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They taught me how to look up census records, and birth and death records, but I became fascinated with all the stuff in the middle. I wanted to find out about what my ancestors did between those two events. The dates on their vital statistics records announced that they were born and then died.  Their stories showed us that they lived. For the last few years, I’ve been conducting research for the book I’m writing about my grandmother and my dad and uncle. My favorite sources are the books filled with journal excerpts and interviews - first-person accounts - with...

My Latest Snag: Fabric Face Masks. What an odd time in our lives, but I have been shopping for reusable fabric face masks for my family as New Yorkers are now required to wear them in public when social distancing is not possible. (And honestly, it’s usually not possible to maintain a six foot berth because we live in such tight quarters.) A couple of sources for fabric face masks I’ve found: BUSY BEES KIDS — MAKES ADULT SIZES TOO ALICE & OLIVIA BUCK MASON (GREAT FOR MEN) LA MADE PARKER THATCH P.S. On a more frivolous front, shared some...

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Lol yes this asian girl figured it out! Ingredients: Meat: Skirt Steak Salt Lick Garlic Dry Rub Butter Chicken Stock Veggies: Green bell peppers – sliced Onion – sliced Any other veggie you would like Mexican Rice Tomato sauce (8 oz) Chicken Stock Chicken bullion 1 tomato – diced Garlic powder (we love garlic) Rice Supplies: Cast Iron Rack Rice cooker Tortilla (We like the Mi Tienda Ready to Cook) Instructions:Cooking the rice 1.) 2 cups of rice – rinsed 2.) Add chicken stock to the first crease in your index finger. For those who are not familiar with this...

A lot of them were money induced moments, like “we need a big piece of art to go here, but can’t really afford a big piece of art.” But there were also a few day of shooting moments of desperation. Some solid “how do I fill this weird space of wall I’ve created?” and “I still can’t stand to look at this!” moments. All of which lead to us DIY-ing our fair share of little projects. And about a handful of those were actually pretty successful, which are the ones I’m going to share with you today. Welcome to my...