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Poodle Time! The Colorful Abstract Poodles

It is time for another “Art Wednesday”. I have wanted to do a collection of modern abstract art inspired by Poodles for a while. My criteria for selection was that an artist made a personal statement which was inspired by Poodles. Use of design and color was also considered Links have been added if pieces areContinue reading “Poodle Time! The Colorful Abstract Poodles”

Lucienne Day’s Tea Towels

This is the time of the year to dust off recipes, get back into the kitchen and cook, cook, cook. Batterie de Cuisine-If restocked, is available at thetwentytwentyone shop. With this in mind, today’s post is a gallery of Lucienne Day designed tea towels. Through the wonders of digital reproduction, some of her towels are available today. At the moment, the onlyContinue reading “Lucienne Day’s Tea Towels”

Pears & Cooks Illustrated

This was one my first blogs. But it’s cooking season again, so I decided to dust it off and republish. We subscribe to the Cooks Illustrated website. My Pear Crisp came from the members’ only section. My daughter also made another Pear Crisp from the site so I am going to list both recipes. Her’s had an OatContinue reading “Pears & Cooks Illustrated”

Poodle Time! Poodle In The Kitchen

Cooking season is steaming towards us. Vintage linen tea towel from my personal collection I am sure many have had their executive meetings to figure out who is making what (for at least Thanksgiving). It is time to dust off the tried and true favorite recipes and maybe throw in some new ones to stirContinue reading “Poodle Time! Poodle In The Kitchen”

Our Museum-The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

A knitted purse from Germany dated from 1814-1840. Read about it here. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is part of our wonderful national treasure, the Smithsonian Institution. The Cooper-Hewitt is America’s design museum and–good news!–it is becoming easily accessible to students of design worldwide. Recently, the Cooper-Hewitt began displaying its collection on the Internet. At this time (Fall,Continue reading “Our Museum-The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum”

Poodle Time!-Vintage Poodle Posters

Today, I am finally getting back to something I wanted to do last summer, vintage posters. I hope you enjoy them. I believe this was the first poster I ever put on Pinterest. The plaid bow on the black Poodle just caught my eye. This poster was printed during WW I, and patriotism is veryContinue reading “Poodle Time!-Vintage Poodle Posters”

The Supercluster Boards Are Up!

Missouri Bank Artboards outside The Piper Lofts. Last night was very special for our family. A few months ago I wrote about Rachelle’s (fiber artist daughter) Superclusters. These two pieces were one of her first experiments with lace work. Back in October 2011 Rachelle submitted them for consideration for the Missouri Bank Artboards that are located inContinue reading “The Supercluster Boards Are Up!”

Poodle Time!-Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from Poodle Time. We had a previous post on getting ready for Halloween and I hope everyone is ready. Today’s blog is short. Here is one of the cutest little Poodles I have ever seen……….. And Sophia wishes everyone a fun and safe Halloween………………….. How time flies. It’s now time to start planningContinue reading “Poodle Time!-Happy Halloween”

The Alphabet Of Sheep

I was reviewing my Amazon wish list yesterday, and came to the last book. I added it August 29th, 2004. The book is The Alphabet Of Sheepby Patty Yoder. Patty Yoder died in 2005 at age 61. The book soon went out of print and cannot be found. Once I saw a copy of it forContinue reading “The Alphabet Of Sheep”

Poodle Time!-The Historical Retriever

My First Ever Pin To My Poodle Board On Pinterest Hunting season will soon be upon us. Living in the American rural mid-west, November can be very loud and at a bit nerve wracking (we have numerous domestic animals that can get spooked). At the same time, this gives me a chance to talk aboutContinue reading “Poodle Time!-The Historical Retriever”