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The Country Register of MaineMay-June 2019; Vol. VIII #3
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May 18th & 19th Opening Weekend at The Country CollectionMay 30th, 31st, & June 1st Annual Summer Sale at Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, NH
....... JUNE .......June 1st Auction at The Community School in Tamworth NHMay 30th, 31st, & June 1st Annual Summer Sale at Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, NHJune 8th Winterberry Barn will be closed
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Our Search for Cover Artwork —Across the U.S. and Canada, you can always tell The Country Register
by it’s cover. Our publishers seek to find cover art or photos from the state the paper represents. To that end, we are seeking the work of artists from Maine to feature on our covers. The art must be in good taste and consistent with the theme of the papers.
If you would like your work to be considered, please send an email indicating your interest to [email protected].
Meet the Artist…Cover artist, Leslie Grossman just turned seventy, but is still working on
her lifetime journey!
She says her firm desire was never to compare herself to other artists but to improve over the years to learn and advance in her own varied original creations. She lived in Maine for some time , and has sold in shops both in Boothbay Harbor, and a nice shop on Bailey Island.
Leslie contributes her work now to a few great causes in Maine. These non-profits are run by incredible people in order to help others with cancer and other life-threatening illness. She also loves giving to a puppy rescue that saves dogs lives and finds them homes.
Having beaten breast cancer years earlier, she won’t give up due to age either. Les attributes beating cancer to her painting, sketching, and other artistic mediums which keep her busy and positive in her chosen field of art. She says that keeps the spark alive, at any age!
In Marin County California in 1982 she helped open a shop with a few other women. Due to that she has been traveling and selling her work in many shops over the years.
The title of the floral piece on our cover is The Magic of Springtime. This is the second time Leslie’s art has been selected for our cover because of it’s bright cheerful colors and whimsical style, it just plain makes you feel happy inside!
Keeping the Spark AliveLeslie asked that we mention two of her favorite non-profit groups.
Puppy Love, Inc. https://puppyloveme.org is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to rescue dogs from Louisiana affected by surrender or abandonment, or natural or man-made disasters, and place them in appropriate homes Maine and surrounding areas.
Camp Sunshine https://www.campsunshine.org/ Founded in 1984, Camp Sunshine provides retreats combining respite, recreation and support, while enabling hope and promoting joy, for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families through the various stages of a child’s illness.
Thank you, Leslie for sharing your art with our readers and for making us feel Happy inside!
For more information you can find her on Facebook as Frances Grossman.
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No matter what it’s called, it’s nostalgia decorating. The use of objects in our home that remind us of our history or bring back childhood memories has been trending for many years. When you see or touch an object from your past and it can immediately take you to another place and time just like hearing music from your past does. These feelings and experience bring comfort and a feeling of belonging that soothes the soul.
Whether the object is in its natural state or has been Repurposed, Recycled, Up-cycled, Reclaimed, or Reproduced, it can still evoke those feelings of nostalgia and comfort. These are the buzzwords to look for when searching for pieces for your home or garden when you decide to integrate nostalgia decorating into your lifestyle. Other descriptive words are distressed, charming, antique, romantic, weathered, handmade, and homemade Many times you will find a piece of furniture still in great shape that just needs a little updating or repurposing with paint or stain finishes or just new fabrics or hardware. The personal touch that using an object that you have put your heart, energy and talent into transforming makes it a truly meaningful addition to your home.
To get that nostalgic feeling you want, try mixing soft fabrics like lace and muslin with industrial pieces, crystal chandeliers with distressed wood or galvanized metal, reclaimed wood with old glass jars, and chippy painted pieces with rusty metal objects. The juxtaposition of combining hard textures with soft fabrics, different types of metals with old wood, and historic or soft colors, is part of the nostalgic style.
The network of Register magazines/newspapers that are available across the US and Canada are great sources for finding shops and venues to begin or continue your ‘object’ search. The Georgia edition has a Vintage Market Calendar, ads such as the ones for the Shops of Lexington, or calendar listings for events of that nature, like Scott Antique Market, a monthly event in Atlanta. Start your hunt now and enjoy the journey.
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Random Actsby Maranda K. Jones
PUSH PLAYWhen I push play, I am instantly taken back in time. I am
sitting in their dining room, near the vintage stereo from Sears that is sofull of frames of family members’ smiling faces that you could not lift the
lid if you had wanted to play a record. Fortunately for us, we do not need to. There is asmall AM/FM radio and cassette player sitting atop the corner with a small collection ofcassette tapes. We grab their favorite and fast forward to their favorite song. We push play,Randy Travis starts to sing his country hit, “Deeper Than the Holler,” and we remember.
The doilies delicately outline a thin layer of dust. The pink curtains softly filter thesunlight above the plants sitting in the window, on their three-tiered welded carriageparked between the china cabinets full of knickknacks, platters, and souvenirs. Thecrystal chandelier is reflected in the mirrored words “Home Sweet Home” on the wayto the kitchen. And there near that spot, was the coveted phone along with the threeminute sand timer, telling us how long an appropriate phone conversation ought tolast. My sister and I rushed to dial the phone, only needing the last four digits, whichwas a novelty to us who had to dial seven numbers back home, to tell my great auntwe were here in town and ready for her to come over and see us. She would take usout to the farm, give us piano lessons, drive us around to meet up with our cousins,and thus began our summer adventure.
Summer solstice is almost here again. If this day with the most hours of daylight is notreason enough to celebrate, it also commemorates the day of my great grandmother’sbirth. This is so appropriate because she was our sunshine. She joyfully tended to the earth,enjoying her flowers as the seasons allowed. Her rounded brick flower bed chock full ofa variety of buds curved around the house, leading to the beautiful blooming rose bush atthe base of the patio steps. Each box for the entire week before and after June 21 isfilled with family names on our calendar, but they all seem to revolve around Grandmaand her day. Her daughter, her granddaughter, and her husband, just to name a few, arealso remembered in June. We gravitated to them each summer to help them celebrate.
We push play, and I am back in their arms, listening to my great grandparents singthe words as if they wrote these lyrics for each other and for their family. Every wordcould have been penned by these country folks who exchanged their humbleupbringings for retirement in the city. Long before I knew them, my great grandfathergrew up on a working farm, served our country in the army, traveled the world, andlater settled down as a skilled carpenter. Grandma also grew up working on the familyfarm, surviving the Dust Bowl, raising four children, and serving her community. Theyhad loved and lost and lived a lot before I even met them.
I never saw my great grandma ride a horse or even drive a car, and my greatgrandpa never had to take a day off from work to visit me. I never witnessed theirworking years, for I was born into their life of leisure, and I take full credit for turningthem into great grandparents.
I always looked forward to their visits. My great grandfather made me a giraffe toybox, which sits in my living room still. He made me a doll bed, which now rocks in mydaughter’s room. He laughed at my long toes in the summer time, wiggling on top ofmy flip flops. When we said goodbye, he would laugh as he swiftly patted my back,winked and warningly waved his pointer finger at me.
I gladly ate my grandma’s cooking, let her braid my hair, and listened to her storiesabout her childhood. I was always visiting with her about school since I was constantlygoing in one capacity or another, either student or teacher. When her dementia began,I would still talk to her about school. She would respond with stories that I had toldher, telling me that her granddaughter Maranda was also a teacher… she just did notrealize that I was in fact the character from her story. It was a bittersweet moment,knowing she had paid attention all those times, but I missed her and so badly wantedher to know it was me right then and there.
We push play, and we listen together for the end of the chorus. We wait for thepart about “that funny whistling bird” that always makes them smile.
My love is deeper than the holler, stronger than the river.Higher than the pine trees growin’ tall upon the hill.
My love is purer than the snowflakes that fall in late DecemberAnd honest as a robin on a springtime window sill
And longer than the song of the whippoorwill. Randy Travis. Old 8 x 10. Warner Bros. Records, 1988. Cassette.
