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Borrow my rose-colored glasses & enjoy the view!

Vintage

Be My Valentine… Forever.

Crafts Everything Old is New Again Needlework Vintage

Repurpose & Transform Vintage Family Textiles

Flowers & Gardening Home Decor

While We’re Waiting…

Food Holidays

My Must-Have Holiday Cookies from the 1950s-60s

Crafts Holidays Kids Crafts

Zoom – Thanksgiving Turkeys!

Everything Old is New Again

Madison’s Cotton Mill Project Dream Becoming Reality

Flowers & Gardening Food Recipes

Tomato Surplus? Fresh Tomato Basil Soup!

I’m eating tomatoes as fast as I can (and giving away handfuls of cherry tomatoes), but I’m having a hard time keeping up with supply. Good problem! Solution? Fresh tomato basil soup!

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August 23, 2020August 23, 2020
Vintage

Thanks for the Memories, Uncle Harry.

I never met my Great Uncle Harry, but his photos are the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to him, I’ve been able to see my grandmother & great aunts as they were in their youth, with tiny waists, long full skirts, often in crazy hats, and full of life.

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August 16, 2020August 16, 2020
Food Recipes

This Hoosier Mama Loves Her Corn!

This time of year, I’m the Bubba Gump of corn. Creamed corn, corn chowder, buttered corn, confetti corn, shrimp boil with corn, and the plain but fabulous corn on the cob. Check out these recipes for summer corn prepped and headed for the freezer.

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August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
Food Recipes

Summer Cocktails. Old & New Favorites with Garden Fresh Goodness

Sitting on the breezeway on a hot summer evening is fundamentally better with a refreshing cocktail! There will be no umbrella drinks on a beach for me this summer while covid-19 numbers climb, but I’m having fun mixing it up with garden fresh goodness in my cocktail creations.

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July 21, 2020July 21, 2020
Needlework Vintage

Isabelle’s Sewing Journal, circa 1906

My grandmother, Isabelle, learned necessary hand sewing skills to make and repair her limited wardrobe of the times. Her journal is filled samples of her school sewing projects and is such a treasure!

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July 2, 2020July 1, 2020
1876 Fixer Upper Everything Old is New Again

The 1876 Fixer Upper Gets a Face Lift

Old House Tuck Pointing 101: Don’t be usin’ that new-fangled mortar on them old-timey bricks! Check out the transformation of the Fixer Upper’s front exterior.

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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020
1872 Fixer Upper Flowers & Gardening

How Does My Garden Grow?

Our courtyard of small new gardens has fared well this spring, and we were rewarded with buds, blooms and new growth. I can’t wait to see what the subsequent seasons – and years – have in store.

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July 10, 2020June 1, 2020
Crafts Everything Old is New Again Needlework Vintage

Making Grain Sack Aprons

Last fall I found several old grain sacks at Madison, Indiana’s River West Antique Mall. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular that day – “just browsing, thanks.” But these well worn sacks spoke to me. “We would make awesome kitchen aprons for your friends,” they whispered. It’s like they knew me…

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July 2, 2020May 16, 2020
Needlework

I have a Thing for Embroidery

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been drawn to beautiful embroidery, amazed how someone could make such intricate designs with a needle. I watched my grandmother, Flo, embellish dress collars, pinafores, and my doll clothes. I was hooked. Inspired.

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May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Food Recipes

Main Street B&B Blueberry Muffins

We made some delicious baked goods for our guests at Main Street Bed & Breakfast – especially the Blueberry Muffins. Thirty plus years later, I’m still making them, and my daughter and her family are, too. I guarantee they’ll be a favorite of yours as well.

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April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

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