This week’s “Friday Favorites” features a lovely illustration from a vintage book for children. I’ve added a quotation to go along with it! To me, the message suggests that we try to put ourselves in the shoes of others. 🙂
“Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion – a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size.” Mark Twain
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
See you Monday for the new questions. 🙂
Just in time for Friday Favorites, I’ve finished the “mystery” knitting that I hinted about earlier this week (see it here)
Please meet: Sir Hops Alot 🙂
He’s a tiny little fella at less than 8″ tall – and that includes his ears! I enjoyed making him but I would describe this as “fussy knitting” because of all the small pieces. You’ll find the pattern here.
Wishing a very Happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and Happy Spring to everyone!
See you Monday with a new giveaway and new questions!
This week’s Friday Favorites is a recipe sent in by my sister, Nancy. That girl has such a talent for finding recipes that are not only delicious but also quick to make! I’m getting hungry just reading it, so I’ll definitely be adding “pears” to the grocery cart this week. 🙂
Baked Pears
Ingredients
4 pears cut in halves and cored
4 tablespoons butter, lightly melted
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place pear halves in baking dish. Brush them generously with butter.
3. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture on top of pear halves.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Perfect!
Have some fun this weekend. 🙂
See you Monday with the new questions!
This week’s Friday Favorites is a proverb.
As with most “words of wisdom”, there are many layers of interpretation from the most obvious to the more subtle.
What does it mean to you?
Wishing you a weekend filled with tranquility. See you Monday with new questions! 🙂
This week’s Friday Favorites features either a “blast from the past”, or an ancient history lesson, depending on how old you are!
Here are the original customer loyalty cards.
S&H Green Stamps were given to customers by grocery stores and gas stations to encourage repeat business. They were collected, pasted in books, and could eventually be traded for a wide selection of merchandise, depending on how many stamps you were redeeming. Families enthusiastically poured over glossy catalogs in search of the perfect prize. Once a selection was made, it could easily be retrieved at a local redemption center.
An automatic washer!
OK, semi-automatic. I can remember my mother having to feed each article of clothing through that scary-looking wringer. We had heard tales of women who had caught their hands in it! The clothes were pretty well wrung out after the laborious process, but it was definitely a slosh-y mess while it was going on. Next stop, the clothesline – nobody had a dryer.
It’s a wonder that we have any teeth!
This is a paper chain made with gum wrappers – LOTS of gum wrappers. Kids had a ball making these. It was a challenge to see who could make the longest chain! Some of us also made belts, purses, and even hats! Of course this was before sugar-free gum. We were blissfully unaware that future dentists would be cringing at the thought of kids chewing as much gum as possible in a race to lengthen their paper chains. It sure was fun to make them, though. 🙂
A little out of season, but my favorite of the bunch!
There was nothing more magical than to lounge on the floor in the semi-darkness, and watch the revolving color wheel as it cast a rainbow of colors on the sparkling silver tree!
Talk about high tech!! lol
Happy Spring, Everyone! 🙂
See you Monday with the new questions!
