Octagon Pattern For Bedspread No. 853

The Octagon Pattern For Bedspreads No. 853 dates from 1920 and was originally published in Corticelli Lessons in Crochet Nook No. 13. I have been searching to see what the original yardage of the Mercerized Cordonnet was but thinking it was nowhere near the yardage of crochet thread today but thinking it was closer to … Read more

Patsy Cline tombstone & Winchester VA visitor center circa 1996

Patsy Cline Tombstone

Pandemic cleaning= me finding old photographs and finally scanning them.
This batch was taken at the Winchester, VA Visitor Center back in 1996. At the time it was the closest to a Patsy Cline museum that Winchester had. Of course, while I was there I had to pay respects to her final resting place (and no, I was not the person who moved the flower arrangement).

RHEINISCHER SAUERBRATEN (BRISKET)

  Sauerbraten is a traditional German roast of heavily marinated meat. It is regarded as a national dish of Germany, and is frequently served in German-style restaurants internationally. It can be prepared from a variety of meats, most often from beef, but also from venison, lamb and mutton, pork and horse.Before cooking, the raw meat … Read more

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