© 2019 Maranda K. Jones
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The Dropped Stitchby Sharon Greve
The Ugly Butterfly Step-SisterAh, it’s that beautiful flower spring season we
all enjoy. Unfortunately, so do moths. Luckily, theyusually clear out by the third week of October.
Butterflies evolved from moths, but there are thought to be about 160,000species of moths by nearly ten times the number of butterfly species.
Moths appear in darkness because they are highly sensitive to light. They usuallyattack natural fibers—wool being the most natural food for them. The adult mothdoesn’t actually eat the wool. After mating, the female lays her eggs and the hungrylarvae eat the wool because it’s organic and usually found in dark warm places(closets, bags, etc.). It’s what they live on. They need the protein provided inanimal hairs. They can survive on wool, cashmere, silk, cotton, linen, fur, feathers,hair, lint, carpets, brush bristles, pet fur, and even dust. Fortunately, they don’t eatthrough non-natural fibers.
Protect your wool and natural fiber stash with the following potpourrimothproofing repellant contained in a quick-knit whimsical moth chaser bag.
Potpourri Repellant: 1 cup whole peppercorns 1 cup whole cloves1 cup whole allspice 4 cinnamon sticks, crushed, optional
Combine ingredients. Wrap 1/8-1/4 cup of mixture in netting inside moth chaser bag.
Moth Chaser Bag: A pattern of little moths flying away will emerge. Use fine yarnand appropriate needles for an 8 sts/inch for a 4” x 6” bag. At this gauge, itdoesn’t take long to knit.Abbreviations: C3R: Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work;knit next st from left-hand needle; then knit 2 sts from cable needle. C3L: Slip next st onto cable-needle and hold at front of work; knit next 2 sts fromleft-hand needle, then knit st from cable needle.
Cast on 64 sts. Work 4 rows in stockinette st Begin pattern:Row 1: Knit across. Row 2: Purl acrossRow 3: K10, *sl 2 purlwise, K12; rep from * to last 12 sts, sl2 purlwise, K10Row 4: P10, *sl 2 purlwise, p12, rep from * to last 12 sts, sl 2 purlwise, p10Row 5: K8, *C3R, C3L, K8; rep from * to end.Row 6: Purl across Row 7: Knit across Row 8: Purl acrossRow 9: K3, *sl 2 purlwise, K12; rep from * to last 5 sts, sl 2 purlwise, K3Row 10: P3, *sl 2 purlwise, P12; rep from * to last 5 sts, sl 2 purlwise, P3Row 11: K1, *C3R, C3L, K8; rep from * to last 7 sts, C3R, C3L, K1Row 12: Purl acrossRepeat the 12 rows to desired length. Work 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Next
row (eyelet row for tie): *K1, YO, K2tog*; rep across work. Work 8 more rows instockinette st. Bind off. Sew bottom and back seams. Knit I-cord, crochet a chain,or weave ribbon through eyelets for closure. Hang in closet, place among yarnstash, or in drawers.
A lovely scent!©2019 Sharon Greve. Contact [email protected] No reprint without permission.
Summer VacationBy Janet Young
As summer approaches and the school year is coming to an end, the daunting question of how to spend the next three months without hearing laments of, “Mom/Dad, I’m bored” looms forward.
Sure, there are a myriad of summer camps, vacation bible schools, and for the younger ones day care programs, if you have the available time to transport them back and forth since some camps are only for a few weeks, and may only be offered during the morning hours. Then there is the cost of these programs. It is especially challenging when you have more than one child to transport and to pay for some of these programs which are only offered for a two week period of time. Hundreds of dollars can be spent for just one adventure. Granted the educational value some programs offer may be well worth the investment.
Obviously, as working parents, there is a definite need for child care, as well as providing for their safety and security. But what about when they come home from camp etc., how will they spend their time. Perhaps this could be the year you add the goal of teaching your children how to reach out to others. In other words what can you do as a family to help others?
For one thing, you could serve in a soup kitchen or pack food in a Food Pantry to hand out to the community. Or, volunteer your time to assist at a vacation bible school or retirement center. There are plenty of community outreaches whereby your children can be helpful to people of all ages.
A lot of times, there is no need to go any further than to reach out to people in your own neighborhood. For example, is there a working couple who might welcome you to walk their dog? Or, what about a neighbor who injured his arm or leg, and would be grateful to have someone cut his grass for a few weeks while he recuperates.
The next time you make a quick trip to the grocery store, why not ask the mother with the newborn baby if she needs anything from the store. Tell her you were on your way and would be happy to pick something up for her. Then there is the elderly neighbor who receives very little visits. Why not present him or her with a fresh bouquet of flowers that you just picked from your yard. Or, invite her to join you for some cool iced tea, and perhaps some freshly baked cookies. Be sure to send her home with some of those cookies to be enjoyed at a later time.
What brought this to mind for me, was a family had moved into my neighborhood last Fall. One of the neighbors held a Welcome To The Neighborhood/Meet The New Neighbor kind of party. What a fantastic idea. Through that party we discovered that this was a military family. And, they got to know the demographics of the neighborhood as there were young families like themselves, single dwellers, and senior citizens.
If you will, fast forward to winter, and the first snow storm. There they were all four children ranging in age from 5 years of age to their teens, shoveling the senior citizen’s house and the single lady’s house as well. It has snowed several times now, and they are always there promptly ready to help. What a lesson the parents are teaching their children. They see their father giving of himself to protect our country, but they are learning to give of themselves in small, yet meaningful ways.
So, why not make this year’s summer vacation more meaningful and perhaps life-changing as well. Helping others is one of the most rewarding, satisfying things we can ever do for ourselves. What this family is teaching their children through serving others will impact their lives forever. Are you ready to accept the challenge and become engaged or will you sit idly by as your children lament that popular summer chant, “ Mom/Dad, I’m bored”. The choice is yours.
–Janet Young, Certified Tea and EtiquetteConsultant, is a founding member of Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association and freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her website at www.overtheteacup.com.
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Elizabeth Monroeby Jan Keller
Elizabeth Kortright and James Monroe met whenshe was seventeen and while he was serving as acongressional representative of Virginia in New YorkCity, then the nation’s capital. The couple married in1786, and moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, wherehe practiced law.
In 1794 Monroe was named American minister toFrance In Paris her charm, beauty, and flair for fashionmade her very popular, and she was dubbed la belleamericaine. In a dramatic gesture, she used her
popularity to save the life of Marie-Adrienne Lafayette, the wife of the marquis deLafayette, who was being held under a death sentence for treason. Lafayette hadassisted the United States during the American Revolution. Lafayette, and the Monroeshoped to show their gratitude to him by obtaining his wife’s freedom. Elizabethrequested a visit, the two women embraced in public, and soon afterward MadameLafayette was released.
After six years in Virginia (1797–1803), the Monroes returned to Europe, wherethey lived in Paris and London for the next four years. Elizabeth’s experiences abroadgreatly influenced her—but also harmed her image among the American public,which regarded her as too European and elitist. While in the White House, the FirstLady was high on French style and cuisine. Their desire to imitate the entertainmentstyle of European courts was reflected in their receptions and dinners. Elizabeth,preferred to distance herself from people she considered unsophisticated.
The Monroes had three children: Eliza Monroe Hay (1786-1840); James SpenceMonroe (1799-1800); and Maria Hester Monroe (1804–1850). Maria was the firstpresitent’s child to have a White House wedding when she married Samuel L.Gouverneur in the White House on March 8, 1820.
Elizabeth Monroe may be best remembered for her role in choosing new furniturefor the presidential mansion when it was rebuilt in 1817 (after its destruction bythe British during the War of 1812). Elizabeth had a great appreciation for Frenchstyle and workmanship. When the White House was refurbished in the early 1960s,purchases by the Monroes were considered some of the finest pieces.
Waverly JumblesThe Monroes often served Waverly Jumbles. This 1800’s recipe from the “
Monroe Family Recipes” cookbook is unusually simple and short.
