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iron kettles are slung over the fire when? the sap is being reduced to delicious maple syrup. After these. three quilts of my own dgflgn' ing were brought into being as a memorial of my maternal grandparents. As I first recall their home. it was a log house and across the way from it was “The Sheldon Mill,“ owned and operated by my grandfather. Mr. George Parker and his sons. No. l in this group I named "Home Sweet Home.“ There was the old house with its evergreens and picket fence, the pttmp. and a swing for the grandchildren. Naturally my next venture was the old mill. While in many respects it is not a reproduc- tion of grandfather's mill, yet it was because of this memory that the idea was horn. There is of Course the water wheel, and the stream and the grain bags sitting in front of the mill, with trees and shruhbery added. It was named “Any (irist for the Mill?” This was the title of a poem in our second reader. "Piney Villa“ was finished in l960. 1t re- semhles "Home Sweet Home." The sashings between the blocks are embroidered with sprigs of pine and pine cones. Many of my friends consider this to he my best work. You may wonder how I became interested in this type of work or art of sorts. Going back to my childhood. I was given free access to the rag bag in the store room. and never was there a happier child than when I was left to myself to make quilts or clothing for my doll. My mother did not say "Now Flossie, you're wasting these nice pieces." She seemed to enjoy it along with me. There are other designs which I would like to do. and now at seventy-two. please God, maybe someday 1 shall. One is of my paternal grandmother’s flower garden. In it there grew it most wonderful variety of tulips. hyacinth, iris. bleeding heart. pennies, phlox. gillardia. hollyhocks, roses. pansies. day lily. oriental poppy. snow ball. bridal wreath. carnation, larkspur. scarlet lightning. daisies. etc. and the ordinary sunflower was sticking its head over the garden fence. How do you get all these flowers into one quilt? I'm sure I wouldn't wish to forget any of them. My last idea comes from a winter scene which my husband noted from one of our north windows. Snow lay deep in the garden and the small pine tree at the back of the gar- den was glistening with ice and snow. 0n the fence on one side was perched a cardinal. on the other. of all things â€" a blue jay. Here was a Christmas card in reality. to say nothing of how attractive it would be in a quilt design. They say you can always find time to do the things you want to do. so here's hoping. ane a hobby folksâ€" it will help you over the rough places. 24 ‘k ‘k * CONTENTMEN’I‘ By Rosalie Garrett Peters Cozy little house, open fire a-glowing, Father with his pipe, mether with he: sew“ Sister doing roblems 'neath the hanging 1., Bill and N still talking ’bout their suman [ just lay aâ€"thinking, like a boy will do. Munching on an apple, tapping with my sh. Nice to have a fam’ly on a frosty night, Makes me feel important and ev'rything iLts! * i ‘k More Commemorati-r Spoons N THE SUMMER issue of Ho: ICountry. page 27, we had a rt Saltfleet Women's Institute‘s ext selling Commemorative Spoons to rat. for Institute work and to give meml-i others an opportunity to buy these int spoons for gifts or for their own us spoons. of community plate. are engrax portraits of famous persons such as A Hoodless, three “Men of Peace“â€"-Poi XXIII, Sir Winston Churchill. Presidei F. Kennedy and others. The list now l Sir John A. Macdonald and the coats- of Canada and each of the ten pr. There is also available a wall rack 1 playing sixteen spoons. Any Institute interested in buying a of spoons wholesale to sell at the retro of $1.25. keeping the commission as l funds. should write for complete infot to the Sales Representative, Miss Pearl 66 Rosedene Ave., Hamilton. Ont. Northern Girls at 4-H Conference HE FEDERATED Women‘s lnstl? I Canada has received a youth grant of $l.000 from the Con Commission. This will be used to bring two path- from the Mackenzie District to the N 44-! Club Week and Conference late: season. A leader selected from W.I. Pet in that District will accompany the girl present plans, confirmed by the Catt Cauncil on 4â€"H Clubs, will call for tht join the Alberta group in Edmonton and 1 with them to Ottawa and Toronto. F.W.I.C. has eleven branches in the kenzie District and one in the Yukon. first one formed in the fall of 1960 at Providence. This project to assist the is an initial effort which it is hoped may to the development of Homemaking Club; the girls under the 4-H program. HOME AND COUH' ‘3 V