tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:43:49 +0000http://homeliving.blogspot.com/LadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)Blogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4549756435290596436Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:03:00 +00002009-12-25T10:47:12.516-08:00 Winter Memories by Randy Van Beek  The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8162779891725899728Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:12:00 +00002009-12-22T08:38:57.547-08:00 Cardstock ornament or tag, displayed on a piece of silver-flecked fleece fabric that I got from the fabric store. If you like, you can enlarge this drawing and make a bigger ornament. var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; Here are the instructions for this tag or ornament. You can also enlarge it and use it as a card. http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/gift-tag-or-ornament.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8353877316488667736Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:17:00 +00002009-12-21T14:02:05.538-08:00 var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; For those who do not care to have a tree in the house this time of year, you might enjoy just filling a silver bowl, perhaps one inherited or bought at a second-hand store, with ornaments of your favorite colour, and adding some of the soft sparkly snowflakes from Dollar Tree. It gives a http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/delights-of-season.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5044875204252570800Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:59:00 +00002009-12-20T08:57:48.891-08:00 var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; Ice-Scape  Dollar Tree ornaments The birdbath idea would work even in a warm climate. Just float flowers in the water, and place it on your porch. It is a way to decorate without spending. If you need a front porch decoration and do not want to spend money or have  no time to do any thing http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/festive-ideas.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1989341797552334464Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:52:00 +00002009-12-19T13:56:55.612-08:00Painting-Inspired Dressing Woman Seated in a Forest Glade by Gyorgyi Giergl Alajos, Hungarian 1821-1863 for a detailed view of this magnificent painting, click here and then click on the painting there. http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=87577597&apnum=3371843&LinkTypeID=2&PosterTypeID=1&DestType=7&Referrer%20=http://lovelywhatevers.blogspot.com/ please click on the title and go to see a larger views of these http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/female-identity.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1907561864997476363Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:16:00 +00002009-12-16T12:13:49.095-08:00 Woodland Meadow, 1876 Is this a woman or a man, picking flowers in a field? What would an artist be inspired to paint a picture of a woman in the mannish clothing they wear today? Painting by Basile Lemeunier, French, 1852-1922 Describe the women's clothing in this painting, and contrast it to the men's clothing in the same painting. Would we be able to distinguish the men from the women http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/feminine-appearance.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-931993845126422224Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:37:00 +00002009-12-16T10:19:12.935-08:00 var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; Graceful Backhand in a Victorian Garden by Ellen H. Clapsaddle, United States, (1865-1934) (Even in sports, women and men dressed very differently) I was served at a store by someone that could not be identified as male or female.A hundred years ago, the person at the cash register would http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/female-appearance-accentuating.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5353494925954323066Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-12-05T19:15:07.899-08:00 On the Shore by Alexander Rossi British, 1840-1916 To view more Alexander Rossi paintings, go to Lovely Whatevers This painting shows the common dress of beach visitors of the 18th and 19th century. How much more picturesque the women were, with their pretty summer dresses and hats to shade their faces. Acclaimed 19th and 20th century British genre and portrait artist Alexander M. Rossi http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/at-beach.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7127103346186819715Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:34:00 +00002009-12-04T10:33:44.815-08:00 Special Moments by George Goodwin Kilburne for more by this artist, check through previous posts or go to Lovely Whatevers. http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/special-moments.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2473327729613595862Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-11-29T20:59:04.245-08:00 Helping Mother by G.W. Brownlow  (1835-1876) from Lovely Whatevers For a beautiful illustration of Proverbs 31, please go here.  var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; I like the painting, above, which shows the interior of a home, and the generations interacting. It is as it should behttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/proverbs-31-illustrated.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4406489542441705335Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +00002009-12-04T14:53:31.519-08:00            Family Gathering by Joseph Clark, British, 1824-1926 from Lovely Whatevers Please go here http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=87577597&apnum=3297936&LinkTypeID=2&PosterTypeID=1&DestType=7&Referrer%20=http://lovelywhatevers.blogspot.com/2009/11/18th-and-19th-century-interiors-and.html  and cick on the painting for a dramatic full screen view. It is so interesting to see the http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/learning-from-past.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-739766192266551999Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +00002009-11-28T20:03:11.708-08:00women staying homearchitecture Lighting the Way by Michael Humphries from Lovely Whatevers Women were created to love and guide the family. The world may march on and shout "progress!" but if the home is neglected and children are not guarded,  or divorce is rampant, it cannot be progress.  If a woman can keep house, and raise her children with good values, keeping her marriage intact, that is real progress. We will find, inhttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/importance-of-being-home.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2100905172457240103Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-11-18T09:12:49.247-08:00 Venetian Life, 1884 Rose Garlands by Frank Topham Fascination by Francesco Didoni One reason that I show the clothing of the Victorian period, was that it was the closest period to our own generation, where men and women dressed so distinctly differently. Differences in male and female clothing could be seen details such as collars, cuffs, buttons, sleeves, waists, hems, pockets, and hats.http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/clothing-of-victorian-era.