Paul .................................................... 21 Sidewalk Sale, Plymouth .................................................................................. 11 Fall Festival - Warm Glow Candle Company, Centerville.......................... 15 Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ....................................................................... 23 Treasures of the Earth Show, Indianapolis .................................................... 7
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Opens for Season - Twelve Months of Christmas, Bedford .................... 17 A Harvest of Quilts, Bedford ........................................................................ 17 Quilts Along the Wildcat, Kokomo .............................................................. 24 Canal Days, Metamora ..................................................................................... 15 Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ....................................................................... 23 A Gathering of Quilts, Columbus ................................................................. 19 Tri-State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ..................................................... 14 12/15 Modern Quilt Exhibit - Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion ................. 8 Renaissance in Roanoke .................................................................................... 8 Anniversary Celebration - Timeless Treasures, Bedford ........................... 17 Celebration of Shop Face Lift - Scrappy Patches, Brownstown .............. 16 American Heritage Craft Show, Wabash......................................................... 9
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3 8-10 9, 10 17
Holiday Open House - Berries & Ivy, Martinsville .................................... 13 Home for the Holidays Tour, Various Towns ............................................... 5 Cookie Tour - Heaven on Earth, Wabash ...................................................... 9 Heartland Antique Show, Richmond ............................................................ 15
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Stories of a Farm Wife
by Tammy Page
My Own Little Harvest
The zucchini are bloomed, picked and fried, the tomato plants are heavy with plump fruits waiting to be picked and the corn has been shucked and put away in the freezer for winter delights. In the past, our family garden was full of Kentucky Wonder green beans on the vine, Big Boy tomatoes held up by their homemade old fence cages, row upon row of Cream and Sugar sweet corn and various other veggies. Our daughter was enrolled in the garden project for 4-H plus I had grown up with my mom and dad having a huge garden every year. I remember my mom standing over a hot water bath canner while the other canner sizzled on the other burner of the stove. I had never eaten store bought green beans until I was married and ran out of my own garden beans. I thought the store-bought ones tasted awful until I learned how to season them up with bacon grease, salt and pepper and sometimes a bit of chopped onion. I also made my own grape jelly for many years from the arbor of our dear family friends, Bud and Rosemary Priest. Being a young wife and mother, I had the energy of a jack rabbit and never thought a thing about working full-time, taking care of a husband, three children, a Bassett hound all the while tending a huge garden each summer. Whew, it wears me out just thinking about it these days! Now that our children are grown and a big garden is no longer needed, we only put out a few tomato plants, some squash and a couple rows of corn. I don’t think I can ever let go the notion of having a few tomato plants each summer because as most will agree, there’s nothing better than a fresh, plump sliced tomato sprinkled with salt. It seems every summer evening meal at our house is complimented with sliced tomatoes like bread and butter used to be included in every meal when I was a little girl. On the other hand, my mother in law, Ann still cans and freezes everything she grows in her large garden. My father in law Bob at the age of 80 continues to plant leaf lettuce, radishes, spinach, potatoes, green beans and of course tomatoes. Ann has an abundance of Ball jars filled with colorful veggies stored for those delicious family meals we all have come to anticipate and love. I think most of you will agree, there’s nothing like living the farm life! -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.
Book Review –
“Settler’s Life”... by Judy Sharer
Settler’s Life is a historical, sweet romance and the first in a series titled, A Plains life. Opening in 1858, the series continues through the Civil War and beyond and is a read the entire family will enjoy from young teens to grandparents. Readers will be excited to follow the Clark family’s journey from Tidioute, Pennsylvania to the wind swept plains of Riley County Kansas. Traveling by wagon train, the family lends aid to a couple they’ve come to know who fall ill and die from water poisoning. They leave the Clark family all their earthly possessions and money enough to assist them in starting their new home. The story opens with the loss at birth of Sarah and Samuel Clark’s third child. Three months later, lifelong family friend Mark Hewitt visits and after some farm improvements, he and Samuel go on a hunting trip. While Mark returns for his canteen he left behind at their last resting stop, Samuel encounters a stagecoach in need of help. A wheel has come off and he helps them with repairs. Once the wheel is mounted, two outlaws suddenly attack the stage for the payroll it is carrying. During the shootout, Samuel kills the two men and discovers he is wounded. He asks the driver to tell the sheriff what happened so their stories match, and rides off to find Mark neglecting to tell the driver his name. Realizing he is mortally wounded, Samuel describes the attempted robbery in detail to Mark and asks him to collect the reward money for saving the payroll and killing the outlaws. He begs Mark to take care of his family. Mark promises never to tell Sarah what happened or about a deathbed promise he vows to honor. Mark has no option other to lie to Sarah; lies that will haunt him throughout the rest of the book and require him to make life changing decisions that affect Sarah and her children. Readers will be intrigued to learn if loyalty or deception prevails, what happens to the family, and how they survive a Settler’s Life. Learn more about Judy and when her next book will be released by visiting her website, http://judysharer.com. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and The Wild Rose Press website. (Print ISBN 978-1-5092-2098-4 • Digital ISBN 978-15092-2099-1 • © 2018 by Judy M Sharer) –Biography: Judy’s series is inspired by her passion for history and the simple lifestyle of settlers, a far contrast from her career of teaching computer programming and as a Director/Assistant Director of Career and Technical Education. Upon retirement from education, Judy embraced her desire to write and does so at her home in the northwestern mountains of Pennsylvania where she and her husband appreciate the outdoors as they enjoy life in a rural setting. When not writing, Judy enjoys gardening, hunting, and staying warm in front of a fire in the winter with her husband and cat, Miss Kitty. Sharer also enjoys button collecting and, upon completion of her series, hopes to return to her love of quilting.
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COUNTRY NEIGHBORS TOUR Reap the Harvest Tour September 7th & 8th We are a unique gathering of like-minded country folks, bonding together to unveil our wares and creations. Grab your family and friends for a tour of our home-based businesses in southern Indiana... Come for a visit and make a day of it in the country visiting our 13 hidden gems. Blessings friends ~the Neighbors your ! k r a s M ndar Future Tours: Cale • Home for the Holidays Tour – Nov 8th, 9th, 10th
The “Your Country Quilt Store” Stitching P ost Post Online Catalog: http://stitchingpostquilts.com A friendly country store with lots of MODA, Riley Blake, Andover and Quilting Treasures. Also 1930’s and Civil War reproduction fabrics, flannels, batiks and solids. Southwestern Indiana's LARGEST full service quilt store with over 10,000 bolts. Come see for yourself! 401 E Main St, Washington, IN 47501 812-254-6063 Like us on Facebook • Hrs: Mon - Sat 10 - 5
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"In school, you're taugh taughtt a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson." — TTom om Bode tt Bodett
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CRA WFORDSVILLE - MOORESVILLE CRAWFORDSVILLE
Breezy Manor Farm SHOP Wool Shed LOCAL All farm made Yarns, Rovings, Locks, Patterns, Woven Goods, Kits and hand-hooked rugs. SHOP US: Labor Day Weekend North Salem --------------Woolkeepers Hookin September 7th & 8th Danville 5803 E Watson Rd Mooresville, IN 317-260-0571 Friday - Monday 11-4 or by appt. Donna Jo Copeland, Farmeress
Harvest Inn Interior Décor & Gifts 1521 South Washington Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (across from Applebee's on 231 S.)
We are all about You and Your Home! 765-376-5802 • Open at 10am Tuesday - Saturday • Curtains, rugs, lamps and shades • Bedding, bed skirts, pillow shams • Garden flags, Sassafras Door Mats • Solar lanterns and garden stones • Lanterns, Luminera & Luxurylite Candles • Scarves, jewelry and purses • Rabbit Creek dips, cheese balls and Slushy drink mixes for upcoming parties • Candleberry, Crossroads, Warm Glow and Thompson Candles and crumbles
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Life In Skunk Hollow
Life on Breezy Manor Farm by Julie A. Druck
Like A Child
Every few months, my husband and I have the opportunity and privilege to spend time at a local nursing home when he speaks at their afternoon church service. I am always struck by observations of the life going on all around us in that little chapel: • one in a bright green hat, constantly shuffling through the coupon papers that she takes with her everywhere • one patting his knees in time to the music • one – who can’t remember what to do with a piece of communion bread – but can sing every line of “Amazing Grace” from memory • one who gives my handsome husband a flirtatious wink! • one with fire-engine red lipstick, always a smile on her face for everyone • one who consistently greets you with a little wave and an offer to dance • one who has no legs but uses hands to greet the others • one who can no longer see but willingly passes out song books for those who can • one who delights in kissing your hand as if you were royalty Besides all this, there’s laughter and crying and clapping and snoring and smiles and interruptions and joy and singing and fussing. It’s childhood, all over again. And we say, “it’s so sad” . . . but I wonder, is it? I’ve heard it said by some that lives like these hold no purpose. But could it be, that the purpose is to show the rest of us that there is joy in being childlike once again? That having to trust because one has no other option, can be freeing. That being cared for may be humbling, but doesn’t have to be humiliating. That being joyful in spite of the loss of so many things, is good for the soul. Maybe, after all, we’re actually the ones who are missing out . . . and what we hold as our purpose in life is not nearly as meaningful as the joy - and beauty - of a childlike spirit. –Julie Druck is from York, Pennsylvania, and writes from her farm in Skunk Hollow. She’d welcome your comments at thedrucks@netzero.com.
