tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60538985570145325742024-03-05T03:01:44.736-08:00Threads in the NestVintage Linens and CraftsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14919371267142800862noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053898557014532574.post-19299368532181525172015-03-06T06:59:00.001-08:002015-03-06T06:59:54.046-08:00Gary and Gretchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was a very young, </div>
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my mother had Jim Ingwersen prints of </div>
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Gary and Gretchen in our house. I remember thinking</div>
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they were pictures of me and my brother.</div>
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The fact that my brother and I both have brown hair</div>
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didn't hinder my opinion in the slightest.</div>
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Since these prints were popular in the 70's,</div>
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thrift stores abound with different sized</div>
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framed editions.</div>
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Every time I saw them,</div>
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I remembered being that preschooler</div>
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looking up at "my" picture</div>
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at Mom and Dad's.</div>
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When I noticed Gretchen's red shoes and baby blue dress,</div>
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I thought I'd try to give Gary and Gretchen</div>
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As you can see, Gretchen in her original frame</div>
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typical 70's.</div>
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The unvarnished frame was easy</div>
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to coat with some spray paint.</div>
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Any touches of blue and red<br />
received a coating of extra fine glitter.<br />
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I added some flocking glitter on Gary's collar.</div>
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Red ric-rac was added.</div>
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At Christmas time, I added red gingham ribbon<br />
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Then, in February,</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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I came across <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">her</span> picture today. </div>
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I keep the image <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">protected</span> </div>
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between the pages of my Bible.</div>
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I <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">see</span> her when I read</div>
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the words she loved.</div>
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I recall her<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"> tellings</span>,</div>
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her passing-ons</div>
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of the one-room school house; </div>
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of the brothers, </div>
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sisters, </div>
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loving mother;</div>
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of the farm work;</div>
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of the <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">loss</span> </div>
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of brother Ernest;</div>
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of the leaving home</div>
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to work;</div>
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of the <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">courtship</span></div>
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with the farm hand</div>
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who would soon trade</div>
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overalls for uniform.</div>
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And I remember <br />
what she told me<br />
of <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">motherhood</span>,<br />
of her dear children,<br />
of her husband -- wounded veteran.<br />
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She told me <br />
of his <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">passing</span>, <br />
how she lost him <br />
before I could find him.<br />
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<img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUTUiC0ZCo1u0hByjGN07jx9vy1f98KWNuI6xsSVlypXPEQGO-tPi7qxz0lu8zJLGQXRlqoraw_wmu0zw93bAvov9GbGgL579SiFLCA6v_eHxkp4tXlKyWXnpD7S95n-E1f9kRgDuRBw/s400/blogger-image-1908175786.jpg" width="400" /></div>
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And I <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">remember</span> <br />
what I witnessed</div>
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of widowed woman<br />
with work-weary, <br />
twisted toes</div>
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waitressing, <br />
waitressing,<br />
waitressing; </div>
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And I remember<br />
her <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">moving</span><br />
far -- far<br />
out of reach<br />
to live <br />
with my cousins.<br />
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Ah! how jealous I felt!<br />
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And I remember<br />
her taking time </div>
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every <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">summer</span> season</div>
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to drive up <br />
from the South<br />
to see her children, </div>
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and her children's <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">children</span>, </div>
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and her children's children's children . . .<br />
my children.</div>
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Oh,<br />
the <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">anticipation</span> <br />
of these visits!</div>
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My bedroom -- her guest room.</div>
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My twin bed,</div>
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with each<br />
of the various <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">comforters</span></div>
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that marked<br />
the <span style="color: #444444;">chapters</span> of my childhood.</div>
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Holly Hobbie,<br />
the horse phase,<br />
frilly flowers,<br />
<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">comforted</span> her.</div>
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I would <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">sleep</span> on the floor </div>
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beside the bed <br />
on a thick blanket</div>
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padded perfectly<br />
with the envy </div>
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seeping out <br />
from under<br />
my brothers' bedroom door</div>
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down the hall. </div>
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--Alone time with <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">Grandma<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">--</span></span></div>
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A girl, <br />
middle child's<br />
only available taunt.</div>
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At every visit,<br />
she'd help my mom <br />
with the <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">household</span> chores --<br />
