The Country Register Pg. 2 The Country Register July-Aug., 2013 Just A Note... Welcome to The Country Register of Alabama! In case you have never heard of us, The Country Register is a free bi-monthly shopping guide to Antique shops, Primitive shops, Quilting and Sewing shops, Scrapbook- of Alabama ing stores, Bed and Breakfasts, Tea Rooms and much more. The Country Register has been around for 22 years and continues to grow in popularity. Dana Wilburn, Publisher It is distributed in 45 states throughout the USA and 5 provinces in Phone: 301-639-0469 Fax: 301-698-2694 Canada, with each paper uniquely tailored to accent the interests and cul- ture of the particular region. E-mail: [email protected] We hope our adverstisers’ listings will help you find more of the things 6349 Knollwood Ct. • Frederick, MD 21701 you love and our articles will catch your interest and inspire you. I am looking forward to the growth of The Country Register of Alabama and Publisher Contact Numbers Across the USA & Canada hope it will help connect those who share a passion for quaint country Send $3 to any publisher below to receive a paper from that area. living. • Indicates the State has a web-viewable version of The Country Register. If you have a favorite shop, share The Country Register with them. If The Country Register Founder: Barbara Floyd, 602-237-6008, you own a shop, reach those customers who have a passion for the ser- [email protected], located in Phoenix, AZ vices you offer by becoming an advertiser. USA Enjoy the summer and be prepared for hopefully an even larger Sept/

Alabama: Dana Wilburn, 6349 Knollwood Ct., Frederick, MD, 21701, 301-639-0469 Oct issue. Advertisers hold many sales and events during those months to •• Idaho: Arizona: LouAnn Barbara Sharkey, Stillman 2118 and 39thLolly St.,Konecky, Missoula, P.O. BoxMT, 84345,59803, Phoenix,406-207-2676 AZ, 85071, 602-942-8950 •• Illinois: Arkansas: JoAnne Lenda & Williams,Jim Groos, P.O. P.O. Bo Box 32581, 1439, Oklahoma St. Charles, City, MOOK 73123,63302, 405-470-2597800-804-0086 prepare for the upcoming holidays. • Indiana: Gail & Merle Taylor, P.O. Box 594, New Market, MD, 21774, 888-616-8319 • California and N. Nevada: Betty Fassett, 26941 Cabot Rd., Suite 132, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653, 800-349-1858 • Iowa: Linda Glendy, P.O. Box 6, Tama, IA, 52339, 641-484-6220 Dana Wilburn • Kansas:Colorado: Kristel Jan & Lewis, John Keller,PO Box 16755 3537, Oak Lawrence, Brush Loop, KS, Peyton,66046, 785-865-7222CO, 80831, 719-749-9797 •• Kentucky: Connecticut: Carolyn Michael & Ron Dempsey, Holmes, 10213 6218 Fanny Melrose Brown Road Road, NW, Raleigh, Huntsville, NC 27603,AL 35810, 919-661-1760 256-859-0108 •• Maine: Delaware: Gail Merle Hageman, and Gail 221 Taylor, Winslow P.O. Road, Box 594, Albion, New ME, Market, 04910, MD, 207-437-2663 21774, 888-616-8319 •• Maryland: Florida: Dave Merle & Amyand Carter,Gail Taylor, P.O. P.O.Box 365,Box 594,New NewMarket, Market, MD, 21774, MD, 21774, 866-825-9217 888-616-8319 •• Massachusetts-RI: Georgia: Linda Parish, Mike P.O. Dempsey, Box 389, 4721 Lexington, Meadow GA, Lake 30648, Dr, 706-340-1049,Apex NC 27539, 678-641-7728 919-661-1760 •• Michigan: Idaho (N): Bill Dee and Sleep, Marlene 10563 Howell, Chicken 3790 Creek Manistee, Road, Spearfish, Saginaw, MI, SD 48603-3143,57783, 605-722-7028 989-793-4211 •• Minnesota: Idaho (S) WA Linda & E. and OR:Barbara Brian Lynch, Stillman P.O. andBox Lolly302, Konecky,St. Clair, P.MN, O. 56080,Box 84345, 507-245-3487 Phoenix, AZ, 602-942-8950 •• Missouri: Illinois: Lenda JoAnne Williams, & Jim P.O.Groos, Bo P.O.32581, Box Oklahoma 1439, St. City,Charles, OK 73123, MO 63302, 405-470-2597 800-804-0086 •• Montana: Indiana: Gail LouAnn & Merle Sharkey, Taylor, 2118 P.O. Box39th 594, St., NewMissoula, Market, MT, MD, 59803, 21774, 406-207-2676 888-616-8319 • Nebraska:Iowa: Linda Barbara Glendy, Floyd, P.O. Box P.O. 6, Box Tama, 84345, IA, 52339, Phoenix, 641-751-2619 AZ, 85071, 602-942-8950 •• Nevada Kansas: (N): Cindy Betty Baldwin, Fassett, 988 26941 9th Ave., Cabot McPherson, Rd, Ste 132, KS 67460, Laguna 866-966-9815 Hills, CA 92653, 800-349-1858 Events & Shows • Nevada (S): Glena Dunn, 4568 Carol Circle, Las Vegas, NV, 89120, 702-523-1803 • Kentucky: Chris & Kelley Kennedy, 5804 Whiterose Way, New Market, MD 21774 443-243-1118 • New Hampshire: Kathleen Graham, 330 North Road, Deerfield, NH, 03037, 603-463-3703 Maine: Gail Hageman, 221 Winslow Rd, Albion, ME 04910, 207-437-2663 • New Jersey: Merle and Gail Taylor, P.O. Box 594, New Market, MD, 21774, 888-616-8319 •• New Maryland: Mexico: Dave Jan & & Amy John Carter, Keller, P.O. 16755 Box Oak365, Brush New Market, Loop, Peyton, MD, 21774, CO, 866-825-921780831, 719-749-9797 •• New Massachusetts-RI: York: Dave Carter, Michael P.O. Dempsey, Box 365, 10213New Market, Fanny BrownMD, 21774, Road, 866-825-9217 Raleigh, NC 27603, 919-661-1760 • N.Michigan: Carolina: Bill Kimberly and Marlene & Jay Howell, Haskins, 3790 6611 Manistee, Plantation Saginaw, Preserve MI, 48603-3143,Cir N, Fort Myers, 989-793-4211 FL, 33966, 877-264-9879 Sept/Oct events due by August 1 •• North Minnesota: Dakota: Kim Lucinda and Mickey Schuft, Keller, P. O. 12835 Box 688, Kiska Hot St. Springs, NE, Blaine, SD, MN,57747, 55449, 605-745-3227 763-754-1661 •• Ohio: Missouri: Barb Lenda Moore, Williams, P. O. Box P.O. 37, Bo Cable, 32581, OH, Oklahoma 43009, 800-842-2730,City, OK 73123, 937-652-1157 405-470-2597 Mail a check for $15 with your event info to the address at the top of page 2. •• Oklahoma: Montana: Dee Ken Sleep, & Myrna 10563 Robinson, Chicken P.O. Creek Box Road, 5031, Spearfish, Kingwood, SDTX, 57783, 77339, 605-722-7028 Phone/Fax: 281-359-7491 •• Oregon: Nebraska: Barbara Barbara Floyd, Stillman P.O. andBox Lolly 84345, Konecky, Phoenix, P. O. AZ, Box 85071, 84345, 602-942-8950, Phoenix, AZ 85071, 888-942-8950 602-942-8950 • Pennsylvania:Nevada (N): Betty Amy Fassett, Carter, 26941PO Box Cabot 365, Rd.,New Suite Market, 132, MD, Laguna 21774, Hills, 866-825-9217 CA, 92653, 800-349-1858 •• Rhode Nevada Island: (S): Glena Mike Dunn,Dempsey, 4568 4721 Carol Meadow Circle, Las Lake Vegas, Dr, Apex NV, 89120, NC 27539, 702-523-1803 919-661-1760 • S.New Carolina: Hampshire: Kimberly Kathleen & Jay Graham, Haskins, 330 6611 North Plantation Road, Deerfield, Preserve CirNH, N, 03037, Fort Myers,603-463-3703 FL, 33966, 877-264-9879 July •• South New Jersey: Dakota: Merle Lucinda and Schuft,Gail Taylor, P. O. P.O. Box Box 688, 594, Hot New Springs, Market, SD, MD, 57747, 21774, 605-745-3227 888-616-8319 • Tennessee: Carolyn & Ron Holmes, 6218 Melrose Road NW, Huntsville, AL 35810, 256-859-0108 New Mexico: Jan & John Keller, 16755 Oak Brush Loop, Peyton, CO, 80831, 719-749-9797 5-14.. Unique Collectible Arts & Crafts Show at Wiregrass Commons Mall in Dothan(pg. 3) • Texas: Ken & Myrna Robinson, P.O. Box 5031, Kingwood, TX, 77339, Phone/Fax: 281-359-7491 •• Utah: New York:LuJean Dave Clark, & Amy PO Carter, Box 388, P.O. Rexburg, Box 365, ID, New 83440-0388, Market, MD, 208-359-9670 21774, 866-825-9217 •• Virginia:Take N. Carolina: Amy Michael Carter, It Dempsey,P.O. Box Outside 365, 10213 New Fanny Market, Brown MD, Road, 21774, Raleigh, 866-825-9217 NC 27603, 919-661-1760 Charge It! •• Washington North Dakota: & E.Dee Oregon: Sleep, Brook10563 FloydChicken & Barbara Creek Road, Floyd, Spearfish, P. O. Box 84345,SD 57783, Phoenix, 605-722-7028 AZ, 602-942-8950 August •• West Ohio:One Virginia: Barb of Moore, theAmy joys P.Carter, O. Boxof PO 37,summer Box Cable, 365, OH, Newis 43009,being Market, 937-652-1157 able MD, to21774, be outside866-825-9217 more, enjoying activities Seems like everything in my house needs to be charged up in •• Wisconsin:Scottusually Oklahoma: relegated Lenda & Williams,Jennifer to indoors Hughes,P.O. Bo 32581, P. whenO. Box Oklahoma 276,the Altoona,weather City, OK WI, 73123, is54720, not 405-470-2597 715-838-9426so great. Eating dinner on 2-11order.... Unique to work. Collectible The problemArts & Crafts is that Show everywhere at Madison ISquare looked, Mall there in Huntsville (pg. 3) •• Wyoming: Oregon: Barbara LouAnn Stillman Sharkey, and 2118 Lolly 39th Konecky, St., Missoula, P.O. Box MT,84345, 59803, Phoenix, 406-207-2676 AZ, 85071, 602-942-8950 were cords. After awhile, I wasn’t even sure what cords went to •the Pennsylvania: deck or Dave patio & Amy is Carter,a treat PO Boxmy 365,family New Market,enjoys MD, every 21774, time 866-825-9217 we get the •chance. Rhode Island: Whether Michael Dempsey, you grill 10213 out Fanny or cook Brown insideRoad, Raleigh, and take NC 27603, it out, 919-661-1760 what devices! I knew there had to be an answer to this so off I •the S. Carolina: change Michael in scenery Dempsey, adds 10213 a Fanny party Brown atmosphere Road, Raleigh, to NCevery 27603, 919-661-1760 went to the big box store. $30 later, I had 2 wooden charging stations •meal! South Dakota:Dee To make Sleep, things 10563 easier, Chicken invest Creek Road,in some Spearfish, outdoor- SD 57783, 605-722-7028 that could be set up on an unused portion of countertop. The cords can be • Tennessee: Chris & Kelley Kennedy, 5804 Whiterose Way, New Market, MD 21774 443-243-1118 Advertise Your Event •safe Texas: tableware. Lenda Williams, Plastic P.O. Bo 32581,plates Oklahoma may not City,CANADA be OK your73123, first405-470-2597 hidden inside the boxes and the business end sticks out of it, ready for plugging •• Utah:Alberta: Daniel Cecilia & Stacy Hayton, Tueller, 514 153 Point S 2050McKay W, Grove Provo NW,UT 84601, Calgary, 801-592-8498 Alberta, T3B 5C5, 403-246-0927 in to its device. Ourin charging the stations Listings sit close to Above!the back door so when we come •choice, British Columbia: but when Bryan Stonehill, they hit 523-3140 the Wilsonconcrete St., Penticton, patio, B.C., V2A 7K4, 250-493-3226 Vermont: Chris & Kelley Kennedy, 5804 Whiterose Way, New Market, MD 21774 443-243-1118 •bouncing Manitoba & Saskatchewan:is a lot better Scott than Kearns, breaking! Box 850, Kipling,Citronella SK, S0G 2S0, 306-736-2441 in, phones, iPads, Kindles,Event iPods, Listings etc. immediately are $15 go into or the charging station. •• Virginia: Ontario: Dave Marjorie & Amy Salavich, Carter, 5P.O. 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TheCheck Country It Register Out!, Months of July-August 2013 Vol. 1 - No. 2 Cuddle With A Memory The Country Register is published every other month. © Copyright 2013. Reproduction or My daughter is going off to college in the fall and use, Havewithout a writtenfree weekend permission, day of to editorial fill? Check or graphic out content your local in any flea manner market! is prohibited. Many locations are open year round, but perhaps only a couple days a week. Check of course I want her to have some memories from Subscription price: 1 year (6 issues) $18. Single copies $3. ($24/$4 in Canada) for postage home to have with her in her dorm room. I saw a and handling.hours beforeThe Country heading Register out. is Fleaa registered markets corporation can be a treasurein the State trove of Alabama.of bargains and oddities, and provide for great people watching, too! Most markets great idea on a craft website and I knew it was the rent booth space and different vendors will be there at different times of perfect thing to send with her. She has t-shirts from the year, so there is always something new and different to see. Whether every activity, event, club and team she’s ever been a you’re looking for something specific, such as antiques and part of – why not use those some of those t-shirts to collectables, or you’re just passing some time and looking for a make a special quilt? I talked to a friend that I knew good deal, you’re sure to find something you can’t live without! could do it (I have NO ability when it comes to this type of thing!) and she told © Susan Tipsord 2013 me how many t-shirts we needed. Allison had a great time going through her stash and figuring out which shirts she wanted to see in her quilt. Each one she chose has a special memory for her. The hardest part was narrowing it down to a certain number of shirts! Now we are waiting for the finished product and we Mix It Up! can’t wait for her to be able to cuddle up with a piece of her past. © Susan Tipsord 2013 Salads are a staple of summer eating. All those fresh fruits and vegetables just begging to be chopped and tossed with a tasty dressing! Salads can be an appetizer, a side dish or even a main dish so they are a welcome addition to any meal or party. We all have our stand-by salads that we depend on season after season – why not mix it up a little and invent some new ones your family will love? Your Summer A-Plenty Italian salad will get a kick from adding some garbanzo beans and roasted chicken. Is your garden overflowing yet? I hope you have lots of cucumbers and peppers Pep up your Caesar salad with kalamata olives and anchovies. Fresh spinach is a because those are my favorite! They make simple salads so good. Cubed great addition to a pasta salad. Don’t be cucumbers, peppers, onions and tomatoes combined with Italian dressing are a afraid to mix greens, pastas, beans, cheeses favorite at my house. If you make it early in the day, the flavors meld perfectly by and meats to create some new dinnertime. Sliced cucumbers and peppers are always a welcome addition to a combinations – you could be the next vegetable tray. Red peppers add bright color as well. My favorite cucumber Caesar! © Susan Tipsord 2013 recipe is so simple; I have it in the refrigerator all summer. It is perfect for snacking as well as putting out as a salad. I hope you love it, too! © Susan Tipsord 2013 PICKLED CUKES & PEPPERS

3 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced ½ large onion, sliced thin 1 red pepper, sliced thin Closet Overload! ½ c. white vinegar ½ c. water Are your clothes starting to spill out of your closet? Accessories 1 c. sugar or Splenda spilling onto the floor? Handbags and shoes escaping their shelves? Time for a closet makeover! Even after we get rid of things we no Combine vinegar, water & sugar or Splenda. When dissolved, pour over longer use or need, we may still have more than our closet can vegetables. Stir to coat. Store in refrigerator. Yum!! handle in its present state. When this happens, we need to utilize the space we have more efficiently. Hanging a second rod is a good start. Short items like shirts and skirts can be double hung without crowding. Another way to utilize closet space is by adding shelves. Even small spaces can be maximized with cut-to-fit shelving. Containers on shelves can hold accessories, shorts, swimsuits and sweaters. If you have room for a shoe rack on the back of your door, that’s a great way to store your shoes. Just a few quick fixes and you may find you have enough room for a shopping trip! © Susan Tipsord 2013 July-Aug., 2013 The Country Register Pg. 3

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They howled with death memoir, but it captured the supper husband live with their two sons and two cats in the suburbs of Atlanta. laughter and talked at once about trying table stories that were part of the fabric Many shops advertising within The Country Register offer Karen’s artwork and images to stand up in the slimy stock tank and of my children’s lives. It was my gift to bearing her artwork for sale. For more information, contact Karen’s Licensing Agency: finding cow faces under the water looking them. LINDA McDONALD, INC. at (704) 370-0057 email: [email protected]. down into the water with strands of A secondary use of the The Three Boys Mail 5200 Park Rd., Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28209. slobber. The oldest brothers never tired booklet has been to show other family- by Maranda K. Jones The Droppedby Sharon Greve Stitch of describing how they taunted their savers-of-history a simple, organized, fun Random Acts younger brother about the “rollers” way to capture anecdotes that otherwise Running Home Understanding Buttonholes coming – the terrifying dust storms that get lost in the dust storms of life or roll SummerSummer and baseball Words are my dad’s favoriteWord seasons. Scramble roiled over the plains. The stories down the stairs and not land on their feet. I walked with my dad, catching his stories about For knitters, many questions surround buttonholes– continued with rolling Schnitzel, their Dads, tell your children stories. Show America’sUnscramble pastime. Dad pitched, the fielded, words. hit, and Keyearned is below. which side? Horizontal? Vertical? Spacing? Professionals Dachshund, into a rug and seeing if he’d them where you grew up. Pull out the title of all-star. He umpired and coached. He still say, “The right buttonhole is attractive, sturdy, and correctly oriented and sized for follows his favorite teams. It does not matter how he fits in your button”–all at the same time! land on his feet at the bottom of the pictures. Go for a ride. Reminisce out Which side? For ages, tradition has men’s and women’s buttons on opposite sides. 