Recipes From Breezy Manor Farm
Mom’s Green Beans & Biscuits
We ate gallons of these growing up and still do! Seemed like there was always a big pot simmering on the back burner of my Mom’s Tappan range. Break about a gallon of green beans, wash. Scrub about a half gallon of red potatoes, quarter. Take 2 large onions, peel and cut up. Wash and quarter a half gallon of ripe garden tomatoes. Put in a large pot. Simmer all day. If you like, about an hour before serving, cut up some smoked sausage and add to the pot. Serve with fresh baking powder biscuits: Cut together: 2 c. flour, 2 ½ t. baking powder, ½ t. salt, 1/3 c. shortening. Add ¾ c. milk. Mix. Knead for a bit on a floured surface. Cut out biscuit rounds and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 475 for 11 to 15 minutes. from: Donna Jo Copeland, farmeress/fiber artist and owner of Breezy Manor Farm
Challenges
by Donna Jo Copeland
I don’t like to complain. As my farmeress ancestors did I try to work thru the bad, rejoice in the good. However, this summer has nearly broke my resolve, my soul. In step with most of the Earth, the temperatures here in central Indiana have hovered near the extreme in heat and humidity. My dehumidifier has churned out 5 gallons of water nearly everyday. Even on cooler days when the temperature is in the mid 80s the dampness remains to haunt my old farmhouse. Box fan run continuously in the sheep and bunny barns. To conserve energy I only turn my small fan on at night as I try to sleep in my attic bedroom. My 160 year old farmhouse is at the center of my despair. Floor joists have given way—not to vermin but to dampness. Those poplar 2x12s have tried their best for over a century and a half. A very kind and knowledgeable man is working to replace and repair in his spare time. Cutting out the floor and joists with a chain saw so he has room to work has been frightening. As of this writing, the entire center of one room is gone—and letting in mice by the zillions. I don’t know what is keeping the house standing. Hope the walls are holding hands very tightly! This old farmhouse has been saved twice before. It was used as a corn crib during the Great Depression and then again set abandoned several years before I bought it (and the groundhog living under the kitchen sink!). I lost one of my mouser kitties last week due to the heat and old age. My younger kitty can’t keep up with the mice invasion. But she tries. When all is fixed and tight again a visit to the local humane society is on my list. The room under repair is my wool storage room so everything had to come out to be stored throughout the house—the garage and barn are for hay storage. As I have three fiber shows coming up in September I need to keep working. I carve out small spaces for loom, hooking and spinning wheel. Telling myself it will be over soon. It’s the end of July but winter looms on the horizon. Along with my dear Irma Jean I also lost Galahad. He was one of my old wethers, my last Blue Face Leicester sheep. The last of the first bunch of sheep I brought here. He wandered off into the tall nettles to die. As the ground is so damnably hard I didn’t try to bury him but gave him back to nature. Galahad was extremely gentle and kind. Loved people, especially kids. I miss him terribly. Too much rain and cold temperatures this spring made for tough early hay. Extended dry and heat haven’t made much second cutting. Praying for a break so I can get in winter hay. I am sure the cost will be horrendous. With the heat wool sales have been dismal. Hoping for a great fall season. If not , twill be a lean winter. My animals have to be fed first. Repairs planned for barn and fence have to be put off for a while. Hoping all holds together. And tomorrow is a better day! Farm life alone isn’t easy or for the faint of heart. You have to pull yourself up every morning. Say prayers of thankfulness every evening. Somehow find the strength to face each new challenge. Find love and solace in the nuzzles of bunny and sheep. I do so love how they are always happy to see me. And their treasures they share—love , wool, snuggles—are abundant. This life of mine isn’t what I had planned. But it’s a good life. Mountains and valleys. Sunshine and shadows. And through it all, tears of happiness and contentment fall down my cheek. Some days my soul soars. Some days are just hard. But, I am a farmeress. –Donna Jo Copeland, farmeress of Breezy Manor Farm, Mooresville, IN. Where she farms with her sheep and goats and bunnies.
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GREENWOOD - INDIANAPOLIS - PL AINFIELD PLAINFIELD
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
Plainfield, IN on Historic U.S. 40 (one mile West of downtown) Open 7 days 10 - 5
Dealer 503 in 1st aisle in Decorator Mall
Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows www.toteshows.com
20th Annual Fall Indianapolis
Bead, Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show Indiana State Fairgrounds - Northwest Pavilion 1202 E. 38th Street - Indianapolis, IN
Sept. 28 - 30, 2018 Friday & Saturday= 10AM-6PM Sunday= 11AM-5PM Admission $5.00 - Ticket good all three days.
Under 16 Free
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Historic Roots of Current Painted by Dave Emigh Furniture Trend You would almost have to be blind not to notice the current painted furniture trend. It is everywhere from antique stores to vintage shops to anywhere that upcycled and repurposed furniture is sold. Design and furniture stores are currently selling painted and ‘distressed painted’ furniture that are direct from the factory. So let’s take a look painted furniture… Wait a minute, Dave, Shady Lawn Antiques is known as a regional destination for restored/refinished oak furniture and you are going to write about painted furniture? Yes, I want to address the painted furniture trend because it has both historic roots and it is currently quite popular. So almost any antique mall, vintage and/or design store has multiple painted pieces of furniture on display. That furniture ranges from painted “some time” ago to the paint is barely dry. Although it may seem like painting furniture is a recent trend, that is far from the fact. The tradition of painting furniture dates to the earliest days of the American colonies in the 1600s. A coat of ‘whiting’ was applied to the furniture to even out and smooth the surfaces before decorative paint was added. Even today, an occasional piece of “painted” furniture from Tacoma’s Pacific Furniture Company can still be found. In the early 1900s, the Pacific Furniture Company finished some of their furniture with an opaque glaze. Then a dark stain was applied with a graining tool to create the look of oak. This furniture often has a black-stenciled mark: “PAC OAK” (for Pacific Oak finish) on the back. Pacific Furniture applied this “painted” finish when a piece was built from several different types of wood or when they thought that it enhanced the look of the finished piece of furniture. In fact, isn’t that the reason that people currently paint furniture–to enhance the look? We have had an early 1900s Kitchen Queen that was painted an off white color. The fact that “ivory” was stenciled on the back indicates that it was painted at the factory. So, some antique furniture came with an ‘original’ painted surface. In the early 1900s, furniture was painted to freshen it up or to blend it into a new décor. Sometime in the 1920s, my grandmother painted a 1890s Oak Eastlake buffet that was at her cabin. She painted it green with black trim and purple on the inside–I often wondered if she had the paint or if she selected the colors? My friend and neighbor has quietly built a reputation as the premier local restorer of just such early 1900s painted furniture. He and his wife have a knack for finding early, often primitive, painted pieces of furniture. Along the way, they have also developed a vision for repurposing these pieces. They might add vintage wheels and a reclaimed wood top to an old industrial counter to create a kitchen island. On an ‘open shelf ’ piece they might add doors. They often have to add or match paint to make the whole project visually coherent. Their pieces have always been both—painted “some time” ago and on some boards the paint is barely dry. There is no end to the varieties of historically painted furniture. –Dave Emigh and his wife Jill are the owners of Shady Lawn Antiques in Walla Walla, WA. A professionally trained woodworker, Dave specializes in the restoration of oak furniture. Shady Lawn, 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.
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Kissed Quilts
by Marlene Oddie
Fall Festival Time It is that time of year when the colors appear, a cool crisp morning bites our senses and harvest time reminds us of the bounty we have been given to make it through the winter. Island Batik once again has curated a beautiful collection called Pumpkin Patch that will be releasing at market in October. This is my new design, Fall Festival, using the Pumpkin Patch collection and a few blenders. This pattern could be used as a block of the month (4 blocks and assembly) or simply a pattern to make on your own. You might even consider joining with a group of friends and each making leaves, pumpkins and acorns and then swapping to create a real variety of colors and fabrics. Maybe bring some fat quarters and play a game of Trader’s Dice to expand your own variety of fabrics to use in the blocks. The center block represents a sunflower and tossed leaves surround it. In the outer round are pumpkins and acorns. This would make a great table topper or a colorful couch throw. Ask your local quilt shop for patterns or contact me directly. When I was a child, my local school always hosted a Fall Festival. There were booths of food and various activities, including a hay bale maze in the dark, an apple bob and a dunk tank. The afternoon and evening were great fun to hang out with friends and enjoy the festivities. I hope this season you can find something local to support and enjoy. May you all have a wonderful Fall Festival Time. –Marlene Oddie 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. Follow Marlene’s adventures via www.facebook.com/kissedquilts or www.kissedquilts.blogspot.com.
