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Christmas Aprons
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Christmas Aprons

Dear Grama, You always find the perfect gifts to welcome in each season of the year, be it Easter or Autumn or Christmas.  And it was no exception when we saw you earlier this month.  You know how we girls love our aprons.  And you found the most adorable Christmas aprons for all three of…

cooking

When I have someone to do the dishes for me, I remember again how much I love it.  Cooking.  Baking.  Combining ingredients, tasting, testing, to make something satisfying and filling.  Something to warm the soul and the stomach.  Something that speaks love to my family and any guests.  Something that tastes like home. I’ve been…

dressed to my apron
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dressed to my apron

The FlyLady says to get dressed to your lace-up shoes when you start your day. Others like to step into their pumps to stop the frumps. Me? I’d be a barefoot-in-the-kitchen kind of girl—except for our concrete floor. I’d be a wear-my-comfy-foot-shaped-Keens-for-housework-each-day kind of girl—except that I like to be able to easily slip into…

I Love My Aprons
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I Love My Aprons

I’m so glad you dropped by my kitchen! Let’s pour a cup of tea and swap apron stories for a bit, shall we? I’ll cut a slice of homemade bread and get out the raspberry freezer jam. And then, if dinner-time’s a-comin’, I’ll tie on an apron and you can keep me company while I…

Vintage Aprons
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Vintage Aprons

Hair ribbons. Aprons. They lend beauty to the ordinary, everyday tasks of dishes and dusting. They make it easier to have a spring in my step as I go about the same housewifely rituals I know must-needs be done again tomorrow. There’s something about these little touches of femininity that make me feel like I’ve stepped out of Little Women or Little House on the Prairie.

Storied Aprons

Storied Aprons

They hang there in my kitchen.  Often hidden by the bathroom door.  Overflowing off a double hook screwed to the pantry cupboard. My aprons.  All seven of them—and counting. They hang under the double-sided spice chart telling me which herb to choose for poultry or for beef.  Adding to the vintage look of that corner…

The End.

The End.