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Editor’s Notes
Tiny Pots of Therapy
Kelsey Ruzicka Publisher of The Country Register of ND, SD, WY, MT & N. ID
Every year on about Mother’s Day I have to make a decision about my summer. To plant or not to plant? Summers around our house usually are quite full. So, watering flowers every day may be a large task if the schedule is such. Other summers are more manageable. I have to say I always have some sort of flower pot on my patio. I can’t go a summer really with nothing. But, I have done succulents before just because I knew they could make it through some long watering gaps. And recently found some beautiful fake ones. :D This spring we finally finished our courtyard on the front of our house. There are some odds and ends to tie up, but it made the decision this year pretty easy. Plant! And, lots of them! I picked full-sun flowers and ones that are hardier, because our schedule is still pretty full. But, I’m so happy I chose to plant. Now, I feel like every year here in the Dakotas and Northern Rockies we go into potted plant season with cautious optimism. Every year you win some and lose some in this weather. I’ve already lost one pot to hail and one pot to bad drainage (new pot) and it isn’t even July. Still worth it? Having patio flowers has some expense. Between the flowers themselves, soil, pots and time…it adds up! And, now I’m needing to replace a few pots. I wasn’t feeling well one day, and my mom was watching me water my plants and “dead-head” some. She said, “Flowers are good therapy – aren’t they?” She must have seen a light, smile or calm about me as I tended to my flowers. She probably identified with the experience. On a separate occasion, I was visiting my grandma, and she was showing me her pots and we were out fussing over one very beautiful one. She says to me, “Flowers are my therapy.” The answer is, yes! They are pretty tiny pots of therapy. I guess the experience of planting flowers can be a lot like other things in life. There is a choice to make, a commitment to give, responsibility to hold, doubt about our choices, a cost to our actions, and rewards that are priceless. Sometimes, the harder path feels wrong until the outcome shines its light. Keep on watering those seeds of growth, healing, love and joy.
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A Cup of Tea with Lydia: Tea for Antiques Like Me! I love tea parties with a unique flavor. So it’s not surprising that my daughter’s childhood Little House on the Prairie lunchbox inspired an antique theme. Ideas for an antiqui-TEA began brewing right away. Whom could I invite? How would I decorate? What should I serve? Invite Guests Last year, when Covid-19 limited social gatherings, I invited four ladies from our church who were eager to connect. I asked them to each bring a small antique to share. Since we were all grandmothers, perhaps we were antiques ourselves—antique little girls. Prepare a Unique Setting With sunny weather, I served my antiqui-TEA outdoors on our second-floor deck. “I feel like I’m in a treehouse,” my friend Joy said. With a canopy above the table and tree branches hanging over the deck adding shade and privacy, I thought it did feel like we were tucked away in a tree. But the table linens, pretty floral china, and fresh flowers in a teapot were fancier than you’d expect in a childhood treehouse. Plan a Unique Menu Serving tea at ten a.m. meant it didn’t need to be a full three-course luncheon tea with dainty sandwiches. Nonetheless, I decided to fuss a bit and serve a light tea in three courses. The first course included teacups filled with chilled strawberry soup and miniature teacups with a taste of homemade vanilla ice cream. I also served each person three raspberries to represent that God loves us, our families love us, and we love each other. This made a refreshing start to tantalize our taste buds. For the second course, homemade scones with lemon curd and whipped cream hit the spot. We also enjoyed baked custard with huckleberry topping and a bowl of fresh strawberries brought by a guest. The third course featured sweets. One guest brought delicious homemade biscotti (her trademark); another contributed darling teapot sugar cookies from a local bakery. I added German chocolate cupcakes, oatmeal cake, and sparkling apple cider. The ladies sampled a few sweets and took others home to enjoy later. Of course, we had plenty of tea. I offered a variety of black, green, and herbal choices. Savor Unique Memories I set up a card table to display the antiques. Helen, who loves music, brought her father’s violin. Valerie wore a gorgeous diamond ring that had been her mother’s. Audrey brought flowers in a 120-year-old cherished vase that had belonged to her husband’s grandmother. Joy, a doll collector with 500 dolls, brought three dolls for “show and tell” and some doll magazines we could keep. I used a serving plate from my childhood for the oatmeal cake—a recipe from an antique friend. I also set out a few teacups from my collection for the ladies to take as gifts. It was fun to learn more about each friend as she shared her treasured antique. But the best treasure was catching up on each other’s lives and praying together. Afterwards, I received several emails. One said, “It was so much fun to see each other and talk together. Thank you for giving us all that experience. I loved praying together too.” Another wrote, “Thank you for the wonderful tea and treats. You really do a grand tea. It was a good time to visit with everyone and pray together. Your deck and yard are a very nice place to relax from the Covid life.” Plan Your Antiqui-Tea You don’t need to be fancy or fussy, unless you wish to be. The main idea is to bless, not impress. Invite a few friends who would enjoy time together and ask them to bring a small antique to share. (Contributing to the menu is optional.) Then relax and enjoy a unique antique teatime that will bless others and create lasting memories—until the next teatime in a treehouse. Lydia E. Harris is a tea enthusiast, grandmother, and author of Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting and In the Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together. (The following recipes mentioned in this column can be found in her cookbook: scones, lemon curd, whipped cream, chilled strawberry soup, and baked custard.) Learn more about her books at amazon.com. barnesandnoble.com, and Christianbook.com.
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From Lydia’s Recipe File: Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Topping So moist and delicious, it takes the cake! Ingredients for Cake 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 cup quick oats 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Ingredients for Topping 6 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans) 1/2 cup flaked coconut Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. 2. In a small bowl, combine hot water and oats. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes. 3. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugars. Mix in eggs. 4. Add softened oatmeal to the creamed mixture. Mix well. 5. Combine the dry ingredients. Mix into the batter. 6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. 7. While the cake bakes, prepare the topping. 8. Mix melted butter, cream, and vanilla. 9. Stir in sugar. Then add nuts and coconut. 10. After the cake is baked, raise oven rack to 6 inches from the top. Set oven to broil. 11. Spread topping over warm cake. 12. Broil for 2 minutes, or until topping bubbles and the coconut and nuts are toasted and lighty browned. Watch carefully so the topping doesn’t burn. 13. Remove cake from oven. Serve warm or cool. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes 12 to 15 servings.
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Vintage Vinyl
By Ed Kindle
Here at Five Katz Antiques we have been selling vintage vinyl for nearly 6 years now. We wanted to add to our selection and service, so we are about to introduce new vinyl records and turntables to our inventory. If you haven’t noticed, vinyl records are making a comeback. Vinyl records been around and popular for a long time. Some people frame and decorate with their favorite album covers, others reminisce about their youth because a certain group or song is embedded with a cherished memory. Still others have maintained a turntable and a collection of records as a viable mainstay in their music collections and listening habits. So what it is about vinyl that keeps us coming back? First off, vinyl is an unconverted format. The music goes from tape to vinyl master and then pressing the records and is the closest you can get to hearing the actual content the artist meant to be heard. This eliminates the digital conversion, so more information is translated to the actual output device be it speakers or headphones. The amount of information on a vinyl LP is more because the spacing between the grooves as well as the depth of the cut can be adjusted to allow as much information as possible from the original taped source. (we have two channels in our devices, most music was recorded on 24 track tape machines – that is a lot of information!) So, when you start compressing music, especially to fit a digital format such as an MP3 or CD you start to lose data. That data here is musical notes. Next, audiophiles will talk about the warmth of the sound. Vinyl records reproduce music closer to the way our ears actually hear sounds organically. However, this can sometimes be inconsistent between listeners as no one hears the same thing in the same way, but there are commonalities that we all share. Vinyl is interactive. What does that mean? Your MP3 list is just there. You push play and it can play for days and days without stopping. Many digital song collections have thousands of songs. You press paly and it will play them all if you don’t stop it. With a record and a turn table, you have to take the album out, put it on the platter, put the needle down, and listen. This gives you time to enjoy the process and you can really take the time to be immersed in the sound. Take time to read the liner notes, the lyrics, and the cover art. It’s a slowed down moment in a busy, overcrowded day. Listen in the order the artist meant it to be heard. With a CD you can shuffle, repeat and move around. With vinyl it’s a bit riskier because you don’t want to drop the stylus on the record as it can cause damage to both. We listen to LPs as the band or artist envisioned and how they planned the order of the songs. Track two was specifically designed to follow track one. Value. Some vinyl records can be valuable in and of themselves. Factors such as the artist, the number of LPs pressed, the country they were released in, their age, condition, commercial versus promotional copies, and small label or large label can determine a record’s value. Sometimes a records value is also influenced by the sound format. We have mono, stereo and for a short time quadrophonic. Also artist autographed copies, cover art changes and limited runs of picture disks or colored vinyl can affect a title’s value. A couple of examples would be very early Elvis titles on Sun Records or the first releases of “Street Survivors” by Lynyrd Skynyrd due to the graphic flames on the cover chosen before their tragic plane crash. This was removed on subsequent releases. Downsides: Yes there are a few downsides to vinyl as opposed to CDs or digital files. Portability is a big one. You just can ‘t drive around with your turntable in your car. Records take up a lot more room too. I knew a collector who had upwards of 400,000 LPs in his home and had his entire basement dedicated to their storage. Sometimes there are instances where some songs just can’t be reproduced well on vinyl because some high and low sounds are at an extreme range and can cause distortion. Also, as a record wears the grooves can stretch changing the sound slightly and we all know about damage and dirt causing clicks, pops and other noises. Some folks feel this just adds to the vinyl experience. Remember too, that regardless of the number of songs on any record side, it’s all one long groove. As this groove is cut into the vinyl, if the content of the album runs a bit long, the grooves must be cut closer together to fit on the LP. This can be sometimes be detrimental to the overall sound. Also as the stylus gets to the closer of the center of the record, the speed can fluctuate a bit as the center spins a bit faster than the outer edge and some turntables cannot compensate for this which can affect sound quality. Another factor that comes into play are room acoustics, speaker choice and placement as well as overall equipment selection. Good amplifiers have plenty of extra power in reserve, so the power used is as clean as possible. Platter weight, belt vs direct drive and stylus selection can also play a major part in how a turntable can reproduce the sound on your favorite record. As you can see it’s not an easy answer to the question of what sounds better, vinyl or digital. It’s up to the listener. For me, for many reasons, I love my vinyl, but I also appreciate the convenience and versatility of digital formats. So whatever your delivery device, be it MP3 player, your phone, your PC or a retro old school turntable, amp & speakers, grab your favorite tunes and crank them up. The only thing you need to remember about music is if it’s too loud, you might be too old. *** © Five Katz Antiques - 4509 S. Hopkins Ave - Titusville, FL 32780 - www.fivekatzantiques.com All rights reserved - no reuse without permission.
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Cowgirl Poet, Quilter, Entertainer Yvonne Hollenbeck Quilters Paradise In these days of mass confusion, dreams of false hope and elusion There’s an ever-ending search for better life; So I dreamed up an idea, and I’ll kinder put it to ya ‘bout a safe-house called a Quilters Paradise. We will live there quite tribunal in a style of life, communal Where all we have to do is quilt all day. There’ll be no duties for the women, no cookin’, or no cleanin’ Where not a bit of work gets in our way. There will be some cleanin’ ladies and a day care for the babies And we’ll all have private rooms in dormitories; And a rec hall for the hubbies full of TV’s and hot tubbies Where they can all hang out and tell their stories. But the best thing of it all will be a great big Quilters Hall Where there you’ll meet your friends and quilt all day. There’ll be lots of quiltin’ tables and a snack bar stocked with bagels And what a place to quilt the time away! But there’s just one minor problem that will need a little solvin’ It’s the task we’ll have of financing this thing; If one could win a lottery the problem would be solved, you see But that will never happen, so it seems. So the next best resolution that might be the right solution Would be to start a new religious rite; We could get a TV program full of patchwork and devotion And solicit funds for this lovely paradise. And those of you that’s teachin’ could surely take up preachin’ Performing miracles before our eyes! With all the money we could raise, we’ll all join hands and then give praise As our dream comes true of a Quilter’s Paradise! © Yvonne Hollenbeck; 2021 Yvonne Hollenbeck, from Clearfield, SD, performs her original poetry throughout the United States, captivating audiences in her wake. She is one of the most published cowgirl poets in the West and is not only a popular banquet and civic entertainer, but also co-writes songs with many western entertainers. Yvonne also pens a weekly column in the “Farmer-Rancher Exchange” and writes articles about life in rural America in various publications throughout the West. For more information, visit https://www.yvonnehollenbeck.com
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Rhubarb, More Than Just the “Pie Plant”
By Colleen Gust
Did you know? “Rhubarb” is an out of date slang term for a quarrel or dispute.
Yogurt 2 cups of plain yogurt It was a surprise to me at work when I found out that some of my coworkers had never tasted Zest of 1 orange rhubarb or hadn’t tried it since they were kids. Rhubarb is a staple in our house from early 1 Tbsp honey spring to fall. I even freeze some for winter. It probably helps that neither my husband and I are “sweets” people. I grew up eating rhubarb all the time…stewed, on ice cream or even In a medium saucepan place the rhubarb, sugar and orange juice. Place the lid on the saucejust grabbing a stalk from the garden and eating it raw. I know some of you are cringing at pan and bring to a boil for about 2-3 minutes. Remove the lid and simmer for a couple more the thought of that! You’ll notice in this edition a plethora of rhubarb recipes because it’s minutes until it reaches a thick consistency. Cool. such an underappreciated fruit. I do have a recipe from my Mom that I introduced to my husband, and now he asks for it every summer. It’s not really a recipe, it’s more like general instructions. Take summer rhubarb (when it’s stringy and harder to use in recipes) and fill a soup pot with cut up rhubarb, add sugar and water. Simmer and reduce until all of the flavour is out of the rhubarb and has been extracted into the water. Strain the liquid into a juice pitcher. Add the rhubarb juice concentrate into Sprite or Ginger-ale. I have no idea where the recipe came from, it just was something she’d make in the summer. A little bit on the history of rhubarb….it became popular in the 18th century in England after sugar became widely available. That being said, it was commonly paired with strawberries to balance the bitterness. A little bit of trivia is that although rhubarb is technically a vegetable, it is legally a fruit in the States. In 1947, a New York court reasoned that it is often cooked and consumed as a fruit. In Asia, the roots are used in medicine.
To make the wafers: either unroll the puff pastry if it comes in a sheet or grab the rolling pin and roll it out to the thickness recommended on the box. Cut into wedges. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake according to box instructions. Cool. Mix the yogurt, orange zest and honey together. Drop a spoonful of yogurt into a serving glass, followed by the rhubarb compote. Continue layering until the glass is full. Place the puff pastry/piecrust wedges into the mixture. Rhubarb Custard Pie A coworker’s Mom gave me this recipe back when we worked in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It’s been a standard rhubarb pie recipe ever since. Kirby likes it because it’s rhubarb pie that isn’t crunchy with sugar.
Also, I’m certain that rhubarb fans are aware that the leaves contain high levels of a poisonous chemical call oxalic acid. In addition to being high in antioxidants, rhubarb stalks are a good source of vitamin K1, which helps with blood clotting problems; and it’s a good source of fiber.