One pound of flour; one-half pound of butter; three-fourths pound of brownsugar; two eggs; one-half teaspoon of nutmeg; two tablespoons of rose water.
Roll out long and but into strips; join into rings and bake.
Baked Tomatoes & Eggs a La MonroeOne of Monroe’s favorite breakfast dishes, this is more impressive than a simplescramble and easier to make than a benedict. Just do not to overcook the yolk.
1 unpeeled tomato 2 teaspoons grated cheese2 pats butter 2 rounds toast2 eggs Salt and pepper, to tasteParsley (optional)
Cut the tomato in half, and scoop out the center of each half, to make a littlenest. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drop one egg gently on each half. Sprinkle theeggs with salt and pepper and grated cheese. Put a pat of butter on each egg, andbake in oven until eggs are done. Serve on rounds of toast.
UPDATED DIRECTIONS: Bake 8 minutes at 425° for a runny yolk. Best served withcandied bacon. The easiest way to candy bacon is to cook bacon in a heavy skilletuntil it is getting a tiny bit of color but still transparent. Drain bacon on papertowels and remove the fat from the pan. Put bacon back in pan and sprinkle eachslice with a teaspoon of light brown sugar. Cook on low, turning once. When thesugar is melted and the bacon is brown, remove from pan and serve.
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Pieces From My Heartby Jan Keller
I can easily recall trudging through errands andshopping with my two little boys, Maury andMickey, who each wanted to hold one of my hands.
At the time I didn’t relish the magic of themoment. It never occurred to me that it was merelya phase that would all too quickly pass.
Soon the shopping became easier because mysons went off, out in the world to explore theirown interests. As they grew, interspersed throughthe tapestry of ordinary days are rich memories.Memories indicating there were times when Mom’shand continued to be nice to hold.
Even though Mickey never used to like spending the night away from home, sometime during the third grade he decided to give it a try by staying overnight with his friend Scotty.
Everything progressed as planned—but only until it got dark outside. That’swhen Mickey started to worry and Scotty’s mom Jeanie had to calm Mickey’s fearsso play could continue.
It was past 10 p.m. when our telephone rang and we heard Jeanie saying, “Ithink you better come and get Mickey. He hasn’t been very happy since hechanged into his pajamas.”
When I arrived for his rescue, Mickey already had his things packed and he waswaiting. Together, hand in hand, we walked to the car and headed home.
On Mickey’s fifteenth birthday, both of our sons were in a serious car wreck.Maury, Mickey and two of their friends had been hit by a drunk driver.
That night as they lay in the emergency room at the hospital, all we could dowas be grateful and hold each other’s hand.
Just a few months before Maury’s high school graduation, he needed thereassurance of holding onto my hand. Maury, then eighteen, was very sick and inthe hospital—experiencing how very frightening it is when his every breath is alabored struggle.
At the end of one of those long days, Maury’s pleading eyes became brimmingwith tears as I gave him hugs and kisses and told him I would see him early thenext morning.
As his hand slowly reached up for mine, he simply said, “Mom, don’t go.”Instantly my plans changed.
Through the years, this mother has learned to relish the magic of the everydaymoments. And now that my boys are all grown up with children of their own—andhave bestowed the title of grandmother upon me—I know how special it is tosimply have a hand or two to hold.
©2019 Jan Keller
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Tips for Shopping an Antique StoreBy Dave Emigh
My wife, Jill and I, have shopped and looked for treasures in thousands of different antique stores, shows, and sales. Shopping each type of venue is different but through our observations, we have developed some tips that we are happy to share.
These tips seem to organize themselves into three topics. They include navigating through a store, using the owner as a resource, and making a record of your finds.
Navigating through a storeShopping studies show that customers seem to automatically turn to the
right upon entering a store. We are aware of this at Shady Lawn Antiques, but the only physically logical place for our checkout area is to the right of the door. It is amazing to have people enter the store, see us to the right, and then ask, ‘which direction should I go?’
Our response is “which ever direction is most comfortable for you, but most people seem to go left first.” This interaction does actually give us the opportunity to describe the type of items that are located in each section of our store. Since we own our entire inventory, we are able to group similar items together in coherent displays and we can point out their locations.
Jill and I have found that if we really want to see everything in another shop, we will take a second look around. However, the second time, we walk around in the opposite direction. Items that are fanned out, staggered, or displayed even at slight angles are more obvious when viewed from a different point of view.
Another tip is to make sure to look at all levels in a shop. It is only natural that shoppers focus most of their attention at eye level. Savvy and/or experienced antique dealers respond to this by displaying their best items at that level.
Sign collectors, however, automatically focus on walls above eye level, because that is where most signs are hung. That being said, one of the best signs that I have ever found (in an antique shop) was on the floor leaning against the wall. I guess that adds credence to the phrase ‘I’ve been looking and high and low…’
Shop owners are a great resourceDon’t hesitate to engage in a discussion with an antique dealer. I have
never met one that is a ‘high pressure’ salesman. Owners are proud of their inventory and are happy, perhaps even eager to talk about it. Just ask them “what can you tell me about this piece”?
Let the owner know what you are looking for. There may be one in the shop that you have over looked, or they may have one in storage. Antique dealers don’t automatically buy every old thing that they see. So, when items are requested, it will increase the chances that the owner will buy one. For me, one of the first indicators of a new trend is when several individuals ask for the same item.
Some owners keep a list of requests and may take your phone number… but don’t just wait for their call, check back with them from time-to-time. This reinforces that you are seriously looking for that item.
(story continues on p. 10)
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For some reason I am even more excited this year than ever that Old Man Winter has finally left town. Longer days means more sewing time, better lighting and an abundance of color inspiration right outside my studio window. It also means it’s time for me to change the decorations on the porch just outside of the studio.
I love to use mini quilts throughout my home and change them with every season. This week, I pulled out several that always make me smile. These pastel cuties will stay in place until I begin to feel patriotic and change to red, white and blue quilts in late June. It’s funny, but even the UPS guy seems to enjoy the seasonal changes and always makes a remark while I sign for the latest delivery.
This little yellow quilt has always been one of my favorites. Simple paper piecing makes it quick and easy to complete. The blocks finish at 3” and are set in four rows, each containing four blocks. The overall quilt is just 16 ½” once borders are added. I chose 1930s prints in a variety of colors but this mini quilt would be just as cute in any color combination. Use it on a table, in a basket or hang it like I did. No matter where you place it, it’s sure to get noticed.
You can also enlarge the blocks and/or add blocks to make this quilt any size you wish. I hope you’ll send me a picture of your creation. I’d love to see what you did with this design.
Fabric requirements:
• ½ yd. white
• Scraps of 30’s prints
• 1/8 yd. blue for inner border
• 1/3 yd. yellow for outer border and binding
Directions:
• Print (16) foundation patterns at 3 ½” (3” finished). • Piece the blocks using white in the A1, A3, A5, A7, and A8 positions.
Use a variety of colors in the A2, A4, and A6 positions. Use a colored pencil and color in the areas if needed so that you do not get confused.
• Trim the blocks on the outside line and piece the blocks in rows. Sew the rows together to complete the quilt center.
• Cut (2) 1” WOF blue strips for the inner border. • Cut (2) 2 ¼” WOF yellow strips for the outer border.• Remove the paper and layer with batting and backing.• Quilt as desired. • Cut (2) 2 ½” WOF yellow strips (or width of choice) for binding.
Deb Heatherly is a designer for Creative Grids® rulers and tools. When not in her studio, she is on the road doing Creative Grids® lectures and workshops for guilds and shops across the country. She is the designer of the Creative Grids Cat’s Cradle tool, Strippy Stars tool, Turbo 4 Patch, Ultimate Flying Geese tool, and Cat’s Cradle XL. She is the author of the books ‘Cat’itude, Strippy Stars, 4-Patch Panache, The Ultimate flying Geese Book, and Catitude XL. Visit her website at www.Debscatsnquilts.com. Creative Grids® fans are invited to join her Facebook group page, Grids Girls, for tips and inspiration https://www.facebook.com/groups/770429649800457/. You can contact her at [email protected].
