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Irvin’s interest in photography developed at a young age when he started taking pictures with a Kodak Instamatic. Throughout the early ‘60s, this interest continued to grow, and he soon upgraded to a medium format Hasselblad. Although Irvin never missed an opportunity to capture each place he visited, his first dedicated photography trip was to Jackson Hole, WY in 1985. Since then, he’s made many trips to Teton, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and other national parks to photograph live subjects such as grizzly bears to snowshoe rabbits.
Aside from wildlife, covered bridges are one of Irvin’s favorite subjects. In 1987, Irvin set out with the ambitious goal of photographing all of Pennsylvania’s 200+ covered bridges in all four seasons. Today, many of these shots remain his best-sellers. Lighthouses are another sight that Irvin can never get enough of. He’s shot them under clear summer skies, surrounded by glowing sunsets, amid heavy fog, and in the frozen depths of winter.
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Just Between Us…by Lenda Brown
Get Ready, Get Started, and Go! Fall is for Quilt Shows, Shop Hops and starting holiday projects. The Shop Hops and Quilt Shows are so much fun. You get new ideas, new kits are available and you find new shops that you don’t know were in business. So much fun and even better if you go with friends. Many of these shops sell sewing machines and it’s a great time to see the new machines.
Remember that these shops are small businesses; they count on us buying from them and not from the chain stores. It’s really not a hard decision when you see the quality of the fabric and understand that they are willing to give guidance and help.When you’re at these shops check out their list of classes. I’ve never taken a class that I didn’t learn a better and easier way to do something.
Have a great fall and hope to see you at the Shop Hops and Quilt Shows!
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Celebrating
30 Years of Publishing
Part Six of Series by Barbara Floyd, Founder of The Country Register
Today I looked at the Feb-March issue of The Arizona Country Register for 1993. This issue’s covers showed the artwork that was going to be coming out on The Country Register Collection & Cookbook later that February. One thousand of these spiral bound books were printed and it is still my favorite go-to cookbook in my cupboard. That’s probably because it is filled with lots of good family recipes compiled for family reunions and great memories. Every once in awhile a used copy shows up on Amazon for some exorbitant price. My own copy is priceless.
I see two ads from The Shops at Catlin Court that is part of Historic Downtown Glendale, AZ. One is The Country Maiden and the other is Bears & More. They are still operating in the same locations now 26 years later and so congratulations go to both, not only for still being destination shops but also for supporting and supplying The Country Register to their customers. That is a real testimony of happy advertisers.
By April 1993, there were a few more publishers added to our growing list including Northern California, Oregon and Upper State New York/Vermont. The others on the list were mentioned in last month’s story.
Our June-July 1993 issue not only had well known Mary Engelbreit art on the cover but we were sporting new logo artwork at the top of the front page by artist Jan Harvey. That logo would be used for many years to come. We have also added publishers in Central California and Southern California and now California has one publisher combining the whole state. By the very next issue in 1993, we added North Dakota, Virginia and, because I had three of my four children living in S. E. Washington, I started the paper there and published in Washington for many years. By the next issue, we had a publisher in Hawaii and, by the end of year 1993, Florida was added to our list. The Florida edition, today, is always more than forty pages packed with specialty shops, many of them related to the quilting industry. For 10 years now, the Florida paper has been published by Amy and Dave Carter whose names you see on many of our Eastern U.S. editions. In fact, Amy’s parents, Merle and Gail Taylor, started the Maryland edition about 22 years ago. As a family, they now publish eight Country Register editions on the East Coast.
Heading into 1994, our list of publishers had grown to include Nebraska-Iowa and Indiana. For many years now, Nebraska and Iowa have had separate successful papers. The fun part about Nebraska is that I was its publisher at the time I retired from publishing and my graphics designer was from Nebraska. When Lolly Konecky, from Wahoo, Nebraska, came to work for me, little did we know that down the road she and my long time office manager, Barb Stillman, would partner to eventually become the publishers of Arizona, Washington-S. ID, Oregon, Nebraska, and The Antique Register (in Arizona only). As of the beginning of 2019, they also have become owners of The Country Register, Inc., that licenses the newspapers. They have added California as well as North and South Carolina to their publishing list and they operate under Barlo Media.
This makes me officially retired. Some days I am just officially tired. But then I have to remind myself that is probably normal when you are looking at 80 years of age square in the face. How in the world did I ever get to this stage so suddenly? Maybe it wasn’t so sudden. I was just busy and happy and enjoying doing The Country Register for thirty of those years and was not counting the years as they flew by.
