Breaking The Silence

I just wanted to reassure all of you that I am still around, and I did not give up on my blog. I just had to put it on the back burner while cooking and card printing required all of my energy and creativity. Thanksgiving is over, so I am done with scanning recipes till my eyes hurt, making shopping lists and cooking schedules, and more importantly I am done cooking till 2am for awhile. A full report on the ups and downs of my Thanksgiving cooking spree is coming soon… but not before the Craft Fair.

That’s right. I signed up to participate in the Craft Fair at work, and it is this Thursday. While I have spent hours drawing and cutting linoleum, my inventory is still very low. So for the next five days I will be printing, printing and printing. Did I mention printing?

Wish me luck!

Here Comes Moyshe Haim

You may remember a somewhat legendary story about Moyshe Haim that I posted in September. Well, now I know what he looked liked. Tetya Rosa, thank you so much for scanning in these wonderful old photographs and emailing them to us.

In the photo above, Moyshe Haim is sitting down with his wife Mati (Matilda may have been her full name). Their two daughters, Dora (on the left) and Eva, are standing behind them. Dora is my great grandmother--my grandfather's mother.

I was intrigued that the photo has English writing on it--"cabinet portrait," so I looked it up. "Cabinet portrait" seems to refer to the photograph's format, which originated in England in mid 19th century and soon became very popular. Judging from other old photographs that say "cabinet portrait" on them, I think the back of the photo may have more information about where and when the photo was taken.

What I Worked On Most of the Weekend