Apron Power!

Speaking of aprons . . . .

Never know what will come up when you post. A few days ago I mentioned National Wear Your Apron Day - May 12 - which inspired my dear friend Nilda (LadyLovas) sent me this. I hope it makes you smile too: Hi there! I’ve been meaning to send you theses...

May 1, 2008 - 7:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

National Wear Your Apron Day - May 12

Kitchen Madonna has a byline that reads Let this kitchen be a place where those who hunger may be fed as much with love and understanding as with bread Isn't that a beautiful thought? In announcing National Wear Your Apron Day, she writes: Aprons mean service. They mean giving and...

April 29, 2008 - 4:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack

Further thoughts on aprons

I know the Apron Power! contest is over, but I hope it stirred up some thoughts about our calling - because that's what motherhood is, you know. Not a job, but a calling. In Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room, I recalled a day when I skipped homeschool...

January 27, 2007 - 4:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack

Second chance for I Love Lucy apron

The irony of Connie winning the Apron Power! first prize - a retro I Love Lucy apron just like mine - is that to meet the clamor for that apron (the original manufacturer seems to have gone out of business), Connie bought up the exact same oilcloth and began taking...

January 21, 2007 - 3:49 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Apron Power! And the winner is. . . .

First Place! "Love the vintage pattern. Very cute!" Second Place "Love the matching aprons!" "pink, pregnant, perfect!" "I see a visible closeness and joy in this Mommy and Daughter." Third Place "I’m partial to toile and honesty!" Fourth Place " The ever expanding belly swabbing everything on the counter...

January 20, 2007 - 1:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack