Macramé Hang-Ups

Craft Course Publishers - Rosemead, California - 1973

Macramé: too easy a target?

Seriously, the early 1970s color and design themes are impressive.

...As are those cutting-edge California cacti in turquoise and green.

The author:
His bio:

Bruce Morrison loves to paint and to design greeting cards, collects antiques, hopes to write and illustrate children's books, and — of course — admits to being happily "hung-up" on macramé! With his wife Dianne, who shares his interest in macramé, he created the charming swag lamp explained on page 8. He hopes you enjoy it along with the other exciting "Macramé Hang-Ups" featured in this book.

Some of the exciting hang-ups:

"This swag lamp is done in white seine twine but colorful 3-ply jute would look and work equally well."

[Click on picture to enlarge: at the bottom left of the mural, part of a "cerveza" sign is just visible.]

A dual-purpose creation:

"Here, natural jute is transformed into an impressive pool side lamp and flower holder appropriately called Night song. The muted beige pottery bell acts as a shade to conceal the lighting fixture. The macramé piece is designed so there are two areas in which to place your favorite flowers or greenery.

Besides being an ideal light for patio or pool area, it would look just as impressive at the side of the sofa in the living room."

A couple more—

"We call this hanger Oriental serenity..."

"Your boy's room gets the decorator touch when you place his fish bowl in a brown sisal hang-up accented with green jute. It's called Aquitaine..."

Some general tips:

A final treat is in store for the diligent knotter:

"Now that you've knotted a striking holder or two, you are ready to shop for appropriate pots and plants with which to decorate them."

La Cucina Del Dottor Zivago

From the introduction, or, "Antipasto Cinematografico"—

Dr. Zhivago is a film where snow and ice of old Russia are heated by four elements: the colors, love, music by Maurice Jarres, and the characters' attempts to nurture body and soul with food and drink.

This is cookery, fotoromanza style: movie stills are followed by summaries of the action, plus recipes—

An Erotic Appetizer Before the Revolution

Komarovski was a friend of Lara's deceased mother. Formally, her legal counsel, but in reality, her lover. Finding the beautiful young Larissa, he takes a step towards her and puts a thin veil over her hair. The hunter awakens in him: the enchanted girl fixed.

What is he thinking? Not one thing, but two: a night of love with an underage girl, erotica preceded by an aphrodisiac dinner.

Starter: Matrjoschka (hard-boiled eggs)
Main course: A broken heart, cooked with vegetables
Dessert: Love Nest

The recipes are quite literal: that main course is cuore di maiale [pig heart] with vegetables!

Nido D'Amore is a complicated confection: remove the contents from 6-8 eggs while leaving the shells whole; clean shells and reserve for garnishing a "nest" made of lemon cream gelatin.

This actually is a translation of a German publication. In case that explains things...

From the inside flap, other titles in the series—


I have to admit it: I do covet that La Dolce Vita cookbook!

Tiger of the Month Club: June

It's time for an early harvest of—
what else, but... tiger!

Frate Indovino, June: Sixth Soothsaying

"Some like it hot..."

This month's celestial phenomena include:

...marked sunspot activity in the first and last five days of the month; a constant electric atmospheric level above average. Disruption expected to sufferers of heart and lungs due to magnetic storms, with general mood swings possible.

--Beware, particularly, of soccer fans?

"The new secret of health from the library of Frate Indovino":

Take seeds of oats without depriving them of shell: Boil 2-3 handfulls in one and a half liters of water, reduce to 1 liter, then drink during the day. Roasted seeds are used for the preparation of a coffee laxative and are a nutritious addition to great advantage in treating hemmoroid and inflammation of the digestive system.

--Possibly soothing to the soccer fans?