This was to be a series of six articles—a year’s worth of stories. Maybe the publishers and readers won’t mind if I just keep this series going on a smaller scale. I just looked at the April-May 1994 issue for Arizona and it was the first edition with full color on the front and back and centerfold—a
big milestone in printing. It was our annual “tea” issue and there were eight tearooms in the Phoenix area advertised and featured….in full color in that centerfold. It looks awesome! Our publishers’ list now extended this issue to include S. Texas and my middle daughter, Barbra-Jean Skalleberg, started The Country Register of Georgia.
Until next time, farewell. 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].
As the Seasons Changeby Janet Young
Just as the seasons of nature change; so, we go through the different seasons of life. There comes a time when we start to wonder if we are making a difference. Or, for that matter, what are we bringing to the table of life. After all, your children have all been raised and have jobs and families of their own. Perhaps, on a more personal level, you are winding down or have completely left the job market, and now you find yourself wondering some days, are you really making a difference in someone’s life. What, if anything, am I contributing? Or, to put it another way, what is my purpose in life?
This is especially true as we approach our eighties and nineties. Our bodies are growing weaker, and perhaps, spending most of our days sitting in a recliner. There is so little we can do, or so we think that we soon fall into our self-made trap of believing we no longer count…that there is little of value that we can contribute to others.
Well, I must say that my mother who is 92 years young, and is living in a nursing home is still teaching me how to live a fulfilling, rewarding life no matter her circumstances. She is influencing people at the home in ways she never would have imagined at this stage of life. How? With her sweet, gentle spirit, she is uplifting staff and family and all those around her. Let me explain.
On a recent visit, while waiting for my mother to return to her room, a nurse came in and asked me if I was her daughter. When I replied yes, she got all excited and proclaimed how much she loved my mother. She went on to say how she enjoys my mother so much. Her sweet spirit, her upbeat attitude, her sense of humor, even her singing all brings this dear staff member such joy. She said she can come to work some days, feeling a little down, and by the time she leaves my mother’s room, she leaves uplifted with a sense of joy and happiness. Later, I shared that story to my mother, encouraging her to know how she is impacting people. But, she just shrugged it off. I’m sure to her it is not a big deal, because she lives this way every day. I honestly don’t know how she keeps that joy, but I like to think it is a gift from God. For He is taking care of her, and allowing her to enjoy her remaining time here.
One of her favorite lines she uses when I am leaving is, “Have a good day. I know I will.” Now I find I am saying that. And her great grandson is now using that phrase as well.
Like life, the seasons of nature come and go. For example, in the fall the beauty of nature blooms as the trees turn from green into brilliant colors of orange and yellow and red. In the winter the snow falling quietly on a cold winter’s eve, gives us comfort as we snuggle by the fire or under our soft, cozy blankets. What I’m trying to say, is that there is beauty in all seasons of life, just as there is in nature. It’s up to us. So, to all who are reading this, I say, “Have a good day. I know I will.”
–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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The Spectacular Beauty of FallBy Annice Bradley Rockwell
As the season of summer says its final farewell it invites us to embrace a time of diverse and spectacular beauty—fall. Fall is a time of change and this change unfolds easily with increasingly shorter days paired with clear, cool nights when we are quietly awakened to the fact that summer is now a memory.
Country nights spent enjoying the wonder of fall could find us happily walking through a local agricultural fair taking in the smell of warm hay from the animal barns, or the scent of homemade barbecue wafting through the air as we gaze upon the bright electric lights of a towering Ferris wheel that will bring a sleepy country town to life on this night. During the days our country, seasonal stands that were once overflowing with the deep reds of fresh strawberries and heirloom tomatoes in summer now greet customers with bushel baskets filled with crisp apples, Indian corn by the bundle and decorative, blooming mums to adorn our doorways and fill our primitive antiques with the beautiful, warm colors of fall. Their deep tones mirror the season and their natural beauty remind us that fall is the perfect time to redecorate and begin to warm our homes with the majesty of fall.
As the season owns its place we find our home interiors more snug and inviting. As we enjoy the warmth of our first fire in the fireplace we appreciate the glow it provides as it brings a more intense beauty to all that it touches. Our homes become our sanctuary and we are inspired to make them even more welcoming for the colder season to come.
Amidst fall’s colors we also feel grateful for the sun’s last warming rays. As we peruse one of the final outdoor country antiques shows of the year, we treasure this fleeting feeling of freedom and we only wish it would last a little longer.
The Wonder of FallFor the country enthusiast the wonder of fall may be due to the fact
that it makes us feel more alive somehow. As we pause to appreciate the feeling of the refreshing fall air, or the vibrant colors of nature’s changing leaves we are reminded that change moves us forward. Embracing this transition with joy is one of the splendid blessings of living the country life. So this season take time to see the simple beauty that fall provides. Share its wonder and bounty with those you hold dear.
Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques. She is currently working on her book, New England Girl. [email protected]
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Sparrow’s GardenBy Judyann Grant
It was high time – in fact it was well past high time – that I tended to my flower garden. By some quirk of creation, the garden held as many wind-sown wildflowers as it did actual hand-planted perennials. The area was in such a tangle that it was difficult to tell where the weeds left off and the flowers began. So I gathered my gardening hand tools…trowel, cultivator, weeder, pruning shears and kneeling mat and then went to work.
I hadn’t been at it too long however, when a visitor stopped by. It only took me a moment to realize it wasn’t a social call. Before I uttered a word, I was berated…by a tiny brown sparrow. Perched on a lantern
post in the garden, she chattered. Loudly. At me.
Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow visit my garden in the late afternoon. Sitting atop the post, their serenade drifts in through my open office window. However, this wasn’t her normal afternoon serenade. This song wasn’t even a song, it was more like scolding! She flew to the grass next to the garden and began strutting around as if trying to distract me. Killdeer use a tactic of faked injury to lure away potential intruders, but I had no idea a tiny little sparrow would be cunning enough to try it.
I put down my tools, sat back on my heels and watched her. After parading around the lawn, she flew back up to the lantern post. I didn’t move. She didn’t scold. I thought we had reached a truce. Peace was fleeting, however. The weeds beckoned and I once again picked up my tools. And she once again set to squawking at me.
What she lacked in size she more than made up for in volume. Seriously, I have never heard a sparrow make such a racket. Before long Mr. Sparrow joined her on the post. He watched me intently but didn’t utter a peep; he let the Mrs. do all the negotiating.
I wondered if perhaps there was a nest secluded somewhere in the garden that they didn’t want me to disturb. Carefully I poked around in the weeds, but didn’t find anything resembling a sparrow nest. Or perhaps they had staked a claim to the garden in order to eat the worms, weeds and seeds. It’s hard to know what goes on in the minds of these plain, but perky little birds.
There are numerous verses in the Bible that speak of sparrows - most notably Matthew 10:29 which inspired the hymn, “His Eye is On the Sparrow and I Know He Watches Me” (Civilla Martin 1905.)
After enduring a few more minutes of rants, I had had enough. Leaving my tools beside the garden, I went to sit at the patio table. Mrs. Sparrow continued to flit about the garden. When sufficiently calmed, she perched on the post and began to sing.
So that’s it? I thought. She thinks she owns the garden? And I guess she does – since she was able to “shoo” me from her domain. And since our Heavenly Father was watching both of us, I decided to pack up my gardening tools. The weeds would just have to wait another day….or two…!
-Judyann Grant and her husband, Don, live and grow their gardens in northern New York State. To contact the author or to learn more about her books, email: [email protected]
6 Tea Time
Back to School with a Book Exchange Tea
As I purged books from the bulging bookcase in my office, I considered what to do with them. Since autumn and back to school were approaching, I decided to host a book exchange tea—one where we could all share books we were willing to part with.
Bookish GuestsI invited five bookish friends who love to read and write. These ladies
knew each other somewhat through our writers’ organization, but now they could become better acquainted over tea. One also brought her granddaughter.
Setting the Scene for BookwormsJust as writers set the scene for their readers, I set the scene for my
book-loving friends with my décor.
I borrowed a beautiful book-themed quilt from my friend Debbie and hung it in the entry of our home. Debbie designed and sewed this intricate quilt to include four rows of bookshelves filled with colorful books. A clock sat on one shelf, and other shelves held a teapot and teacup, a potted plant, and cats. A perfect welcome for bookworms.
Blue table decorations complemented the theme along with books, fresh flowers, and a fabric teacup table runner. China cups and saucers, cloth napkins, and silverware added to the inviting ambiance.
Booklet MenuA six-page booklet greeted each guest and listed the guests’ names
and the three courses of food. The cover of the booklet said, “Once upon a Book Exchange Teatime” and “Oh, the places you’ll go with books and tea!” (Search online for directions to make a six-page booklet from one sheet of paper.)
The first course featured scones with lemon curd and whipped cream, a cup of chilled strawberry soup, and kiwi peach herbal tea.
The second course included Meat Turnovers, Meat-eor Bites, and Curried Chicken Salad. My neighbor surprised me by bringing macaroni and cheese created from my new cookbook In the Kitchen with Grandma. This dish made a tas-TEA bonus. Another guest brought a colorful mixture of fresh raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
In keeping with the book theme, I included Peter Rabbit’s Carrot Patch and Hummus, another recipe from my cookbook. It’s easy to make, but I was behind schedule. So the mother-daughter duo that arrived first graciously prepared this recipe. You simply poke a hole in the wide end of a baby carrot and stick in a sprig of parsley to look like the carrot is growing. Then you plant the carrots in a bowl of hummus.
