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The Work of Our Dreams
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Handwritten Thank You Notes
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I remember when we sent handwritten thank-you notes. If you received a gift or spent the weekend at someone’s lake house you would send a handwritten thank-you A note can be written on any paper, but when you use a richly embossed vellum it is just that much nicer. If you haven’t used a fountain pen in a while - or ever for that matter, give it a try. My favorite is my red and black Lamy Safari that has been discontinued, but for very special occasions I use my hand blown glass pen. Sometimes while I am writing...
Do you like olives?
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Most people either love or hate olives. Which side are you on?
Why a metal honey dipper?
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We have always really loved honey. In recent years, we can also see just how important bees are to the food chain by pollinating the plants in our food supply. More of us are using it in cooking and as a sweetener in drinks and other foods. We have started planting flowers just for our bees - this year it was sunflowers. Next year we will have trumpet vines, morning glories and 4 O'Clocks. Most honey dippers really don't hold much and they are messy. So we decided to make one of metal. We use German Silver and Brass for our Honey Dippers....
Gloucester by the Sea
We have moved 43 times since 1968. That's a lot of wandering, but in all of those places, the home of my heart is Gloucester, MA. Settled in 1623 before Salem or Boston, it is the nation’s oldest seaport. It was the fishing center of New England We found a book about Gloucester from 1938 pictures in this book show sold scenes of the Gloucester fishing schooners and the harbor. The town has changed so much over the years and particularly after the movie The Perfect Storm , but it is still the home of Gorton’s of Gloucester and the fishing...