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What a 1940s Diner Booth Taught Me About Family...
I’m Rae, and I have spent more time than I care to admit watching a server wipe down a diner booth. Last month I was wedged into a corner booth...
What a 1940s Diner Booth Taught Me About Family...
I’m Rae, and I have spent more time than I care to admit watching a server wipe down a diner booth. Last month I was wedged into a corner booth...
Sunday Dinner, Again: What a Repeat Meal Teache...
I once believed Sunday dinner had to justify the whole week. A roast on the table, napkins that matched, a dessert that dirtied two bowls. Then I had children, and...
Sunday Dinner, Again: What a Repeat Meal Teache...
I once believed Sunday dinner had to justify the whole week. A roast on the table, napkins that matched, a dessert that dirtied two bowls. Then I had children, and...
A Laundry History of Placemats: Why Absorbency ...
I have washed many absorbent placemats. The first set was quilted cotton in a cheerful gingham, bought before my oldest was born. I thought a placemat that soaked up spills...
A Laundry History of Placemats: Why Absorbency ...
I have washed many absorbent placemats. The first set was quilted cotton in a cheerful gingham, bought before my oldest was born. I thought a placemat that soaked up spills...
Photo Placemats Belong in a Drawer, Not Under a...
Last spring I made six photo placemats with my four-year-old. She chose the pictures, I handled the laminating, and by dinner the table wore our own family faces. Two weeks...
Photo Placemats Belong in a Drawer, Not Under a...
Last spring I made six photo placemats with my four-year-old. She chose the pictures, I handled the laminating, and by dinner the table wore our own family faces. Two weeks...
Flat Finally Won: The Material History Behind O...
I bought the first placemats for our kitchen thinking they would be simple. They curled into shallow bowls after one dryer cycle. I pressed them flat, stacked plates on top,...
Flat Finally Won: The Material History Behind O...
I bought the first placemats for our kitchen thinking they would be simple. They curled into shallow bowls after one dryer cycle. I pressed them flat, stacked plates on top,...
I Sewed Fabric Scrap Placemats Before Kids. My ...
I made my first placemats from a scrap bin under the sewing table. The fabric was sage gingham left over from curtain panels, a linen napkin from our wedding registry,...
I Sewed Fabric Scrap Placemats Before Kids. My ...
I made my first placemats from a scrap bin under the sewing table. The fabric was sage gingham left over from curtain panels, a linen napkin from our wedding registry,...