We also sipped Paris tea and Patriotic Punch made with red, white, and blue ice cubes.
For the third course, I offered several desserts decorated with gummy worms for the bookworms. The choices included slices of Lemon-Filled Shortcake, squares of homemade Oatmeal Cake, Rosy Red Rhubarb Dessert, and Peaches and Cream Cobbler from my cookbook. (See recipe.) We sipped loose tea from Kenya, which I prepared with Masala spices to make a delicious, spicy chai.
Book FunWhile we ate, my neighbor Sara read Dot’s Snow Day, a children’s
book she wrote and illustrated. After the teatime, guests mingled on the deck, browsing the donated books.
“Oh look, I got Lynnette’s book Not a Sparrow Falls,” Peggy said. “I haven’t read this one.”
Peggy’s granddaughter found a Seattle coloring book while Sylvia chose the Green Tea book. Afterwards, I donated leftover books to the Senior Center library for them to enjoy.
Lessons and MemoriesBooks and life teach us many lessons. As I hosted this teatime, I
learned:
1. Things don’t have to be perfect for everyone to have a good time. For example, at the last minute, I couldn’t find the croissants, which were buried in my freezer, so I served the chicken salad plain.
2. Accept help from others when needed. We enjoyed the foods others brought and helped prepare.
3. Serve a simpler menu so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with guests. Tea and scones or tea and dessert would be adequate.
4. Tasty foods and a lovely ambiance are nice, but it’s the people who make the party. With the gracious guests who gathered, we had a wonderful party.Here are some comments I received afterwards.
“It was lovely to come and get to know other writers I didn’t know well. Everything was very pretty and delicious! Thanks for including me!”
“It was delightful to meet new bookish friends over a lovely tea party. Your ‘book’ menu for each of us was so much fun!”
And I would say, “Sipping once, sipping twice, sipping tea with friends is nice!”
A book exchange teatime would be fun for children or adults and could be served any time of year. Add your own ideas, and create a happy time to savor with family and friends.
Lydia E. Harris, who holds a master’s in home economics, has been writing this tea column for 20 years. No wonder her five grandkids call her “Grandma Tea.” She is the author of Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting and In the Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together.
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From Lydia’s Recipe File:
Peaches and Cream Cobbler (Taken from Lydia’s cookbook In the Kitchen with Grandma, page 41.)
Prep time: 15 minutesBaking time: 35 to 40 minutes
Gather:½ cup (1 stick) butter1 cup flour½ cup sugar (plus 1/3 cup more if using fresh or
unsweetened frozen peaches)1 T. baking powder¼ tsp. salt⅔ cup milk1 tsp. vanilla3 cups sliced peaches, fresh or frozen or canned ½ tsp. cinnamon Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Make:1. Preheat the oven to 350°.2. Place the butter in an ovenproof dish or baking pan (e.g., large cast-
iron frying pan, deep-dish glass pie pan, or an 8-inch square cake pan). Place the pan with butter in the oven for a few minutes to melt the butter. Watch carefully so the butter doesn’t burn.
3. Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.4. Add the milk and vanilla to the dry ingredients and stir.5. Spoon the batter in small spoonfuls on top of the melted butter to
cover as much of the butter as possible. Do not stir.6. Place peach slices evenly on top of the batter.7. If using fresh or unsweetened frozen peaches, sprinkle them with a
mixture of ⅓ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon.8. If using canned sweeten peaches, drain the peaches, place them
evenly on the batter, and sprinkle them with only cinnamon. The batter will creep up over the peaches as it bakes.
9. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cobbler is brown and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
10. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.
Makes 6 to 9 servings.
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Tribute Quiltsby Marlene Oddie
For several years the Row by Row Experience™ event has become popular during the summer months. Have you made a quilt from rows you have collected? Ever find that the theme reminds you of a friend or loved one and so you collect enough to make a quilt for them? I consider this a tribute quilt.
Last year’s theme was ‘Sew Musical’ and my own shop design used the principal of refraction because Pink Floyd used it on his Dark Side of the Moon
album that is now considered a top iconic album cover. My dad, a retired high school physics teacher, was instrumental in helping me make the decision to go with this design.
Unfortunately, my dad’s health was declining throughout last summer. I kept seeing rows across the country that reminded me of him. For example, back when the U.S. was about to land on the Moon, he bought a TV so we could watch it. He always was fascinated by space. He also did the sound for a select high school touring choir for many years. Through various online and personal connections, I started collecting rows that reminded me of him and started telling a story about his interests and some of mine.
After his death, I learned of an event happening at the school he taught at for 38 years and knew I had to put this quilt together and donate it for them to raise monies for roadwork repairs at the school—an in lieu of flowers memorium my mother designated at the time of his death. I have named it Tribute to RB.
The rows I incorporated are:
Stardust Melody, The Quilt Shop at Miller’s, Ronks, PAQuilts on the Corner, Sandy, UTSew-Creative, Wenatchee, WAFly Me to the Moon, Patches and Stitches, Huntsville, ALImagine, Quilter’s Corner Store, Beaverton, ORThe Sound of Silence, Red Roxy Quilt Co, Decorah, IADark Side of the Moon, KISSed Quilts, Grand Coulee, WAEqualizer, Stitches LLC, Loveland, COThe Writing’s On the Wall, High Country Quilts, Colorado Springs, COThe Sound of Music, Cloth Peddler, Stephens City, VAThe Beat Sews On, Quilt Haven on Main, Hutchinson, MNWithout Quilts Music Would B Flat, Sewing Basket, Nebraska City, NEHumming Along, Kelly’s Sewing Corner, Erie, PAET Quilts, Buffalo, WYWhistle While You Work, Na-La’s Quilt Shoppe, Fountain, COMusic in my Heart, Janean’s Bernina, Pasco, WASewing Rocks, The Pin Cushion, Mitchell, SDHeartsong, Heartsong Quilts, Hot Springs, SD
For more information about this year’s Row by Row Experience™, check out the map and all details at www.rowbyrowexperience.com and incorporate some stops in your summer travel plans.
Marlene Oddie ([email protected]) is an engineer by education, project manager by profession and now a quilter by passion in Grand Coulee, WA, at her quilt shop, KISSed Quilts. She 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. Patterns, kits and fabric are available at http://www.kissedquilts.com. Follow Marlene’s adventures via http://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts, http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com, instagram marlene.kissedquilts and pinterest marleneoddie.
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My Grandmother’s Handsby Kerri Habben
I have my grandmother’s hands.
I know this from the way my fingers are thinning or my knuckles are growing slightly wider. I see it in how a couple of veins are already a bit pronounced. They meander as translucent lines through an ever-changing landscape.
When I was a little girl, I would sit on my grandmother’s lap. As she held my hand, I fiddled with her own rivers of blue, wiggling them back and forth in skin whose elasticity was gradually easing. Then I would turn her wedding rings on her fingers. They always traveled around and back again with the diamond often tucked inside her hand.
Her wedding band is a thin one of white gold. She used to trace her finger over it and tell me, “There were orange blossoms engraved here when we got married.” Now the ring is gently smoothed from a life well lived.
In late August 2006, I eased those rings from where they had lived for almost 70 years. From her hospital bed she watched me slide them onto the same finger on my own hand. I wore her wedding rings for the next two weeks until she was in the earth beside the man who gave them to her. My grandfather had passed away eighteen years before in 1988.
I called my grandmother “Huba.” It began when I was nine months old. Being a bit unconventional, she never tried to mold me into calling her something more traditional. I have been told that my first semblance of a sentence emerged like this: “Huba, Huba Mommy me Mommy.”
You can tell I was born a writer. Thankfully, I have learned how to employ verbs and possessive pronouns in the ensuing decades. Amazing what a good editor can do.
I still see my grandmother’s hands in a game we used to play. I imagine it is something long used to keep a young child quiet and occupied. We alternated layers of each other's hands and slowly moved whatever hand that was on the bottom to the top. We would do this over and over and faster and faster until all we were doing was fluttering our hands in the air. Then we would start all over again.
I see her hands mashing potatoes and setting dishes on the table. I watch them pick up a cup of tea. I visualize them taking care of her husband and her sister or, for that matter, anyone who needed her.
Mostly, though, I can yet feel her hands crocheting. For it was through her needlework that the depth and breadth of her love truly flowed. She made doilies, blankets, place mats and potholders. She crocheted covers for the extra toilet tissue. For my friends and me, she crocheted miniature chairs whose bases were open tuna fish cans, and she made twirling ribbons for our hair. She designed accessories for my dollhouse and fashioned doll clothes.
This autumn, my own hands are busy crocheting and knitting gifts for my boyfriend’s grandchildren. I cannot remember a time when my workbasket has been so happily and tenderly full. Together, Wayne and I have chosen projects and he learned how to knit. As he says, “They will always remember Grampa knitted for them.”
Our hands are never fully our own. Within them is everyone who came before us and who helped to shape us. With each motion that we share with our loved ones today, we blend the best of the past with the beauty of the present.
Kerri Habben is a writer and preschool teacher living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she learned these skills from her mother and grandmother. She donates many of her yarn creations to those in need. Kerri is currently working on a manuscript of essays and poetry. She can be reached at [email protected].
New Inventory Generates New Questions…by Dave Emigh
The antique business is a ‘funny’ business! We generally go in search of and select our inventory but sometimes it almost seems that the inventory selects us.
Two weeks ago, a couple brought a large collection of both crocks and duck decoys to Shady Lawn Antiques. It was as if a huge flock of duck decoys selected our parking lot to land on. That, in fact, was true, because as each box was unloaded, the decoys were lined up on the ground. The ‘funny’ part of our business is that, when the day began, we had no idea that we would suddenly have a massive new inventory of crocks and duck decoys.
Most often, we only have the opportunity to buy items singly, such as one duck decoy or one crock. We clean it, price it and put it out for sale.
In the case of a single decoy, we might mark the tag, “Wooden Duck Decoy” and move on to the next item.
We do not have enough time to thoroughly research every individual item that we acquire. However, when we obtain a number of similar items at the same time, it becomes more time effective to conduct some research. The research time can be averaged out over multiple items.
When the flock of duck decoys landed, it provided us with a unique opportunity for some side-by-side comparisons. As a result, a number of questions came to mind. One question was, "What species of ducks do we have?" Another was, "Does the material that the decoy was made from make a difference?" That question was followed by, "What about the condition of the decoy and the quality of the paint? Who made the decoy and how was it made?"
We had so many questions. So first we called in a friend who could identify the species of ducks. Then we began our Internet research. We looked into the materials that the ducks were made from. The majority of the ducks were wooden but we also had metal, exposed cork, canvas over cork, canvas over a wire frame, plastic/rubber, and more. Obviously, we also paid attention to values when they were available.
In any collecting genre, there are always a limited number of extremely high-end pieces. In the decoy field, they are the over one-hundred year old birds and ducks that can be attributed to a specific carver. Some birds and ducks from noted contemporary carvers are also held in high regard.
That being said, no matter how much research we do, the best resource will always be an antique dealer who specializes in water fowl or a truly experienced collector. They are the experts in the field.
We do the research to answer our questions and to improve our knowledge base. We are then able to provide more information on our tags such as: “1930s, Hand-Carved, Spoonbill Duck."
Please get out and visit a few antique shops this week. You will have a great time… and if your timing is right, you might even see a flock of duck decoys landing in a parking lot.
Dave Emigh and his wife Jill are the owners of Shady Lawn Antiques in Walla Walla, WA, perfectly located in the 1870s wood frame creamery buildings that Dave’s great-grandfather purchased in 1897. A professionally trained woodworker, Dave, with his son Nick, specialize in the restoration of oak furniture. In its 25th year, Shady Lawn has become a regional destination for oak furniture and 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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Celebrating 30 Years of Publishing
Most Often Used Recipe, MARILYN’S GRANOLAfrom Barbara Floyd’s Kitchen
I did not have to think too long about which recipe from The Country Register Collection & Cookbook would come out on top of the pile of most often used recipe. The recipes were from our family cookbook made in 1990. Hands down it would be sister Marilyn’s Granola. With a few variations, I would often make triple batches of this delicious granola.
When I spent summers in Walla Walla, WA, on the Swenson Farm, it never lasted long. Before I left, I would try and leave some freezer bags of it stashed away so they didn’t forget Grandma had been there. When family comes home for holidays to Arizona, I try and have it on hand.
Marilyn's Granola
6 Cups Old Fashioned Oats1 Cup Wheat Germ or Bran1 Cup Sesame Seeds1 Cup Sunflower Seeds1/2 to 3/4 Cups of Raisins, Cranberries,1 cup chopped, whole or sliced Almonds and wide Unsweetened Coconut (Can use regular coconut as well) 1/2 Cup Honey1/2 Cup Canola Oil or Coconut Oil2 t. Vanilla
Mix dry ingredients. Warm honey with oil and add vanilla. Mix all together and spread on cookie sheets thinly on parchment paper. Bake 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned at 325 degrees. Wait until cool to put into airtight container or freezer bags.
Good as a snack, served with almond or whole milk or Greek Yogurt.
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September / October 2019 Texas 13
Random Actsby Maranda K. Jones
KICKOFF“Get over here!” The chill in the air welcomes the return of jacket weather, and I
celebrate some snuggles with my children, inviting them to slide on over and staywarm next to me. The more the merrier at a high school sporting event, especiallywhen the brisk breeze blows over the painted grass between the goal posts. In oursmall town, many members gather in the gym and on the sidelines. We kick off thefootball season with a community dance under the bright lights with friends and familytaking the field. Then we walk home before the music stops to sip hot chocolate onthe porch. My children and I excitedly embrace the beginning of school, knowing thatwe will also be back to the bleachers. Back to school means back on the volleyballcourt and back on the football field for older high school athletes. Under those Fridaynight lights, we will be cheering on the home team, sharing a blanket.