A few weeks ago after struggling with a quilt that simply would not co-operate, a thought flashed through my mind: Why am I doing this? In fact, why would anyone quilt? Seriously. I began to consider the question. Seriously. Originally, making quilts from good scraps of worn-out clothing was an economic necessity for many households who could not afford to waste anything. This is rarely the case today, so why are there still so many quilters, young and old?
Upon reflection, I realized there are almost as many reasons for quilting as there are quilters. Every person, deep down and often well hidden, harbours a streak of creativity which may manifest itself in quilting, an activity which allows one to choose or originate patterns and to arrange colours. Many people, myself included, are fascinated by colour with its limitless permutations and combinations and its effect on emotion. Colour permeates our lives: restaurants choose their décor colours and lighting to influence their customers. Wearing certain colours, different for everyone, gives us a sense of wellbeing. Those of a “certain age” will remember the popular book Color Me Beautiful and its spinoffs.
Certain grandmothers, aunts and friends, although they have never quilted before, cannot resist making a quilt for a special baby. They may never make another one, but chances are that they’ll be hooked and will make more, possibly for subsequent family members or others. It’s possible that they will join countless others to broaden their group of recipients to include “charity” or “comfort quilts” for sick or needy children (think the 1,000,000 pillow case challenge) wounded veterans (Quilts of Valour), the homeless and disaster victims… and so many more.
Some of us want to leave quilts as legacies for future generations whose graduations, weddings and other rites of passage we will not be here to attend.
People who simply must follow trends often enter the quilting world in their quest to keep up with their friends. Inevitably some of them will leave, but more will stay until quilting is not a novel new craft, but a way of life.
To others the benefits of quilting are less tangible but no less important – companionship, common goals and social contact. Anyone who has ever belonged to a quilt guild can attest to the joy of sharing skills, information and time with other like-minded people. No matter how old one is, there is always something new to be learned, and that is an attraction for many. It has been said that to stop learning is to stop living.
And a talented and devoted few, competition quilters, create original projects that the rest of us can only admire from afar as they win some of the thousands of dollars in competition prize money available from many sources – from small local fairs to sponsored prizes of thousands of dollars from large companies and organizations. Prize money is a tangible reward, but it’s not hard to imagine that the resulting satisfaction and recognition are just as important to the winners as the money.
What are your reasons for quilting?Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB.
© Barbara Conquest.
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Szechuan Chickenfrom Barbara Floyd’s Kitchen
I could not tell you how many double and triple batches of this recipe I have made since my sister JoAnn submitted it from a mutual friend to our family cookbook which printed in 1993. It was simple to make and always delicious. JoAnn liked cooking the least of us four sisters but everything she made was done strictly by recipe. Ah, that may have been her secret to always putting good food on her table. I have three daughters and we all love the kitchen. The middle one cooks strictly by recipe. It is an interesting concept for those of us who open the refrigerator and make something happen. Or we use a recipe and do a lot of substituting depending on what’s on hand. My exception to this rule of creating cooking is baking. Follow the recipe and only make alterations that are reasonable and proven.
3 T. soy sauce
1 T. cornstarch
2 large chicken breasts, boned and skinned in 1/2” cubes
1 T. dry sherry
2 t. sugar, 1 t. vinegar
1/4 C. oil
1 t. crushed red pepper flakes
2 green onions sliced
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/2 C. salted peanuts
Blend cornstarch and 1 T. of soy sauce in bowl, mix in chicken and set aside. Combine 2 T. soy sauce, sherry, sugar, vinegar, set aside. Heat oil. Add chicken and red peppers, stir. Fry 3 minutes and remove chicken making sure it is cooked all the way through, fry onions and ginger for 1 minute, add chicken, remaining soy mixture
and stir well. Add peanuts. Enjoy over rice or rice noodles.
Grocery Day BluesBy Juleann Lattimer
Conviction and confession. Hearing those words, how do they make you feel? Uneasy…threatened? I consider some words “happy” words” and others “unhappy words”. Obvious to all is where these fall.
Recently while visiting my brother in Georgia I had an experience that would define “conviction & confession.”. I was having a good day- or so I thought. But an experience in the grocery store surprisingly changed that good day into a bad one. And It happened so quickly …in the blink of an eye this person I didn’t know emerged from my body. Who was that nasty old woman?
I’m not going to give a defense but, you know those new “self service” check outs? I seldom use them but I was in a hurry and the check- out lanes were busy, so I decided to use one. I began to scan an item and then the machine wouldn’t scan another…so I looked for a helper who came over and asked why I was using that machine. She said only the ones with a light on were to be used. I tried to explain that it did have a light on but she kept scolding me. I am usually patient and kind, but all of a sudden I lost it and some words came out of me that astonished me and I turned and saw the shocked look on my brothers’ face. I stomped off to a check -out lane. He followed. Bless him. He never said a word. (He probably didn’t dare!)
I felt justified, but so guilty. Was that a Christ-like reaction? I was convicted immediately and confessed- but it didn’t take away the terrible feeling I carried for days. So I went back, found the woman helper, and apologized. She didn’t even remember. Either she was being gracious, or sadly, she is treated like that too often to be phased by it. Either way I was hoping it would take care of it and be off my conscience. But to this day, I carry the sad memory. It’s scary to think that nasty old woman lives inside me.
That experience reminds me of two lessons: 1. I know my heavenly Father has forgiven me. 2. I will be especially guarded how I react to life’s irritations and ask….WWJD? (What would Jesus do?)
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A few weeks ago after struggling with a quilt that simply would not co-operate, a thought flashed through my mind: Why am I doing this? Infact, why would anyone quilt? Seriously. I began to consider the ques-tion. Seriously. Originally, making quilts from good scraps of worn-outclothing was an economic necessity for many households who could notafford to waste anything. This is rarely the case today, so why are therestill so many quilters, young and old?
Upon reflection, I realized there are almost as many reasons for quilt-ing as there are quilters. Every person, deep down and often well hid-den, harbours a streak of creativity which may manifest itself in quilting,an activity which allows one to choose or originate patterns and to ar-range colours. Many people, myself included, are fascinated by colour with its limit-less permutations and combinations and its effect on emotion. Colour permeates ourlives: restaurants choose their décor colours and lighting to influence their customers.Wearing certain colours, different for everyone, gives us a sense of wellbeing. Thoseof a “certain age” will remember the popular book Color Me Beautiful and its spinoffs.
Certain grandmothers, aunts and friends, although they have never quilted before,cannot resist making a quilt for a special baby. They may never make another one, butchances are that they’ll be hooked and will make more, possibly for subsequent familymembers or others. It’s possible that they will join countless others to broaden theirgroup of recipients to include “charity” or “comfort quilts” for sick or needy children(think the 1,000,000 pillow case challenge) wounded veterans (Quilts of Valour), thehomeless and disaster victims… and so many more.
Some of us want to leave quilts as legacies for future generations whose gradua-tions, weddings and other rites of passage we will not be here to attend.
People who simply must follow trends often enter the quilting world in their questto keep up with their friends. Inevitably some of them will leave, but more will stayuntil quilting is not a novel new craft, but a way of life.
To others the benefits of quilting are less tangible but no less important – compan-ionship, common goals and social contact. Anyone who has ever belonged to a quiltguild can attest to the joy of sharing skills, information and time with other like-minded people. No matter how old one is, there is always something new to belearned, and that is an attraction for many. It has been said that to stop learning is tostop living.
And a talented and devoted few, competition quilters, create original projects thatthe rest of us can only admire from afar as they win some of the thousands of dollarsin competition prize money available from many sources – from small local fairs tosponsored prizes of thousands of dollars from large companies and organizations.Prize money is a tangible reward, but it’s not hard to imagine that the resulting satisfac-tion and recognition are just as important to the winners as the money.
