Granny Bob and P-Pop Visit

Dear Sis,

Josh’s parents are back from Juneau, AK! They are making their rounds to see all the family since they have been gone for well over a year.

They arrived on Valentine’s Day. William who is already bonded with them, enjoyed them from the start. Charlotte warmed up by the end of the day and sat looking a photo books with them before bedtime.

The following day was Williams first day of school since our family quarantine started some weeks ago, when Josh tested positive. It also happened to be a classroom party, so he was super excited. We went to the Newport Aquarium directly after picking him up from school.

We spent a lot of time looking at the Giant Grouper. He seemed to follow us around like he was equally curious:)

The day was quite warm, so we spent what remained of the afternoon walking the Purple People Bridge and the waterfront parks on either side.

P-Pop gave Charlotte a boost so she could see a passing barge.

Although the sun was directly in their eyes, the kids found if fun to stand in two states at one time:)

Wednesday was also warm and sunny, but I was too worn out to join in, so everyone enjoyed an afternoon outing at SunsetPark, while mom rested at home. Granny Bob and P-Pop headed out for their next stop on the family visiting train afterward.

Our visit was short, buy very sweet!

Love,

Godey’s Volume 71, July-December, 1865

Dear Sis,

This is the final post in our ladies book pattern campaign!

Fancy Crochet Trim

Mitts to Wear Over Gloves in Knit

Lady’s Jacket in Crochet

Little Girl’s Knit Cape

Fashionable Earrings

Handle for a Riding Whip in Crochet

Notes: I made this for a friend, whom is a period rider. Unfortunately, I didn’t write down the pattern at the time. But, hopefully these notes will be of some assistance.

- Take a 2 – 2.5 inch piece of elastic. Cut it long enough to fit over hand, and rest nicely or a little loose (as you are going to crochet over it) at the wrist.
- Sew the elastic together, with some long stitches. I didn’t overlap my elastic, I didn’t want a chunky feel. So, I did some long stitches that smashed the two edges together. Don’t sew close to the edge, because that wouldn’t hold.

Take silk lace yarn, and double crochet a band that is big enough to stretch over the widest part of your hand. Make it twice as wide as the elastic. You can work in the round, or sew it up the side.
Fold in half, put in the elastic, and do a single crochet row to close the band over the elastic.
Swap colors, and do a row of single crochet and chains that are a size you like.
Single crochet the next round, putting enough stitches into the chains for a nice look. Make sure you have an odd number of stitches in the chains, as you need a center stitch for the chevron.
Over the next few rows, you are going to do a chevron. That means 3sc in the center stitch of the loop that you made from the chain. Then you are going to crochet three stitches together in the valley. The last stitch of the chain loop, the sc between it and the next loop, and the first stitch of the next chain loop. Repeat row as many times as you like.
Make a simple braid or other style of cord that isn’t particularly stretchy. Tie the center of it into one of the loops. Add tassels to one end.
Godey’s 1865 Crochet Handle for Riding Whip

Under-sleeves in Crochet

You can see Jamie’s fully written out pattern and tutorial for this undersleeve on our blog. It is a FREE PATTERN

Godey’s 1865 Crochet Undersleeve

The End!

Love,

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Godey’s Volume 70, January-June, 1865

Dear Sis,

Only one volume left!

Neck-Tie in Crochet

Shawl in Crochet

Gentleman’s Neck-Tie to Knit

Berlin Wool Beaded Bag or Wallet

Small Child’s Knit Drawers

Gentleman’s Mitts in Crochet

Gentlemen’s or Boy’s Embroidered Braces

Purse in Crochet

Happy Historic Crafting!

Love,

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Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies

Dear Sis,

My old Cuisinart stand mixer of 10+ years finally bit the dust! After reading and watching numerous reviews, I decided to go with the Bosch. It offered the best work bowl size and motor wattage of any mixer I could find for home use. I briefly considered an industrial mixer but decided it would be too heavy…lol.

The new mixer arrived last week, but the plastic ring on the base of the stainless steal bowl chipped in shipping and we had to wait another week for the replacement to arrive. It arrived yesterday evening, so the kids were very eager to make cookies today!

We’ve made peanut butter cookies a few times in recent months, making changes each time until we achieved perfection:

Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies

Chewy, melt in your mouth cookies.

Print Recipe

Course Dessert

Ingredients

1 c dark brown sugar, packed
1 c granulated sugar
1 c creamy peanut butter
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c unsalted butter, soft
2 eggs
2 t vanilla extract
2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 1/4 c flour
1 pkg Reeces peanut butter bking chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream together sugars, peanut butter, shortening, and butter until light.
Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla extract. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in peanut butter chips.
Drop spoonfuls of dough onto baking sheets. Bake 11 minutes. Cool on sheet until cookies set, then cool completely on wire racks.
Store air tight or freeze for later use.