A football enthusiast friend of mine received a stadium blanket that I stitchedtogether just for him. I used 35 squares of fleece, cut 10 ½” each in the two colors ofhis favorite professional football team, gray and black. I overlapped the fleece about ¼”and started sewing a strip of seven squares together. Then I alternated colors andrepeated the checkerboard pattern. When I had finished that step, I matched the longedges and sewed the strips together. When the five strips were in place with zigzagstitching, I continued with a four inch border on each edge, two 4 x 50” pieces andtwo 4 x 70” pieces. I clipped the borders at even intervals to create fringe, and thentied knots in each strip.
For a special added touch, I cut out the letters in his name to place diagonally onthe bottom right corner. I printed one letter per page, using a larger varsity style fontthat resembles the letters found on a varsity letterman’s jacket and carefully created apattern before cutting the individual initials. I also created a pattern that included ahalf-inch thick border around each 8" tall letter to create a shadow in another color.Using the contrasting colors orange and blue, the colors of my favorite football teamand his team’s rival, I evenly spaced the letters, carefully attached the shadow andlastly his name to the blanket itself.
The friendly competition between us rival fans has continued for years. Stakes havebeen claimed, or should I say steaks, for many T-Bone dinners have been provided bythe losing team’s fan. We have worn the opposing teams’ jerseys in public withresistance. But when he opened his gift of gray and black and fleece, he thought hehad the last laugh. He thought I had conceded and joined Raider Nation. He stood talland held the blanket in front of him for a picture with my creation.
The grin on his face was worth every stitch as he proudly held up his new blanket and smiled for the camera. Then a collective sigh and snickering began from our group of friends. His comments of how I had finally come to my senses were soon silenced. He hadn’t seen it yet, but he was about to. There it was. His name in Denver Broncos’ blue and orange. He shook his head and shouted, “Get over here!” Then he sweetly smiled and put his arm around me as we shared the blanket.
© 2019 Maranda K. Jones
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The Dropped Stitchby Sharon Greve
KNITTING SPIESIn the United States and across the world, wartime has
always involved knitters. Women supported our troops byknitting needed items such as socks, hats, and mittens for soldiers. Knitting was avery common sight in the world, so nobody would think knitting was a suspiciousactivity. Right? Not so, as knitting and espionage have a historical connection.Codes were knitted into fabric by brave women innocently knitting, risking theirlives to defeat occupying forces.
Revolutionary War: British troops confiscated the homes of colonials. As a rebel,Molly “Mom” Ricker of Philadelphia listened closely to the conversations of Britishinvaders in her home. She wrote the information on a small piece of paper,wrapped it around a stone, and then wrapped yarn around the stone until itresembled a ball of yarn. This yarn ball was then taken to a rock overlooking somewoods. There, she sat knitting, dropping the yarn ball off the rock and into thewoods below without anyone noticing. One of George Washington’s men wouldride by, grabbing the ball that disclosed British military secrets.
World War I: Madame Levengle, a Frenchwoman, sat knitting in front of herwindow, while tapping signals with her heels to her children in the room below.They pretended to be doing schoolwork but instead wrote down the codes shetapped. All while a German Marshal stayed in their home.
World War II: An infamous American spy named Elizabeth Bentley who spied forthe Soviet Union and later became an American informant, sneaked early plans forthe B-29 bombs and information on aircraft creation in her knitting bag.
Phyllis Lateur Doyle, a British secret agent, parachuted into occupied Normandy in1944 to gather intelligence on Nazi positions in preparation for D-Day. She traveledby bicycle as a young girl selling soap, chatting with German soldiers along the way.She knitted secret knotted messages to the British which were translated using Morsecode. “I always carried knitting because my codes were on a piece of silk—about2,000 of them. I pin picked the code when it was sent. I wrapped the piece of silkaround a knitting needle and put it in a flat shoe lace used to tie my hair up.”
The Belgian Resistance recruited older women whose windows overlookedrailway yards. They noted German train movements through their knitting: Purl onefor one type of train, drop one for another. Knitting code messages, to physicallyhide messages, is a form of stenography. A specific combination of knit and purlstitches could be translated into messages.
The U. S. Office of Censorship banned people from posting patterns abroad,since the instructions could disguise military secrets. Many magazines and bookswere affected. The UK banned all knitting patterns in fear of the hidden messages.The British Secret Intelligence agents hired spies in occupied areas who wouldpose as ordinary citizens doing ordinary things, which sometimes included knitting.