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by Julie Pirtle
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Avid collectors have a penchant to have it all! Whatever it is that you are drawn to collect, chances are in your adventures you have collected duplicates. Gather your collections and sort them, putting like things together. You probably don’t need five red vintage Pyrex bowls so examine them, keep the best and release the rest. Selling the other four bowls will allow you to invest in other pieces that you are on the hunt for. If you find yourself with a huge collection that does not contain any duplicates, ask yourself if you are holding onto them because you like them or because they are just part of your collection. Keep the pieces that you treasure most. Again, keep the best and release the rest! What if your collections are not something you have gathered, but were given to you? Many times, we find ourselves the keepers of our family’s inherited treasures. Items that belonged to distant relatives are carefully packed away and follow us through our lives. Chances are you have such boxes packed away in the attic. I have had clients whose homes were overflowing with antique furniture that they felt obligated to keep because it was passed down to them. I have a thought for those of you who find yourselves in this position. You are not obligated to remain the keeper of things! If you have heirloom furniture that does not fit your style, let it go. Unpack the boxes from generations past and decide which pieces speak to you, but don’t pack them back up. If they are important enough to you to keep, then they deserve a place in your day-to-day space. Find a way to incorporate them into your décor and enjoy them! The rest of the furniture and items need to be released to the universe. Contact your relatives and ask them if they are interested in any of the treasures you are letting go of. Sell items of value. Anything remaining can then be donated to your favorite charity, giving other collectors the chance to discover them. While I am on the subject of heirloom collections, I have found a common thread among my clients that is often perplexing—silver serving collections and china. Silver and china used to be the “things” that every new bride needed. These collections were revered and proudly passed down to the generations that followed (Who, by the way, were getting their own collections of silver serving pieces and china when they got married.) Generations later, these collections have multiplied and now sit in basements and attics, unused and packed away. Maybe you have such collections and are “saving” them to pass along to the next generation. Do your children a favor and ask them if they want them. If they don’t, stop the guilt cycle of keeping things out of obligation and don’t burden them with the responsibility of doing the same. Another collection that almost everyone has way too much of is Christmas décor. We all love Christmas and the memories that it evokes. That is why going through your stash in December will never work. How can you get rid of that broken snow
globe from days gone by when Bing Crosby is singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the background? You can’t. Believe me. So now is the time to go through it all and be ruthless! While there will always be ornaments and décor that you will never be able to get rid of, most of your Christmas boxes are filled with decades of purchases that have become chipped, torn or are no longer cute. Styles change and so does your sense of décor. Let everything go that you have not used in the last couple of years. If it is important enough to keep, pack it up. You will thank yourself at Christmas time because decorating will be a breeze. Now for the tricky question. How can you display the items that you have kept? Some ideas that have worked with my clients involve decorating with them. One client had a large collection of the aforementioned silver serving pieces. They had sentimental value and so we made a beautiful wall display above her fireplace. Another client had been lugging boxes of his childhood toy trucks around for decades. They had moved with him all over the world but never came out of their packing boxes. We unpacked those boxes that had been closed up for forty years and he now displays them above his garage workbench. Both clients now enjoy these items on a daily basis as they bring joy to their lives. Being overwhelmed with an abundance of items takes the joy out of what you have so carefully collected. Challenge yourself to go through your collections. Downsizing to a manageable number of items is liberating and allows you to enjoy them again. –Julie Pirtle is a Professional Organizer and enjoys helping the "clutter challenged." She now lives in Mesa, AZ. She has been organizing her entire life and made the move to turn it into a business in 2012. Her business experience lends itself well to organizing everything from kitchens to garages. Her passion for scrapbooking and crafting has attracted many to use her skills to create functional space in the crafting room.
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Building Harmony
by Jeff Cappis
Into the future
I’ve often wondered: If you could see the future, would you really understand what is going on there? Who of us wouldn’t want to know if given the chance. To see my future, I had to meet someone else’s past. Mrs. Andolini is a neighbor of ours. She lives 2 acreages down and across the road from our place. She and Mr. Andolini came here from the old country over 50 years ago and have made quite nice lives for themselves. Except for the sound of the occasional house trashing argument, (Mrs. Andolini does have a temper), they have been pretty good neighbors. From time to time relatives from the old country come to visit and the Andolinis invite us over. I particularly enjoy Mrs. Andolini’s relatives. Many of them are very colorful people who love to share their knowledge and talents. Her uncle Francesco, for example, showed me how he could belch the alphabet. That’s what they do for fun at his vineyard. He got as far as the letter “R” and it took him trying all evening to get that far. Fun times. Her brother was an expert on wines and insisted on sampling over15 different bottles with us. Cathy and I had a fun walk home that night. So, when Mrs. Andolini’s visiting sister Iris told us she was psychic, I really didn’t expect anything too serious. “I can see things. Come,” she said in broken English, “Sit with me. Maybe we see your future.” My wife Cathy went first. She smiled at Cathy and looked at her through kind elderly eyes. After a moment, she put her hand down on Cathy’s and said with a smile, “You have a good soul. A strong soul. You will live to an elderly age and enjoy your great grandchildren. I see steady fortune in your life. You will be surround always by family and friends.” “My husband too?” Cathy asked. “Sure, why not,” Iris replied. Then she looked at me and whispered to Cathy, “But the future isn’t written in stone. You can always change your mind about him. I see a younger looking man.” Everyone laughed except me. Then came my turn. She looked into my eyes. I looked into hers. She squinted. I squinted. Her eyes went wide. Alarmed, my eyes went wide. Then her eyes went narrow and she told me to knock it off. I relaxed the eye thing and after a moment she spoke. “You are an old soul,” she said. I was flattered. “Not a very smart one though.” Insulted. “But you will have much luck.” Flattered again. “I hope it isn’t all bad.” “Is this fun for you?” I asked. “Quit talking and let me concentrate,” she demanded. I watched her for a moment as she seemed to be watching my future before her eyes. I tried not to look to intense about it, but inside, I had a laser focus on her every word. “I see you running around with your face on fire.” “What!?” I demanded. “It will probably improve your looks,” she added. Everyone laughed except me. Bummer. Well that was it. I was in a funk but tried not to show it. Luckily the evening didn’t go on too much longer. After some pleasant conversation and another glass of wine we bid them good night and began our walk. All the way home I steamed about that bitter old bitty and her two-bit prophesies. Improving my looks by burning my face? My wife finding a younger man? I think that one steamed me the most. Cathy tried to reassure me. When we got home, I went to wash up for the night and looked at myself in the mirror. There was an old man looking back at me. In that moment of insecurity, I decided to shave my beard off. It had gone grey and maybe it was time to go anyway. With the only razor blade, I had left (a dull one), I proceeded to scrape the old beard off. I nicked myself quite a few times, but my bare skin felt good. Then I applied the aftershave. Talk about running around with your face on fire! I was trying very hard not to scream but man that stuff burned! Cathy heard the commotion and ran in just in time to see me running my face under the tap. What a panic. When I was done, she wiped the water from my face with a towel and ran her had down my smooth cheeks. “You look ten years younger,” she said in a soft voice. “I change my mind about you. I’ll take this young man in front of me.” At that point I couldn’t have loved her more. I guess Iris was a psychic after all. But, instead of playing around with me like that, couldn’t she have just given me some future @#$%! lottery numbers? © 2018 by Jeff Cappis
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Over The Tea Cup
By Janet Young
Doggie Afternoon Tea As you know, if you have been reading past articles, I have been featuring unique teas that sometimes are being offered by tea establishments. So, this next tea about which I am writing certainly is in keeping with that trend, as you shall see. If you are a dog owner and a lover of tea have I found a way to surprise your dog with a very special treat! The only drawback is that you would have to travel to England to the Coed-Y-MWSTWR in order to partake of this culinary delight. Tucked away in a beautiful country setting, this 17th century Victorian mansion is now an exquisite hotel that just happens to offer an outside-the-box afternoon tea for dogs. It may be far away, but alas, it is newsworthy enough to feature the highlights of this event, in hopes that one of our elegant hotels might follow suit and provide, the same offerings here in America, or perhaps do your own take at home. Upon your arrival, you will be seated on the veranda, overlooking their well- manicured lawn and garden. This pet friendly hotel considers your pet to be a VIP (Very Important Pet), and when the tea is presented you will get that sense immediately. Your pet will be pampered with the following menu items that are all homemade: • Bacon and Peanut Butter bone biscuits • Chicken and beef meatloaf • Salmon and sweet potatoes brownies • Frozen banana and yogurt paw pops • The beverage comes in a bottle of Pawsecco or a bottle of Bottom Sniffer Beer for Dogs (It is stated that there is no beer in the beverage) Everything is made fresh to order, so it is advised that you make your reservation at least 48 hours in advance. Next your afternoon tea will be served. That is a requirement when reserving the Doggie Afternoon Tea. After you and your pet have enjoyed your afternoon tea, you can walk on the grounds to enjoy the beauty of the landscape. And, if you bring your pet’s doggie bed along, you can plan to stay the night with your pet, in a pet-friendly bedroom. What a fun, unique way to spend time with your VIP. Who knows before long that opportunity may become available in our country. Until then, perhaps this menu has given ideas that you might be able to devise your own version of a Doggie Afternoon Tea. There are many pawsabilities. So, don’t be afraid to embark on a new venture. –Janet Young is a Certified Tea and Etiquette Consultant and freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her website at www.overtheteacup.com.
Town and Country Cooking
Fall is Time for Slaw Don’t let this fall slip by without first experimenting with several varieties of that perennial picnic favorite, coleslaw. The word “coleslaw” comes from the Dutch term for “cabbage salad.” Typically, coleslaw is dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. Asian Coleslaw is an updated version of the old stand-by salad that includes a bag of ramen noodles. In that recipe, the noodles are crumbled into the salad while the packet of high-sodium seasonings goes straight into the dressing. If you think you’ll miss noodles in your updated salad, go ahead and toss in a few. Just be sure to discard the seasoning packet, because the recipe is much better without it. Marinated Coleslaw offers an interesting take on a cabbage-based salad. The hot vinaigrette cooks the cabbage ever-so-slightly before it heads to the refrigerator. Zesty Coleslaw is the most traditional of these three recipes, but a bit of lemon takes it from “ordinary” to “extraordinary.”
