Garden Apron from Martha Stewart
I mentioned it, so I figured I might as well hunt down a link for the Garden Apron so you could see what I’m talking about. I don’t think I’ll follow the directions exactly, because I’d rather get a dark canvas dirty than light colored raw linen. But what a good, good idea! There’s another Gardener’s Apron on the website — made with oilcloth and seems more durable. No picture with that pattern, though. Thanks to my good friend, Tiffany, for the inspiration. 
Image courtesy of Martha Stewart dot com
This would make a nice sewing room apron too. I am forever leaving my scissors and seam ripper across the room as I navigate between cutting table, ironing board and sewing machine!
It sure would! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing it. You’ve got me thinking! Love, Wardeh
O si yo! (Hello in Tsa la gi or Cherokee language) I stumbled across your blog while preparing to make some Cherokee bean cakes and needing some conversions for dry to cooked beans. You have a lovely site. I am not sure if I am posting my comment correctly (I accidently submitted it to the archived section!) but here goes! I am not “Christian”, being of very traditional (American Indian) beliefs, but I also believe that we are all more alike than we are different, and that there is one Creator, though we may use different names for that Greatest of beings. I wanted to share a traditional belief with you that I suspect you understand already.
It is said that we share a kind of covenant with the food we eat; it is part of a sacred cycle. Plants grow and are eaten by creatures. We eat the plants (and sometimes) the creatures. When traditional people take a life for food (whether it is plant or animal life) a prayer is said, thanking that being for giving it’s life so that we may live. We eat, we live, and eventually we die and return to the earth, to nourish the plants that give life. It is a wonderful circle, complete and perfect. If only we would take a moment from our busy lives and give thanks to the beings that nourish us, understanding that we are necessary to one another. I fear that whole generations of people have grown up who don’t realize that the McBurger they are eating was once a living creature. If we lose the knowledge of that connection we lose an important lesson about the sacredness of the act of eating. Thank you for reaching out to people and helping them to connect with the magic of everyday treasures. J
Jacqueline, I thank you very much for your touching comments. Your solemn beliefs are admirable. We all can learn from the Cherokee example of giving thanks for the slain lives of those creatures that nourish us.
The good news is that the death of one life to sustain another physically is more than harsh reality — it is symbolic of Jesus Christ’s perfect sacrifice to sustain us spiritually.
The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. When Adam sinned, death entered the world — in the forms of murders, natural deaths and life-giving sacrifices. The life-giving sacrifices foretell of Jesus Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for sinners.
We are all sinners and deserve the penalty of death, which is eternal separation from the presence and goodness of God. But Jesus’ love for us was so great that He, being without sin, sacrificed His life to pay our death sentence. Then, to demonstrate His power over death, Jesus rose from the dead and now prepares a place for those who submit to His sovereignty as the one Creator.
Someday soon, Jesus will take us home to enjoy eternal life in His everlasting presence and goodness — where there will be no more fear or death or sacrifice — where the lamb will lie down with the lion, where death has no sting, and where all life lives in perfect peace.
May God bless you, Jacqueline. I very much appreciate your visit to my blog and the thought-provoking comment. My husband and I both were very touched by what you shared with us. We hope you’ll visit again and keep in touch.
Love, Wardeh
I think that apron could also be used for carrying your cleaning tools. Maybe the pockets need to be bigger.
Anyhoo, it is a lovely apron and I do like the garden idea. Would be very handy.