Saturday was one of those days. You know ... one of THOSE days where everything I did either didn't work, had to be done over, or took waaaaaay longer than expected. Good thing the time change gave me an extra hour! I actually accomplished a lot -- just not as much as I'd hoped ... Anyway, I'm still managing share with you TWO projects that did work. Project #1: Dying napkins I recently found these napkins and placemats at Goodwill. There were 4 sets of each color; same design on the fabric. I'm a pushover for heavy jacquard fabric ... but (though it's a little hard to tell in this picture) this fabric was very faded. No holes or stains, though. Hmmm ... I wonder if I could dye ... Keep Reading...
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Christy — by Catherine Marshall
This is one of my favorite books. Perhaps you've read it. Or maybe you're more familiar with the dramatic 1994 made-for-TV movie and TV series which followed. Here's the basic story line as printed on the back cover of my copy of Christy ... January 1912. A train winds through the snowy vastness of the Smokies, carrying young Christy Huddleston toward a new life in the mountain hamlet of Cutter Gap. There, as the teacher at a mission school, she will come to know and care for the wild highland people with their fierce pride, terrible poverty, dark superstitions ... and desire for beauty and truth. In a culture with its own code of ethics, where moonshine is the economic backbone and blood feuds are a way of life, Christy's ... Keep Reading...
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New Face in Blogland
One of the reasons I love to look at tablescapes in Blogland is that I enjoy seeing different interpretations of the same theme. For the past several weeks, most of us have done at least one Autumn-themed tablescape centered around leaves, warm colors, and cozy textures. Some of us, myself included, have done several -- and will do even more between now and Thanksgiving. My friend, Lisa, enjoys doing tablescapes, but she's never shared one in Blogland ... until today! I invited her to show us what's on her table this week. (She's so organized she keeps one table "set" virtually all the time.) I've really enjoyed seeing the "pretties" she decorates with at this time of year -- and I think you will, too! Be sure to notice ... Keep Reading...