dusting,<br />
vacuuming, <br />
drying dishes,</div>
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ironing our clothes --<br />
even the permanent press sheets,<br />
and our jammies.<br />
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At other times,<br />
I'd find her in the kitchen</div>
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making her roast beef dinner<br />
and apple pies.</div>
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<img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5zcLVXHYEJgl9gWfb1NTb1oeUF1gr8VzsAW-71Z4xFZ14nWVrN2eO12Sj40aRheRFQcAPnK2S0jxHv-hwYmzg9G0XPF1w6ttg5_4FGINIgRByFPrQPOo_OaJE1otIOWXrysbSNCeRNY/s320/blogger-image-1123753798.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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I'd hear her<br />
often<br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"> talk</span> to Jesus.</div>
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I'd listen to her quiet prayers<br />
at night</div>
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when she thought<br />
I was asleep</div>
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on my pallet<br />
on the floor. </div>
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She would<br />
also talk<br />
about how<br />
others <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">talked</span> to Jesus.</div>
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Her Bible <br />
and religious biography</div>
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always beside her </div>
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when she'd sit to rest <br />
in the afternoons.</div>
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She'd <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">share</span> </div>
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stories with me</div>
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of people <br />
she knew</div>
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or people <br />
she'd read about <br />
who came <br />
to know God</div>
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despite difficulties.</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf8tWHubh747gfkTzaFHPEAzvrWZEVeSM5iGfM9759acPdbsTTXyxlVmH8vublLDApPsdaxi-5Ylm4OdxTKVLwOqQCcHIQo070QRy23Dy1K7jzrunAM6TFJK42MBAKnqB5-kbLb-kSUk/s640/blogger-image-2105581019.jpg" /></div>
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Once, <br />
Grandma's troubled-in-mind<br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">sister </span></div>
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came to our house<br />
during Grandma's visit.<br />
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I knew<br />
Grandma<br />
didn't get to see her<br />
often.</div>
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I watched<br />
Grandma</div>
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standing with her<br />
in the doorway</div>
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getting ready<br />
to say <br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">good-bye.</span></div>
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Her hands<br />
on her sister's.<br />
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Grandma's voice,</div>
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"Remember, Jesus loves you."</div>
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I knew<br />
from her <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">stories</span></div>
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that many counted on her</div>
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to get them<br />
to church, </div>
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to read to them <br />
God's Word.<br />
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Grandma's voice again,<br />
"Remember, Jesus loves you."</div>
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<img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxL6ooSSIWXUVvp5skakAHKFpDkUXt8AJFNiVLiJK77L3sEx-N1Lmhi0cJ4eWB_wKO3Ay4RYZyrstq35nnRLC3zNCAwEx9LaMQncT5blP1C_ZdlfKyKMSJAdQWYxQ2jhG-JZ-5nOajDc8/s400/blogger-image--29726831.jpg" width="400" /></div>
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For many<br />
of those <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">early</span> visits,</div>
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she came<br />
to us<br />
driving<br />
an old yellow car.</div>
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Its ailments<br />
always<br />
addressed<br />
in her <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">prayers.</span></div>
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I was<br />
too little.<br />
I couldn't<br />
understand<br />
what that car<br />
meant to her.<br />
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Independence.</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">Connection.</span></div>
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Service.</div>
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I only knew<br />
that it was </div>
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Grandma's <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">prayers</span> and duct tape</div>
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that held it together.<br />
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<img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-eNOqeWXBwE0MqCYkK5gzlOodWGIe7XkH8iU6W2F4csoXITzBzqrGEq3P4au6pOo_AUXJacrc_69VwrtJf0FNZNvM_aenrDY3t7zvhC4YZQYpqXInuIM9UNxJz1o3cG864adv7hCbmU/s400/blogger-image--270320877.jpg" width="400" /></div>
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For many <br />
of those <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">later</span> visits,<br />
she came<br />
to us<br />
in an airplane.<br />
Safety<br />
always<br />
addressed <br />
in her <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">prayers.</span><br />
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I hated </div>
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each year<br />
to say <br />
goodbye<br />
and wondered<br />
those<br />
later<br />
years<br />
if<br />
each <br />
goodbye<br />
was<br />
<em>the</em> <br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">goodbye.</span><br />
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I will always treasure</div>
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that memory </div>
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of</div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">anticipation</span>.</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">Looking</span> <br />
out the window</div>
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hoping to see<br />
her yellow car</div>
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pulling<br />
into the driveway.</div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #a64d79;">Seeing</span></span> <br />
her petite form <br />
emerging</div>
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from behind <br />
the car door.</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">Wondering</span> <br />
what special gift</div>
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she'd have<br />
for me<br />
in the trunk.<br />
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Those gifts,</div>
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those <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">mere</span> trinkets,</div>
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were just accessories </div>
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to the priceless worth<br />
of mine inheritance</div>
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-- her legacy --</div>
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</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> the knowledge </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">that </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">an abundant life </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">can be lived </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">with a little bit of duct tape</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> and a whole lot of prayer.</span> </div>
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for</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Theora</span></div>
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1921-2014</div>
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<em><span style="color: #a64d79;">Amy</span></em></div>