Asian Coleslaw 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 cup slivered almonds 16 ounces broccoli slaw mix 1 large carrot, grated 1 bell pepper, diced 3 green onions, with tops, thinly sliced 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons soy sauce 3 to 4 drops Asian hot chili sauce Scatter sesame seeds and almonds in heated, non-stick skillet. Stir constantly until seeds and almonds are lightly browned. Set aside to cool. Combine vegetables in large salad bowl. In separate dish, whisk together oil, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and chili sauce. Pour over vegetables. Chill. Just before serving, stir in sesame seeds and almonds. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
by Janette Hess Marinated Coleslaw
16 ounces shredded green cabbage 8 ounces shredded red cabbage ½ cup diced red onion 1 bell pepper, finely chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and grated 1 4-oz jar diced pimientos, drained 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil 1/3 cup tarragon-flavored vinegar 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon dry (ground) mustard ¾ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon celery seed ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper Combine vegetables in large salad bowl; set aside. Combine oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, celery seed and pepper in saucepan. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 1 minute. Pour hot marinade over vegetables. Toss to combine. Chill. Makes 14 to 16 servings.
Zesty Coleslaw 16-ounce shredded green cabbage 1 cup regular or reduced-calorie mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons prepared Dijon mustard 1½ teaspoons salt-free lemon pepper ½ teaspoon celery seed ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest Place coleslaw mix in salad bowl. In separate dish, whisk together all remaining ingredients. Add approximately ¾ cup of dressing to coleslaw mix; toss to coat. Chill coleslaw and remaining dressing for at least 1 hour. Before serving, check consistency of coleslaw and add remaining dressing, if needed. Makes 8 to 10 servings. –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.
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Susan Starnes-Liford, owner of Simply Primitive, was a labor and delivery nurse for 30 years. While this wasn’t easy work, it was gratifying in the care she gave to others. She finds that in her work of making candles and through her shop that there are also other ways to care for people. She learns the tastes and preferences of her customers, who before long are friends. Friends who keep returning and become like family. Perhaps this delightful dedication is in part why Simply Primitive was voted Favorite Gift Store for 2018 in The Herald Times. Simply Primitive is home to Hilltop Candles, which are poured on site. They are Susan’s own candle line, including tarts, potpourri, room sprays, air fresheners, and more. She began to pour her own candles over 11 years ago when she wasn’t pleased with those readily available. Her work grew into a business, which she opened 9 years ago. While it began with the candles, she added home décor, furniture, Dillman Farm Products (jams and pickles locally made), and Amish-baked good she picks up fresh every Thursday. Susan’s wonderful staff: Jazmyne, Laura, and Kayla, are happy to assist you in any way as you shop. Customers return again and again because of the excellent service they receive. Simply Primitive moved to its current, larger location about 3½ years ago. The newer site has space to pour candles and four larger rooms with furniture (spanning industrial, primitive, farmhouse, and country), lighting, kitchen items, bath items, and outside décor. Susan also carries Aura jewelry (handmade by Laura), as well as other locally made items for the home. The majority of the furniture she carries is made by 3 local craftsmen. However, it is the candles which originally sparked Susan’s interest and heart. She had long been an avid candle lover, always having a candle burning in her home to add to its warmth and welcome. One time when she had ordered candles she didn’t receive
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everything she needed. She decided to learn to prepare her own candles. After lots of mistakes and turning a friend’s kitchen curtains purple, Susan found her way to a wholesale business, which grew and then grew some more. It is a paraffin blend she uses, and her son, Zachary Elgar, helps with the candles, pouring during the night. They make jar candles, from a small size to 2gallon. In between there is a ½ gallon and a 1 gallon. The 2-gallon candle holds 1100 hours of burn time and has 12 wicks. These are a custom pour as with the duration of burning time, the purchaser must be certain of the scent. Susan carries 30 different scents from clean to baking to masculine. She finds that the baking ones are the most popular. We take the ease of modern light for granted. It is all too simple to flip a switch, and a room is flooded with it. Sometimes we forget how essence of home is created in the softness of a burning candle. It is a timeless light that connects us to those who came before us and brightens the present in a refreshing way. Add to that all of the other offerings of Simply Primitive and you have a complete shopping experience. Everyone at the shop looks forward to offering the best customer service and along the way new friendships are formed and treasures are found. A Christmas Open House at Simply Primitive will take place on Saturday, November 3, 10 am to 5 pm and also on Sunday, November 4, 12 pm to 4 pm. Please come join us and as we welcome the season together. Simply Primitive is located at 4445 IN-45, Bloomington, IN 47403. For more information, please call 812-825-9660 or go to www.facebook/simprim.
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by Marla Wilson
Kitchen Island
This kitchen island started out as an old wooden desk that I picked up at a yard sale. I felt it had some definite possibilities. It had obviously been used by a child, because it had tape stuck in many places, paint spatters and various “carvings.” When I started cleaning it up and sanding, I began to doubt my decision. I finally decided the deeper scratches and gouges added character and moved on. Sometimes that is all you can do with an old piece. After I prepped it, I removed the solid wood top and attached it to the bottom. I primed and painted the entire piece with a good quality paint and primer. Since the inside of the drawers were rough, I decided to have some fun and painted them, used pretty leafy patterned paper to decoupage them and then sprayed with clear sealer.
I normally like to use almost all salvage materials in my projects, but I really wanted this island to have a butcher block top. So, I splurged and bought one at the home improvement center, along wit swivel casters. I think the bottom shelf will be an ideal place to store cookie and muffin pans in baskets or bins. I love how it turned out!
–Marla Wilson is the owner of The Rusty Wheel. www.therustywheel.vpweb.com
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Back to School - 3rd Grade by Gayle Cranford Tri-State Antique Market
September 2nd and October 7th Join us every First Sunday, May through October for Indiana’s largest antique and vintage-only markets Browse the pickings from a Clinton County barn sale. Try on jewelry from an estate in Muncie. Decipher a signature in the right bottom corner. Admire a Civil War tintype from Lexington. Marvel at a mid-century modern lamp from Indy. Bargain for a door knocker from a Westwood Victorian. Identify a hallmark from London. Test drive a Morris chair from an Arts & Crafts bungalow. Assemble a service for eight from an attic in Dayton. Flip through a collection of postcards from your own hometown. You are sure to find a generous and eclectic mix of furnishings, jewelry, decorative arts, primitives, textiles, and collectible housewares at each market date. Military relics, architectural and industrial remnants, and garden decor are alwsways well represented as well. In addition, on display will be pop culture memorabilia ensuring something for everyone’s taste and budget. • Always the first Sunday of each month ...May through October. • Regular show hours are from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. – early bird shoppers are admitted during dealer setup anytime after 6:00 a.m. – at no extra fee! • Adult admission : $3.00……under 18 years admitted free of charge • Foul weather never cancels : over 125 indoors or undercover dealers! • Plenty of free parking, paved walkways, rest areas, modern (wheelchair accessible) restrooms and food/refreshment stands at all four midway corners. • Conveniently located on U.S. 50 at Hollywood (Casino) Parkway, just one mile west of Exit 16 off Interstate 275 (Cincinnati beltway). • Since 1985, the Market has been an important resource for collectors, dealers, decorators and all those who appreciate the character of the pre-owned and well-preserved. Early 19th century primitives to Pop Art ‘70’s: it’s hard telling what will show up next! • All merchandise is required to be at least 30 years old & out of production. We work hard to keep it limited to the “good, old stuff.” • Featured in The Country Register, Midwest Living, Country Homes, Cincinnati Magazine, Antique Trader, Antique Week and Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. Averaging nearly 3,000 shoppers and over 200 dealers each month: truly “Indiana’s largest antiques & vintage only Market!” For more information on the show visit: www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com/You may direct inquiries to: Aaron Metzger: 513-353-4135 or email: cincywam@fuse.net
Despite the fact that I am now in my early eighties, I am reminded of the excitement I always felt with hearing the cicadas chirping in late summer. That sound was the signal that returning to school was just around the corner. I loved school, even though it was also occasionally a time of stress. My teachers considered me to be a good student and I took that responsibility seriously. My goal of getting perfect grades to please my parents and teachers began in first grade. I was always a perfectionist like my father. Returning to school generated the excitement of spending time with my classmates and continuing my love of learning. Third grade was a particularly memorable year. That was the year I left the “safe,” small two-room first and second-grade school just two blocks from my home and began to walk a half mile to the big Robison School for grades three through six, although the school housed grades one through six. It was also the year I met my future husband. Our two families attended the same small Baptist Church where our fathers and his mother sang in the choir while my mother played the piano. Our fathers actually graduated from high school together. But Bob and I were just vaguely aware of each other until we attended third grade together. Things didn’t go well on the first day in the new school where I was confronted with meeting new classmates, many of whom had already attended the first two grades at Robison. During the late summer days prior to that first day, I had developed a carbuncle on the heel of one foot. My mother knew that I was too excited to stay home. Consequently, I had to wear a slipper on one foot. Of course, I was very embarrassed. Wouldn’t you know, we had an air raid drill that first day? We were required to move from the classroom into the cloak room and sit on the floor along the wall. During the time we waited for the signal to return to the classroom, Eileen Wasley circled her ears with her pointer fingers and pointed to me….indicating that she thought I was strange because I was wearing a shoe and a slipper. It was NOT a good start for me in third grade in that strange new environment. Later one day, after Bob Cranford had declared that I was his “girlfriend,” Mrs. Kennedy passed out our Weekly Readers. That week, she didn’t have enough copies for each of us, suggesting that some of us sit together to share the children’s newspaper. Bob took that opportunity to leave his desk on one side of the room and cross to my row to sit with me. Mortified, I quickly scooted to my right on the seat and knocked him onto the floor. It never deterred his amorous quest. He remained my “boyfriend” until part way through fifth grade when his family moved to Oklahoma for two years. Many of my friends attended Saturday matinees and the occasional mid-week movie at the tiny Ritz movie theater in our town. This theater and the Gable in the next town actually had belonged to Clark Gable’s uncle during an earlier time. One week during third grade, Bob invited me to go to an evening movie with him. His father dropped us off and gave Bob two quarters for our tickets and drove off to meet the rest of our parents at church choir practice. We were instructed to walk to the Cranford home, two blocks away, after the movie. I was to wait there until my parents picked me up after choir practice. The movie that night was “The Canterville Ghost, “starring Charles Laughton and Margaret O’Brien. Because I couldn’t see well if I was too close to the screen, I sat with my aunt and uncle in the center section. Bob sat with some of his friends down front. We hadn’t learned the proper dating protocol, yet. Walking those two blocks afterwards meant having to walk past a row of scary dark opened garages. We had just seen what we had considered to be a scary movie, so, just in case there were ghosts in those garages, we ran as fast as we could past the garages until we reached his house. Finally, I remember Mrs. Kennedy winding the Seth Thomas school clock every Monday morning that year of third grade. Many years later when I was the elementary art teacher in that very school, the janitor showed me a pile of the antique Seth Thomas clocks which he had found in the basement. Since the clocks were destined to be destroyed, I asked for one. Lovingly restored by me nearly sixty years ago, it graces a wall in my home today, reminding me of the year I met my husband, now deceased for nine years. Isn’t it amazing that the simple sound of chirping cicadas can bring back so many wonderful memories? –Gayle Cranford writes from her home in central Pennsylvania..