1. ______the lineup aseiegthnisgs anplong - Sleepas -he the lightlyis act on of orthat visiting briefly, list. and esp.Dad seeing during understands places the dayand objectsbaseball. of interest And now I do too. stairs. After the Thanksgiving pies were loud. Then preserve those stories in I loved playingnoteocrrnes-refers baseball with to mylittle dad squares in our placed front at yard, the intersection but I never of played sashing in our Why? 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take that as Barbecue a win.14. Vacation, 13. Marshmellow, 12. perspire, 11. Humidity, 10. Lightning, 9. and demos. Give your garment a professional appearance. MyPopsicle, 8. dad hasfrisbee, 7. always takensolstice, 6. us toketchup, baseball5. games.sunscreen, 4. We watchedgardening, 3. thebaseball, Denver2. Zephyrssightseeing, 1. and the Colorado Rockies at Mile High Stadium. We followed the Rockies to Coors Button it! Field and shared season tickets. We bought tickets while on vacation to watch other ©2013 Sharon Greve. Reach Sharon at [email protected] No reprint without permission teams in their home stadiums across the country. My husband and I have also visited a few, but there is always more to see and do. A few days a week we find ourselves at the baseball field with our five-year-old son. His tee ball team practices and plays while we proud parents cheer them from the stands. His coaches cover all the bases, teaching the ground rules of both teamwork and baseball. Everyone gets a turn to bat, and they learn the role of each position. I started at first base, learning from my dad, listening to his series of stories. With one crack of the bat, my dad’s depictions of baseball resonate. That one hit rallied a love of the sport in our family. The runner on second represents my stretch, following my dad’s footsteps in a different path. As the runner rounds third, I realize my baseball days have had a natural cycle. My son is beginning to understand baseball too. We are home. Author Maranda K. Jones shares her stories of faith and family through her personal experiences of growing, teaching, and parenting in a small town. She lives with her husband and their son and daughters in rural Colorado. She is an elementary school teacher as well as a prolific freelance writer. Reach Maranda at [email protected] Maranda Jones’ new book Random Acts is now available at amazon.com. The book includes her reader-acclaimed articles from the last decade. Take It Outside Charge It! One of the joys of summer is being able to be outside more, enjoying activities Seems like everything in my house needs to be charged up in usually relegated to indoors when the weather is not so great. Eating dinner on order to work. The problem is that everywhere I looked, there the deck or patio is a treat my family enjoys every time we get the were cords. After awhile, I wasn’t even sure what cords went to chance. Whether you grill out or cook inside and take it out, what devices! I knew there had to be an answer to this so off I the change in scenery adds a party atmosphere to every went to the big box store. $30 later, I had 2 wooden charging stations meal! To make things easier, invest in some outdoor- that could be set up on an unused portion of countertop. The cords can be safe tableware. Plastic plates may not be your first hidden inside the boxes and the business end sticks out of it, ready for plugging choice, but when they hit the concrete patio, in to its device. Our charging stations sit close to the back door so when we come Pg.bouncing 4 is a lot better than breaking! Citronella in, phones, iPads, Kindles, iPods, etc. immediatelyJuly-Aug., go into the charging 2013 station. candles for the perimeter are a good idea as well. The Country Then,Register they’re fully charged when we’re ready to head back out. Crafty people Bugs are not welcome at an outdoor meal! The could easily build their own charging station and customize it to do exactly what best part of “outside dinner,” as my son calls it, is they need it to do. Try to consolidate your chargeable devices into one area for the lingering that comes at the end. Relax and enjoy a storage – it will help make those mornings easier! © Susan Tipsord 2013

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Finally, in an on Margaret Atwood who said, “The best Brother International, Calico Corner of quilter could want or need from sewing effort to help him find new employment, way of keeping a secret is to pretend there Carlisle, Beba's Enterprises, Memory furniture, gift cards, fabric and handbags I spilled the beans. In the aftermath, we isn’t one.” I’m getting good at pretending! Use this pattern for embroidery, wool applique, Lane/Nolting Quilting Systems, P&B to thread, books, embellishments, paint all agreed to a “no more secrets” rule. Textiles, Sew Unforgettable, Starr sticks, antiques and kits. There will be punch needle or rug hooking, painted projects Now, my dear cousin has asked me to or whatever your imagination can dream up! Designs, Superior Threads, Tin Lizzie and ongoing demos during the day from keep a health issue from her aunt, my Barbara Polston is a writer by vocation and a The Quilter magazine. several merchants. A list of merchants can Reduce or enlarge pattern as desired. mother. Her motivations seem pure; she quilter by avocation. You can see Barbara’s quilts, Commericial use is strickly prohibited. A special exhibit this year will be a be seen on the website, doesn’t want my mother to worry join her on Facebook, or book her class and lecture Find more free patterns at retrospect of the work of Sharon www.quiltodyssey.com. unnecessarily. She wants to go through offerings at www.barbarapolston.com. She is the Schamber, master quilter extraordinaire. Hugs & Kisses Quilts for Kids returns her tests first and then share a cause and Editor of The Quilting Quarterly, the Journal of JacquelynneSteves.com Her quilts have continuously won every for its 8th year. This was a non-profit The National Quilting Association, Inc. Barbara, treatment plan, not just a problem. I can We love to see the projects that you have made from our patterns. If top award offered in this country venture started by Quilt Odyssey in 2006 who has lived in Phoenix, Arizona for over 27 respect her wishes, but I’m feeling years, is calmly quilting in Studio Narnia. you decide to post projects based on one of our patterns on a blog or including Best of Show at the as a way of giving back to the community. guarded in daily conversations with website, please give design credit to Jacquelynne Steves. Thank you! International Quilt Festival and the Everything is donated for making quilts ©Barbara Polston, Phoenix, AZ, June 2013.. $100,000 Quilt Contest offered by All for children who are facing more than American Crafts, Inc, producers of The usual medical problems at Hershey Quilter magazine, and Quiltrends. Our Medical Center. Fabrics have been antique exhibit will feature quilts from the donated by quilt shops and companies 1930's in the display "Quilt Revival of the such as Quiltmakers Cottage, Quilters 1930's" curated by Pat and Arlan Christ. Confectionery, P&B Textiles, Prints They also will be offering a lecture about Charming and Red Rooster Fabrics. Since these quilts on Friday at noon 2006, more than 1,250 quilts have been (registration and tickets required) as well lovingly made by quilters attending the as giving gallery walks each day of the show. The bindings are attached by ladies exhibit. from the Chambersburg Quilt Guild after Other lectures slated for Quilt Odyssey the show. Sue Frederick of Greencastle, this year are: Cheryl Almgren Taylor's Pa., is in charge of the project. "Home for the Holidays" Thursday at For more information, go to Quilt Odyssey's noon; Bonnie Hunter's "String Fling" website, www.quiltodyssey.com, call 717-423-5148, Friday at 4pm; Linda Hahn's "Getting or email [email protected]. July-Aug., 2013 The Country Register Pg. 5