3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 3 Tbsp flour 1 Tbsp butter 2 eggs, well beaten Its perennial hardiness is certainly a blessing to us on the prairies. There seem to be very few 1 tsp vanilla yards without a clump of rhubarb if not in the yard, then just outside the back fence. When 4 cups chopped rhubarb we first moved into our current house one fall, there was zero landscaping. Just some hard 1 single pie shell dirt and a construction bin in the front yard. One of the first things we did was guesstimate where we’d have a flower bed and plopped the rhubarb plant that we’d brought from our Mix all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and pour into the pie shell. Meringue can be previous home in the spot. We had every intention of moving it the following year, but got used as a topping if you want to fancy it up. so busy landscaping (and happy to have something green growing) that we just left it. It’s still in the front yard and looks lovely every year – full and bushy. It does sort of look like an Bake on the bottom rack of a preheated 425 F oven for 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 350F exotic tropical plant. We’ve since expanded with another rhubarb plant in the garden too! and bake for an additional 40 minutes. In case you’re curious – I wasn’t successful in winning my coworkers into being fans of rhubarb) even though I brought in a pie! Rhubarb Fool We’re a family of rhubarb lovers and this is a “we have company version of stewed rhubarb”. Rhubarb Compote 1 lb. of chopped rhubarb 1/2 cup sugar Juice of 1/2 an orange Wafers 3 Tbsp icing sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 box of puff pastry (or leftover piecrust cut into wedges and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and baked)
Colleen Gust is an avid baker and gardener and lives with her husband outside of Regina, Saskatchewan. Kirby and Colleen Gust are publishers of the Manitoba & Saskatchewan Country Register.
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Summer Wedding Inspiration • Bridal Shower Gift Ideas
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Spot the Difference
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Can you spot the difference? There are 5 changes to this lovely vintage scene. Find the answers on page 14. Find other vintage finds and beautiful floral at Posy Palace and Red Water Market in Belle Fourche, SD.
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I love Summer! One of the best things of Summer for me is all the beautiful color of Mother Nature! The flowers and green grass are so vibrant! I thought that this issue I would give flower pounding a try to see what I thought of it. Some may not have heard of it and I was skeptical about it but let’s give it a go!!!
You will Need: I then covered the flowers with a piece of wax paper. You can use a paper towel. If you do, I would recommend two layers. You then will hold the wax paper or towels in place while you pound on the petals and leaves. This takes some time and practice to get the color that you want. They will look similar to watercolors.
Step THREE
A wooden cutting board( or just a piece of flat wood), wax paper or paper towels, scissors, tweezers,hammer, water color paper( I have multi use paper which does not work as well as water color paper but that was all I had available to me, yes a small town does not have watercolor paper), a variety of colorful flowers and leaves.
Step One
I cut my paper to a 9x6 piece (a 5x7 would work in a frame). I then positioned my flowers face down on the paper. I found that it is best to separate the petals and remove stems to get better detail on your pictures. I have also found that geraniums work really well. I think pansies would also work well due to the deep colors. It will be a trial to see which ones you like the best.
Step Two After you have pounded the flowers enough that you can see the color on the paper slowly peal back the wax paper. You will need to use tweezers to remove the pounded leaves and petals from the paper. I did not like the one picture of the pinker petals so I tried again with the same flower petals as the more purple flower. I think they would make great greeting cards or put them in a picture frame! And you have summer art!!
FINISHED!
