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Crazy Quilts Across the Countryside!

Crazy Quilts Across the Countryside!

Mona Lisa

Quilts have been a family staple for hundreds of years. Much more than a cozy comfort in the midst of cold weather, many family traditions have been created around the giving of handmade quilts. Gifts for new brides and new mothers, to commemorate a new home or as a passing to adulthood. Quilts were often made by whole families including the menfolk. Each person leaving behind a part of themselves to be remembered for years and years to come.

Crazy Quilts Across the Countryside!

Mona Lisa

Quilts have been a family staple for hundreds of years. Much more than a cozy comfort in the midst of cold weather, many family traditions have been created around the...

What We Can't Eat, We Can!

What We Can't Eat, We Can!

Mona Lisa

Once, there was an old farmer in his garden picking his bountiful harvest. Along came a man and his wife who were observing him from the road. The wife told the man to ask the farmer if he would sell them some vegetables. The man walked over and asked the farmer, “Are you going to eat all of those vegetables?” and the farmer replied, “We eat what we can and what we can't we can."

What We Can't Eat, We Can!

Mona Lisa

Once, there was an old farmer in his garden picking his bountiful harvest. Along came a man and his wife who were observing him from the road. The wife told...