What are your reasons for quilting?
–Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB.© Barbara Conquest.
Quilting With Barbara by Barbara Conquest
Reasons for Quilting Mr. Hubbs and I were away at a conference early
this month. It was a resort in a neighboring state.This resort, in my mind is Second Wind on ste-roids. It was huge, yet so similar to our little inn,with its lodgey northwoodsy theme. We were rightat home. It had over 100 guest rooms (we have 6)and was on a lake. It also included your every meal(we do not). It's dinning room seated at least 200people. Our favorite part was, every evening at 8PMall the guests gathered in the dinning room for ba-nana splits...I would say the best banana splits ever! The first night I had a three scoopbanana slit. The second night I brought it down to two scoops. The third night Ishrunk it to one scoop. And then after that, I either didn't go or I attended only todrink ice water and socialize.
One cannot eat a banana split each night without consequences. It affected mysleep, plus a week of banana splits each night would have put at least five pounds onme.
As I mentioned earlier, this resort served all meals. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Itwas cafeteria style and many meals were similar. This "food snob" needed a change.One day, just for fun we ventured out to explore a neighboring town, catch a fun lunchout, and do laundry at a little laundromat. The laundromat we chose was by far thecleanest, most well cared for that I have ever been to. The owner was there and wemet him. He puts his heart and soul into that place and it shows. His customers loveit so much. because he makes that place more like a home and because of that hiscustomers have an amazing sense of ownership. They shovel his walks, clean thebathroom and keep the place tidy.
As we were leaving our new found friend, (the owner) we asked him of a goodrestaurant suggestion. He told us there were NONE in his little town and suggestedwe travel to a neighboring town. He assured us it was the only good restaurant to eatat in miles. We took him up on his suggestion, and WOW! It was an amazing littleplace. We ordered their smoked salmon chowder. I have eaten many chowders in mylife. I have been on the Nova Scotia Chowder Trail. This chowder at this amazing littlerestaurant topped them all.
So being the cook I am, I had to try to reenact their chowder. I had our sonssmoked white fish, so that is what I used. I felt like I came close but I was a wee bitdisappointed. Mr. Hubbs had it leftover the next day and he was sure I had hit it on thehead as it had melded for 24 hours. So here it is folks, hot off the press! It has a tastycheesy broth you will love. Enjoy!
–This Innkeeper Chic by Kelly Illick features fresh seasonal recipes from the northwoods ofWisconsin. Kelly loves using locally grown fruits and vegetables grown here in the north. She and
her husband Mark operate Second Wind Country Inn in rural Ashland Wisconsin. SecondWind is known for its rustic elegance and yummy breakfasts. Check us out at
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This Innkeeper Chicby Kelly Illick
Recipes from Second Wind B & BSmoked Fish and Cheddar Chowder
Ingredients:1 pound thick sliced bacon, diced smalland fried to brown2 ears of roasted corn (roast in oveneither on the cob or towel dried cannedcorn) with a bit of oil----------1 tablespoon avocado oil2 garlic cloves, pressed3 medium leeks, white and light greensonly, rinse, halved and slice (about 2cups)1 small red onion, diced2 stalks celery, diced small1/2 tablespoon white pepper1/2 teaspoon sea salt3 - 4 cups cubed red potatoes----------4 cups milk2 cups cream (or half and half if that isyour preference)3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese12 -14 ounces of smoked fish (salmon orwhite) flaked3 tablespoons chives, chopped
Directions:1. Brown diced bacon, drain and setaside. Roast oiled corn under broilertill browned. set aside.2. Saute leeks and garlic in oil in alarge heavy-bottomed pot over lowheat.3. Add onion, celery, potatoes, salt,and pepper and cook over mediumheat for about 1 minute, stirringconstantly.4. Add the broth and simmer untilthe potato is tender, about 15minutes.5. Add milk and bring the mixtureback to a simmer for a few minutes(but don't let it boil, or the milk willseparate).6. As it simmers, stir in the cream.Bring up to temp, then add shreddedcheese and roasted corn. Lastly addthe flakes of smoked fish. Removefrom burner. Taste before serving.You may want to add a dash or twoof salt to taste depending on howsalty the fish was.7. Serve chowder in warm bowls.Garnish by sprinkling bacon gener-ously on top and a sprinkle of chives.And if your like you'll like, a blend offreshly group pepper sprinkled overyour bowl.–Serve with crusty bread and oystercrackers.
© 2019 Kelly Illick, owner of SecondWind Country Inn, Ashland, WI
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I can’t begin to tell you of all the many and varied writers who have contributed to the interesting and successful content in the papers over the years. I am so grateful to them all! Many recipes have been shared. A number of writers are within the quilting circle. Marlene Oddie of Washington was living in Walla Walla when I first met her and her parents were living in the Phoenix area. Her articles, “KISSed Quilts,” appear in many of The Country Registers and she now lives and has her shop in Grand Coulee, WA.
In looking at back issues of The Country Register of Arizona from 1991 through January 1992, I found local features, including many articles generated by our office, which then consisted of a part time graphics person and myself. There was no network of writers or publishers and there were still just the Arizona and Michigan papers. We promoted lots of bed and breakfasts and often did feature articles on them as well as various local shops. Goose collecting was exchanged for cows. It is interesting how trends cycle—certain styles of cows and other animals have been a big part of home décor over the years and the Farmhouse style is enjoying a surge in popularity. Former country gift shops still exist but often with new twists on their names. It is my feeling that the vintage revival that has been going on for years has replaced many shops of the early '90s.
The two original newspapers are now part of a huge network with papers available in forty-two states, five provinces of Canada and at www.countryregister.com. The Publishers who bring you the papers—and I—hope you enjoy your 2019 Country Registers and that they help you find new shopping excursions and events, both at home and when you travel.
Barbara Floyd enjoys her downsized lifestyle in Phoenix, AZ, and her visits to see children, grandchildren and a great grandchild in Tri-Cities and Walla Walla, WA, Cumming, GA, and Ft. Wayne, IN. She created and volunteers to put together Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market on her oldest daughter’s farm in Walla Walla each June. She can be reached at [email protected].
Deadlines!!! I seem to need them still. Here I am at final deadline time for this article. My good intentions were to have several articles ahead of time before January. I knew a good month or more in advance that on January 8th I would be having major fusion surgery on my lower back. It took months and almost seven years of pain to get to that conclusion and go through all the necessary hoops to arrive at this point.
It included picking a time when my daughters could leave their busy lives and become my caregivers for a month. I did not know my oldest sister’s health would pick the same time to spiral downwards. She had not been in her best of health for the last four years! The day after my surgery she turned 85 and the following week her journey here on earth ended as did her suffering from congestive heart failure. She will be greatly missed forever.
One of my comforters and supporters during this past month is Lydia Harris. Many of our readers will recognize her “A Cup of Tea with Lydia” articles. We actually met in Walla Walla, WA, along with Country Register publisher Glena Dunn of Nevada. Glena and I are often in Walla Walla at the same time as we both have family there. One June, years ago, we met up with Lydia, who lives in Western Washington, and we enjoyed a delightful tea lunch at a local tea room that has since closed. Lydia has been writing a tea column for The Country Register for twenty years. That is a lot of columns and she amazes me.
The publishers get to choose their own writers and many have included Lydia’s column. Her five grandchildren call her “Grandma Tea” and, in this coming August, her new cookbook, In The Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together, will release from Harvest House Publishers. I have appreciated Lydia’s friendship through these past twenty years and her welcome emails, often in the evening, just sending a “tea-lightful” note or sharing life’s experiences or a recipe or two. Sometimes her hand-written notes include some special tea bags, so I enjoyed a new flavor she sent when she heard about my sister. I drank it out of a cup my sister had given me in years past.