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7500788729183239466Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +00002009-11-15T09:05:00.550-08:00 The Lesson by Frederico Zandomeneghi (1841-1917) Italy Below are the most requested posts on Home Living. Many of them are listed on the left side. Don't Miss Out on Real Life  - How pursuing education and careers delays marriage and childbirth. Protecting Our Daughters - Asks why we understand how to protect our most valued material posessions but fail to protect our daughters. Do What Godhttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/most-requested-post.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8228697003875734841Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:33:00 +00002009-11-12T15:23:39.893-08:00women's clothing of the 18th and 19th centuryinspiration  Morning Devotions by Edward Prentiss 1797-1854 Lessons By Helen Allingham English, 1848-1926 Read more about this artist here http://www.helenallingham.com/Helen_Biography.htm Ray of Sunlight, by Thomas Faed, Scotland,  1826-1900 Read more about this fine artist here http://www.freemanart.ca/faed.htm Blue and White, by Louise Joplin British, 1843-1933 Be sure to click on the http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-home-front.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-959685728853091368Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-12-01T09:45:19.893-08:00Painting-Inspired DressingHow homemakers dressed in the 1800'spotatoes Peeling Potatoes, by Ernest Walbourn British, 1872-1927 Potato Digging in the Kitchen Garden by William Small,  British: 1843-1929 Potato Harvest by Ernest Masson (France 19th century) Planting Potatoes by Frederick Leighton Britain, 1830-1896 Digging Potatoes by Carl Larsson,  Sweden, 1853- 1919 Digging Potatoes November 4th These are all Copyrighted photos: all rights http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/passion-for-potatoes.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2844071765585235684Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-11-03T12:37:30.488-08:00 from Country Living Magazine From Country French Magazine From Country French Magazine Susan Rios has a new painting on ebay. You can view Susan Rios art at the following places: http://www.susanriosinc.com/ , http://www.piersidegallery.com/artists/rios/ ,and http://roses-and-teacups.com/susan-rios-art.php There is a November home tour here http://theoldpaintedcottage.com/pageshttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/dressing-for-home.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-743962150790166287Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +00002009-10-28T06:47:38.286-07:00 Miss Elspeth Mallock by Edward Arthur Walton, Scotland 1860-1922 Two Girls at the Frame by Alexander Max Koester, Germany(1864-1932) The Pitcher Girl by Victor Thirion , France (1832-1878) Portrait of a Young Woman Carl Timolean Von Neff, Estonia (1805-1877) Mountaineers by Charles Edward Boutibonne France (1816-1897) In the Garden by Frederick Fursman United States, 1874-1943 http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/19th-century-clothing-from-paintings.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2774807000444137793Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:01:00 +00002009-10-15T07:28:08.483-07:00 var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; Basket of Cherries by Robert Spears Dunning (1829-1905) In the Orchard by Walter Boodle  (1859-1914) Cherry Fabric (You can click on for a larger view if you go here http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat3162&PRODID=xprd944462 Mood dressing is something women have done for yearshttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/mood-dressing.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2031492551318172889Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:17:00 +00002009-10-12T07:34:02.484-07:00 Reading (1865) by Jerry Barret The Sewing Class by Carl Frederick Aagaar1835-1895 Calico Chronicle: Texas Women and Their Fashions,  by Betty J. Mills, is a wonderful history book about the clothing of the Texas homesteading women. Calico was a fine cloth, made from cotton in  Texas. Isolated from most of the world and the fashion designers of the time,  these women made beautiful fashions http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/texas-women-and-their-fashions-1830.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3451641378322826067Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:26:00 +00002009-10-10T19:16:53.208-07:00Painting-Inspired Dressingnature inspired sewing Sitting In the Garden, by Susan Rios Susan Rios would like to expand her mailing list informing people of her painting events. To receive her newsletters, sign up here. Picking Daisies, by H. Seeger (German, 1857-1945) from http://www.lovelywhatevers.blogspot.com/ Before I complete this part of the sewing series, I want to show some planning techniques for selecting clothing, even if youhttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/once-year-planning.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4771824219893283789Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-10-28T18:03:42.846-07:00nature inspired sewingsewing hintspainting-inspired sewing "Window in the Alcove" by Susan Rios (Paintings by This Artist For sale at Ebay, Susan Rios Editions, and Chatsworth Florists) Basque Gypsy by William Adolphe (1825-1905) Notice the wonderful color choices--a combination of seafoam green or aqua and deep burgundy rose, that is rarely seen in the clothes today.  This is a print of the Victorian Crazy Quilt, made into a skirt several http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/fabrics-from-nature.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5187686869444196462Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-10-07T18:43:58.308-07:00 Baskets of Stawberries and Raspberries by Eloise Harriet Stannard (1829-1915) from http://www.lovelywhatevers.blogspot.com/ Basket of Fruit, by Elois Harriot Stannard (1829-1915) (more paintings by this artist are available at Lovely Whatevers) Today's supply of grapes, plums, and pears, ready to be made into juices, purees, and sauces. A Summer Beauty by Emile Vernon  (1872-1919) http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/fruit-of-land.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2532685067937369275Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:45:00 +00002009-10-05T16:05:21.618-07:00 var sc_project=2500714; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="ad93946a"; Welcome Home by Susan Rios (Available at Susan Rios Editions)* Preserves: cucumber relish, blackberry syrup, peach preserves. Remember how the women of the past were able to come home from church and serve a big meal to company?  I used to wonder how in the world they managed it, and why ithttp://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/09/preserving-home.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3940644150020407935Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:54:00 +00002009-09-25T09:01:14.787-07:00Painting-Inspired Dressingnature inspired sewing Raspberries in Cabbage Leaf by Eloise Harriet Stannard 1880 Check out other paintings by this 19th century artist, at allposters and other art sites online. This red rose cotton print has the lovely light green or "sage" background that reflects the colors of the vegetable garden. The color bar on the edge of the fabric is great to use on a card in your purse, whether you are using it for http://homeliving.blogspot.com/2009/09/raspberries-in-cabbage-leaf-by-eloise.htmlLadyLydiaspeaks@comcast.net (LadyLydiaSpeaks)29