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I loved <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Valentine's Day</span> as a little girl.</div>
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Red, pink, </div>
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hearts, glitter, </div>
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paper heart doilies,</div>
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the little cards I'd fill out</div>
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for each classmate . . . even the boys.</div>
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In fact, <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Valentine's Day</span> may be the only holiday that</div>
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still <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">pretty</span> much has maintained</div>
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the same level of <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">simplicity</span> it's always had.</div>
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It's not been made into the preview day </div>
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of a national shopping event.</div>
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It's not been materialized </div>
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of countless wrapped packages.</div>
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It's not been complicated </div>
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by store-bought costumes and </div>
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fancy, glow in the dark treat bags.</div>
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It's still just a <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">special</span> day to tell loved ones</div>
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how <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">precious</span> they really are to you.</div>
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A little <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">card</span>, </div>
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maybe some <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">flowers</span>,</div>
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a <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">favorite</span> meal.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Perfect!</span></div>
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I <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">enjoy</span> this holiday even more</div>
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now that emails and texts have <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">replaced</span></div>
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A handwritten valentine is</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Hold-able.</span></div>
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For this <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Valentine's Day</span>,</div>
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I printed some <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">vintage</span> valentine images,</div>
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most of them with a <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">tea</span> theme.</div>
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I then added them to some crepe paper <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">rosettes</span></div>
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left over from a <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">past</span> project.</div>
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A few <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">buttons</span> and some ribbon were the final touch.</div>
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Some glittered cardstock, <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">bright</span> red ric-rac, </div>
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and some <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">easy</span> to use bottle-cap stickers </div>
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were all I needed for a mini-pendent <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">banner</span>.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Have a beautiful, blessed Valentine's Day!</span></div>
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"For I am persuaded, that neither death,</div>
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nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, </div>
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nor powers, nor things present,</div>
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nor things to come, nor height, nor depth,</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Romans 8:38-39</span></div>
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Sometimes life gets a little too hectic, and you have to choose to stop for a moment. The decision to take a breather is difficult when life's responsibilities surround you vying for attention. Last Friday, I made the decision to take a little breather. I turned the car right instead of left at the traffic light and headed for my favorite thrift store.</div>
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This spontaneous drop-by validated my dust obsession and confirmed the value of a needed break. I brought home a fifteen piece mismatched set of blue willow china. Some vintage; some new. The older pieces have that crackling in the porcelain glaze. While I no longer use those pieces in the kitchen, I find other ways of using them around the house. Each piece cost about 60 cents. The platter is my favorite. The pieces come from England and Japan.</div>
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I also discovered a German souvenir tablecloth set with six napkins in the linen section. I don't think the set was ever used. The fabric feels as if it still has the manufacturer's sizing in it. I thought the blue and brown colors would be a great addition to my blue dining room, especially in this autumn season.</div>
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I recently attended</div>
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the <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">"Antiques Roadshow's"</span></div>
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I received two tickets by <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">random</span> luck of the draw!</div>
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This past winter, "Roadshow" announced their coming <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">summer</span> visit.</div>
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Hopeful attendees (me! me!) only had to <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">submit</span> a mail and email address online</div>
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About one month before the show, my<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> tickets</span> arrived.</div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">I was thrilled!</span></div>
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I grabbed two<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> family</span> pieces I wanted appraised and my antiquing buddy.</div>
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She also <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">brought</span> two items to be appraised.</div>
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"Roadshow" <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">volunteers</span> kindly gave me category markers</div>
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for my items. These markers identified what lines I <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">needed</span> to find.</div>
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This white gold, diamond ring belonged to my <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">great-grandmother.</span></div>
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I was hoping to find out the <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">time period</span> she probably acquired it.</div>
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My answer:</div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">1940's</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">Illusion Setting</span></div>
