A hodge-podge post of
many things...
“The time
has come,” the walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
of shoes --
and ships-- and sealing wax--
of cabbages-- and kings--
-Lewis Carroll (from the Walrus and the Carpenter)
First, let's talk of shoes:
February
marks the annual Fashion Weeks in Paris and New York,
so, to keep with the times, I got busy designing at my work
table
and
created these pillow covers. For fun in fashion. :)
My
great-aunt Fanny was the first of the family to venture across the
seas when
she
boarded a ship
like this one for
a voyage from Finland to America.
The
venture took eight days and, though it was a big step up from the
Mayflower conditions, it was no
modern-day luxury cruise.
This wooden suitcase carried her
belongings -the only things familiar to her.
The suitcase now graces my living room!
Of
sealing wax?
Isn't
it terribly romantic to think of the correspondence
sent by
messengers on horseback in long-ago times and faraway places!
A
confession of love; an invitation to a ball; a letter of intrigue.
The latest
application at our house was last spring when our son helped his
bride-to-be seal their wedding
invitations with a careful press of ruby wax.
Of cabbages?
After
I moved away from my childhood home, cabbage only made a rare appearance on my
menu.
But
I love these cabbage
rolls
and, with all this talk, I now want to make them!
Of
kings?
Tune
in on Tuesday, as we explore Sweden!
How amazing what variety you can
stumble into just in the course of a single day! With these thoughts I traveled
from my studio to across the seas, to Jane Austen's day, and back home
again into my kitchen!
I hope you enjoyed the wacky combination inspired by the walrus as
much as I did. : >)
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