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TOWN OF SANFORD
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Pauline Bernier started her business journey in the form of an egg farm back in 1976, lasting for a long thirty years. For Pauline, the owner of Berniers, a change was due after such a long time of doing the same thing. The egg farm turned into a storage facility for the public because of all the space with the potential to be utilized, but she did not settle there. At first, Pauline attempted a business in crafts and soon realized the public’s interest in not only buying but selling. Today, storage and egg sales are still in place, but the consignment aspect is where the business soars with about 350 consignees. This is what formed a new name: The Country Hen Shoppe. The consignment business started as an outlet, and a way to use up space, but has now flourished into a treasure trove for all types of shoppers.
What shoppers can find at The Country Hen Shoppe goes from kitchen gadgets, sports collectables, books and movies, kids toys, all the way to furniture at great prices. Regular shoppers would tell about the appeals of local shopping, variety, and fair prices. What you get at The Country Hen Shoppe is not only unique items, but friendly and welcoming service. It’s a great thing to be able to pass on something unwanted to another who may need it, giving consignment its charm. As Pauline puts it, “People feel good when they find new items” which is why so many shoppers choose consignment. In one corner of the store is the man cave and in the other is the ladies cave, where home decor and furniture (the store’s best seller) reside, leaving an outlet for everyone.
When asked about what she loves in running the store, Pauline states, “I love working side-by-side with my daughter, Carrie, who helps manage the store, and meeting new people. Some are like family,” making the store more like a community to her and the shoppers. Regardless, she would also love to see new faces! Whether you’re looking for a lamp, fresh eggs, Christmas decor, handcrafted items from other vendors, or anything more, it’s all right at The Country Hen Shoppe! You can visit The Country Hen Shoppe at 316 New Dam Road Sanford Maine or call at (207) 324-5606. Their hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. You can also go online to Etsy (under The Country Hen Shoppe), Facebook, and Instagram both under Bernier’s Farm and Storage to experience it yourself.
Essential Oil Blend for Bug Repellent
by Dawn LaFrance
I’m willing to bet you’re as excited as I am that Spring is here! I love this time of year when everything comes back to life, the birds are migrating back chirping their pretty songs and the days are getting longer. It also means summer is not far away!! But with spring also comes those dreaded black flies and eventually mosquitoes. It can be hard to sit outside in the evening and enjoy the long sunny days when those little pests come out.
Here is a great bug repellent blend of essential oils to use in a diffuser on your patio or back deck. Just fill your diffuser with water to the water line, then add the following oils, 1-2 drops of each, Lemongrass, Thyme, Eucalyptus and Basil. The combined scent of these four oils is much more pleasant than those citronella candles. You can also use these oils in a spray bottle with a carrier oil, like coconut oil, to apply to your clothes or skin. Any one of these essential oils will work as a bug repellent, just add to a bracelet with charcoal beads and you have your own personal bug shield. Together though these four oils really deter those darn pests! Lemongrass, Thyme, Eucalyptus and Basil essential oils are great for many other physical and emotional uses as well. You can check out the doTERRA website for more information on the above four oils and many more!
There seems to be new essential oil companies popping up every day, but I’ve used doTERRA essential oils for about 3 years and I’ll never go anywhere else. The oils are third-party tested for purity (you can SMELL the difference if you compare them to other brands), ethically sourced around the globe, and I love that doTERRA is a humanitarian-geared company. I’m happy to personally help you get these oils in your home and tell you more about why I chose doTERRA. Please feel free to contact me, either by facebook messenger Dawn LaFrance or email at [email protected].
Happy Spring!! Be Kind!!Dawn
If you are looking for a specific type of furniture, it is especially important to talk to the shop owner. For example, we have several dozen pieces of furniture (in storage) awaiting restoration. We are happy to adjust our restoration schedule when we have a request.
Making a record of your findsSo, you’ve walked up and down all of the aisles, looked high and low,
and found a few things that you would like to think about… there are several methods to record your finds.
The ‘high tech’ solution is to use your cell phone. At Shady Lawn, we encourage people to take pictures of the things that they are interested in. However, it is always polite to ask a shop owner if it is alright to take pictures.
When I am visiting another shop, I like to take a picture of their business card, so that I have contact information. Then I photograph the item(s), along with measurements if necessary. When I want measurements, I will include a tape measure or a yard stick in the picture. Finally, I photograph the price tag. It will often have an inventory number and a description that will help in future communication with the shop owner.
The ‘low tech’ method is to draw a sketch and make notes. I normally use my phone, but I always carry several 3” by 5” index cards for notes. The cards are convenient because they are a little stiff (and therefore easy to write on) and they fit easily into my check book.
When a Shady Lawn customer asks to borrow a tape measure, I often grab a note pad and follow along. I’ll do a quick sketch and add the dimensions as they are taking them. It is fun, and it gives me a chance to use the skills I developed when I was a community college drafting/engineering instructor.
I hope that these tips are valuable to you, on your next antique shopping adventure.
Dave Emigh is the owner of Shady Lawn Antiques and is a fifth generation ‘Walla Wallan’. Glimpses of the ever-changing Shady Lawn inventory can be seen on Facebook. Shady Lawn is located at 711 N Rose & Sumach in Walla Walla, WA. The shop is open for business Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
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The Fine Art of Porch Sittingby Kerri Habben
At this time of year, a vital thing to do is porch sitting. If you don’t have a porch, a front or back step will do. Or a folding chair. As long as it is a place to pause and do absolutely nothing.
Though, by doing nothing, I actually mean doing something. Like watching the colors of vehicles as they pass by, listening to kids bounce a basketball or seeing someone jog by and knowing you should get up.
But you don’t. Because if you did, you would no longer be porch sitting. The philosophy is to be still and pay attention to the little things.
Albert Einstein wrote, “There are only two ways to look at your life…one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle.”
If you are porch sitting with the proper mindset, everything before you is a miracle. From a blade of grass to the tips of the trees, you feel the resilient life energy surrounding you. It recharges you in a way that you didn’t even know you needed.
To achieve this affirmation in porch sitting requires practice. Sometimes hours and sometimes lots of sweet tea.
Another point of porch sitting is to merely observe. For example, a gray-haired lady wearing turquoise walks by. You notice this, absorb it and then release it as you shift your attention to whatever comes along next.
There are moments when you realize that the porch needs sweeping and weeds are sneaking into the petunias. But you do not get up. Not yet. You will get everything done that needs doing. However, right then, you are porch sitting.
I like to sip a coffee on the back step in the early morning. I watch the sun sliding up between the pine trees. I smile at the maple leaves glimmering like pale emeralds with the light behind them.
I hear the neighbor’s dog come out and I watch him. He is a little black dog who has extremely sensitive hearing. If I use the utensil drawer that squeals and he is outside, he barks.
Between you and me, I have my own title for this dog. In college, I read Goethe’s Faust, wherein the main character makes a selfishly ill-guided pact with the devil. The character of the devil is named “Mephistopheles” and first appears as a little black dog. Ever since, every little black dog I see receives this name in my head.
I know. This likely isn’t normal. Yes, please pray for me. And if you have a little black dog, I apologize.
Anyway, the dog wanders, then my neighbor comes to the door and calls him. He cocks his head to one side, pauses and then wanders a little more. The neighbor’s voice changes pitch and the dog repeats this routine. This occurs about four times until my neighbor hits just the right tone and the dog darts inside as if a genuine Mephistopheles is chasing him.
If I didn’t porch sit, I would miss that moment.
However, the most important part of porch sitting is to share it with those we cherish. Generations of families and friends porch sat together and it is only in more recent times that we have seemingly forgotten how.
You are more than welcome to porch sit with me. I’ll pour you a glass of sweet tea and we’ll watch the world go by together.
Just promise not to tell my neighbor what I secretly call the dog.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. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Stories of a Farm Wifeby Tammy Page
Riddley Riddley ReeOn this bitter cold and snowy day where the sky is
hazy and you can feel the dampness hanging in the air, Iyearn for a sign of spring. The ground is covered with atleast six inches of snow, the roads are glistening withsalty ice and the draw of cozying up by the fireplace isstronger than ever. Christmas and New Years are but amemory soon to be forgotten and replaced with thoughts of only a few moremonths and we can make it to sunshiny warm days once again.
