In this episode, Emmeline receives an unexpected offer while mulling over the latest news from Florence. Let’s talk about the The Farmer’s Wife! As someone who owns at least fifty …
Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 33
In Episode 33, Dorothy tries to keep her temper around her stubborn son-in-law — and discovers an unlikely ally in the process. One of the things we learn in …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 32
In Episode 32, Florence tries her hand at pie-making and makes an unlikely ally in the process. Florence Grangerfield has never been particularly domestic. In Chapter Forty-Two, she decides to …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 31
In Episode 31, Father Joe makes Bess an offer she may not be able to refuse. The Lyn-Way restaurant is real, and its motto is “Pie Fixes Everything.” That’s my …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 30
In Episode 30, Eula gets a visit from an old friend and wonders if her farm dreams will ever come true. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 29
In episode 29, Emmeline travels to her hometown to meet her quilting idol. Emporia has changed since Emmeline was a child–it was a town that did a lot of growing …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 28
Dorothy, worried about what the future holds for her family, opens the door to an unexpected visitor. It continues to surprise me what an important role jobs play in this …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 27
In Episode 27, Florence finally catches up on her stitching in a hotel room in Emporia, Kansas, while dreaming of her business back in Milton Falls. Imagining the Milton Falls …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 26
In Episode 26, we’re introduced to a new character, the recently widowed Edwina Baldwin. When Edwina reveals her age to Bess (76), I had to do the math to figure …
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Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 25
In Episode 25, Eula learns the fate of her Sears Contest quilt. The Sears “A Century of Progress” Quilt contest has some pretty impressive statistics. According to Barbara Brackman and …
