Articles In This Issue

The Bike Years

A reminiscence in which boyhood is measured in terms of the bikes that were part of it. Contains a list of books by Erich Kastner.
By Al R. Young | 830 Words | 2 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.530

Bryhta's Childhood Home

In the first letter in The White Pavillion series, Seymnore Wainscott describes The Cupola, the home of Leornian Feldham and Coca Tallownen.
By Al R. Young | 3,811 Words | 3 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.531

Aunt Martha's Flowers

Saturday cleaning in the Swiss world of Nancy's mother included not only sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and waxing, but flowers. The article talks about flowers from the flower stand or florist, and how to get the most from them.
By Nancy Young | 1522 Words | 23 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.532

Enough For Me

Presents sheet music for Neustadt, a traditional song adapted and arranged by Elspeth Young. Painting by Ashton Young.
By Elspeth Young | 127 Words | 1 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.533

The Master Baker's House

Suggestions for turning the work and paraphernalia of baking into décor, and includes a description of Nancy's mother's apprenticeship in the home of a Swiss master baker.
By Nancy Young | 1189 Words | 18 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.534

A Market Bag

Presents a pattern by Elspeth Young for crocheting a traditional netzli, or string market bag. Includes a reminiscence of shopping with grandma.
By Nancy Young | 1,567 Words | 10 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.535

A Dish You Love Best

Recipes for two kinds of pasta auflauf, as well as a recipe for apple kuchen and apple torte. Paintings by Gustave Courbet and Georg Flegel appear among the illustrations.
By Nancy Young | 1,511 Words | 20 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.536

The Shopkeeper

Recalling a time when shopkeepers tended not only their shops, but their customers, this installment of The Workshops presents an idea for creating a wooden scoop. A painting by Georg Flegel appears among illustrations.
By Al R. Young, Nancy Young | 524 Words | 20 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.537

Living Richly Without Being Rich

Talks about crocheted shopping baskets, as well as traditional, personal shopping baskets. A detail from a painting by Friedrich Jentzen appears among the illustrations.
By Nancy Young | 161 Words | 7 Illustrations | Article 0.09.5000.538