tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post113512847419159342..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Elements of the HouseLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135697877626234372005-12-27T07:37:00.000-08:002005-12-27T07:37:00.000-08:00You painting is lovely. Wish you'd include if i i...You painting is lovely. Wish you'd include if i is a watercolor, oil or whatever media you painted it in. I could not determine that. It evokes thoughts of beauty, peaceful at homeness and contentment, that's what came to mind when I saw it. I paint too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135488081035011122005-12-24T21:21:00.000-08:002005-12-24T21:21:00.000-08:00Dear Lydia,I really love and appreciate your blog....Dear Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I really love and appreciate your blog. All of your writings on home, marriage and womanhood are beautiful. <BR/><BR/>Blogs like yours are important in filling the gap between modernity and traditional womanhood. If you know of any other resources, I would be interested in them. It would also be lovely if there were some type of e-mail group solely for women interested in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135225366253988482005-12-21T20:22:00.000-08:002005-12-21T20:22:00.000-08:00I notice that this painting is yours, Lady Lydia. ...I notice that this painting is yours, Lady Lydia. I like the cheerful colors and homeiness of it. Somehow although those are hills in the background, it makes me think of the sea. Thank you for posting some of your own lovely work!<BR/><BR/>I must also comment that I agree very much with not letting your "needs" grow too big. Years ago I cleaned houses and was always amazed at an elderly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135202406121261352005-12-21T14:00:00.000-08:002005-12-21T14:00:00.000-08:00Amen! After moving to a larger home from a smaller...Amen! After moving to a larger home from a smaller one, I am really noticing the difficulty in keeping the house clean and tidy at all times!!<BR/><BR/>A smaller home also aids in family togetherness - they have to spend so much time together because there is nowhere else to go, so ofcourse great discussions will ensue and bonds will be strengthened. <BR/><BR/>Lydia's home is just the perfect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135177785827197932005-12-21T07:09:00.000-08:002005-12-21T07:09:00.000-08:00Sorry, I lost a couple of comments. Feel free to p...Sorry, I lost a couple of comments. Feel free to post again!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135177656385993742005-12-21T07:07:00.001-08:002005-12-21T07:07:00.001-08:00My father always reminds me of the worth of sparta...My father always reminds me of the worth of spartan living.<BR/><BR/>Frugal living requires you to in essence, keep things simple. Don't own too many appliances, don't get too addicted to the television, forgo the super-soft back-support enhanced non-spring fibre-core mattress in favor of a simple cotton-packed bedding, eat simple foods instead of oil-rich gourmand meals, etc. My father, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1135177625539987772005-12-21T07:07:00.000-08:002005-12-21T07:07:00.000-08:00This was an excellent post! Such wise advice. As I...This was an excellent post! Such wise advice. As I get older I'm learning more to value simplicity. Another thing I would add is that don't let a room label dictate how you use a room. What I mean is that just because a room is called the 'dining room'(or whatever, I'm using this as an example) doesn't mean that you MUST use it as such. If an office or hobby room or play room would be a better Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com