You can make your own secret knitting code. Every knitted garment is made ofdifferent combinations of just 2 stitches: a knit stitch (smooth) that looks like a “V,”and a purl stitch that looks like a horizontal line or a little bump. By making aspecific combination of knits and purls in a predetermined pattern, spies could passon a custom piece of fabric and read the secret message buried in the innocentwarmth of a scarf or hat. Today non-spying knitters make gloves and scarves fromthe Dewey Decimal system, Morse code, and binary programming language forcomputers, treating knits and purls as zeroes and ones.
According to the 1942 book, A Guide to Code and Signals, “Spies have beenknown to work code messages into knitting, embroidery, hooked rugs, etc.” Thepossibilities are endless. So, develop your own code in your fiber art.
Pass on a knitted code of love.© 2019 Sharon Greve…Fiber Artist, Writer/Author, Historian
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Summer, where did you go? Already the days are becoming cooler and crisp and our thoughts are turning away from gardens and outdoor activities toward indoor occupations. After 50-odd years spent in the educational system as both student and teacher, the first days of September still feel to me like the true New Year – a time for fresh beginnings.
This is the time of year when shops reveal their new classes and programs. There seem always to be a great variety of tempting classes, new techniques, fabrics and projects on offer, some from Spring Quilt Market with more to follow from Fall Quilt Market. It’s always a pleasure to browse available classes and retreats. Hopefully at last one will stimulate the creativity and enthusiasm that sometimes ebb during a relaxed summer. This fall, try something different – perhaps a class from a store new to you, or even a multi-day retreat. Retreats offer a time to concentrate on sewing with few interruptions, but if you don’t have a few consecutive days free for a retreat, classes can be just as stimulating and worthwhile.
A few tips for getting the most out of a class or retreat (and not losing friends):
Be on time and come prepared. Your classmates will not appreciate losing the time an instructor must spend bringing late-comers up to date or explaining to them that yes, they really do need their sewing machine.
Be quiet while the teacher is talking. Even if you already know the information she is imparting, presumably others don’t. That’s why they’re taking the class. They need to listen. They won’t welcome background noise.
Similarly, offering comments on a “better way” to do something is a no-no. The instructor will not appreciate this, and you will confuse those who are trying to follow instructions. If you truly have an alternate way to achieve the same result, and you think it is worth sharing, wait until she is finished speaking or perhaps speak to her in private. Most instructors are open to different ways of achieving an objective, but nobody welcomes interruptions.
Leave your phone on vibrate – if you must have it with you at all. A few years ago when I was attending a packed demonstration class, an attendee chatted loudly to a friend about the weather and what she had had for breakfast while the rest of us tried in vain to hear the presentation. As well as being extremely rude to the presenter, she made a lot of enemies that day who, because of her rudeness, could not hear what they had come to learn.
If you must take a telephone call (and we all understand emergencies) quietly leave and find a place to talk that will not impinge on others’ learning.
Actually, it all boils down to respect. Respect for the instructor, respect for classmates, respect for what is being taught and how it is being taught… Consideration and good manners never go out of date.
Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. © Barbara Conquest.
Exciting New Cookbook Available
In the Kitchen with Grandma:Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together
by Lydia E. Harris
“Grandma, you’re a good cook,” Lydia Harris’s seven-year-old granddaughter Anna told her. Then Anna added, “But when I cook with you, it tastes better!”
Country Register readers of “A Cup of Tea with Lydia” will be pleased to learn that Lydia Harris (aka Grandma Tea) has just released a new cookbook: In the Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together. This delightful cookbook includes 100 yummy recipes, and more than half are gluten-free. Organized by seasons and special days, these grandma-approved and grandkid-tested recipes are ranked by difficulty so you can always find a recipe that fits any child’s age and skill level.
Grandma Tea has been cooking with her five grandkids since they were old enough to lick a spoon and she loves developing and testing recipes with them. During the past ten years, her recipes have appeared in children’s magazines such as Pockets, Clubhouse Jr., Clubhouse, and Brio.
Grandmothers and grandchildren will love making and eating the foods. Plus, they will make lasting memories as they chat together using “A Spoonful of Sharing” discussion prompts. Anyone who works with children or who wants to stir up simple, tasty recipes can enjoy this cookbook. From Frosty Floating Snowmen in January to Peppermint Angel Cake in December, the delightful recipes can be cooked all year long.
Just in time for Grandparents Day, September 8, In the Kitchen with Grandma is available on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Christianbook.com, and HarvestHousePublishers.com. For more information, you can connect with Lydia Harris on Facebook or at [email protected].
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