Yesterday, it rained. It’s been springlike, but it got cold and damp, and well, I wanted something warm. In the afternoon, I made muffins. I love muffins. I have pages and pages of recipes, many with little scribbled notes on the bottom for modifications and variations. I have never mastered the trick of mixing wet…

A few weeks ago, Mr. C. was asking about my sewing machine collection. Yes, I’ve admitted that it’s a collection. There’s a saying that once you have three, you have a collection, and I have (ulp) seven. They are all extremely cool but two of the treadles are in parlor cabinets. That means they’re furniture…