Family Cookbook
There is a small bookshelf that lives by our back door, filled with my very favorite irreplaceable books. (My thought is that if we ever had to evacuate with a wildfire approaching, I… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: August, 2016
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Panel Play Mats
Two weeks ago I hit 24 quilt shops in an hour and a half! How did I manage that? Because someone had the genius idea to have the small scattered quilt shops of… Continue reading
I Can’t Do This, Until I Do That!
As I go through my air-conditioned August, my goal is to finish up some of those odds and ends of projects in the effort to have a beautiful streamlined studio (like Melanie’s). I… Continue reading
Punch Looks at Photographers
Since we have been looking at old cabinet cards in the last two posts, I thought it would be a good time to look at some illustrations of photographers from the 1862 Punch… Continue reading
If I Lived 130 Years Ago
My mental image of myself would be something like this: Or this: Or at the very least this: I would admire women dressed to the nines like this: But in reality, I would… Continue reading
August in the Archives
I live in Texas, and even though I usually spend a lot of time outdoors, in August, the heat gets to even me. So I set aside this month to stay indoors and… Continue reading
Even More Sail History
Source: Sailcloth – National Maritime Museum Ahoy, maties! After 3 years and 3 months, I have finally found an example of real sail cloth to share with you! This is from the National… Continue reading