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I would be the ©TCR 2013 “City Aunt” who brought neat presents, took TV cable for granted, and did not spend every vacation and weekend mowing the 40 acre “yard,” because I would live in an apart- ment within walking distance of the library, art museums and, of course (when I was a teenager) the mall! I would also never marry a farmer. There is no way I would have my life tied to the schedule of harvesting, planting and spraying crop fields. I would be one of those weirdos Randomby Maranda ActsK. Jones The byDropped Sharon Greve Stitch we occasionally met at school who went somewhere on summer vacation instead of put- ting in the hay. I would not spend my off-hours chasing escaping animals back into the Running Home pasture. I would have (said with a dramatic huff) a LIFE! What Does Your Handbag Summer and baseball are my dad’s favorite seasons. My mother would just smile serenely when I announced my grand plans. When my Say About You? husband (a former dairy farmer working on a grass seed farm) and I told my parents of I walked with my dad, catching his stories about our plans to marry, she complemented the ring and toasted us with Sparkling Cider. I did America’s pastime. Dad pitched, fielded, hit, and earned Some psychologists believe the style of handbag not catch onto her thinking until the day of the wedding. Many mothers cry when their the title of all-star. He umpired and coached. He still a woman carries, and the way she carries it, says daughters walk down the aisle. My mom wore a broad delighted grin that stretched from follows his favorite teams. It does not matter how he fits in volumes about her. It is, after all, a woman’s favorite ear to ear. At the reception line, she leaned in for a big hug and said, “I knew you would the lineup as long as he is on that list. Dad understands baseball. And now I do too. and most important accessory for her daily busy activities. Today’s handbags have to I loved playing baseball with my dad in our front yard, but I never played in our marry a farmer.” I’m sure the expression on my face was priceless. fit the role of practical accessory and a fashion statement—adapting to changing It still took me a while to catch onto how this works. Eventually, twenty years later, I community’s youth league. Was I too shy to be part of a team? Was I nervous I would got it. We were living in an extremely old (1876) and cold house with unreliable plumb- be the only girl? No, it was nothing like that. I did not want to play baseball because needs and lifestyles from purses (the American name) to totes. Fiber women have ing. We were still living ten minutes from my child hood home—in the country—with I am afraid of snakes and the company they keep. I imagined this illustrious baseball the advantage of designing and creating their very own bag which expresses their animals we kept having to herd back into the pasture. One day, I thought about everything “field” to be filled with weeds, horned toads, and lizards. The last thing I wanted to personality and individual interests. Today just about anything goes as far as I said I would never do and realized I had done them ALL. do was charge a groundball amongst the company of reptiles and amphibians. handbag designs—a great accessory to show your needlework skills. If a woman’s In addition to the ones previously mentioned, I would never.... I later learned most baseball fields have neatly manicured green grass without many handbag project is intimidating to you, create a bag for a little girl. Either way, the 1. Marry a man whose name rhymed with mine. (I didn’t think about the fact Mari and creepy crawly critters. Our small school’s hometown field proved my first assumption following guidelines will help. Gary rhymed until six months after the wedding!) to be accurate though. More than one outfielder was busy catching horned toads Consider the age and lifestyle of recipient. What is the intended use—everyday 2. Remodel a home. (Four years without kitchen cupboards due to the remodel, but I’m when the ball was hit their direction. Several garter snakes had to be released over shopping, at work, the beach, gym, or a wedding? not bitter.) the fence before the words “Play ball!” were announced again. Relieved I was up in Consider the intended contents. Handbags can wear out with the weight and 3. Sew. (Does quilting count?) the stands, yet still enjoying the game, I had to find another way to be on that lineup. nature of the objects placed inside. A sharp pen can wear a hole, coins can rub 4. Own a store. (Yankee Dutch Quilting & Dry Goods...www.yankeedutchquilts.com) I signed up to be baseball manager and took to keeping score for our high school stitching that can come undone at points of intense wear or friction such as on the 5. Study family history (then I found out my relatives are interesting.) team. For four years, I was teased by girls who thought I wanted to be manager for less than the love of the game. They thought I enjoyed being the only single girl bottom panel where the bag rests on a variety of surfaces. Personally, I recommend So I changed my tune. I started to say random little sayings to test this theory. Six lining any bag, even if felted. Select a favorite color or a “surprise splash” of a print months ago, I announced that I would NEVER live in a house with adequate plumbing, surrounded by a group of guys. That indeed was a highlight, but it was not always a walk in the park. I helped drag the pitching machine from the equipment room to the which expresses your personality or interest. The bag shell is protected from sagging kitchen cupboards or heat. Never ever ever. Two weeks ago, we moved to a “new” house and stretching because the content weight is on the lining. (only 100 years old this time) that has really awesome plumbing, central heat and a back- field and back every afternoon. I carried buckets of baseballs and threw for pepper. up wood stove. I am in heaven. My list of “nevers” is expanding every day. I am hoping I bagged the helmets and cleaned the bases. I picked stickers out of cleats and shoelaces. A handbag should complement the recipient’s body size and shape. If the bag is to never write a book, design a line of fabric, visit Holland and lose weight. Never ever Practice was hard work, and games were almost always cold and windy. The too small, the woman appears to be carrying a child’s bag; if too large, the woman ever. dugouts were constantly filled with blowing dirt. All the guys had to wear sunglasses, appears overpowered by the accessory. A handbag’s shape can add bulk to a woman’s The other day one of my daughters announced that she would never live in this area not for protection from the sun, but from the flying soil. Those sunglasses came in body before adding the contents. And, no woman wants that! Common bag shapes and she would never have children. I smiled. She’s going to make a wonderful mother. handy during an especially snowy game when it was hard to recognize the ball from are square (bucket), rectangular (envelope), and circular (hobo and drawstring). Mari Vanderstelt owns Yankee Dutch Quilting & Dry Goods, located at 106 East Bishop Way, the giant snowflakes. The game was eventually called, but I had already joined the The size of the intended contents and their placement (vertical or horizontal) in the Brownsville, OR 97327. She can be reached at [email protected]. bus driver and was keeping score through the window. bag should be considered. Pockets in the lining provide content organization. Writing has proven to be a great way for Mari to unwind. On a bus ride to an away game, the coach handed me a lineup card. I waited for A durable fiber is important. You do want the bag to last a long time after your his signal to fill in the batting order. With my pencil ready, I asked him again. He just smiled and said, “You do it.” I had been called up to the major leagues! I needlework. A swatch is handy to determine if the pattern stitches, which add to carefully assembled my roster and waited for his approval. A nod. the bag’s strength, are pleasantly visible or if they are lost in the color and dense Dad, Tell Me A Story by JuleAnn Lattimer I nervously wrote the results of that game in