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My second item was a large <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">Roseville Pottery</span></div>
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Again, I was hoping to find out the<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> time</span> my grandparents</div>
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The<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> appraiser</span> told me that the vase</div>
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from Zanesville, OH.</div>
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The vase is in excellent condition.</div>
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<em>(No surprise . . . . Grandma was careful with her things.)</em></div>
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This vase was made in the<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> 1940's,</span></div>
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My friend also brought two <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">family</span> items.<br />
She was disappointed to learn her Harper's Ferry<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> Civil War</span> Sword<br />
wasn't made until <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">after</span> the Civil War -- thus, the<u> end</u> of that family story!!<br />
She has a <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">wonderful</span> sense of humor and is having<br />
fun pointing out the "fib"<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> handed</span> down <br />
from her <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">husband's <span style="color: black; font-size: small;">side of the</span></span> family.<br />
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"Roadshow" is planning <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">three episodes</span> from their Charleston visit.<br />
I can't wait to watch them<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"> air.</span><br />
Seeing all of the items being carried around by <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">attendees</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">Mark Walberg,</span> the host, actually talked with me!!!!<br />
OK. . . . He <span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">touched</span> my shoulder and said,<br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">"Excuse me"</span> as he cut through the line.<br />
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Here are a few of the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">outstanding</span> things we discovered!</div>
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Can you see the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">feed sack</span> incorporated </div>
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I met a <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">talented</span> stitcher waiting </div>
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This <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Dear Jane</span> quilt was calling my name!!</div>
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The talented maker took a Dear Jane class for <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">three</span> years</div>
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working on the various <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">blocks</span> found in this gorgeous quilt.</div>
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I also loved this stunning <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">sampler</span> quilt.</div>
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Look at the<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> tiny</span> hand-quilted stitches, </div>
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the beads, the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">lace</span> addition --</div>
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tiny details that add up to a <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">spectacular</span> finish.</div>
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I was also <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">inspired</span> by other types of crafters . . . .</div>
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I didn't know food could look so <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">pretty</span>!!</div>
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I also didn't know <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">food </span>could be so . . . hmm.</div>
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I was excited to see my <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Amish</span> country favorite </div>
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at the fair with a booth!</div>
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This<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> washtub</span> planter received a ribbon</div>
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in the unusual container <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">garden</span> category.</div>
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I didn't know this category <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">existed</span>.</div>
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These <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">summer</span> chicks were quite entertaining to</div>
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Can one ever get tired of watching <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">new</span> life?</div>
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Here's another <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">unusual</span> garden container I admired.</div>
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This was an <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">amazing</span> pumpkin!</div>
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I watched some of the sheep get sheered. This <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">docile</span> one</div>
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We also took a break from the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">sun</span> to watch</div>
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these<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> Belgiums</span> compete in one of the arenas.</div>
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Afternoon rain kept us from finding the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">rabbits</span> and cows, etc., </div>
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I love the <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">fair</span>; don't you?</div>
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Do you attend a <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">county</span> or state fair?</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Sometimes</span>, I can't remember</div>
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how I acquired a certain piece of <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">embroidered</span> linen.</div>
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This <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">sweet</span> dresser scarf is one such piece.</div>
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I usually use this piece in early <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">spring</span>.</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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The magazine was literally begging me to take it home. . . . Really!!</div>
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It pleaded, "You need me. You need me."</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">(OK. OK. I'm a little fanatical about the television series.)</span></div>
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The magazine is nearing its end of display date -- September 8.</div>
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When I checked on the link today from Sew Daily,</div>
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I discovered <em>Stitch</em> magazine is offering the special edition for $1.99!!</div>
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Click on the link below:</div>