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Heartland Antique Show
Nov 17 - Wayne County Fairgrounds
Just for Fun! Be sure to attend this Country Christmas themed antique show on Saturday, November 17. The event will feature 85 Exhibitors from 14 states. Their wares will be displayed in room-setting booths decorated for Christmas. You will find feather trees, vintage ornaments, toys, and more. The dealers will, of course, showcase country furniture. Look for holiday decorating ideas: tables and centerpieces, fireplace mantels, candlesticks and lanterns. Come early for complimentary coffee and donuts. If you need sustenance later in the day, be sure to visit Willie & Red's from Hagerstown, Indiana. The pies are scrumptuous! Parking is free. Admission is $10 per adult. The show will be held in the Tom Raper Center at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond. For more info www.heartlandantiqueshow.com.
September 9 is Grandparents Day
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BEDFORD - BROWNSTOWN
Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Special Celebration - Face Lift Look Oct. 19 & 20, open 9 am Visit the shop to see our Face Lift Look & receive a fat quarter & cookie! Door prizes: Grand prize - hydraulic sewing chair, spend $200.00 to enter. 2nd - 24 x 36 Quilter Cutting Mat, spend $100.00 to enter. 3rd - Quilters Select Rotary Cutter, spend $50.00 to enter. Patchwork Club meets every 4th Sat. (*some exceptions)Sept. 22 & *Oct. 20
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Short Stories by a Mystery Book Author From the Heart
by Cathy Elliott
One of my favorite sites in Redding, California sits on the corner of Shasta and Oregon Streets. A spacious, historic building that inhabits nearly a block. The Oregon Street Antique Mall. A store that sends my antique anticipating heart racing when I step through the door. My last treasure hunt there, a lovely Roseville vase talked me into taking it home. Ridiculous, since none of my art pottery is even displayed now. They are all carefully packed in boxes. So what’s the obvious end for this piece of Apple Blossom patterned art-pottery? Easy answer. Still, I do enjoy it so much, sitting on a small table, waiting for placement. The Antique Mall’s two floors hold diverse riches. But for me, the prime attraction is Kate Barker, the winsome owner. Her welcoming style is genuine and folks flock to her store’s events & because they are delightful. And, because she supports other businesses with a passion. Historic Downtown Redding and Kate Barker have a close relationship. A couple years back, Kate & her husband, Phil Barker, had run the Oregon Street Antique Mall. But as they neared their 50th wedding anniversary celebration, Phil passed away. I watched Kate as she made the brave decision to continue running the Mall by herself. It was tough, of course. All the challenges that arose from running a business were hers to resolve alone. Before, Phil had taken care of many hard things. Now Kate took it all on her shoulders, pressing on to a path she’d never wished to walk. But Kate wanted to make Phil proud. So she dug in, orchestrating new events to draw folks to Downtown Redding, learning to advertise on Instagram, and create memes for the Antique Mall’s Facebook page. As the one-year anniversary of Phil’s departure appeared on the calendar, I longed to do something to comfort Kate. Something special to mark the day. Since she had once admired the antique, crazy quilt hearts crafted my friend Geo, I contacted her. Geo (Georgina Kosa) is a master at needlework and recycles antique crazy quilts by cutting up old quilt tops, forming small hearts or cats or Christmas stockings. The results are stunning and they are popular eBay items. I knew I’d called on the right person when Geo, touched by Kate’s story, cut into a new, antique crazy quilt to make a small heart featuring a pair of embroidered owls. It was a sacrifice of sorts. Geo may have had other plans for those owls, but she generously offered them to make something exquisite for Kate. Backing the heart with a piece of velvet from an ancient opera cloak, Geo completed it quickly so I wouldn’t miss the looming deadline. The day I gave Kate the package, Geo had referenced her eBay dealer name, lavendergatherings, in the presentation, tying fragile lavender ribbon around the outside and attaching a lavender-filled sachet. Charmed, Kate turned it over in her hands, wondering aloud, “Whatever is IN there?” She opened it with ooos and ahhs. When she read the writing on the small paper heart attached to the back – “Forever Phil + Kate” – the tears came. Because of Geo’s artistry and kindness, I was able to give Kate a unique gift to mark the day. The two owls - one larger, one more dainty – represented the perfect pair, Phil and Kate. Love remembered and love remaining. In Victorian times, when Geo’s crazy quilt top was first created, an owl symbolized wisdom, intelligence, protection, and vigilance. I realized these were all attributes and gifts I would wish for my friend Kate every day going forward. Only doubled. –Cathy Elliott is a full-time writer living in northern California Her plot-twisting works include A Vase of Mistaken Identity, Medals in the Attic, and A Stitch in Crime. Website www.cathyelliottbooks.com
A Cup of Tea with Lydia
by Lydia E. Harris
Apple-theme Teatimes
It all began with a book. And it changed my life. For my fiftieth birthday, a friend gave me If Teacups Could Talk by Emilie Barnes. This book sparked my interest in tea and serving tea. It also prompted me to write this column which has been a delightful part of my writing journey. Since it’s back-to-school time, books and apples make a fitting teatime theme. So let’s combine them for an applethemed tea. Start with Apples Fall reminds me of the Glazed Fresh Apple Cookies from my childhood. The aroma of spices, the sweet taste of apples and raisins, and the crunch of walnuts made them extra delicious. I included the recipe along with a photo of my recipe card, which was handwritten by my father decades ago. What precious memories it evokes. Of course, tea is essential. As the weather cools, a warm cup of tea makes me feel cozy inside and out. Consider a spicy blend such as Constant Comment or Chai. Or select apple-favored blends to go with your theme. Several brands offer a tasty Caramel Apple tea. For a simple teatime, serve cookies and tea. To add to the menu, include other traditional tea foods with or without apples. For sandwiches, you can use raisin bread (crusts removed) spread with whipped cream cheese. Add thin slices of a juicy red apple, and top the sandwiches with another slice of bread. Cut the sandwiches into quarters to look like books. For the scones, use a prepared mix or your favorite recipe. If you have an appleshaped cutter, use it to cut the scones into apple shapes. Otherwise, circles or squares are fine. Serve them with apple butter or your favorite toppings. Apple Smiles Thinking of books, I have spent this year writing a Grandma-and-Me cookbook. One of the recipes included is Great Grins. This would make a fun addition to your teatime. You’ll need a red apple, whipped cream cheese, and white miniature marshmallows. Quarter the apple and remove the core. Use two 1/2-inch-thick slices for each set of lips. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on one slice. Add 5 to 8 marshmallows (flat ends down) on top of the cream cheese to become the teeth. Spread cream cheese on another apple slice, and place the slice on top of the marshmallows for the upper lip. These sweet treats will make people smile. Plan Your Décor Decorating and setting the table is my favorite part, and I love to include fresh flowers when possible. But for a simple, colorful centerpiece, fill a bowl or basket with apples. Mix yellow, green, and red apples. Guests can take the apples home as favors.