the scorebook. Inning by inning, I texture. Color can be an instant reflection of your personality so select a favorite Wit & Wisdom color, keeping in mind there are summer colors and winter colors. A colorful lining, by Naomi Gaede Penner watched the strike counts, runs, and outs go down in our favor. After the final score Garbage Day, Again? was confirmed by both sides, I heard my accolade from the coach. “Not bad.” I’ll of course, reveals a splash of personal expression when the bag is open. I grew up believing that suppertime and traditions were documented in Alaska take that as a win. Wooden handles are available in yarn stores for a hand-carried handbag if you In my youth, the years were counted story-time were synonymous. Dad gulped Bush Pilot Doctor and From Kansas It’s hard to grow old. The Bible tells My dad has always taken us to baseball games. We watched the Denver Zephyrs don’t want to create your own of fiber. If a shoulder strap is desired, be sure the by birthdays and Christmas’. Remember us our outer body is deteriorating, but we down his food, like most physicians who Wheat Fields to Alaska Tundra: a and the Colorado Rockies at Mile High Stadium. We followed the Rockies to Coors fiber and stitch pattern is strong, not stretchy; however, a strong fiber may be how long it took to get from one to surely don’t need to be reminded of that! expect to be called out at any minute, and Mennonite Family Finds Home. Now I Field and shared season tickets. We bought tickets while on vacation to watch other carried with the primary fiber for strength to withstand the pull of the filled handbag while we children finished our mashed was concerned that my children would another? Now in later years, it’s counted All we have to do is look in the mirror or teams in their home stadiums across the country. My husband and I have also by garbage days. Can it possibly be ask our grand children. It’s obvious. As weight. An across-the body- strap should match your body measurement. potatoes and gravy, he told stories. I lose their stories. visited a few, but there is always more to see and do. Closure options are only limited by your imagination. Some are button, shell, bead listened spellbound to his accounts about On January 23, 1999, the documenting Thursday again? It seems like for man, his days are like grass; A few days a week we find ourselves at the baseball field with our five-year-old son. and loop, magnetic device, zipper, Velcro, drawstring or combination; i.e., Velcro or the patient with a strange rash, the caribou of the three Penner boys took place. This only two days ago I was as a flower of the field, so he His tee ball team practices and plays while we proud parents cheer them from the that pranced like Dancer right up to his occurred within a traditional event: The hauling the trash up the flourishes. When the wind has stands. His coaches cover all the bases, teaching the ground rules of both teamwork zipper for inside closure with fold over flap closing with loop and button, etc. airplane when he was hunting, and how Pheasant Festival. For decades, Penner driveway. The days fly by and passed over it, it is no more; and baseball. Everyone gets a turn to bat, and they learn the role of each position. Personalize your bag with embellishments of embroidery, applique, beads, shells, he fixed the hole in his Piper J-3 float men and boys (now girls and women, too) the years accumulate almost as ( Ps. 103:16). I started at first base, learning from my dad, listening to his series of stories. With decorative pins, buttons, ribbons, flowers (knitted, crocheted, or felted), zipper pull with a kerchief and a stick. have flocked to their old home quickly as the garbage piles up. But . . .like the Proverbs 31 one crack of the bat, my dad’s depictions of baseball resonate. That one hit rallied a fobs, and the list goes on. The options are endless. Use your creativity to express you. Those stories place to hunt It’s difficult to believe life woman, I also can “smile at the love of the sport in our family. The runner on second represents my stretch, following Since a handbag goes everywhere with you and rests on many surfaces, care is turned into my pheasants. So it sped by so quickly, years come and future.” I may not know what the my dad’s footsteps in a different path. As the runner rounds third, I realize my important. To avoid unwanted felting, follow the fiber care instructions provided by first book Alaska was that while go and with it goes my youth, ambition, future holds for me, but I know WHO baseball days have had a natural cycle. My son is beginning to understand baseball the manufacturer. Hand washing and shaping is generally recommended. Bush Pilot savoring and energy. Sad. Not long ago I sat holds my future. I can trust God to too. We are home. Make your handbag speak for you! Doctor. pheasant baked holding my little granddaughter, Alison, provide all I need to face tomorrow- Author Maranda K. Jones shares her stories of faith and family through her personal experiences of growing, ©2013 Sharon Greve She may be reached at [email protected] No reprint without permission on my lap reading her a book, when she whatever happens He promises to never teaching, and parenting in a small town. She lives with her husband and their son and daughters in rural Colorado. Years later, my in cream, one She is an elementary school teacher as well as a prolific freelance writer. Reach Maranda at [email protected] husband and his brother retold said, “Mimi, look at your hands.” I looked forsake me. two brothers, every story he at them and asked, “What’s wrong with Only life on this earth is brief – there Maranda Jones’ new book Random Acts along with their could my hands?” She replied, “They’re old.” is a future where my hands will be parents, laughed heartily at Thanksgiving remember, and I recorded the oral history. Honestly, up to that time, I hadn’t restored and my energy renewed and I is now available at amazon.com. dinners as they reminisced -- and I transcribed the stories, added photos, noticed. When did all those veins pop won’t be counting the years by garbage The book includes her reader-acclaimed articles from the last decade. probably embellished -- stories about the included handwritten recipes from my out and those wrinkles appear? days! Thank God! three boys. Each brother had his version mother-in-law, and printed a booklet for of trying to ride the stray donkey that my children, their cousins and other wandered repeatedly into their western family members. It wasn’t a birth-till- Kansas barnyard. They howled with death memoir, but it captured the supper laughter and talked at once about trying table stories that were part of the fabric to stand up in the slimy stock tank and of my children’s lives. It was my gift to finding cow faces under the water looking them. down into the water with strands of A secondary use of the The Three Boys slobber. The oldest brothers never tired booklet has been to show other family- of describing how they taunted their savers-of-history a simple, organized, fun younger brother about the “rollers” way to capture anecdotes that otherwise coming – the terrifying dust storms that get lost in the dust storms of life or roll roiled over the plains. The stories down the stairs and not land on their feet. Summer Words Word Scramble continued with rolling Schnitzel, their Dads, tell your children stories. Show Unscramble the words. Key is below. Dachshund, into a rug and seeing if he’d them where you grew up. Pull out land on his feet at the bottom of the pictures. Go for a ride. Reminisce out stairs. After the Thanksgiving pies were loud. 