We’ve got a really interesting estate sale coming up on Sunday, October 18th at Tweed’s Pub on Grove St. in Worcester, MA. The owner is retiring after 36 years in business serving great food and providing excellent service. Lots and lots of items that hung on the walls and decorated the restaurant over the years will […]
I went to Brimfield last week for the first time in a few years. I had a great time. I went there knowing that the majority of the prices would be out of my range, and I was ok with that. I’m used to yard sale and estate sale prices. Anyway, I went with […]
I finally made the Kindle cover for my Grandmother! I ordered the pattern from Birdiful Stitches on etsy probably well over a month ago. Didn’t want to rush into anything. I was surprised at how quickly it went together. It took maybe about an hour or an hour and a half. Wonder of wonders, I didn’t […]
My assignment: make some cookies for the annual Christmas Bazaar at church, where the cookie table is very popular. Don’t you get sick of making the same chocolate chip cookie all of the time? Plus, when you go to a bazaar, chances are the table is filled with – what else- chocolate chip cookies. […]
The Victory Binding of the American Woman’s Cook Book Wartime Edition 1943I picked up this cookbook at an estate sale over the weekend. I’d never seen one like it before, so I grabbed it. This edition was published in 1943. After I’ve gone through it some more, it’ll most likely end up for sale at Aunt […]
A very small sampling of my community cookbooks. I absolutely LOVE community cookbooks. They’re the cookbooks put out by churches, schools, and other groups, usually as a fundraiser. They’re also called regional cookbooks. If they’re vintage, I like them even more. Oh yeah, if they’re cheap that’s a plus, too. I look for them […]
