About one year ago, Kelli explained to me what she had in mind for Seasonal Delights. It would be a newsletter of projects and recipes, a collection of old-fashioned activities for girls to share with their mothers. She had been planning it for a while, and the idea had already evolved from a regular get-together with some ladies from church into a newsletter. Combined with my own background in publishing and our combined tendency toward over-achievement, the idea grew still further, and in September 2007, we published the first quarterly issue of Seasonal Delights.

The concept changed still further between that issue and the next, even doubling in size, but we have now delivered a full year of seasonal projects and recipes, and it is time to end.
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We’re kicking off An Old Fashioned Summer with Strawberry Lovers Pie!

Strawberries, chocolate and cream cheese combine for a beautiful pie just in time for summer. Mrs. T from Across My Kitchen Table kindly shared this recipe with us.

I’m not sure the best way to bring this up, so I just will: we (Kelli and I) need to figure out whether we’re going to keep Seasonal Delights going.

Don’t get me wrong: we love it! But it’s a lot of hard work, so if we’re going to keep this up, we need to know that people are going to commit to financing the operation going forward.
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I really dislike email mailing lists. Specifically, I dislike syncing them up with the main SDQuarterly server, worrying about whether the server is having email trouble, and of course, wondering whether we’re sending out too many (or too few) emails.

There may be other things I don’t like, but those are the top three!

Some people have updated their email addresses on the main site, but of course, those changes don’t automatically propagate to the email list software like they should. Conversely, some people have updated their email addresses on the email list software, but those changes don’t propagate, either. Sigh.

Anyway, the plan was to send out an email on Tuesday or so, explain that the print editions are now available. Then there’s another email scheduled for next week with information on how we’re going to handle subscription renewals, since we’ve delivered the four issues we committed to in the beginning and are having to make some tough choices going forward. Now, though, it looks like it will be one email between the two, and probably still with some out-of-date emails on the list.

Sorry.

Aloha! I’m Phillip, and I’m taking over this blog.

Well, okay, strictly speaking, I’ve been writing almost every post all along, but I’ve always done so from the standpoint of the editorial “we.” No longer! Now I write as “Phillip,” and Kelli shouldn’t be blamed for anything I say.

So here’s the straight scoop on things related to printing, the stuff you might never hear from any editorial “we.”
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At long last, we’ve finally ironed out the wrinkles (we hope!) and are able to offer all issues of Seasonal Delights in print!

The printing is done by Lulu.com, and the results look great! Just click on a cover image to go to the Lulu.com ordering page for that issue.

The price for the 46-page issues (Winter 2007, Spring 2008, and Summer 2008) is $16.95, though current subscribers get a $3 discount per issue. The price for the 20-page issue (Autumn 2007) is $12.95, though current subscribers get a $2 discount off of that.

To find out if you’re a logged in subscriber, just check the sidebar, which now tells you either ‘You are logged in’ or ‘You are not logged in’.

The Summer 2008 issue of Seasonal Delights is here, just in time for summer!

The Summer 2008 issue is 46 pages and contains more than 280 full-color photos (and no, still no advertising)! There is also one page of templates.

Please do not forward your copy of Seasonal Delights to anyone. Print copies will be available soon, and individual issues are available for purchase as e-books!

To download the Summer 2008 issue, you must be logged in at SDQuarterly.com as a current subscriber. Check the sidebar! If it says ‘Members’ please log in. If it says ‘Member Panel’ and ‘Welcome,’ then you’re ready to download.

Download the magazine: Seasonal Delights, Summer 2008 (9.5MB)
Download the templates: Template, Spring 2008 (48KB)

Please drop by the Seasonal Delights Forum and let us know what you think, and check back here often in the coming weeks for details on fun summer plans and exciting changes at sdquarterly.com.

- Phillip

June is here, and tomorrow, June 2, we will be releasing Seasonal Delights, Summer 2008, the fourth quarterly issue of Seasonal Delights.

With one year complete, we’ve got some exciting ideas we’re working on, and many fun changes are coming. I’ll be trying to communicate with you in some detail in coming weeks, so please check back often!

- Phillip

Add a special touch to your dinner table with these easy homemade napkin rings.

This is a wonderful and fresh summertime alternative to a dinner salad.