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<a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/the-unofficial-downton-abbey-sews">Stitch magazine's "Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews"</a><br />
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Just think of all the projects you could finish before</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Happy 4th of July!</span></div>
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My son just drew the name</div>
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I'll be contacting the winner tonight.</div>
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at the <a href="http://wvde.state.wv.us/cedarlakes/">Cedar Lakes Conference Center</a></div>
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in Ripley, West Virginia</div>
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These baskets</div>
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a hand drawn famous scene from the Mountain State.</div>
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She makes gorgeous, vintage-style jewelry.</div>
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You might also find a bit of whimsy for your yard.</div>
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This is Tammy Keller May with her loom.</div>
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Her beautiful rugs are all made from recycled textiles.</div>
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I usually find a special treasure at the Fair.</div>
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This year, I had this silhouette artist</div>
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He made each silhouette in about two minutes</div>
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He just studied their profile and cut.</div>
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This young man is getting a cannon tutorial</div>
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darling <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">gingham</span> apron!</div>
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This pristine <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">tea towel</span>/luncheon cloth </div>
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Every gal needs a<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> bright</span> red hankie.</div>
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It's loved condition tells me that this set was used and used</div>
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In the upper left hand corner, written with a fountain pen, </div>
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I found a few schools of this name across the United States.</div>
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of the 1958 Chicago school fire <br />
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a school of this name.<br />
The <a href="http://www.olafire.com/FireSummary.asp">Our Lady of the Angels</a> school fire<br />
is considered the worst school fire in America's history<br />
and reminds me chillingly of the<br />
Triangle Shirt Factory fire from 1911 that killed<br />
146 employees of the factory high-rise.<br />
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No matter where my little treasure came from, I know where it's headed -- to my fourth grade classroom. I've got some crafty, creative students who will love stamping some artwork on a future rainy day recess!<br />
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Blessings,<br />
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Amy<br />
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My Blogger Account has been giving me fits. I can't select any print for links or font changes. Let's see how soon Blogger responds to my help request.<br />
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Having a <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">friend</span> who breeds Springer Spaniels</div>
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just made this find that more <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">special!</span></div>
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Here's one of the sweet <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">puppies</span> my children</div>
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got to <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">meet</span> recently!</div>
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Yes, we have more <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">snow</span> today. My back deck railing</div>
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makes for easy <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">measuring</span> -- at least six inches.</div>
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Six <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">inches</span> isn't much in some areas of this country,</div>
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but in the<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> mountains</span> of West Virginia,</div>
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it doesn't take much to make these <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">hilly</span> roads</div>
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slick, <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">slick</span>, slick!</div>
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effect snow!</div>
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I thought I'd share some of the craft projects</div>
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I used a <a href="http://storefront.unitednotions.com/storefrontCommerce/">Moda</a> charm pack for this long table runner.</div>
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I used <a href="http://ankastreasures.bigcartel.com/product/little-charmers-2">"Little Charmers II"</a> for this lovely.</div>
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These tea towels feature fused appliqué shapes.</div>
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We've been having a little too much <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">winter</span> in our little neck of the <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">woods</span>. The combination of snow, single digit <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">temperatures</span>, and county water issues have interrupted our school year. We've only had <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">five</span> school days this January, and four of those were shortened days.</div>
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I'm also thankful for a<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> warm</span> place to call home. Last night at <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">church</span>, a young man gave a <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">testimony</span> about finding an unresponsive homeless man inside one of the empty homes he was checking out for work. The homeless man was <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">suffering </span>from hypothermia. What a <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">reminder</span> of all that I have to be thankful for every day!</div>
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Sometimes the best way to learn about vintage linens and needlework is to study books, patterns, and pamphlets from the era of needlework or linens you enjoy collecting. </div>
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I found this delightful book in an Ohio used book store that also had quite a collection of antique and vintage books. </div>
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I've since discovered that the writer Marie D. Webster was quite a successful quilter, researcher, and pattern maker. In fact, Webster's homeplace in Marion, Indiana now houses the <a href="http://quiltershalloffame.net/">Quilter's Hall of Fame.</a></div>
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In 1990, Webster's granddaughter <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rosalind-W.-Perry/e/B008FQJZHU/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_2">Rosalind W. Perry</a> released an updated edition of this important quilt book. <em>Check the link to see quilt pattern books by Perry which feature Mary D. Webster quilt patterns. (Guess what's getting added to my Amazon wish list!)</em></div>
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Look at this adorable sun bonnet sue quilt. It's one of fourteen color plates included in the1948 book. The quilted fence provides a story detail for these strolling ladies. Webster suggests using scraps from a little girl's outgrown clothing for the sun bonnet sue dresses.</div>
