A (Pillow) Case of the Human Condition: Time to Crack Open That Hope Chest and Live a Little

hand embroider pillowcase with french knots & daisies. Photo by BF Newhall.

Every Christmas for many years another pair of hand embroidered pillow cases would arrive from my Grandma Falconer. Photos by BF Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I waited too long to get married. By the time Jon and I said our vows, the contents of my hope chest were hopelessly outdated. Unusable.

There wasn’t all that much in my hope chest when I got married, just a few pillowcases hand embroidered by my grandmother, [Read more...]

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