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by KerriAn Habben Evening on the Red Carpet Some months ago I enjoyed an evening with friends at the theatre. The musical had Become a Subscriber! originally been a popular animated production. It presented a story about accepting each other’s differences and being kind and loving to one another. It should have been inspiring. In many ways it was. People of all ages were in at- tendance, and in some cases grandparents, parents, and grandchildren savored the show Would you like to have The Country Register of together. All around was happy music in tune to the sounds of a contented audience. Alabama delivered directly to your door? Yet inside a part of me was weeping at the irony of it. I sat with my friend, whom I’ve known since she was younger than I am presently at the age of forty. She has limited mobility, walking slowly and carefully. Send in the info below or It was our journey to our seats which had tempered me to the message before my eyes. email us at [email protected]. While my other friend was parking the car, this friend and I made our way to the entrance of the building, emerging in the elegant entrance. We adopted a cushioned bench beside Name: the doorway for her to rest for a few minutes. Then we began our halting trail across the velvety red-carpeted expanse , the shim- Address: mering chandeliers above lighting our way. I held my friend’s arm and wrapped the other gently behind her if she needed support. It was as if we’d entered a jungle. I’ve often helped family and friends walking through places and steered wheelchairs, Phone: all treasured memories now. Even so, I was ill-prepared for the children who ran past us, sometimes nearly into us. Adults of all ages brushed precariously close. No one was mean; they were simply so self-absorbed that they were completely unaware of anyone Annual ($18) 1 Issue ($3) but themselves. They forged forward to where they were going with no thought to what- or who-was in their path. Start with which issue? My friend, in her effort to walk comfortably (and trusting that I wouldn’t let her fall), thankfully just kept putting one foot in front of the other without much reaction to all of the activity around her. Mail to: I’ve pondered this evening sometimes, particularly when tragedy or nature strikes. Then, as we should, we hear and read about a community coming together, selfless and heroic acts to help or save a stranger, and support that flows in from home and all over the world. The interactions and human reactions draw prayers for healing and tears for both the loss and the redeeming beauty of the human experience. I’m always grateful 6349 Knollwood Ct. when we give to one another with a pure and true heart. Frederick, MD 21701 I just wish that such goodness was ever-present in our everyday lives. No one will ever win an award for paying attention to their surroundings. No one will ever make the Subscription price: 1 year (6 issues) $18. Single copies $3. evening news for making someone’s path a little easier. For other states & Canada, see the publisher’s list on pg. 2. Yet, with every kind gesture our collective human heart grows and what loveliness it adds to our ordinary days. -Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer, and local historian in Raleigh, NC. July-Aug., 2013 The Country Register Pg. 7 Classified Ads

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QuiltingMowing withDown Barbara the Proverbs’by Barbara Woman Conquest Cooking with thee Oldies by Barbara Floyd Spring Quilt Market Pieces Fromby Jan MyKeller Heart by Mari Vanderstelt My Special Moment Spring Quilt Market in Portland, their innovative Once upon a time, when my girls were very little, we attended a church where A long time friend was coming in Mid- sugar added along with dollops of cream Oregon – what a rush! And what an square-up ruler. every Mother’s Day the Pastor read Proverbs 31. You know the one I am talking May for a visit and asked if I would mind cheese beat in but not enough to make it atmosphere – color, excitement and Several sources about: “She riseth early to feed her family and servants ... she weaves ... she never having a "tea" so she could see mutual smooth. All of this was familiar and My Girlfriend Lesley enthusiasm are almost palpable. Buyers, (Pellon, Andover, fears the cold or the dark because she has enough oil for her lamps and has coats friends from years back. Of course this learned back in the days when our family vendors and teachers from all over the RJR, to name but and blankets to shut out the cold. She buys and sells land.” And so on. put me in the entertaining had tea rooms. This day Poet & Party Girl! quilting world, including Europe and a few) will offer I pictured a modern day real estate mongrel with a cheerful housekeeper who mode and I was delighted before the event was the Australia, converged during four days in free pattern Intrigued was I as I read a recent email from my Canadian kept the house spotless for this modern day super mom who worked full time, to invite the guests, plan day when the cloth May to view, learn, teach, and walk miles downloads this friend Lesley Nuttall, saying “I’m sending a poem to you. It’s made her own candles Martha Stewart style, and spent her off hours sewing trendy the menu and set the napkins and rings for visiting over 1000 booths, overdosing on fall, if not called, “A Girlfriend Story.” It’s not for publication. I wrote it little coats out of wool she spun from her sheep in the backyard. Of course, she stage for a fun spring and them were gathered, eye candy. It is here that shop owners already. just for fun because I love to write!” My curiosity was piqued never slept and somehow kept a cheerful disposition because her husband praised hopefully sunny serving platters made and teachers decide which of the new Following when I couldn’t open the attachment and enjoy the result of her at the city gates. (He had time to sit at the gates—she was doing all the work!) afternoon on the patio. ready, tablecloths and Lesley Nuttall trends, fabrics and equipment they will are some her fun! If it were not for the fact she is in the Bible, I would strongly suggest she was on Plans were moving right tables gotten out. A feature in their shops and lessons, and, random bits I emailed off a quick reply and soon came Lesley’s response, “You should be able something illegal. along and I started baking cardboard box was ultimately, what will be available to the and bobs to open it this time. I’ve been fooling around writing poetry for fun since 1989. I I resented the Proverbs woman. She annoyed some goodies, getting the arranged under the white rest of us, their customers. gleaned in write about ‘love’ and ‘happiness’ and, of course, a lot about ‘family.’ I hope you me. I could sew my little girls outfits only if I put kitchen rather messy, tablecloth for some As usual, a few trends emerge and classes or while enjoy this little ditty. Some day I hope to put some of my poetry together with my off doing the dishes—and spinning the fibers and when the Monday prior height to display food on others continue. On the way up are wandering: short stories and publish them.” making my own candles just seemed like a bit to the event the flu bug and was covered by a hexagons used in multiple ways, solid- • Owl-themed As I read Lesley’s poem, it resonated. I felt her friends posess the universal much. I did not need her cheerful perky perfect hit hard. It rendered me hand crocheted color fabrics, “modern” quilts and projects are “in.” qualities all women look for and treasure in their friendships so I asked for and personality disorder dragged out every Mother’s rather helpless and down tablecloth of my quilting, citrus colors paired with grey, •Stonehenge received Lesley’s permission to publish her poem and share it with you. Enjoy! Day to ruin my once a year holiday of pampering for two days but by mothers. It went well white and aqua, and a plethora of scrap children’s fabrics from the kids. And why do I want to buy land? Is Wednesday I was back up with the vintage glass A GIRLFRIEND STORY projects. Fast growing in popularity are will be on the it for the sheep? Every Mother’s Day, after the for short times trying to sandwich plates I had by Lesley R. Nuttall small all-inclusive kits for projects that can market soon. Pastor closed the service with that passage, I mark one more thing off of my to do collected in Walla Walla last summer. The I have love in my heart for all my friends. be completed in a short time. We’re busy Bright yellow/black large prints are would entertain myself with the gleeful image of list. I gave in to buying the flavored iced matching cups were used for fresh fruit Not one do I have, but many tens. people, after all, and a small project declining in popularity (none too soon, revving up the John Deere Tractor and mowing teas and lemonades all prepared and saved brought by one of the guests. I