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Notice how the quilt maker used white/light pink for any flowers above the large pink border and switches to pink for any flowers that manage to land on the white inner oval. It's a subtle design choice that really makes this quilt visually stunning!<br />
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The chapter "The Quilt in America" was intriguing to this Appalachian gal. West Virginia, my home state, doesn't even get a mention in her discussion of the rural quilts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina "mountain women." The mountain families are described as illiterate but industrious with women described as hard-working home-makers. (pgs. 73-74)<br />
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She also describes how hand quilters were paid for their work -- by the 200 yd. spool of thread -- not by time. Quilters could receive anywhere from $1.00 - $5.00 per spool used. <em> (Again, I am not sure if this fact is a reflection of 1915 or 1948. I suspect 1915.)</em> ( pgs. 107-108)<br />
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I was also completely unaware of the practice of poorer quilters during the whole-cloth quilt tradition of the late 1800's and early 1900's. Apparently, poorer quilters turned over their colored patchwork quilts to exhibit the muslin backings on "top". This <em>turning over</em> of the quilt made the bed appear to be covered by a white-work beauty. Webster suggests that this practice probably destroyed numerous quilts. (pgs. 86-88)<br />
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I loved this read (178 pages). If you see one for sale on Etsy, Amazon, or your local used bookstore, grab a copy. It's a vintage treat!<br />
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This flocked felt stocking came from Grandma's house.</div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Come</span> with me for a stop</div>
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This<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"> pretty</span> doll caught my eye. </div>
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Her dress is <span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">absolutely</span> stunning!</div>
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Look at the detail of the <span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">crochet</span> on the leggings</div>
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This<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"> hand-painted</span> lamp also talks to me</div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><em>"I belong with you."</em></span></div>
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What an <span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">elegant</span> Christmas table setting!</div>
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After every visit, I have a huge smile on my face.</div>
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If you live near the Charleston area,</div>
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be sure to make time for a visit.</div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas!</span></div>
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my son in this shop!</div>
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His sister called him to come see an item in </div>
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the store aisle!</div>
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Who's wearing the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">apron</span> for your Thanksgiving?</div>
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Although I don't <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">remember</span> my mother</div>
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We really didn't have </div>
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It was up to Mom if our family of<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> five</span></div>
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ate turkey, <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">dressing</span>, mashed potatoes,</div>
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cranberry<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> salad</span>, etc.</div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">She never disappointed us!</span></em></div>
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Once my brothers and I had <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">families</span></div>
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Since I've never been a great <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">cook,</span> </div>
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the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">sweet </span>potato casserole,</div>
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the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">crescent </span>rolls (thank you, Pillsbury)</div>
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This dainty apron is too small for me to wear,</div>
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but I love the pink bias binding and </div>
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the floral remnant tiebacks.</div>
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I'd love to hear who wears the apron</div>
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for your Thanksgiving.</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><em>Amy</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving</span></em></div>
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Some of the very first <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">vintage linen</span> pieces I owned</div>
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that were <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">given</span> to me after</div>
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my <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">great-grandmother</span> passed.</div>
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I was a <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">young</span> junior-high girl. Even then, I admired the </div>
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I have no memories of <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Agnes</span> since she moved to the </div>
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She had come to America as a <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">young</span> girl with her</div>
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Here she is on the left. I<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"> wonder</span> where she was going</div>
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and <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">fashionable</span> hats whisper to me of</div>
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For a while, I used my <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">great-grandmother's</span> pillowcases, </div>
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For months, I would drape them over the <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">bedroom</span> nightstands, </div>
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The cotton pillowcase then <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">draped</span> over the back portion</div>
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I've also placed them inside my <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">linen</span> closet so that</div>
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Sheet sets can be <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">folded</span> and stored within</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Imagine</span> reaching into your linen closet without having</div>
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This storage option also reduces the amount of <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">allergens</span></div>
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<em>(We've got allergies at my house!!)</em></div>
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If you find a<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"> clean</span> and mostly un-used set, consider</div>
