http://badgerish.net The hospitality of badgers. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:31:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This little costume jewelry bug belonged to my mother's aunt. It was given to me at a family reunion this weekend, and I just love it! I think it'll help brighten the cold winter ahead. http://badgerish.net/2008/11/18/jewel-bug/ Random things I've found on the web this week.Garden Fairies: Hand Embroidery Book Catalog Embroidery Book Catalog. Garden Fairies has been in business since 1986 serving the smocking and heirloom sewing community. Give us a try we're user friendlyBeginners Guide Books: Beginners Guide to Berlin Woolwork, Blackwork, Crewel Work, ... http://badgerish.net/2008/11/09/marked-in-magnolia-2/ Random things I've found on the web this week.Is Maman mean or magnifique? - TelegraphAn article on French child-rearing, from an Anglo-Saxon point-of-view. "I will never forget my husband's horror when some visiting Upper-West-Siders I barely knew arrived at one of our dinner parties with their uninvited nine-year-old son. That would have ... http://badgerish.net/2008/11/02/marked-in-magnolia/ I'm a little bit peculiar, I think, in my tea preferences change seasonally. Without really intending to, after I'd become a regular tea drinker, I often caught myself saying things like, "This would be a good tea for breakfast in the Summer," or "This would be better in the Winter." ... http://badgerish.net/2008/10/28/a-wonderful-winter-tea/ I've created a Ma.gnolia.com account especially for Badgerish.Net, where I'll be adding links to lifestyle stuff I find throughout the week, which will post here on Saturdays. For awhile I'll be adding links I've collected in my Firefox Bookmarks, and from my other Ma.gnolia account, so posts may be long ... http://badgerish.net/2008/10/27/badgerishnet-on-magnolia/ PingMag MAKE features an article on Kikuchi Hojudo, who make the most beautiful cast-iron tea kettles I've ever seen. It's a fascinating interview (punctuated by many lovely photos) with the president of the foundry, who says Kikuchi Hojudo was founded during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (c. late 16th century). Go see! http://badgerish.net/2008/10/14/tea-kettles-so-perfect-im-swooning/ muscatjelly_04 Originally uploaded by aelfsciene Jelly made with muscat (champagne) grapes. Jonathan made this beautiful-tasting stuff. http://badgerish.net/2008/10/12/last-preserves-of-summer/ domynoe pointed me to Ichiban Kan, an online Japanese housewares, gadgets and snack store. Looks like they have just about everything the wannabe Japanese homekeeper could need or want! Now to check out the stationery section. . . . http://badgerish.net/2008/06/12/ichiban-kan-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/ An older but useful post for tea-drinkers: Tea Party Girl warns us of The Top Seven Mistakes Tea-Drinkers Make. Oops, I think I may be guilty of some of these, and probably all of them at some point in the past! I rather like cream or half-and-half in my tea, but maybe ... http://badgerish.net/2008/06/04/tea-drinkers-behaving-badly/ Saturday we went to the Mushroom Fair in McCloud, or as we like to call it, the Unmushroom Fair. My niece calculated that there were about three mushrooms total at the fair, and I think she may be right. It was a rained out event, perfect weather for our Mushroom ... http://badgerish.net/2008/05/26/the-unmushroom-fair/