mtl
S eems like I’m talking about a stranger when I say I
once sketched, painted tole trays, made needlepoint
pillows, stitched counted cross Christmas ornaments
and appliquéd kitty cats on corduroy jumpers for my
daughter (who didn’t want to wear them). I also made yummy
bread and homemade soups.

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As they say, life got in the way, and I haven’t done any of those
Dan Miller, president; Joe DeIuliis, vice president;
things in years—which is why I so appreciate the handmade
David Brumfield, Matt Kluck, Bonnie VanKirk
offerings I receive as gifts (or occasionally treat myself to).

publisher Stephen M. Feller, Municipal Manager
Anticipating an October visit from my college roommate, I stocked up on Giant
EDITOR in Chief Susan Fleming Morgans
Eagle’s muffins, croissants and bagels. She and her husband arrived bearing a single loaf
Art Director Helen Matason Worsing
of her homemade English muffin toasting bread, which we smeared with butter and
ADVERTISING manager Diane Cyphers
savored for three mornings. I ended up throwing the other stuff out.

Getting dressed on a recent morning, I put on a highly polished red rock (don’t know
Editorial what
kind) pendant set in sterling that a friend made for me years ago when he was
Managing EDITOR Merle Jantz
teaching high school geology and “into rocks.” I love it.

senior editor Laura Pace Lilley
And each time I enter our tiny powder room, the sparkling, amethyst-crested stained
associate editor M.A. Jackson
glass box my sister-in-law made for me many years ago catches my eye.

ASSISTANT TO THE EDITORS Judy Macoskey
Most of you probably have little treasures like these of your own.

CONTRIBUTORS Ron Block, Anne Caffee, John
If you have the time and talent to make beautiful things, that’s wonderful. If you
Conti, Joe Dimperio, Beth Evans, Lori Humphreys,
have friends and relatives who make lovely things for you, you’re fortunate. But even
Nancy Kennedy, Elaine LaBalme, Beth May, Jim
if you don’t, there are plenty of places in our area where you can buy one-of-a-kind
O’Brien, Holly Schultz, Claire Schuchman, Janice
Seigle, Steve Silver, Deb Smit, Carole Yagello
handmade arts and crafts, many of them created by Mt. Lebanon people (See M.A.

Takach, Lois Thomson, Elaine Wertheim, Cynthia
Jackson’s story, page 36). And they’re usually more reasonably priced than things you’d
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find in a department store or the Neiman Marcus catalog.

COPY DESK Doreen Hurley, Judi Kline,
This holiday season, whether you’re looking for unique cards, a knockout pair
Kelly Lotter, Nichola Moretti, Denise Ritter
of party earrings, the perfect knitted hat for a toddler, festive glasses and dishes for
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Rita Levine
your table or a homemade pie, consider shopping locally for a handcrafted item
INTERNS Hannah Diorio-Toth, Beth Rudoy
painstakingly, even lovingly, created by a local artisan.

CLERICAL ASSISTANT Marissa Lutz
photography Judy Macoskey, coordinator;
John Altdorfer, Erin Caffee, Theresa Glenn,
Michael Good, George Mendel, Katelynn Metz,
Julia O’Hara, Gene Puskar, Martha Rial
Susan Fleming Morgans
Editor in Chief
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