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The Layers of Magic
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By Kerri Habben Bosman
Sometimes a memory climbs through the decades, and I am 9 years old again. I listen as a ball lands on a piece of wood. This ball was slightly smaller than a tennis ball and had a harder composition. It swirled with colors, and it bounced incredibly well. It made the most satisfying thunk as it rebounded off the stone floor. My grandmother kept the ball on a shelf next to the door to their screened-in porch. Beside the ball lived a narrow piece of siding about ten inches long and four inches wide. Sometimes I merely bounced this ball in the porch, making it climb as high as I could without hitting the ceiling. I wasn’t allowed to play with a ball inside, yet there I was surrounded by walls made of screens. Therein lies some magic. I can still feel the sweat prickling my skin and also the respite from the summer sun. More than that, I sense the people who were with me then. My grandmother and grandfather, who I called Huba and Poppy, and my grandmother’s brother and sister, Aunt Wilma and Uncle Henry. Each of these steady, loving people lived across the street from us when I was growing up. I was lucky to have daily doses of what felt like two sets of grandparents. The ball and siding game was a summer ritual for us. Huba and I stood on opposite ends of the rectangular porch. Usually Uncle Henry, with his gentle precision, would place the piece of siding in the center of the floor. The wood was a slightly warped and rocked back and forth. We threw the ball to each other, trying to hit the siding and also have it project the ball to the other person. Poppy and Aunt Wilma would count how often we achieved this. Sometimes we simply tallied up when the ball made that delicious cracking sound against the wood. We kept a mental score, but no one ever won or lost. I wonder if the adults enjoyed it as much as I did. I believe they did, as there was always laughter. Perhaps they appreciated it even more then I did. Unlike a child, they knew the true value of a carefree moment. Huba and Uncle Henry each had more important things to do than simply play with me. Poppy and Aunt Wilma had larger concerns than the amount of times a ball struck a piece of siding. Both of the latter were either using a walker or in a wheelchair. Poppy struggled with Parkinson’s Disease, and Aunt Wilma was limited by carotid artery disease. Huba and Uncle Henry were their caregivers. My mother, while caring for her own family, assisted them with whatever they needed. Every day Huba did laundry and remade beds. She and Uncle Henry assisted Poppy and Aunt Wilma with washing, dressing, and walking. Yet, they found time for a child’s fascination with a ball and a piece of siding. They gave me a summer memory I could carry with me through all the seasons of my life. They were teaching me how to live through their ability to balance each challenge and every joy. It is a lesson I didn’t know I was learning until I needed it later on.
Therein lies more magic. These years later, I treasure the privilege of being a bonus grandparent to my husband’s seven grandchildren. When I am with them, I feel my grandparents and Aunt Wilma and Uncle Henry. I sense how they lived and loved. Then I do my best to carry it on. Therein lies the complete magic. Kerri Habben Bosman is a writer in Chapel Hill, NC. She is currently working on a book of essays and poetry. She can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com.
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This pattern is free for you to use. Please give the artist credit. Not for commercial use. Enlarge this pattern to your desired size. Cut the watermelon and arrows from plywood or pine. After painting with acrylic paint, nail the shapes to a tomato stake. You can also applique the design with wool or cotton fabric to make a pillow or wallhanging. You can do punchneedle or rug hooking techniques too. Whatever craft you choose, have fun! Designed by Kathy Graham
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A Story of Letters
By Kerri Habben Bosman
It’s Party Time with Lesley by Lesley R. Nuttall
Hand-Me-Down Memories Does anyone still do family hand-me- downs anymore? My family used to, but as I was the eldest of 4 girls, it was always my ‘things’ that were handed down. My Sister Julie, who was 3 years younger, used to borrow my clothes, but I never got them back, so I guess she was doing her own hand-me-down when she wanted it! I never really thought much about hand-me-downs until my mom died in 2009 at age 85. She was always a very classy dresser and I loved what she wore! I had a very hard time passing any of her belongings on even thought at the time, they wouldn’t have fit me. I decided I would keep some of her things hoping some day they might fit me. Finally last year, I lost 20+ pounds, and I could wear her clothes. I had kept two ribbed jackets, one blue and one wine, a long navy rain hooded jacket in