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Happy anniversary Albert and Mayme Schutte Strothman

Albert Strothman and Mayme Schutte were married on April 19, 1932, in West Point, Iowa. Albert is the son of Casper and Mary Strothman. His sister Mary married Walt’s 2nd great-uncle Eustace Link.

Happy birthday cousin Betty Jean Durfee

Betty Jean Duca Hopson Durfee was born on April 12, 1928 to Arthur and Helen Ethington Duca in Niagara, Wisconsin. She married Michelle’s cousin Dick Durfee.

That’s the way it crumbles

I hate to get rid of odds and ends of things. I’ve shown a few ways I use up leftover food items, such as freezer soup. I use a variety of leftover breads in my stuffing at Thanksgiving. Even after that, I had tons of leftover bread last year, and so decided to use up a bunch and make bread crumbs.

Happy Birthday Mary C. Fullenkamp Strothman!

Mary C Fullenkamp was born on April 6, 1848 to Johannes and Katherina Droppelmann Fullenkamp. Mary is related to Walt through the Link side of the family.

Talkin’ ’bout my substitution – oops I ran out!

I try to do a good job with menu planning so that I know I have all of the ingredients I need to make a dish. Sometimes, you don’t have what you need to cook a recipe. So what do you do? How about a substitution?

Happy birthday Helen Brockman Hummert

Helen Brockman was born on March 29, 1891 to William and Mary Kempker Brockman in West Point, Iowa. She is Walt’s 1st cousin twice removed.

Happy anniversary Frank and Mary Link

Frank Link and Mary Frazier were married on March 22, 1864 in Harrison County, Ohio. Frank is Walt’s 3rd great uncle.

Happy birthday Elizabeth Harmeyer Nichting!

Elizabeth Harmeyer was born on March 15, 1894 to Gerhard and Mary Menke Harmeyer in West Point, Iowa. She is a distant relation of Walt’s on the Wellman side of the family.

Adding flash to a simple quilt border

When you are designing a quilt, there are several parts of the process. The main body of the quilt is one part. Borders are another part to design. I often wait until the main part of the quilt is done before I decide on a border. Sometimes, I like to add more to the design than a simple border.

Happy birthday Aunt Sadie Ransbottom!

Sarah Elizabeth Hoel was born on March 8, 1893 to William Henry and Martha Ann Fisher Hoel in Mercer County, Ohio. Sadie is Walt’s aunt, the oldest sister of his father.

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