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Well, whaddya wanna know?  Here's the plain and simple truth:  My name is Rebekah Tennis and I love design.  I love paper, the way it feels, its weight and texture.  I love extra special touches on little things: homemade tags on gift-wrap, old stamps on an envelope, and twine on nearly everything.

My husband, business partner and all-around solid rock Matt would probably tell you that he likes tools - lots of 'em, finding the perfect way to do something, taking things apart, and precision in everything. 

So you might as well have guessed by now... we are the perfect match for an old letterpress studio. Together we farm rice and have a small but adorable two-year old son, Cameron.  This keeps us fairly busy, but whenever we have a spare moment, we crank up our 102 year old Chandler and Price platen press and pull some prints. 

There's more, oh yes, there IS more - but that's what this blog is for.  Take a look around, get to know us, our great town of Chico, California and our beautiful presses.


{ in the kitchen. }

I know, I know, I said I would have a look at our kitchen remodel today.  I am working on it, but there are more than 300 photos of the kitchen “in process” that I have to sort through to give you a proper post!  So, it’s looking like it will be a Monday excursion instead.

But, given the fall air is FINALLY crisp (a bit) around here, I think you should celebrate the changing season and make an apple tart:

apple_pie_1Roll out a crust.  You could make your own, but I don’t. I haven’t figured out how to make a good one yet, at least not one better than what Pillsbury can for me.  Now, if I were Audrey Tennis I could!  I do, however, roll the refrigerated store-bought crust out a little thinner than how they give it to you – tastes so much better this way.

apple_pie_2Drape said crust.  Pleat edges.

apple_pie_3apple_pie_4Sugar crust and add apples.  I like Gala.

apple_pie_5A few drops of lemon juice, brown sugar, and spices.  Yum.  Drizzle with melted butter. What did that take, 10 minutes at most? Bake for an hour and you’re done!

apple_pie_6Now where’s the ice cream?

Happy weekend!

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October 2, 2009 - 3:32 pm Anna Shelenski - I love how simple this pie is. It opens up for a lot of variations :) Thanks for sharing.

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