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All of the <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">pillowcases</span></div>
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The Internet and <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">creative</span> craft books</div>
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I love this one!</div>
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Do you have any <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">ideas</span> for using your</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Who doesn't have a <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">love</span> for vintage hankies?</div>
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I happened upon a <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">group</span> of forty-some hankies this year</div>
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I <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">needed</span> about 60 for the event.</div>
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The group of forty-some was an<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"> incredible</span> find.</div>
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The <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">remaining</span> 20 or so were easy to obtain.</div>
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Each <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">vintage</span> hankie was cleaned, folded, and arranged</div>
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I loved the <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">dainty</span> crocheted edge on the one above.</div>
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Can you see the<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"> incredible</span> embroidery on this hankie?</div>
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The padded satin stitch is <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">amazing</span>.</div>
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Watching the ladies choose their favorite made my day!</div>
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Do you have a <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">favorite</span> hankie?</div>
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Monday morning the school bells ring!</div>
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I've taught in a variety of settings -- the most <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">recent</span></span></div>
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While I'm searching for <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">vintage</span> linens, I occasionally</div>
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Such was the case for this 50's <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Milton Bradley</span> game</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">"Go to the Head of the Class."</span></div>
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I'm <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">cheering</span> for Cowboy Joe or Susie.</div>
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Even Mommy and Daddy get to play!</div>
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It's my prayer that I help each student</div>
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I've been enamored with the vintage-style <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">oilcloth</span></div>
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I found <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">oilcloth</span> very easy to sew.</div>
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My tote is unlined, but<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> pinking</span> shears provided</div>
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Here's my blue-eyed <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Sassy</span> once again</div>
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interrupting a <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">p</span><span style="color: #38761d;">hoto</span></span> session.</div>
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The pattern for this tote came from the <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">creative</span> </div>
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Sophie Bester's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Cloth-Inspirations-Sophie-Bester/dp/0715329650/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375668445&sr=8-1&keywords=oilcloth+inspirations">Oilcloth Inspirations</a>.</div>
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I have enough <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">oilcloth</span> left for an adorable lunch sack.</div>
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Before too long, I'll be getting out of <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">storage</span></div>
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some <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">unfinished</span></div>
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fall projects from <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">previous</span> years!</div>
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Where has the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">summer</span> gone?</div>
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In my <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">hometown</span>,</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">school</span> begins this Friday!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I saw this storm coming in while at an area shopping plaza.)</span></div>
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I've seen some <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">storms</span> this summer.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(The church children found this Lunar Moth </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">after services one evening.)</span></div>
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Here's a soft, <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">well-loved</span> vintage tablecloth</div>
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that works well in my kitchen.</div>
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This little tiered server adds that</div>
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I discovered that this <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">keepsake</span> box was crafted from a kit</div>
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Although unable to find an intact kit, I discovered</div>
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The wooden decoupaged <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">purses</span> usually fetch</div>
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Most of the boxes and purses have <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">velvet</span> linings</div>
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with ric-rac trim.</div>
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Helen did a<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"> wonderful</span> job on her treasure box. </div>
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I love the personal touch of her fabric tag.</div>
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I recognized Anton Pieck's art </div>
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from children's books</div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">illustrated</span> with his work.</div>
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His work was also frequently used for</div>
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three dimensional paper cutting crafts.</div>
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a collectible wooden purse that contains</div>
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a shadowbox. The shadowbox will</div>
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have the three dimensional Pieck image.</div>
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Thank you to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/111890009/vintage-shadow-box-purse-anton-pieck?show_panel=true">Glory Be Vintage</a></div>
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for letting me post this picture of her Etsy item.</div>
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Have you recently found a vintage treasure?</div>
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