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You could also add books on the table. I have many tea books, large and small. But any favorite books would carry out a back-to-school theme and spark conversation. And from the Good Book, read Psalm 17:8, which says we are the apple of God’s eye, meaning we are precious to Him. Guests An apple-themed tea works for children, adults, or families. Whether you plan a back-to-school celebration for kids or moms, a Grandparents Day tea to honor grandparents (September 9), or a harvest-thanksgiving par-TEA later this fall, consider adding apples to your menu and decorations. Fall is ripe with opportunities to harvest TEA-themed memories. I’m ready to brew a cuppa tea and plan an apple-licious teatime. Will you join me? –Lydia E. Harris wrote the book Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting. She holds a master’s degree in home economics
From Lydia’s Recipe File Glazed Fresh Apple Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 egg 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Glaze: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 cup apple juice or milk 1 cup peeled, diced apples 1 cup raisins 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 tablespoons scalded milk
Directions: Cream together the sugar and shortening. Mix in the egg. Mix together the flour, soda, salt, and spices. Blend half of the flour into the creamed mixture. Stir in the milk. Then mix in the rest of the flour. Add apples, raisins, and nuts and mix well. Drop cookies by teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake the cookies at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until brown around the edges. The cookies will still be soft. Remove cookies to a cooling rack. Spread glaze on the cookies while they are still warm. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.
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12 Months of Christmas
by Kerri Habben
Celebrates 17th Annual Ribbon Untying The Twelve Months of Christmas will celebrate its 17th Annual Ribbon Untying on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 11 am. This event is the culmination of nine months of buying, planning, and preparation on the part of owners, Pat and Randy Hutchinson, Pat’s daughter, Roxi, and their wonderful staff (Barb, Sandie, Judy, Sheryl, and Susan). Like Santa’s elves at the North Pole, they have been worked diligently to offer Bedford and customers from all around a delightful and amazing Christmas shopping experience. From décor to gifts, The Twelve Months of Christmas has everything to make this special season even more warm and enveloping. The shop is located on Bedford Square in town and includes three floors and 13,000 square feet of Christmas magic. You will be immersed in the essence of Christmas, surrounded by many different Christmas settings, vintage style ornaments, tabletop décor, and novelty lights. All around there are many kinds of Christmas trees. From Santas to nutcrackers to snowglobes to nativities, there is something for everyone who holds Christmas dear to their heart. Collectables such as Byers’ Carolers, Karen Didion Santas, Fontanini Nativities, Jim Shore designs, Egyptian Musuem Glass Ornaments, Old World Christmas Ornaments, nutcrackers by Kurt Adler, and Steinbach and Floridus elves fill the shop. They are also two lines of jewelry: Lauren Spencer’s Austrian Crystal Jewelry in Chrismas designs, and Chavez for Charity Bracelets, which donates 25 % of its gross sales to charities. You can also adopt an elf. The shop is honored to give back to the community through their Annual Art Display and Competition, which raises funds for L.I.F.E. (Lawrence InterFaith Endeavor). Pat and Randy came to be the owners of the shop in a unique way. They were in Las Vegas at Jones Christmas Shop, enjoying themselves so much they were there for four hours. Someone suggested they attend a Christmas market in Atlanta, so they did. There Pat made a list of their Christmas treasures she liked, never intending to use it. However, ultimately she had checked the list twice and purchased wonderful stock for a shop. Pat and Randy began in a 2000 square foot space. Their business has thrived and grown, partially because of their own interests and backgrounds. Pat is a decorator who lives Christmas, and Randy is a builder, so together they are the perfect combination. They had worked together for some years before opening The Twelve Days of Christmas as well. They will be the first to tell you, though, that what makes their shop so special is the love of Christmas. It is what draws people to them year after year, back to the magic of this treasured time of giving, togetherness, and family. The shop is open October through December, Monday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm. The Twelve Months of Christmas is located at 915 15th Street in Bedford, IN. Please call them at 812-275-2001 for more information or go to their website www.christmasinbedford.com. The shop is also on Facebook.
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SEYMOUR
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The Knitting Savant
By Andrea Springer
Fashion Trends for Fall and Winter 2018 – Now at Your Local Yarn Shop
Prescription for Adventure
by Naomi Gaede-Penner
‘Tis the Season for Zucchini! Zucchini is one of the most prolific plants in the entire gardening world. A single plant produces an endless supply. A small row of zucchini has the potential to end world hunger. By the time August arrives, gardeners are reaping far more zucchini than they can possibly use in their soups, casseroles, omelets, muffins, breads, cakes, cookies, quiches, dips, appetizers, noodles, quesadillas, spaghetti sauces, fries, oven chips, lasagna, pizza, tostadas, jams and dog biscuits. All too soon, they come to the end of their list for potential recipients, including family, friends, co-workers, workout buddies, reading groups, hiking pals, moms’ groups, Dutch Blitz card players, postal carrier, trash collectors, Sunday School teachers, personal trainers and dog groomers. Everyone avoids eye contact with these gardeners who walk around with big smiles and arms full of gigantic green curved vegetables. The gardeners latch on to moving bodies like a heat sensor, and even though their victims cross the street, they pursue them, calling out cheerful greetings. The victims feign deafness, a family emergency, a pot left boiling on the stove or the critical need to sort their sock drawer or recipe box. This is when the gardeners start to kindly leave zucchini in the milk box and mailbox. They toss them to panhandlers on the exit and on-ramp corners. They pull them out of briefcases and share with otherwise unspoken-to commuters on mass transit. They give freely to Community Food Banks. They drop them off at the police station. They befriend strangers. They even try to bribe kids at neighborhood lemonade stands to give them away with their 75-cent drinks and popsicles. Growers may become even more desperate. Beware when washing your car on the driveway. Lock the doors before running inside for a cold drink. Beware when leaving your stroller outside the community swimming pool. Check for “healthy snacks” left caringly by a neighbor. Beware when they sneak out, under the cover of darkness, with dog biscuits to silence your pooch, dressed in camouflage to get past your surveillance cameras and unload zucchini. One can only hope they’ll show some consideration and include a recipe for some new way to use zucchini; perhaps without flour, or completely vegan, or disguised in popsicles, or grated finely and stuffed into a medicinal poultice for migraines, or cut in large circles and placed on your eyes at night to prevent puffiness in the morning. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Do what you need to, to protect yourself. Meanwhile, enjoy these facts: • Pennsylvanian Tom Roy designated August 8 as “National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day.” • Zucchinis have more potassium than bananas. • Darker skin zucchini have richer nutrients than those that are pale. • Zucchinis were first brought to the United States in the 1920s by the Italians. • April 25 is National Zucchini Bread Day. • Biggest is not the best. The most flavorful zucchinis are small to medium size. – Find Naomi’s Prescription for Adventure books, at www.prescriptionforadventure.com.
Are you planning your projects for this winter? Are you looking for something to freshen up your own knitted wardrobe? I had the good fortune to attend the 2018 Summer Needle Arts Trade Show sponsored by The National Needlearts Association (TNNA) in June. In addition to acres of booths filled with lovely things for fiber folk, there were some great sessions with information about industry trends. One of my favorites was a presentation on the Fall/Winter 2018 Pantone Top 10 Color Trend report by Trisha Malcom, Editorial Director of Vogue Knitting Magazine. The Pantone Color Trend Report is compiled from the fabric colors shown by designers in their upcoming collections during New York Fashion Week. According to Pantone, the color stories appearing on the “cat walk” are a key indicator of colors we can expect to see in all areas of design in the months to come. Here are some of the beautiful color highlights for Fall/Winter 2018: Red Pear (Pantone 19-1536) – This rich, beautiful, wine red is lush and deep. Valiant Poppy (Pantone 18-1549) – The second red in this color story, this bright and cheery hue is described by Pantone as “brave and outgoing.” Nebulas Blue (Pantone 18-4048) – While I don’t necessarily think of a nautical blue as a color for fall or winter, this bright addition is a great fit as part of the overall color story. Ceylon Yellow (Pantone 15-0850) – This is a great, bold mustard-y yellow. It’s a gorgeous addition alongside the other colors. Martini Olive (Pantone 18-0625) – This olive color with brown overtones works well as a balancing neutral color to the rich bright tones described previously. You can see the other colors selected in the Pantone Color Trend Report by visiting pantone.com and click on “Color Intelligence” at the top of the page. As far as knitwear designs, the trends for this fall and winter feel and look cozy. There are lots of designs that are oversized with plenty of cable and Aran designs as well as stripes and color blocking in bold geometric designs. For those of us who were knitting in the 1980s, there will be a pattern or two featuring shoulder pads (remember those?). You’ll find plenty of slouchy hats and beret patterns to enjoy and some great designs featuring fun fur and fringe. If you want to learn more about what’s new for Fall/Winter 2018, your favorite yarn shop advertised here on these pages will be a wonderful source. No matter your fashion tastes, or the taste of the person you’re knitting for, I guarantee you’ll find colors and designs to inspire your creative soul. –Andrea Springer blogs at www.knittingsavant.com • andrea@knittingsavant.com
Recipe Exchange
Zucchini Pasta
Gail has been spiralizing zucchini with a inexpensive gadget she found in an advertising kitchen shop. Perfect for dieters.