feel the love in my heart will explode one day, finished in a short time is so satisfying. IMO). that woman down. lots of mess and time. The drinks would When the doorbell rang and the first So I’ll tell you about my friends, if I may. This is not to say that traditional • When gasoline prices rise, so do ruler To make matters worse, I am descended from a Proverbs’ Woman. My maternal be served out of a collection of glass guests arrived I rushed to put on a tea My dearest friend Valerie, I’ve known for years. techniques and patterns are passé. Several prices (both are petroleum products). Grandmother made all of my mother’s and her sisters’ school clothes (and they pitchers making them look rather special. apron that has hung in my tablecloth We’ve all been worried about her cancer fears. new and beautiful traditional fabric lines • Fusible appliqué is ever more common. We go out for dinner, and sometimes play cards, looked great!) gardened, canned, knitted, worked full time and served on several To the plain lemonade sprigs of fresh closet for years...maybe over 20! It was to will appear in shops shortly, one of them • More patterns for panel quilts are We talk on Facework, or meet at garage sale yards. church committees. She put on holiday feasts every year served on fine china with crushed basil were added for flavor. be my big moment of looking very being Marianne Elizabeth’s “Tatiana” in available. Then there is Tannis who I love so much. perfect table arrangement. (I prefer pizza on paper plates.) One year, she stayed up Coffee and hot tea were on the menu but proper. It has two tea cups embroidered two color ways (soft mauve/green/ivory/ • Several new collections include panels We go out for lunch, and always go dutch. till midnight Christmas Eve sewing a suit (a suit mind you!!!) for Grampy, her adopted with the heat I figured there would be on it and is very white fine cotton, so grey and ivory/black/red). Jinny Beyer’s with co-ordinates. We taught Brownies together, and skated for fun, father. (I would feel crafty just making a tie.) The point is that she illustrated for me few takers. The lemon curd for the scones unlike me! After the party was over, a We have been friends for years—over thirty-one. border prints again are designed so there • Small projects are increasingly that the Proverbs’ Woman really can exist. And when you are knee deep in diapers was purchased as was the rhubarb jam. couple close friends lingered and one of is always a seam allowance to make welcomed by both new and experienced My friend Wilma and I went to Britton School. and can’t catch up on the laundry, you prefer to think she is just an urban myth. By Friday it felt good to have the yard them asked me about my apron. She was We swam in Amesdale, but not in a pool. mitering borders possible, and, as usual, quilters. Somewhere along the line, my view towards the Proverbs’ Woman—and my clean up crew here cleaning the patio and wondering what the other side of the We did 4-H together, learning to cook and sew, a full range of co-ordinates is available. • Some new patterns have a no-copy grandmother—softened. Yes, the Proverbs’ Woman did a lot, but nowhere does it front entry and driveway. By late that apron looked like. Much to my dismay I Learning a lot of things that we didn’t know. Gadgets and technology continue to feature – a boon for designers. Long say she did it all in one day. Yes, my grandmother did a lot. She also died young. afternoon it felt even better having a looked down to see the back side of the Suzanne is the Mother of our two Granddaughters. leap forward. Die cutters appear to be overdue! The older I get, the more I realize why my Grandmother did so much. She truly cleaning lady come and clean up my messy apron, the knots from the embroidery. She is such a good friend to our Son, their Father. lower in price and gaining more interest It’s exhilarating to be among hundreds Although they’re apart, they remain good friends, loved sewing—it was how she worked through problems and unwound at the end kitchen. There was no way I was going to My big moment and grand entrance had from the individual quilter. An app on of people who share your passion for all And I will love that girl until the very end! of the day. The fact that she was able to provide her daughters with stylish clothes make it all happen if those jobs were mine not been so grand after all. As you may the Creative Grids website will take things quilt-related, so much so that even Judy is my ‘regular’ bingo pal. was probably a bonus. In fact, I imagine she loved doing it so much because, and they usually are. By Saturday I was have guessed, I rarely use an apron but quilters to a video of someone using the two six-hour days of walking through She’s funny and a protective kind of gal. unlike gardening and cleaning, when you sew something, it stays done! just happy to go get more groceries, run you can be sure if I ever have another tea specific ruler they may have questions displays of marvellous quilts, products We go on Sundays, but that’s not a sin, I will never be able to sew clothing for my teens. (They have put a firm foot a few errands and make the egg salad event I will check which way I put the We laugh and have fun, and sometimes we win! about. How up-to-the-minute is that? and their originators only whets your down regarding matching dresses.) But I can use my quilting skills to earn money from pre-boiled and peeled eggs from apron on! The afore-mentioned Jinny Beyer has desire to get home and get quilting! And let’s not forget my new friend, Sue. to buy clothes for them. It was like a light bulb moment for me when I realized we Costco. I always wondered who bought She’s pleasant and kind, and funny too. available free videos on U-Tube showing had something in common, and that I was not as hopeless a woman and mother as those...well this was a good way to save Barbara Floyd, Founder of The Country Register She stops by for hot chocolate and a cookie or three, viewers how to mitre and balance borders I thought I was. more time. They tasted fine with lots of is enjoying semi-retirement by being busier than Other days we meet for a chat and tea. using her fabric. Bloc-Loc rulers has new – © 2013 Barbara Conquest is owner of BlueSky Somewhere along the way I realized the point of the Proverbs’ Woman is that sweet finely diced sweet pickles, pickle ever. She will soon head to Walla Walla, WA to So many friends, too numerous to name. sheflying stepped geese rulersup to (andthe plate others) and to helped add to provide for her Quilting,family inTofield, a way Alberta, that Canada.was see the results of spending her time this year co- There’s Ella and Mary, and two Lyns named the same. juice, mustard, fresh dill finely chopped, And there’s Jan in Colorado, my publisher friend, right for her and the season of her life. Maybe we can’t all make oil for our lamps chives and salt and pepper. The ordinating Love of Junk, Walla Walla's Vintage Market to be held on June 14-15 on her daughter's So many wonderful Ladies, and my story ends! and spin wool from our sheep, but every time we help provide for our family and Devonshire Cream could be made that others, we are the Proverbs’ Woman. And if we are able to do so in a manner that family farm at 221 Valley Chapel Rd. on the Although Lesley and I have never met in person, we have enjoyed each other via day and consisted of heavy cream also helps satisfy our soul—oh boy, the joy in that! outskirts of Walla Walla. ?http:// email and Facebook—still, I’m so surprised and honored she included me in her whipped stiff with vanilla and powdered So, no, I don’t provide meals for the servants. But I have a dishwasher and I help www.LoveofJunk.com? poem! It’s nice to know that the bond of friendship I feel for her is reciprocal. provide electricity. My house is old and cold and I make a lot of quilts that are well Lesley writes a feature article “It’s Party Time with Lesley” that regularly appears in used through the months Findof October usto May. on I will Facebookwork my way into the for gardening The Country Register throughout the United States and Canada. That means she’s not and food preservation thing when the time is right. And I no longer dream about only a poet, but she’s also a party girl who likes to have fun. Clearly she puts a great mowing the Proverbs’ Woman down. I just want to feed her a lot of chocolate and deal of thought and consideration into the entertaining suggestions she writes about. event listings, advertiser watch her break out. It will be a bonus if she gains a few pounds in the process. As readers of Lesley’s articles, I’m certain she also considers you her friend! I mean, I can’t change my viewscoupons, entirely. and more! © 2013 Jan Keller. No reprint of this article without permission. Mari Vanderstelt owns Yankee Dutch Quilting & Dry Goods, located at 106 East Bishop Way, Brownsville, OR 97327. Jan shares other pieces of her life in her books, Pieces From My Crazy Quilt, She can be reached at [email protected]. Writing has proven to be a great way for Mari to unwind. and The Tie That Binds. These books can be ordered by calling 719-749-9797, or writing: Black Sheep Books, 16755 Oak Brush Loop, Peyton, CO 80831 Pg. 8 The Country Register July-Aug., 2013 Internet

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Tipsord 2013 • 1/2 medium red onion, sliced in strips • Grate (for campfire) or grill recipeme how is so many simple; t-shirts I have we itneeded. in the refrigeratorAllison had alla greatsummer. time goingIt is perfect through for her • 10 mushrooms, sliced thin • Skillet (optional) lenges and choices when it comes to © Susan Tipsord 2013 knitting and crocheting and some- snackingstash and as figuringwell as putting out which out shirtsas a salad. she wanted I hope toyou see love in herit, too! quilt. Each one she • 1/2 cup corn • Cutting Board © Susan Tipsord 2013 • salt and pepper, to taste • Knife (I love using a pizza cutter) times – if we’re lucky – an interesting chose has a special memory for her. The hardest part was narrowing it down to PICKLED CUKES & PEPPERS • 4 flour tortillas • Tongs or spatula story in their hip pocket. 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Italian salad will get a kickTime from for adding a closet somemakeover! garbanzo Even afterbeans we and get ridroasted of things chicken. we no the adults who’ve decided it’s time to learn I promise to finish both of them.” And CombineIs your garden vinegar, overflowing water & sugar yet? I orhope Splenda. you have When lots of dissolved, cucumbers pour and over peppers Sprinkle half of the cheese over the two tortillas, then divide the meat/veggie Pep up your Caesar saladlonger with use kalamata or need, olives we may and still anchovies. have more Freshthan our spinach closet iscan a something that they’ve always wanted to amid the laughter – and sometimes tears vegetables.because those Stir toare coat. my Store favorite! in refrigerator. They make Yum!! simple salads so good. Cubed mixture evenly over the tortillas, and lastly sprinkle the remaining cheese on handle in its presentgreat state. addition When thisto ahappens, pasta salad. we need Don’t to utilize be know how to do. Once theythe havespace the we ba- have more– finished efficiently. items Hanging grow a fromsecond yarn rod isand a cucumbers, peppers, onions and tomatoes combined with Italian dressing are a top of the meat/veggies. Place the remaining shell over meat/cheese mixture. afraid to mix greens, pastas, beans, cheeses sics down, they’re off to goodfind theirstart. Shortown itemshooks like shirts and needles.and skirts “Ooh! can be I doublelike that!” hung is favorite at my house. If you make it early in the day, the flavors meld perfectly by Fold the foil over the tortilla, sealing the edges to make a pouch. and meats to create some new Place the pouch on the grate and cook for a few minutes on each side, until “bliss,” that next project that keeps them withoutthe comment crowding. that Another has launched way to autilize thou- dinnertime. Sliced cucumbers and peppers are always a welcome addition to a combinations – you could be the next the cheese is melted and the tortilla crisp. Cut in triangles with pizza cutter. engaged. Some customers find their fa- closetsand space (or more) is by adding projects shelves. in our Even LYS alone.small vegetable tray. Red peppers add bright color as well. My favorite cucumber Caesar! © Susan Tipsord 2013 Serve with sour cream as a dipping sauce. vorite things to create are afghans, oth- spacesIn ancan era be whenmaximized anything with our cut-to-fit hearts’ recipe is so simple; I have it in the refrigerator all summer. It is perfect for shelving. Containers on shelves can hold ers love hats or scarves, and there are the desire is available with a few keystrokes snacking as well as putting out as a salad. I hope you love it, too! people that love the challenge of color accessories,and a valid shorts, credit swimsuits card, it’sand goodsweaters. to re-If © Susan Tipsord 2013 work or lace or socks. Everyone has that youmember have room that for the a “bestshoe rack stuff on ” canthe backbe right of pattern or yarn that inspires them to new yourdown door, the that’s road a great at yourway to LYS. store Theyyour shoes. don’t PICKLED CUKES & PEPPERS levels. Juststock a few it quickon the fixes shelves and you or maycharge find for you it, Second Wind Secret Recipes Often times, knitters and crocheters havebut enough it’s a value-added room for a shopping service trip!that keeps © Susan Tipsord 2013 3 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced Dutch Oven Bacon Cheese Pull-A-Parts find their best inspiration comes from you coming back again and again – com- ½ large onion, sliced thin hanging out with their fiber compadres. munity. A great LYS gives us a jumping 1 red pepper, sliced thin Many local yarn stores provide custom- off point for our imaginations, gives us Closet Overload! ½ c. white vinegar ers a place to sit and work on unfinished wings to fly and a place to land with oth- dinner rolls, thawed but still cold items, and it’s during those social times ers who share our passion. For those of ½ c. water 1/4 cup butter, melted Are your clothes starting to spill out of your closet? Accessories around the table that we can see what us lucky enough to find a fiber “home 1 c. sugar or Splenda 2 cups grated cheddar cheese spilling onto the floor? Handbags and shoes escaping their shelves? others are working on. It’s an informal base,” it’s an invaluable resource worth 8 pieces cooked bacon, broken into small pieces Time for a closet makeover! Even after we get rid of things we no Combine vinegar, water & sugar or Splenda. When dissolved, pour over variation on a theme of Showlonger anduse orTell. need, wesupporting. may still have more than our closet can Over conversation and coffee, the staff vegetables. Stir to coat. Store in refrigerator. Yum!! 12 inch Cast Iron Dutch Oven handle in its present state. When this happens, we need to utilize and crafters share theirthe projects space we and have moreAndrea efficiently. Springer blogsHanging at www.knittingsavant.com a second rod is a progress, celebrate completed items, of- where she helps folks remember that they have Cook bacon in Dutch oven (not maple flavored, this will cause sticking). good start. Short items like shirts and skirts can be double hung fer sympathy and assistance at the hard everything they need to be successful in knitting and When done to liking remove bacon. Remove grease. Wipe with a paper towel . without crowding. Another way to utilize and sometimes crappy parts, and some- in life. Connect with Knitting Savant on Facebook removing most of the grease and bacon crumbles. Pour melted butter into the times challenge each other to try some- closet space is by adding shelves.and Even Twitter, small too. warm but not hot Dutch oven. Cut each roll in half. spaces can be maximized with cut-to-fit Roll cut rolls in butter until coated and arrange in Dutch oven. shelving. Containers on shelves can hold Sprinkle with cheese and broken pieces of bacon. Cover with the lid and let accessories, shorts, swimsuits and sweaters. If rise until double. you have room for a shoe rack on the back of Bake over the coals of the campfire until golden brown and the cheese has your door, that’s a great way to store your shoes. melted (15-25 minutes depending on the intensity of the heat. Throwing coals Just a few quick fixes and you may find you over the top of the Dutch Oven is helpful. have enough room for a shopping trip! © Susan Tipsord 2013