I followed a link to the new Seasonal Delights web-mag today.  Delightful indeed.  Subscriptions are free through September. This issue has 20 pages of crisp, clear photos of fall-inspired baking and craft ideas, poetry, puzzles and more. It says it is for ‘young ladies and their mothers’.  I think my young ladies will enjoy the featured projects as much as their mother. : )

Had a flashback. <g>  I got a wild hair and googled This End Up furniture after watching a show about a European family and recognizing the style of furniture. I used to really love This End Up’s higher end upholstered pieces because they so resembled the homes we knew in Germany and the Netherlands. Clean lines, practical, kid friendly. I later came to really long for seating that could be easily recovered with nice fabric given my meager sewing skills and my children’s fondness for water-resistant art supplies. This seemed to be the answer. Til 2000 anyway. That’s when the company went bankrupt and it looked like that was the end of the era. (yes there were copycat companies but none as nice imo)

Aha, but look here. They have reorganized and reopened – now that I have bought cherry furniture. Sigh. BUT, I am not going to think about that because I still need a new couch and its not going to be by the other woods and it can be recovered when my children eventually wear it out.  By me. Cheaply. Hmmmm….