Category Archives: Collections
Newspaper Names: Read all About It!
I sport some newspaper genes. Many of my McArthur ancestors were journalists, my father spent his career producing the very paper on which your daily is printed, and, I, in my small way, write a regular column that appears on newsprint. … Continue reading
Filed under Collections, Free, HeeHee, History, How Cool is That?, Library Card
Apron of the Day: “Off the Hook”
Fry more fish, open more oysters, bake more bluefish. Here’s the Apron of the Day in my new “Field and Stream” series. Thanks for the idea, Jayne — I have more different deer and quail prints than I could have … Continue reading
Royal Silver
For someone who grew up in the Dominion of Canada, with one set of grandparents who emigrated from England, I grew up in an antimonarchist family. My parents loathed the idea of the constitutional monarchy,Britain’s pseudo-official presence in Canada, and … Continue reading
Shine on Bright and Mysterious Object: French Sewing Table
I’m home and all’s well. I was accident prone in Ottawa — (I haven’t mentioned that a Valentine’s Day candy pulled out a tooth,completing the Ottawa Trifecta of pain and humiliation.) But apart from a broken toe, crochet elbow and … Continue reading
Shine on, Bright and Mysterious Objects
Laurie Colwin, wherever you’re lounging in Literary Valhalla — forgive me for bastardizing one of your best titles. I’d planned to rent some skates today and ask Daddy to take some pix of me falling on my can as I … Continue reading
End of Year Lists
I’m not talking about New Year’s resolutions (I have yet to keep one, so why bother?) or Christmas lists –somehow Christmas has become much simpler. I’m talking about those “Best of” lists that bloom in the first week of December, … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Collections, Five bucks or fewer, Media, Worth it anyway
All I Want for Christmas is my Left Bicuspid and Other Stuff
Actually, I’m not totally kidding here. My mouth is a dental nightmare and I lost my upper left bicuspid a year or so ago. I could get by in public with a “flipper,” a tooth on a wire and plastic armature, but somehow someone stepped … Continue reading
Filed under Born in Chicago, Collections, History, Holidays, Home, Into the Mystic, Music, Worth it anyway
Apron of the Day: Labor Day Edition
It’s been a languid Labor Day Weekend — lots of tennis, a big pot of chile last night. Eggplant parmesan is on the menu for tonight. I miss family bad over holiday weekends; what’s a holiday weekend without making potato … Continue reading
Filed under A yard of fabric, Apron of the Day, Collections, Holidays, Needlework
Meet the Neighbors: Today’s Photo Shoot
Our next door neighbors, the Simpsons, have been our friends since the day they moved into their brand new house twenty eight years ago. A Higher Power has blessed us: they’re still here! We’ve raised our kids together, landscaped several times,attended what … Continue reading
Apron of the Day
Actually, this is the Apron of Yesterday. I’ve had a busy day, which included mailing off my first apron order (two aprons!) so I’m only half way through today’s apron, which is a holiday reversible numero. The pretty pink print … Continue reading
Filed under A yard of fabric, Apron of the Day, Collections, Needlework, Worth it anyway