a satin polyester with a zipper front, a pair of flowery yellow short sleeved pajamas with front pockets and covered buttons, and her black rain shoes. Although I did give a lot of her jewelry to my sisters, I did keep her gold and silver butterfly broach, as I love anything with butterflies. I think of Mom every time I wear it. I guess I am a part time ‘pack rat’, as I kept a pair of black and silver cowboy boots that Nana had given to our son Tom, when he was 3. I saved them hoping to pass them on to our son’s first son, but he only had 2 girls. But, we have 4 granddaughters and they each took a turn wearing them. Our son died in 2017 of cancer, and his oldest daughter, Catherine, had a son, Daemon, a couple of months before he died. So, now, Daemon has his grandpa’s cowboy boots! Now, I think I started a special transition with a cute little red/blue and white Sailor dress I bought our daughter, Lisa, in 1974 when she was 3 years old. Of course, I saved that Tom dress, and her daughter, Alissa wore it in 1996, and her second daughter wore it in 1999. Lisa told me she has Lisa passed the dress back to Alissa in case she has a little girl some day to continue the tradition. There are so many things that we all treasure! My husband has his mother’s drop leaf table. She died in 1985, so it really is an antique. He also has his great grandfather’s railroad watch, which is 100+ years old. I’ve also saved my mother’s rocking lawn chair, Alissa (not an antique but I love it) and a wooden treasure box that my dad made me 70 years ago, painted yellow, with my name on the front. Enjoy what you have collected or treasures you have saved over the years, and continue to love them as we do! Have yourself a wonderful summer! ©Lesley R Nuttall is the Author of Secrets of Party Planning. She lives in Thunder Bay, ON Canada with her husband. They will be married 60 years on August 4, 2021!
Quilters, Knitters, NeedleArtists:
Writing from Life by Jeanette Lukowski
Historical Archivists I begin with the disclaimer that I am a writer, an English teacher, and a pedestrian-level quilter—not a historian. Like many, I’ve run across history as I travel—to a conference for work, on vacation, or just driving to visit relatives. At one such conference, I overheard the question, “How will history remember us, when all we’ve got are a bunch of selfies in our [cell] phones?” My chosen medium for remembering, it turns out, is quilting. Since the time I made, then gave away the first ever quilt, I’ve been taking photographs of them. Years later, I learned Quilters make labels with information about who made it, and the occasion, which gets sewn onto the back corner of the quilt. (To date, I’ve only made two such labels? One for a quilt I was entering into a local shop’s Challenge Contest; the second, to memorialize the “art quilt” I wrote about at the beginning of this year.) I still take lots of photographs of my projects, though. In June or July of 2020, I first saw a news story introducing an art project created for a large city’s governor: a collection of cloth face masks attached to some sort of black background. A week later, another news story: this one chronicling the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918. The news story pointed out parallels between 1918 and 2020, such as cloth masks, ordinances against spitting on city sidewalks, and the spread-rates of information vs. the virus. When the president of the quilt guild asked each member to make a block with a face mask as the focal point—either making a new one (without elastic or metal components), or washing a gently used one—I remember thinking, Who in the world wants to remember this? I participated, though, since I wanted to be part of the historical quilt being created. Now, nearly a year later, television news reporters, characters on a variety of prime-time programs—and even some commercials—show people wearing cloth masks. These will be the future Cultural Remnants historians might use to contextualize this time. So when the governor announced the end of mask-mandates, I made a simple request of my son:“Don’t throw your masks away. Just put them aside for me; I’ll come and get them some day, and use them in quilts.” Wait a minute—I’ll what? Oh, but my plan is different, I rationalized. Rather than leaving the masks in-tact, I plan to trim off the edges, iron the fabric flat again, and use it to build quilt tops for donation. An honorable use of fabric scraps, dating back to the women who made dresses, shirts, and quilts out of feed sacks. Sound silly? It did to me at first too, but I don’t want them to just age in the back of a dresser drawer like an old swimsuit. Not sure what to do with those becoming-obsolete-face-masks? Donate them to a quilter, a church, or send them to me. © Jeanette Lukowski 2021. Jeanette is a mother, grandmother, teacher and author wo lives in Mankato, MN. She is inspired by the lives of strong women. Her email address is WritingFromLife@yahoo.com
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