Sunrise

Early morning is my favorite part of the day. I love watching the sunrise, enjoying every minute as the colors change as the sun rises. On a recent trip, I got up early to capture the colors and beauty of the morning sky. I didn’t do anything to the colors. The sky and sea were pink. Hope you like it.

 

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Surprise, It’s Graham Nash!

OK, the title is a little misleading. It wasn't Graham Nash, it was an exhibit.
I took a trip to visit my daughter recently along the Jersey Shore. It’s a beautiful place and more to see than Snooki. We took a ride to Stone Harbor and window shopped. 
    One of the shops had a Graham Nash exhibit featuring some of his work (you know, of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young). For those of you not familiar with Graham Nash, he was a member of the band, The Hollies, and then a member of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (that later became Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young). Some songs he wrote were Marrakesh Express", "Just A Song Before I Go" (1977) later "Wasted on the Way" (1982). He also wrote "Our House" and "Teach Your Children." The exhibit included photos and paintings. Here’s a few of the work in the exhibit.


He didn’t do the vase or the other work in this photo but I had to include them anyway. The vase is incredible.

Down the street was another art market with this jelly fish lamp in the window. Very cool.
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Sewing Tips from an Old Sew n’ Sew

Organizing is a forever project…at least it is for me. I will start off with the best intentions and something, Lord knows what, will catch my eye and I am sidetracked. This time I was sidetracked by a little booklet I found in my sewing stash called “Sew News presents Sewing Room Secrets.” Some of the tips are pretty good, others are…..not as good. I thought I’d share some of the best with the blog world before I put them on one of my pages. Here’s five tips that I think are pretty darn good.

To make a cutting table, use a 32” wide unfinished door and covered it with self-adhesive decorative paper. Place the “table” on 2 filing cabinets. You will have a table long enough for 60 inch wide fabrics and 2 cabinets to organize patterns.

Sewing for a child or grandchild? Cut four 4 inch squares of each fabric used and store them in a plastic bag in your sewing area. Soon you’ll have enough for a memory quilt.

After cutting a garment, save two 6 to 8 inch squares of fabric to test iron-on interfacing, buttonholes, check thread color, or topstitching length.

Keep a checkered vinyl tablecloth under your everyday table covering. When you’re ready to cut fabric, pull back the top tablecloth and you’ll have a gridded surface for cutting.

Serge or zig-zag the raw edges of fabric before preshrinking. It will keep the fabric from raveling and save your washer’s agitator from the abuse of the loosened threads.

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Eggplant Caviar

Eggplant caviar. You're probably thinking, "what in the world?" I did, too when I first heard the phrase. This is one of my tried and true recipes handed down to me from my grandmother Freida.

Most folks have special memories of their grandparents and I am no exception. I loved being around my grandmother. She was an amazing woman who could knit, sew, and cook anything, at least in my opinion. She was a fiery redhead with green eyes and a thick-as-pea-soup Brooklyn accent (she wasn't known as the Redhead from Carnarsie for nothing). She taught me fabulously useful things things like extending a meal from 4 to 8 servings with appetizers and bread, how to budget, and how to fix seconds from the knitting mill. She also taught me to cook and try some of the most unusual foods I ever imagined. One of these foods is eggplant caviar.

Ingredients:
1 large or 2 medium sized eggplants
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Set the oven to 350 degrees. Slice the eggplant in half lengthwise. Coat the skin side with a small amt of oil. Place on a cookie sheet cut side down. Bake for 30 minutes or until soft. Remove from oven and let cool
Scoop out the eggplant "meat" and place in a bowl. Add the onion and oil. Mix. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This dish makes a good dip or appetizer. Serve with crackers.

Pretty easy, low fat, low calories depending on how many crackers you eat. Goes with milk or meat dishes. Perfect for the Break the Fast meal after the conclusion of Yom Kippor although I think it's perfect to eat anytime a nosh is in order.
Enjoy!

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Vintage Fun: Lefton Mugs, Federal Moon Glow Cups, and Audrey Hepburn



A few things from Miss Eileen's Vintage shop.

Vintage Playbill, Ondine with Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer



Lefton Chicken Mugs

Federal Iridescent Moon Glow Coffee Cups