1 small zucchini & Italian-style dressing or marina sauce Directions: Spiralize the zucchini or slice outside into strips with a knife. Add dressing or marina sauce to taste. If using the dressing, a few small pieces of sliced tomato add to the flavor and the eye-appeal of the dish. Perfect for a side with salmon, a steak or just in a salad. * Submitted by Gail Taylor, The Country Register
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If your measurement is 1/8â€? or smaller, round down to the nearest 1/4â€? because it’s easier to measure and cut. From Pinwheel Fabric: 1/4 yard Cut four 2½â€? squares per block. Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of each square. From each of two Sashing Fabrics: 1/2 yard each Cut six 2½â€? x WOF strips; Subcut eight strips that are the panel width plus 2â€? and label them “End Strip;â€? subcut eight strips that are the panel length plus 2â€? and label them “Side Strip.â€? Border/Binding Fabric: 3/4 yard Cut ten 2½â€? strips
SEWING INSTRUCTIONS Use 1/4� seam allowances. t Pin a Pinwheel square to one end of each sashing strip; the diagonal line slants in the same direction on all. t Stitch on the line; trim the excess fabric 1/4� from the stitching. t Press the corner out with the seam allowance towards the panel fabric. t Match a SIDE sashing strip to the side of a panel block. Be sure the triangle is positioned as shown. t Pin the sashing strip to the panel block, right sides together. t Stitch with a 1/4� seam, stopping before reaching the end of the square. t Press the seam towards the strip.
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Fall Festivals are Full of Fun for by Susan Baldani the Entire Family Festivals can soon be found in abundance this time of year. Who doesn’t like eating kettle corn, drinking hot apple cider and enjoying live music while walking around in the cool, crisp air? If you’re not sure where to find these events, The County Register can help. Since each issue is tailored to your area of the country, look through the paper to find the fairs that are closest to your home town. You’ll soon find yourself and your family bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, and possibly taking a tractor ride. Or how about trying to find your way out of a corn maze? Some festivals also include children’s rides, classic car shows, games of chance, and many other fun activities that one doesn’t get to experience all year round. Others even have petting zoos, pony rides and raffles. Many of these events are a perfect way to spend an autumn day that won’t break the bank. These old-fashioned activities never get old, especially for children. They will also learn that electronics are not necessary to have fun, and time away from computers and televisions can be time well spent. Plus it's a great way to make family memories and enjoy the great outdoors at the same time. Some of these events are held on farms, which is an ideal location to show children where our milk, fruits and vegetables come from. City children especially don’t always understand how food gets into their supermarkets and on to their tables. This can be a wonderful learning experience for both children and adults alike. So next time you’re planning a day out, check the latest issue of The Country Register to see what’s happening in your area. I’m sure you’ll find a festival or two that you and your whole family will enjoy. –Susan Baldani has an MA in Education and a BA in Psychology. She enjoys writing and in addition to writing articles about small town life, is currently working on her second book. You can contact her at at www.mywritingwall.com
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Long unnoticed, the collectibles of the Labor Day holiday are gradually gaining in recognition. After all it is an event that has been celebrated nationally since the latter part of the 19th century. Some true treasures of the American labor movement actually predate the establishment of Labor Day itself. In the Marion Carson Collection of the Library of Congress is a hat ribbon worn for a labor organization parade in the 1820s. The parade was staged in Philadelphia by the Brotherly Union Society. During that decade the journeymen house-carpenters of that city made the first attempt to get the hours of work reduced to ten a day. The effort was unsuccessful. Historians generally agree that the first actual Labor Day parade was held in New York City’s Union Square on September 5, 1882. Interestingly while the holiday has traditionally been thought of as always being observed on a Monday, the first parade was actually on a Tuesday according to records of the United States Department of Labor. It was held under the direction of the Central Labor Union in that city. Possibly one of the first Labor Day parade collectibles appeared just one week later in the form of the news magazine Frank Leslie’s Illustrated. The September 16, 1882 issue featured drawings of the event. Marchers were depicted in the artist’s rendering as carrying banners and signs with such slogans as “Vote for the Labor Ticket,” “Labor Creates All Wealth,” and “8 Hours Constitute a Day’s Work.” Published images of American worker in the 1880s, according to a study done by the Smithsonian Institution a century later was a “stereotype of a lone, white, male craftsman in a mechanic’s paper hat, carrying dinner pail.” Such characterizations appeared in magazines and on product labels. In the years that immediately followed the first parade, labor organization moved the event to a Monday thus providing one of the 19th century’s first three-day weekends for workers. The “working men’s holiday” idea also spread to other major cities where unionization was fairly well established. Some accounts say the first Monday in September was favored because it came at the “most pleasant season of the year” midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, and thus would fill a gap in the chronology of legal holidays. Most research indicates that the general idea in New York, Philadelphia, and other industrial centers was to provide for parade to show strength and solidarity, to be followed by a festive family picnic. Little by little such labor union related events spread to other cities and came to the attention of individual state legislatures. States such as Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska and Pennsylvania jointed the ‘parade’ by establishing Labor Day as an official holiday. Eventually the American Federation of Labor forecast “it shall be as uncommon for a man to work on that day (Labor Day) as on Independence Day.” That prediction became a reality in 1894 when the U.S. Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories. As the 19th century came to a close Labor Day celebrations, especially parades and similar outings, became widespread. Likewise there were numerous decorative items produced to be wore on such occasions. Striking multi-color celluloid pinback buttons were manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag Company and others. Typically they included a slogan, ie. “The Union Is Strength”, and symbol of patriotism including the U.S. flag or an eagle along with a symbol of unity such as a handshake. There were multi-colored ribbons too which could be attached to the lapel of a jacket or the front of a shirt. The wording on the ribbons might be as basic as simply the words Labor Day or elaborate enough to show a worker with the America flag and a hammer---all in red, white and blue.
Early in the 20th century, in addition to pinback buttons, lapel ribbons and various badges, citizens could also celebrate the holiday with postcards. Nash Publishing Company produced a set of two embossed fully illustrated Labor Day Souvenir postcards. One proclaimed, “labor shall refresh itself with hope,” while second declared, “Labor Conquers Everything.” (Indeed the image of the laborer on postcard number two was much as image Smithsonian had earlier described, “a lone, white, male craftsman in a mechanic’s hat...” Lounsbury Publishing did a set of four Labor Day postcards similar in style to those by Nash. The Lounsbury titles included Makers of Prosperity, Man in Overalls, Labor Taking a Day Off, and Our Latest Holiday. According to Susan Nicholson author of The Encyclopedia of Antique Postcards, the Lounsbury set was published in more limited numbers. The fourth card of the series, Our Latest Holiday, featuring a Labor Day parade which also included Santa and Uncle Sam is the most highly sought of the four. Meanwhile numerous other publishers also issued postcards of actual Labor Days parades during the early 1900s including one in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Labor Day buttons and ribbons had taken decidedly more patriotic tone by 1917 and 1918 within the shadow of World War One red, white and blue Labor Day ribbon dated 1918 proclaimed, “We’re Behind the Man Behind the Gun.” It bore the illustration of a worker rolling up his shirt sleeves with factory smoke stacks in the background. Later Labor Day parades and events also produced memorabilia ranging from photographs of parade floats to booklets and programs. In 1945 Victory Labor Day Rally celebrated both the efforts of organized labor and efforts of U.S. troops in World War II. Noted the multi-paged program issued by the Baltimore, Maryland Congress of Industrial Unions: “One this day, labor’s traditional holiday, we salute our fellow trade unionists in the armed forces and merchant marine who, scattered over the four corners of the earth, cannot be here to share in the celebration of Labor Day.” In 1982 Carolrhoda Books Inc. published one of the few books devoted entirely to this particular holiday. Labor Day by Geoffery Scott, was illustrated by Cherie Wyman and described the origins of Labor Day including a “monster labor festival” held in New York City a century earlier. While still a major American holiday, observance of Labor Day has changed from earlier decades according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and elaborate displays and massive parades are no longer as prevalent as they were in the heart of the 20th century.
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The Joy of Fishing “Never too old to learn.” I’ve heard that saying often through the years. Never really gave it much interest, but during our winter hiatus I tried something new. I went fishing. My brother is an avid fisherman. He has all the “nuts & bolts“ for fishing- and then some! My erroneous idea that fishing was a rather economical hobby was soon realized. A real fisherman needs a lot more than a line, sinker and a worm to catch those elusive, cagey fish. Fancy feathery, colorful lures have replaced gooey wiggly creatures (thankfully, I didn’t have to touch a worm!) When he asked if I wanted to go fishing one morning, I accepted his invitation. He recently got a new boat so I thought it would be fun to take a ride. The ride was enjoyable, but to my surprise the best part was the anticipation of catching a fish. He cast the line out and my job was to watch the six poles for that abrupt jerk, then reel in the catch! (I had the fun part). I was thrilled when I reeled that first fish in. But when he removed the hook and put it in our holding tank, my enthusiasm waned at the thought that I was taking a life. I felt like a murderer. But that moment of remorse soon dissipated and I relished the anticipation of the next big catch. My brother is very selective of which fish to keep and which to throw back. “Too small” he’d say. “They need more time to grow.” Lucky little fishes! My biggest challenge was not dropping the pole while struggling to get them into the boat. That might have ended my new-found hobby. Drifting along the calm water, basking in the sunshine, waiting for that anticipated tug on the line gives one a lot of time to contemplate the wonders and truths of God’s Word. As we debated over which ones to keep and which to release, I thought about God and His faithfulness not to throw us back- no matter our size or our failure to measure up to His standards. He loves us unconditionally, bathes us in His mercy, and keeps us in His care. Jesus said, “I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; no one shall snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:28) Guess who just arrived? My brother bearing a gift - my very own fishing pole! Phew! Now I don’t have to worry about losing his over the side of the boat. Anchors Aweigh!
