Southern Country Comfort Food

Over the weekend we went to the most amazing little "down home" cafe! There is a small town in Tennessee called Friendsville, the cafe is called Jacque's Whistle Stop Cafe! The food there was the next best thing to eating at my granny's house. We had the chargrilled chicken, large cut coleslaw and fried green tomatoes, sweet tea and lemonaide then blackberry cobbler for dessert! If you ever get that close then you must make it a point to go by there for a bite to eat.

What a Job!

Through the years I've work "at" many jobs, but was never satified just "working". My passion lies in textiles and the need to create. As a small child I used "recycled" materials to make doll furniture and clothing for them all. My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was young (at the request of my father who believed that his mother was doing something she truly loved and he wanted the same for me). In a short period of time, I learned to sew and knit. Later in life I taught myself to quilt, tatt and bobbin weave.

The love of fabric came to me in the early 70's when most "fashionable" clothing was purchased through the mail. Catalogs with small fabric swatches were sent to the "modern" mom. She would choose from the variety of colors and pattern before ordering. Those little "snips" of fabric were given to me! Oh, how thrilled I was to receive such a simple "gift"! I took those little patches and sewed them together using a double strand of thread. I easily had a small "quilt" for one of my dolls!

What's In A Name

Each of us are given a name at birth (or shortly thereafter). Most of us have a first, middle and last name. My mother wasn't given a middle name. I have friends who have given their children two middle names in addition to their first and last. In our culture, when a couple marries the woman generally takes the last name of her husband but often a couple make take the last name of each other in the form of a hyphenated last name. Through the advent of divorce and re-marriage women often have several last names in a life time!
My first name is Deborah. I've alway been curious about the "Deborah" of the bible. She was a strong person, a leader. Deborah, in hebrew, means "bee" or "busy bee"! Do you see where I'm going with this? I have always been a very creative, headstrong person so I believe I was named appropriately.