Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Attack Dog
Jack: Going for a walk this late at night? Jill: What’s wrong with that. Jack: Well I know it isn’t the most dangerous neighborhood in town, but it isn’t the safest either. Why don’t you wait a bit and I’ll come with you. Jill: No, no. I’ll have Tonic with me. He’ll be plenty of protection. Jack: Well, all right, but if you aren’t home in a few minutes, I’m coming looking for you. Jack: That was fast. Looks like […]
From a Distance
Death comes stalking on cancerous feet taking down lives on the edge of my awareness. First in rumors; the threat to a relative of a friend of a cousin now eight days in the hospital, or the newspaper article about someone once known. It’s over there. I needn’t worry. No reason to be upset. Closer, creeping along the ground like toxic gas in a WWII movie, Death moves in for another kill. A stranger living three doors down didn’t make […]
T13: Skirts I made
I got all of these out of my closet today. One of them is over 20 years old. One I made last fall. 1. This is the oldest. When I first made it I was proud because I was experimenting with making a skirt without using a pattern. Now it makes me feel like I’m in the circus. I use it as a slip. 2. My first experiment with combining pleats and gathers. One of my favorite, but it isn’t […]
By George! She Found Her Man.
Prince George IV and his daughter, Princess Charlotte, didn’t see eye to eye on whom she should marry. He thought she should marry a buddy of his; an alcoholic bounder. She thought not. It became a contest of wills. If the Prince Regent thought he held all the high cards in his showdown with Charlotte, he overlooked something rather obvious. No amount of privation would change Charlotte’s mind. She was right, being kept in Cranbourne Lodge wasn’t pleasant, but it […]
More on Sewing Machines
I’m afraid I haven’t made it down to JoAnne’s for that photo of the bars. I’ll try again today. They literally have the machines behind bars. They are also set so high it isn’t possible to test run them. Seriously, you get as much help shopping for a sewing machine there as you would from Wal Mart. Seems around here sewing machines just naturally get sold along with janitorial supplies. The place I got my Baby Lock (yes, I got […]
Sewing Machines
I’ve been looking for a new sewing machine. My old one is about 20 years old, and frankly, I wore it out. It’s a Kenmore that has seen everything from chiffon to canvas, sometimes one on top of the other. I need a machine that can do everything the old one did and hold up at least as well. You’d think this wouldn’t be hard to find because I pretty much live on straight stitch and zigzag with a little […]
Blond Brownies
This is from the Better Homes and Gardens “New” Cook Book from 1981. 2 c flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 c butter 2 c brown sugar 1 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 c chopped walnuts. Grease a 13x9x2 baking pan. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Melt butter, remove from heat. Stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; stir til combined. Stir dry ingredients and walnuts and sugar mixture. Spread in pan. Bake at 350 F […]
Return of the Prodigal Son
Veronica: I’m so sorry. I really did think your dog was for sale. As you see, I love dogs. Jack: It’s fine. We’re just glad to have him back. Veronica: Bye, bye. Take good care of him, now. Jill: Hey, Dear, since when has Tonic had a purple collar? Jack: Heck with that. Since when has he walked on his hind legs? Today’s theme is Purple Previously in Jack and Jill The Search I also recommend you check out this […]
Suzie’s House 113: Leaving on a Jet Plane
Seven pairs of panties, Six bras, one pair if jeans, a denim jacket, two broomstick skirts; was that all the last month of her life amounted to? Christina placed each item in her suitcase with a growing sense of loss. She hadn’t captured either of the O’Connors. If anything, she’d proven she really wasn’t cut out for field work. But she’d also discovered an innate morality she hadn’t realized was important until her job called it into question. Lying, cheating, […]
T13: Thirteen Pieces of Fabric
I sew. What you see above is a crazy memory quilt I made from the scraps of different projects. I tried to have only one piece from each project, but there are a few duplicates. This is what I made with the rest of the material. 1. A nightgown and pajama bottoms for The Girl. She tends to wear them together and look like she’s from India. 2. A leotard for The Girl. She wore it once, said it was […]
By George! She's Been Abandoned.
Just when Princess Charlotte needed her mother’s backing the most, Princess Caroline threw in the towel. She was more than willing to allow Charlotte and any heirs to Charlotte lose their place in the British monarchy just to get away from Prince George. What is a princess to do? The first week of August 1814, Princess Caroline boarded the frigate H.M.S. Jason with as motley an assortment of flunkies, hangers-on and servants as had ever set foot on one of […]
Warm Snow
This is a picture I took out of my kitchen window. If you look closely enough near the top you will see a thermometer reading 60 deg F. If you look down, you’ll see snow on the grass. Welcome to Montana.
Random Pix
Pix are pictures. I once had a friend who liked to talk about all the pix she had, and I find the term has a toe-hold in my vocabulary now. These are all pix from an email that was only about pix. In other words, whoever put this thing together originally just liked the way these looked. I selected just the animals. Maybe next week I’ll show you some of the other great pix that were in it. Because a […]
Deviled Easter
Last week I showed you how to make tie-dye hard boiled eggs. Usually we put them through an egg slicer and serve as is, but last week I was in the mood for deviled eggs. tie-dyed eggs 1 tsp mayonnaise per egg 1/2 tsp ranch dressing per egg paprika to taste Cut eggs length wise. Remove yolks. Combine yolks with mayonnaise and dressing. Return mixture to the hollows in the whites. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve. Makes however many you’re willing […]
