tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post116285062545142931..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Getting a Feel for Home DecoratingLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163863833094156982006-11-18T07:30:00.000-08:002006-11-18T07:30:00.000-08:00The reason there are no new articles is that the b...The reason there are no new articles is that the blogger system will not let me post and will not take my name and password. The blogger will not answer my emails or my complaints.Hopefully it will be straightened out soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163643758497545282006-11-15T18:22:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:22:00.000-08:00A fond memory I hold in my heart is of a young mar...A fond memory I hold in my heart is of a young married couple who extended a dinner invitation to us. They had, as yet, acquired no furniture. <BR/>They draped a large cardboard box with fabric and served us a fantastic meal. What pleased me most was the fact that they did not apologize or seem at all embarrassed by the setting. How many times I have not invited someone in to a meal because Poiemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489206160043679037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163189999384690182006-11-10T12:19:00.000-08:002006-11-10T12:19:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, I did something a little out of the ...Lady Lydia,<BR/> I did something a little out of the ordinary, but, it surprised me at how pleased it made me feel. Reading about the home and feeding our family well, stirred some of my sentimental feelings. All my married life, I have always missed my own Mother's cookbook. It wasn't a partciularly grand cookbook, but some type of comfort in using it, being the cookbook that I knew for all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163166427364823562006-11-10T05:47:00.000-08:002006-11-10T05:47:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia,Thank you for your encouraging blog. I...Lady Lydia,<BR/>Thank you for your encouraging blog. I always have a nice tablecloth on our dining room table and table scarves on all the end tables and coffee tables. We keep our home 'cool' (62 degrees) because of high heating costs, so there are always beautiful shawls or quilts draped over a rocking chair and easy chair in our living room. Not only are they practical for visitors and mamajulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398745711327972036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163121244382273102006-11-09T17:14:00.000-08:002006-11-09T17:14:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, I am quick to tell someone that I cann...Lady Lydia, I am quick to tell someone that I cannot decorate to save my life. Clean a home? Sure, but decorate? Oh my!! The mere words scare me! LOL!!<BR/><BR/>But... I think I can actually put these ideas into practice!! These seem simple enough for even me!!! Just draping fabric? How clever!!<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I can drape it correctly!! LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>His,<BR/>Mrs. Utheupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923593457352365778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163003651045020832006-11-08T08:34:00.000-08:002006-11-08T08:34:00.000-08:00Thanks so much, Lydia. I have to remember that no...Thanks so much, Lydia. I have to remember that not everyone has young children. I'm glad to know I'm not depriving them of beauty and my things on the walls are OK. Hard not to compare myself at times....... though I don't most of the time. Thanks again!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963404890327992253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163002653098546012006-11-08T08:17:00.000-08:002006-11-08T08:17:00.000-08:00Tablecloths like this are not a good idea when lit...Tablecloths like this are not a good idea when little children are present in a home. They are tempted to pull it down and can hurt themselves. When my children were little, I had nothing on the tables, and my decorating went up on the walls--shelves, pictures, mirrors and candle sconces. This made the home pretty without having to worry about the children getting ahold of the wrong thing. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1163000345839410722006-11-08T07:39:00.000-08:002006-11-08T07:39:00.000-08:00I long for my home to look like this! I have it p...I long for my home to look like this! I have it pretty simple and unlcuttered.....not too much around other than a few things on the wall. Wild little boys and *dog* tend to demolish everything in sight...so I go the little is best route.....but I crave the comfort in the picture....I know I should just start small, with a tablecloth or something and train train train. Did you all have your Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963404890327992253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162913218978396162006-11-07T07:26:00.000-08:002006-11-07T07:26:00.000-08:00Yes I believe it was from Catherine Beecher's home...Yes I believe it was from Catherine Beecher's homemaking book of the 1800's.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162889709922410722006-11-07T00:55:00.000-08:002006-11-07T00:55:00.000-08:00I so agree with what you and Susan said. My dad is...I so agree with what you and Susan said. My dad is an upholsterer and furniture maker it is so nice to make new form old with the hellp of a little hard work and some pretty fabric...and it's not as difficulat as people think.<BR/><BR/>Is the book you described by Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe?Isabella in the 21st Centuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477890093845193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162903081318048562006-11-07T04:38:00.000-08:002006-11-07T04:38:00.000-08:00How true...makes me want to learn to sew!Meanwhile...How true...makes me want to learn to sew!<BR/>Meanwhile I might make a trip to the fabric store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162856803924382702006-11-06T15:46:00.000-08:002006-11-06T15:46:00.000-08:00Susan your sight is really nice!Susan your sight is really nice!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162856650595091782006-11-06T15:44:00.000-08:002006-11-06T15:44:00.000-08:00This is so true! I love using fabric, it's so ver...This is so true! I love using fabric, it's so versatile and pretty!Susan Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270826218826775730noreply@blogger.com