all a-twitter!

She’s talking our language!

St Augustine March 2011

Yeah, but can she fly??!

Stitchfork is now on Twitter!

Extra, Extra...

...read all about it!

Stitchfork was highlighted in the Daily Basics!

Wait, what?

You haven’t been there yet?

The Daily Basics is a web magazine that highlights short, sweet and quirky articles once a day.

What do you think—the quirky category for me?

Stop by the Daily Basics for Home Style, Life Style and You Style!

They called me a "monogramming genius"…

which has sparked a flurry of comments among my sons.

Careful guys,

or you’ll find your boxers have monograms!

in the year.....

1850

American Express was founded by

Henry Wells & William Fargo

Allan Pinkerton started what would become the

Pinkerton Detective Agency

The University of Rochester in Rochester, NY was founded

A.W. monogram was crowned with a combo of thread,

and an antique ink printers ornament from 1850.

this monogram makes me very thirsty

soooo…

we detected some A&W Root Beer...

used the American Express...

and bought a round for the gang at The U of R

Thread: .W

Ink: via Karen at The Graphics Fairy

mom...

No matter how you spell it...

M. O. M. spells MOM

Forwards…..MOM

Backwards…..MOM

Upside down…..WOW

Hope you have a WOW kind of Mother’s Day!

Pomp and Circumstance...

These two are graduating this month!

What’s this have to do with RT’s monogram?

Absolutely nothing...

except that it also seemed to have some

Pomp and Circumstance about it.

royal tattoos

Adjust your crowns and tiaras and

step into the royal tattoo parlor...

Royal tattoos you say?

Under all the pomp and royal finery,

some members of the royal court have

been getting inked dating back to the 1700’s.

King George V, his sons the Dukes of Clarence and York,

Edward VII, just to name a few

It’s even rumored that Queen Victoria had a small tattoo in

an undisclosed ‘private’ area—hmmmmm

Winston Churchill had an anchor tattoo.

And Winston’s mum had a snake tattooed around her wrist—she covered it with a specially crafted diamond bracelet when needed.

Only tats around here are the embroidered variety...

...although, it would be nice to have my

own specially crafted diamond bracelet!

Any tattoos under on your royal robes?

your home is your castle...

in days of olde, when knights were bold,

the pipes were cast of iron

Alas,

through the ages they succumbed to crumble

and Havoc reigns

but new ramparts are being built

new trenches being dug

and a new moat to stave off future invaders

even with little royal flourishes of pipe-napkin-folding

(tutorial upon request)

while the legions toil,

I’ll retreat to my tower

and continue to polish up the crown

where are those ladies-in-waiting when you need them….

Slaying any dragons this week in your castle?

The EGGcited Rooster...

a cartoon classic from 1952

starring Foghorn Leghorn, voiced by Mel Blanc

via Looney Tunes

Recently on a day-long Italian Culinary Tour with

The Fork and the Road, one of the stops was DeLallo’s.

DeLallo’s Italian Foods is a multi-generation family run business with an impressive selection of...

well, just about everything...

including Italian Eggs

Wait, what?

Mr. DeLallo, you’re pulling my Foghorn Leghorn leg right??

Nope!

The Leghorn is a breed of chicken

with origins in Tuscan, Italy.

They were imported into America in 1853 and called Italians.

The chickens are from the western edge of Tuscany,

in English also known as Leghorn.

These chicks can lay some eggs too—around 280 per year!

Who knew?!

Dear Mary of The Fork and the Road,

I hereby royally crown your Fork as a jewel of a culinary Tour!

Ciao

Had any Italian eggs lately?