CONGRATULATIONS FATHER JACK, 50 YEARS AS A CAPUCHIN FRANCISCAN FRIAR

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Today Fr. Jack Rathschmidt celebrated 50 years as a Capuchin Franciscan friar at the 10:45 mass at Holy Name of Mary. After mass there was coffee and cake for all the parishioners.

Click on the link to see some photos from the service http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157628122202948/

UPDATED:  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/03/brother-jack-rathschmidts-blog.html

REST IN PEACE BO-BO

Bo-Bo was already very old when our friend Iris Stevens adopted him many years ago. And we have to admit he looked every inch the ancient chieftain no matter how often he was groomed (nor was he adverse to nipping your heel for some unknown offense!)

But...he also had a great capacity for love, mischief, and as all of us will swear on a stack of bibles, a sense of humor. He played well with his other four-footed friends, fiercely protected his "pack", and stood his ground when necessary even on bad days. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched. Rest in Peace Bo-Bo.

THE VINTAGE KNITTER #3: CAREFREE & CASUAL

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CALLING ALL CROTON KNITTERS: Introducing a new series here at EverythingCroton: THE VINTAGE KNITTER! - We got the idea when Hallie Flanagan Wolfe of hallieflanaganwolfegardens.com, recently donated a small cache of dogeared but very interesting vintage knitting and crochet magazines from the 1940's through the 1960's. Some of these patterns are simply gorgeous!

Our third installment in the series is CAREFREE AND CASUAL, 1943, A Size 16 woman’s pullover. Click on the photo.

PHOTOS: CROTON BEATS LOURDES - SECTION 1 CHAMPS - RECEPTION COMMITTEE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

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LAST NIGHT THE CROTON TIGERS beat Lourdes 21-7 to capture the Section One Championship. Here are some photos from the “reception committee” waiting for the team’s arrival back at the high school. Here’s to the players, the football Moms, the coaches, the fans and everyone else. It’s a great day to live in Croton! All photos all rights M.D. Cudequest. Click on the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157627940872303/

THE VINTAGE KNITTER #2: BABY TALK, COAT/JACKET, CAP

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CALLING ALL CROTON KNITTERS: 

Introducing a new series here at EverythingCroton-- THE VINTAGE KNITTER! 

- We got the idea when Hallie Flanagan Wolfe of hallieflanaganwolfegardens.com, recently donated a small cache of dogeared but very interesting vintage knitting and crochet magazines from the 1940's through the 1960's. Some of these patterns are simply gorgeous!

Our second installment in the series is Baby Talk—a “1 year size” knitted coat/jacket with matching baby cap--1944. (The cap looks really adorable!) Click on the photo and print.

RELATED: VINTAGE KNITTER #1, A MID-1950’S DATE SWEATER http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/10/vintage-knitter-1-mid-1950s-date.html

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

A few of you have admired this repro bubble light centerpiece--top one on the right (the bottom is a RADKO repro and much more expensive). It's available at Collections Etc. and if you sign up today for their emails, you get a discount on your purchase. 
CLICK ON THE PHOTO.We didn't add the greenery that came in the box and shown in the picture on their website--the link won't last long collectionsetc.com

We love this shop at Christmas time--check it out elizabethsembellishments.com

Another fun shop LAKESIDE.COM

Aren't these the prettiest vintage inspired children's tea sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157627912658767/

New at VINTAGE ORNAMENTS 32 DEGREES NORTH—SPUN COTTON SHAPES http://www.vintage-ornaments.com/craft-supplies/spun-cotton-shapes

TIME TO MAKE REPAIRS - CANDLE CLIPS AND HOLDERS http://www.vintage-ornaments.com/for-christmas/candle-clips-holders

REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK, CORNELIA COTTON ON THE LATE STEPHEN MORRIS

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Reviewer’s Notebook, CORNELIA COTTON  

The recent recital by The Chamber Players of Croton at the library was the most accomplished, but also the most touching, of the group’s concerts so far – it was dedicated to Its founder, Stephen Morris, who was gravely ill.

After a free-spirited, sunny Mozart trio, soprano Terri Huntington sang, with stirring emotion, the melancholy Schubert lied, “Auf Dem Strom,” beautifully accompanied by horn player Liz Dejean and pianist Erika Schenker. The consort’s wind quintet shone in an arrangement of Puccini arias, in a suite by Debussy, and in a witty set of bagatelles by Ligeti. This vastly influential contemporary composer is not everyone’s favorite, but the presence of this piece infused into an otherwise traditional program a bit of zing along with the tone clusters. The Bach Siciliano arranged for bassoon and piano featured the wonderful playing of Edwin Cabrero, one of the mainstays of the group. Due to him, I have come to appreciate better the bassoon and its possibilities, both as part of an ensemble and as a solo instrument. Flute and piccolo parts throughout the program were taken by Ann Butler, an excellent musician, but sadly, as she took Stephen’s place, a bittersweet note was lent to her sensitive artistry. The program began and ended with Mozart. The Piano Quartet #1, K. 478, one of the glories of the chamber music repertoire, was given a radiant performance –the crowning end to a moving event.

The end came to Stephen Morris a few days later, the tragic finale to a brilliant man, mind, and musician, and an immense loss to our community. As a newcomer to Croton, he jumped with both feet into the activities of the Croton Council on the Arts, invigorating the group with his irrepressible enthusiasm and vision. A tireless worker, he did not limit himself to creating the Chamber Players, with whom he participated as the flautist and all-around impresario, but he envisioned a newly flourishing arts council that would make its presence felt in all branches of the arts.