It has been the week of purging over here at Jen and Jake Central, which means that I have a few bags to take to Community Thrift, a red wheelie cart full of recycling, and a bunch of stuff to sell on craigslist or at Crossroads. I’m finally getting rid of my collection of vintage […]

I love pickles. When I was a kid and my dad made our school lunches, he would wrap pickle quarters with a slice of bologna and American cheese and hold everything in place with a toothpick. My brother and I would each get three of these. And in the summer, my brother and I would

My brother may be the only man under the age of 50 to use handkerchiefs. Since his birthday is next month, I thought I’d finally learn how to hand sew rolled edges and make him a few handmade handkerchiefs. I picked out a few, non-girly prints at Peapod , cut fabric down to 12.5-inch squares
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