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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Making Earrings
What I like about making jewelry for friends is that the recipient is getting a unique gift. The wearer can go to a cocktail party/staff meeting/laundromat – confident that no one else will be wearing her earrings. One less thing … Continue reading
Another Book, Another Woman
Here’s another in a series of interior shots photographed by John Capewell. This looks to be the same camera set-up, wicker chair and vase of flowers as the picture from last week, but the woman is different.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, book, early 20th Century, glass negative, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, reading, single light source, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau, woman
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Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies
The recipe for these cookies came from my friend Penny – and it’s a keeper! It has all the ingredients of a great cookie – oatmeal, dried cranberries, orange zest, orange and vanilla extracts. I can’t begin to tell you how … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged Christmas cookies, cranberries, oatmeal, orange zest
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Sprinkle Cookies
I’m running a couple of cookie recipes this week, as I’m stockpiling dough in my freezer to bake later. This one came from Saveur – it’s a cookie similar to the ones they sell in the Italian bakeries in my … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, Christmas cookies, Italian cookies, Saveur, sprinkles
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Just Like O.J?
How’d that work out?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged ad, Avengers, CO2 Comics, comic book, comics, football, homicide, murder, O.J. Simpson, stupidity, tragedy, vintage, waste
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Unearthing the Ornaments
One of my favorite things about the holiday is going through our boxes of ornaments and rediscovering the treasures I’d forgotten about since last December. There’s something wonderful about the snowmen and flowers stenciled on the balls, the jewel toned … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Holiday, News
Tagged Christmas ornaments, Shiny Brite, vintage
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