Retro Placemats and a Couple More Aprons

Here are some photographs of more of my sewing projects. The first two are half of the set of four place mats I made for my parents for Christmas. They are both made of 1930’s reproduction fabrics, and the two quilt blocks in each mat were popular during that period. They are called “pinwheel” and […]

Ever Wonder What I Look Like?

Now you know. A self-portrait, not taken in the kitchen…but in the office instead.

In the Hands of a Master, a Saucepan Can Be Deadly…

Yes, it is true–anything can be a weapon, including a saucepan. And while it is true that the lady pictured here, 70-year-old Ellen Basinski of Elyria, Ohio, did use her favorite anodized aluminum Emeril Lagasse saucepan to defend herself and her home from four would-be burglars yesterday, she did not actually kill any of them […]

What Is A Chef?

“Chef” is a word much overused these days. It seems that anyone who can cook competently, whether at home or under the scrutiny of television cameras, is now called a chef, either by himself or by others. I think it is time to stop indiscriminately using the word and return to its original context: that […]

A Bad Weekend

I haven’t written for a while because of a really awful experience our family had this weekend. We had taken Kat to the indoor play place at the mall, and we had met our friend, Kendra, her college-aged niece and Kendra’s daughter, who is six months younger than Kat, there. There was also a dad […]

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