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This is another project I dug out of the needlework stash this spring. I got her with a bag of quilting fabric. In the 1970s and 1980s, you could purchase printed fabric panels with images to cut out and stuff; Cranston made all sorts. In fact, I discovered that you can still find them on E-bay, if you are interested in making one of your own. I decided to dress this baby doll up with scraps of lace and ribbon and a bit of sparkly embroidery. I took Dolly over to show my mom, and she immediately fell in love! She now resides on her bed, in a place of honor...


I hand sewed and embroidered both the front

and back before cutting her out and sewing her together. Because these kinds of stuffed dolls are made very simply, you can embellish a lot or a little, as you wish. In 1976, Mom made a simple one for my daughter, that could easily be washed and dried again and again...



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We are soup people at our house. Partly

because it is cold in Montana a good part of the time, and partly because, well, we just like soup!

In another lifetime, I was married to a man from New Mexico. Whenever I got a cold, he would make me Hamburger Soup. It is a concoction that is both comforting and tasty, leaving you all warm inside.

Start by melting butter in a gallon-sized

pot. Sauté a chopped onion (some green onion, too, if you wish) and about half a finely chopped jalapeno, until they begin to brown a bit. Mash up about 1/2 pound of burger (my niece gave me this Nifty Burger Masher I highly recommend) in with the onion and cook it until all the pink is gone. Add a can of beef broth and about a quart of water. Then dice up some potatoes and add to the mix. Salt and pepper to taste. Then let the soup simmer for about 30 minutes. That's all there is to it! You have Soup!

Hamburger Soup Ingredients

2 Tbsp butter

1 onion, chopped

1/2 jalapeno, chopped

1/2 pound burger

2 potatoes, cubed

1 can beef broth

4-6 cups water

salt & pepper to taste



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I love old stuff! Not particularly valuable, not particularly antique....mostly just old - like the old stuff my grandma used to have. Stuff from the 1930s and 1940s. I used to call the stuff I love 'antiques', but our French friend, Remi, laughed at me when he heard that, and clarified the difference between 'antique' and just 'old' as about 400 years...lol...so I stood corrected!

One of the things I hope to do in the not too distant future is sell some of my great vintage finds on this website under 'Terri's Treasures'. We will keep you posted on that!

For the time being, I just want to be able to share with you some of what I consider to be Great Finds. Here in Montana, we have all sorts of places we can find vintage items. There are always garage sales, estate sales and second hand stores to rummage through. Every June, the Bitterroot Valley has a 50-Mile Yard Sale that I try to never miss.

Many of the things I purchase are very much still useful. My kitchen is full of them. Here are some of them:


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