Autumn Once Again
by Kerri Habben
And, somehow once again it is autumn. The summer which arrives and appears as if it will last forever never does. Yet there is something about the sun in September, how it settles upon us as if to say, “Let us treasure this warmth, I can but linger a little while longer.” Apple pies and cobblers are calling, taking the place of tomato sandwiches and potato salad. Casseroles await after trying not to turn the oven on to add more heat to the house. I have some new recipes to try, thanks to my mother. One of her gifts to me was to instill a love of cooking. It is what her mother gave to her and her mother to her. If I had a regret that I do not have children, it would be that I cannot pass down what all three of these precious, enduring, and loving women imparted to me. Though, perhaps in writing about them, I give birth at least to remembrance. After my mother’s diagnosis of brain cancer and the last radiation treatment, she suddenly lost the muscle strength to walk. It happened in an instant. So, we stayed downstairs in the guest room, where we slept side-by-side in twin beds. I set up a card table in the den where we ate, me bringing the food down from the kitchen. Mom had an extensive cookbook collection, from our travels, locally, and those received as gifts. One day she asked me to start bringing them down from the cabinet and shelf in the dining room. She also wanted a table to work at, a pair of scissors, and paper clips. Then, with each stack of cookbooks I brought to her, she went through them page by page, tearing out what she wanted. There were some books, about a third of them we wanted to keep. The rest, as she finished, she dropped them on the floor, and said, “if you would throw these out, please.” So, I did. Because she was resolute, I did not wince, but smiled instead. Next, she gathered the pages with their ragged edges and carefully cut out the recipes she wanted. I watched her hands steadily moving as she sorted her finds by category. Then she clipped every group together. All the while she talked to me, telling me why she wanted this recipe here and that one there. Sometimes she asked me to write out a recipe or to carry one upstairs because she didn’t want it lost amongst the others. So, I did. Because she was so intent, I was content. I saw the former executive secretary in her as she sorted and filed, and I saw the mother who poured love into all the meals she’d cooked. I felt the woman who had always and was still giving the best of herself. I lived with the illusion of healing then. Only later would I see these days and her cookbook work was another part of her legacy to me. And somehow, once again it is autumn. I have new recipes to try, thanks to my mother. So, I will. Because she was resolute, I smile. Because she was so intent, I am content. –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. She donates many of her yarn creations to those in need. Kerry has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish and can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com.
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Quilt Camp is truly an event that was ahead of its time. Years before quilting and sewing retreats became as popular as they are today, Quilt Camp was hosting these weeks of coming together to quilt and be together. Indeed, these seasonal events have been fostering the love and art of quilting for more than 30 years. First begun in 1984 by Zapora Hughes, there were originally 9 quilters who met at Cedar Lakes. In 2017, 200 quilters from 20 states met at Cedar Lakes for the thirty-fourth consecutive year, making Quilt Camp one of the longest running events in the contemporary quilting world. It is a joy each year for quilters to return to the same relaxing location and meet together year after year. This wonderful retreat is organized by Linda Miller of That’s Sew Special and Peg Bingham of Peg’s Patches. You are truly immersed in the country-side, in your quilting, and especially time with old and new friends. In the words on their website: “Quilt Camp is a retreat, a homecoming, and a conference all rolled into one.” The retreat part carries quilters away from home and their daily lives so that everyone can be fully immersed in the passion and creativity of quilting. The homecoming is perhaps the most important aspect, where friends and teachers gather and enjoy being together. And at a conference everyone learns and grows with new techniques, classes, and ideas, thus bringing home new inspiration and memories to hold onto until the next Quilt Camp rolls around. Quilters sew, friendships are pieced, and a collective “quilt” of learning and rejuvenation emerges with each Quilt Camp. Quilt Camp has two upcoming dates, both taking place at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, West Virginia. The Fall event is October 14-19, 2018, and the Spring event is April 7-12, 2019. While registration for the Fall event closed September 1st, detailed information about the relaxing and inspiring week in April 2019 is available at the website www.quiltcampcedarlakes.com. The registration for the Spring 2019 event opens on October 20, 2018. It is an exceptionally exciting time for Quilt Camp as they look towards the Spring gathering. It is the first time in some years that the Spring event has been a full, allencompassing week like the Fall event. And any season is lovely to come together for quilting, friendship, and fellowship, especially in the beautiful and serene mountain setting. Cedar Lakes Conference Center is open year round and includes motel, hotel, and dormitory- style accommodations. The Holt Lodge has 44 guest rooms with single or double occupancy and each with a private bath. The Lakes Lodge has comfortable
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7th Biennial Quilt Show October 5 & 6, 2018 Sponsored by Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild Featuring
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Kokomo Event & Conference Center 1500 Reed Road (SR 931), Kokomo, IN 46901 Admission: $8 Plenty of parking – Buses Welcome – Food available on site Registration & Information: www.guaranteevac.com Questions: call 765.210.4180 Blog: KokomoPiecemakersQuiltGuildBlog.com FB: Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild Page
Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild features Teacher Susan K. Cleveland at 2018 Quilts Along The Wildcat Show Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild is celebrating its 25th year and once again sponsoring Quilts Along The Wildcat, their 7th Biennial Quilt Show on October 5 and 6, 2018. The event is held at Kokomo Event & Conference Center, 1500 Reed Road (SR 931) in Kokomo. Admission is $8.00, and you will enjoy quilt displays, bed turnings, a vendor mall, a KPQG Sale Table, and especially the opportunity to learn during the unique and creative classes. With this being a special anniversary year the KPQG is honored to welcome Susan K. Cleveland as their guest teacher for this event. Susan has taught quilting for over 20 years and she brings an enthusiastic and accessible teaching style to her classes. She is upbeat and positive, providing her students with comprehensive instructions and works to help each student with personalized coaching along the way. She writes on her website that the production team allows her to be “her silly self, so I promise you won’t get bored with the presentation.” You’ll certainly be entertained and inspired in Susan’s classes. Susan’s classes at this exciting event are: • Simple Quilting with Style: Alternatives to Free-motion Quilting (lecture/demo)3 hours, $50.00 • Piping Hot Curves-Macaroni (workshop)- 3 hours, $50.00 • Attic Windows…or Shadow Box (workshop)- 3 hours, $50.00 • My Eclectic Quilt Pageant (program) -1 hour, $20.00 All Janome sewing machines for the two workshops are provided by Guarantee Vacuum & Sewing Center in Kokomo. A photo-op and book signing with Susan is also scheduled and is free to all attendees. Susan brings far more to the quilting circuit than just her ability to impart learning. She also is a quilt designer and author. Her books include Precision and Panache, Piping Hot Curves, and Marvelous Miters. Also, Susan is an inventor in the quilting world, namely of the Groovin’ Piping Trimming Tool, used to trim piping seam allowances, and of the Prairie Pointer Pressing Tool. She likes to include surprising elements in her classes, such as specialty threads, prairie points, piping, and her special binding techniques. Susan received awards from The International Quilt Festival (IQF), the American Quilter’s Society (AQS), and the Minnesota Quilters (MQ). These awards include recognition for quilts of her own design, nominations for teaching awards, inclusion in quilting magazines, as well as other areas. Her quilts received many awards in international competition since 1997. In 2010 she was named the Minnesota Quilter of the Year. To learn more about Susan, go to her website, www.piecesbewithyou.com. Registration and information are at www.guaranteevac.com. For more details, visit www.KokomoQuiltGuildBlog.com and Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild FB page.
Back to School Memories Don’t Have to End in Childhood by Susan Baldani Even though I’ve been out of school for many years, September still brings a sense of excitement to me. It’s time to put away the carefree summer attitude, shed the shorts and bathing suits, and get back to serious business. As a child, I always looked forward to end-of-summer shopping trips with my mom to pick out new clothes, notebooks, and pens and pencils. It was a time to start again after the lazy days of summer and get back into a routine with my teachers and friends. Because no matter how great summer might have been, I was always bored by the middle of August. The schedule of getting up early and catching the school bus, which I couldn’t wait to be done with in June, was something I actually looked forward to once again. I also loved learning new things, so getting my new text books and class assignments was invigorating. Maybe this is why I continued my education long after high school. Even as an adult, going back to school still brought a thrill, and yes, I bought myself new clothes and notebooks and everything else I remembered from my youth. I found that it was never too late to learn a new skill or perfect an old one. For example, have you always wanted to crochet, sew or knit but didn’t know how? How about quilting? Then look through this issue and find out who is giving lessons and once you learn, there are plenty of places to go for yarn, fabrics, and anything else you may need for your new hobby. Or, have you always wanted to bake scrumptious desserts, or practice making Asian cuisine? Then sign up for cooking classes in your community. September is a time to begin again, and not just for children or young adults. Skills can be learned at any age. Think about something you would like to do, then go about finding a class or tutor who can help you do just that. It’s never too late to expand your horizons and try something new. –Susan Baldani has an MA in Education and a BA in Psychology. She enjoys writing and in addition to writing articles about small town life, is currently working on her second book. You can contact her at at www.mywritingwall.com