Spring, the time when the first robins appear, and the air smells fresh and the sunis warm on our face, I look forward to spending time on my front porch. I love tosit on my settee with a cup of fresh brewed coffee, a new monthly magazine and Iam often covered with a soft, fleece blanket. With just a bite of cold air lingering,the blanket is a must. I also look forward to spending lazy Sunday afternoons onmy porch swing with my grandchildren by my side. One of our favorite things todo, as I did with my own children, is play riddley, riddley ree. I see something youdon’t see and the color is. Most people probably know it as the “I spy” game. I’mnot sure how we started calling it by another name but I know it’s been played formany years with many children on our porch, in our car, or sitting in the livingroom. Sometimes we can sit there for hours until all but the trees are left to guess.There have been a few times I’ve caught the little ones changing their items they’vechosen and the game will go on even longer. That’s when I hear it from the olderones that someone is cheating and I have to take the reins back to start a newguess. Of course, the item chosen has to be in clear view of everyone on theporch, has to be big enough for all of us to see and can’t be a passing car, a flyingbird or a single rock in a whole driveway. Oh, let me tell you, they’ve tried! As ourdaughters and son stop in and we all sit on the porch visiting and catching up, theytoo will often join in. That makes it even more fun as we shout out our guesses inunison. I hope they look back as fondly, just as I do, at the times we played riddleyree and that they are able to play it with their own grandchildren someday.
Tammy page lives with her family on a working farm in central Indiana. She enjoys collecting items remember from her youth, cooking and decorating her home and spoiling her grandchildren.
Salvage Style by Marla Wilson
SucculentArrangementsSucculents are very popular
right now for homedecorating, both indoors andout. They symbolize enduringand timeless love. For thisproject, I chose to use fauxsucculents. They are veryrealistic and come in a varietyof shapes, colors, sizes andtextures, but without themaintenance of live plants.
I went through my stash ofvintage goodies and came upwith several choices for the planters. By using the faux succulents, I did not have toworry about water and drainage. I chose an old flour sifter, a small tin drawer,enamelware dipper, spice can, china sugar and creamer, a tin cup and numerousmini teapots. Almost anything will work and the more interesting, the better.
Gather a variety of faux succulents from your local floral and craft shops, as wellas some floral foam, moss, pebbles or small stones. If possible, use more than onetype of succulent per container. It makes the arrangement much more interesting.If you end up with a bare spot, just add a bit of moss or a small stone. This adds tothe natural look.
These mini gardens are fun to make and will add a bright spot to your home.They also make lovely gifts for friends and neighbors.
Marla Wilson is the owner of The Rusty Wheel, a gift boutique in Scandia, KS. The shop features her floraldesigns and repurposed "junk," as well as kitchen and baby gifts, home decor and fashion accessories. Follow
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Heirloom Tomatoesby Wendi Rogers, Ph.D.
When all you want are tomato plants, walking into a local garden center can beoverwhelming. Patented hybrid varieties promise disease and fungal resistance.Heirloom varieties pledge to provide different colors and tastes. Where do you startin selecting your favorite bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich ingredient?
Heirloom tomato seeds were grown out and handed down by generations oftomato growers, were brought over from Europe by immigrants, or are of unknownorigins. The Victorians developed many dog breeds, such as the English setter andgolden retriever, and also directed their efforts to creating different tomatovarieties. Many varieties released by universities or Extension Services are opensource. Open source means you can save the seeds of your favorite tomato plant.Open source places Extension-developed varieties into the heirloom category.
Heirloom varieties come in a plethora of shapes, colors and tastes.Understanding what you are doing with the harvested tomatoes is a good first stepin variety selection. There exists an heirloom tomato for every need.
Brandywine was first described in print in the late 1880s. However, Brandywineappeared on seed exchanges only in the mid-1980s. Brandywine is a round tobeefsteak-type tomato. The Brandywine color, pink to red to almost purple,depends on the seed source. Each tomato weighs 8 - 24 oz. Brandywine fruit willcrack if the tomato fruit grows to fast.
Amish Paste is a red, oxheart-shaped tomato originating in the 1870s in Wisconsinor Pennsylvania Amish communities. Amish Paste became available in the mid-1980s.Amish Paste produces a meaty, 6 – 12 oz tomato. It is juicier than most paste-typetomatoes. Amish Paste tomatoes flourish in the Northern parts of the U.S. as well asthe Southeast.
Travelers Tomato, commonly and mistakenly identified as Arkansas Traveler, wasreleased by the University of Arkansas in 1971. Travelers Tomato delivers a consistent,pink, 6 - 8 oz slicing tomato bred for its skin to remain intact in high humidity orafter an excessive amount of rain. The Travelers Tomato variety was developed toimprove production of cash crop tomatoes grown on Arkansas small family farms.The pink tomatoes were intended for local, mid-20th century canneries.
In theory, heirloom tomatoes are open source so you can save seeds. Please,read seed packages and live plant labels. Seed catalog descriptions may provide noseed saving information. Several heirloom varieties are now owned by large, inter-national companies. The tomato varieties are marketed as heirlooms. Be sure youknow what you can do with what you are buying.
Identify the best tomato variety for your location. Consult your CountyExtension office or local garden club for a list of heirloom varieties that do wellwhere you live. Garden clubs may introduce you to a local-bred seed source.
Maybe for you the best tomato variety is family-shared tomato seeds. Youremember your grandmother slicing and serving the tomato, still warm from thesummer sun, sprinkled with salt, black pepper and oil. Maybe you need buckets ofpaste tomatoes for your Uncle Ray’s tomato sauce. Maybe you grow your owndark burgundy Brandywine because it is so good. The important thing is to havefun. The bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich will taste wonderful.Bio: Wendi Rogers lives in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, and began gardening when she started and sold her first
marigold seedlings when she was 8 years old. She has a Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Missouri, aMaster of Science in Animal and Range Science from North Dakota State University and a Bachelor of Science in
Biology from Fort Hays State University. She likes to help people grow their own food.
A Grandfather’s Gratitudeby Dick Keaton
For many years, Father’s Day hasseemed a backwards holiday to me,because I’ve always believed that onthe day when fatherhood iscelebrated, it is the father who shouldbe giving thanks for the joy andhonor of being a dad and not theother way around.
Let’s be honest, the biologicalcontributions of the father are pretty self-serving, and not all that honorable ornoteworthy. So, with that thought in mind,I’d like to thank my kids—Dana, Ben, andDavid for putting up with me over theyears, allowing me to classify myself (witha reasonably clear conscience) as a decentdad, but mostly for providing me withcountless and immeasurable joys that Iprobably didn’t deserve.
To this dad, you are a constant sourceof pride and happiness. As your mom has
so eloquently and accurately put it, “Godgave us great raw material, and we didn’tmess it up.”
So, on this Father’s Day, thank you forletting me be your dad and the grandfatherto your children. I love all of you more thanyou will ever know.
And to my sons, Ben and David, whohave far surpassed me in any conceivableranking of quality fathering. I can only offer
this advice: revere the mother of yourchildren, love and support your kidswith all your heart, and try not to doanything inordinately stupid!
Happy Father’s Day wishes to all youdads out there!
©2019 Dick Keaton lives in Las Vegas, NV. Besidesenjoying fly fishing, Dick is a prolific freelance writer
a devoted father and grandfather, and a veteran who proudly served his country in Vietnam.
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Slices of Life . . . My Little SisterBy Sherry Osland
While living on a dairy farm in southeast Kansas, my siblings consisted of my sister three years older than me, a brother younger than me by two years, followed by fraternal twins four years still younger. Back then, we lived through hot summers without air-conditioning. Ugh! For those too young to remember such a time, think HOT, HOT, miserable HOT! The only relief was wearing light-weight cotton clothing and hanging wet cloths so fans could blow air through them for a bit of a breeze – ANY breeze. I can’t fathom even earlier days before there were electric fans!
The summer that the twins were 2 years old, it was particularly hot and miserable. I’ll never forget in my 6-year-old mind the picture of my little sister lying on a sheet on the dining room floor in just her little panties. She was sick and feverish and slept a lot that day. Mom was worried and tried everything to cool her down.
Just as my family had experienced a miracle five years earlier when our house burned to the ground (but we safely got out) we were about to receive yet another one.
If you’ve never seen anyone go into convulsions, believe me, it’s a horrific experience no matter what age you are. Most of the telling of this story is hearing about it in later years when I was old enough to better understand, but seeing her convulsions are forever in my memory banks. As my sister’s fever spiked higher, my folks rushed her to our family doctor. Upon examining her, he put her in an ambulance, with the words, “I don’t think she’s going to make it” and sent them on to the area’s larger, renowned medical center. Later, Mom told of riding in the ambulance that night kneeling on the hot floor – her knees burning from being over top the exhaust. The ride to the medical center was interminably long. When the doctors met them there, my folks were, again,
told she likely wouldn’t make it. She went into a coma. Her temperature had reached 107 degrees and “if” she came to, she would most likely be a vegetable. The doctors found she had been bitten by an infected mosquito. The diagnosis was viral encephalitis. My folks told of sitting those days by her bedside waiting, watching, praying for ANY minute sign of recognition or movement from her.
Meanwhile, the other four of us kids were parceled out to aunts and uncles. We weren’t aware what was going on except our sister was very sick, even Mom and Dad were scared and, all of a sudden, they went away. We rarely stayed overnight anywhere, and we were never away from Mom and Dad for any length of time. The aunt and uncle (bless their hearts) who kept me and one of my brothers had no children of their own at that time, but my aunt came up with fun things to keep us distracted and pre-occupied. They had a picnic table in the yard and a garden full of cucumbers of all sizes. My aunt put the BIG ones on the table, gave us table knives, toothpicks, marshmallows and let us create all the animals on Noah’s Ark that we could think of! All of this was a very novel experience for us.
Back at the medical center, my sister had had a trach put in because she had been unable to swallow. Finally, on the sixth day of her coma, a couple of things happened.
A bit of background here . . . Just like a lot of families have that one specially loved dog, our family also had a specially loved horse. His name was Duke, i.e. Dukie-boy to five little kids. Duke was a beautiful sorrel gelding that Dad had raised from a colt. He had a most gentle disposition, and Dad had worked with him to make sure he would be safe with his five children. (My Dad was a horseman his whole life; starting when he rode a pony to and from country school when he was a tyke to round-ups by horse on a ranch in Western Kansas.) We have family movies of Duke with all five of us sitting (in graduated sizes) on him – filling his back from neck to rump! The movie shows Dad dropping the reins, getting on his hands and knees and crawling under Duke’s belly, around and through both front and back legs. Then he stood up, grabbed Duke’s tail and leaned at an angle away from him. Duke stood nonchalantly relaxed, not moving a muscle except to let Dad through his legs. How we loved and trusted that horse!
Well, on that sixth day, Dad had my sister in his lap telling her everything he could think of about Dukie-boy. He held her with one hand and had an Eskimo Pie ice cream bar in his other hand. All of a sudden, she came to and reached for the ice cream bar!! Without thinking about her throat, she took a bite and swallowed! With that and the light in her eyes, Dad said he knew she was going to be ok. He had his little girl back! I think she had one or two tests back at the medical center in future years. I believe the last one was while she was in high school. She never tested anything but normal.
God used the love of that horse and ice cream to bring her out of that coma and it was the beginning of her recovery. The trach scar on her throat was one of the everyday reminders of what she had come through. In grade school, she became self-conscious and embarrassed by the scar because no one else had one and kids would ask her about it. It was probably Mom who began calling it her butterfly and made it into something really special. To this day, my sister has her special butterfly and we still have our beautiful sister as another of our family’s miracles! God is good.
Written by Sherry Osland of Praise Works Quilting in Abilene. [email protected]. Sherry formally wrote the Quilts That Redeem column for The Country Register.
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The month of May is usually a busy but welcomed time for a country homeowner. With the season of winter being a distant memory and the transitional month of rainy April behind us, we tend to appreciate the days of sunny warmth as they afford us a well-earned chance to work outside as we prepare our yards for a season of growing and a season of natural abundance.
For those who feel a sense of reward from hard work and consistent nurturing, a vegetable garden provides not only plentiful produce during summer and fall months, but a feeling of being self-reliant. Time spent during the end of spring working and planting garden beds is truly time well-spent. As rows of seeds begin to break through the carefully tended earth there is an inevitable feeling of promise in nature’s gift. And as the tiny sprouts become more sturdy and recognizable plants we can begin to imagine all of the summer meals that will be enhanced by nature’s hand.
Soulful SimplicityWhether it is a fresh zucchini and heirloom tomato salad blended with
olive oil and fresh ground pepper as a refreshing summer lunch or a batch of large dark green peppers stuffed with fresh herbs, rice and beef baked to be enjoyed as a hearty meal, there is always something soulfully pleasing about harvesting your own food. There is a sense of simplicity that accompanies this special country blessing and the pace of our days begins to feel more in keeping with nature.
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antiquing events that are hosted by seasoned shop owners. Many of these spring shows feature gatherings of antiques dealers and craftsmen who set up under tents on a warm spring day to offer their wares for sale. Huge country harvest tables filled with decorated salt glazed stoneware and antique gathering baskets alongside a table filled with hand-crafted redware or hooked wool rugs that were made by hand over the winter are displays that are truly appreciated by the country shopper. Sipping lavender lemonade while browsing through antiques and listening to the live music of a happy fiddle, one feels as if they are stepping back to a much simpler time.
The season of spring is a time of joy and a time of country blessings. The now vibrant landscape surrounds us with nature’s reminder that renewal and growth are the rewards for our patience and our faith that the spectacular beauty of this time of year will always return to us.
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Tin Roof PrimitivesA Gathering of Primitive and Country Wares
Reproduction FurnitureTextiles • Quilts • Lighting
Window Treatments • Handmades Braided Rugs • Floorcloths
1554 East Main St Ctr Conway (Rt 302), NH603-986-3557
Wednesday - Saturday 10 - 5, Sunday, Monday 10 - 4, Closed Tuesday
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Join us for the Keepsake Ouilting Annual Summer Sale!May 30, May 31 & June 1 2019
Fabulous savings on kits, tools, notions
and “Make Your Own Scrap Bags”
Fabric on sale for $10 per lb! That’s about $3 per yard!
The sales extend in-side with discounts in the KQ & Pineapple
Fabrics Shops
Sale Hours: 8 am to 5 pm12 Main St. Center Harbor, NH
Just off Route 25 (at Senters Market)
Vintage Market on Farm and in the Barn253 VALLEY CHAPEL ROAD
WALLA WALLA, WA (602) 321-6511
www.LoveOfJunk.com
Indoor and Outdoor Vendors of Vintage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Great Variety of
Food Trucks & Live Music• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
$5 entry fee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Children under
12 Free• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • No Pets Allowed
June 14-15, 2019Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-4
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SHOP LOCATOR1. AUGUSTA
Hodgepodge
2. AUBURN, WINDHAM Willow Tree PrimitivesWillow Tree Handmade Primitives
3. DEXTER, NORTH ANSON A Maine Farmhouse Gift Shop Woolen Mill Primitives
4. CORNISH, LIMERICKPrimitive DaysTerry's UniquesVickie's Olde School Gift Shop
5. KENNEBUNK, WELLSHearth & Soul Outta The Box (New School)Restore KennebunkTime & Again
6. SANFORD The Country Hen Shoppe
7. BUXTON, LIMINGTONOlde Thyme CreationsThe Country Collection Winterberry Barn
8. YORKCirca Home Living