Books For the Home #2

Hello Everybody,

All is well here. We are getting fog in the mornings.

In this message I talked about these books for the home:

Come On Over -- by Gooseberry Patch books

Pride and Its Prisoners--from Lamplighter book catalog

The Spirit of Loveliness by Emilie Barnes

Find them at Thrift Books and online at very thrifty prices. 

https://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search=Gooseberry%20patch%20books#b.s=mostPopular-desc&b.p=1&b.pp=50&b.oos

A layer of fog appears every morning here.

Recipes for body care (including some cosmetics) made with non-toxic ingredients, can be found in Willow and Sage publications.

This company also publishes very high quality issues with good, strong paper. Each issue is worth becoming part of your book collection.

The issue below, is full of recipes for cleaning products and other things for the home, without chemicals.

These are usually available at grocery stores and the Walmart. 

I shared how to make a sewing card and tiny books, using simple materials from the dollar store:

The clip art is from the Hobby Lobby paper craft department. 

Please enjoy listening while you do something in your home today:

You are also welcome to leave comments and if you can't navigate the comment section you can always send me an email and I'll post it for you: (no spaces) lady lydia speaks at comcast dot net.

Helpful Reading Material #1

Hello and Welcome!

Blue light comes half an hour after sunset and creates such a nice picture.

I was so pleased with the recent Victoria magazine. It was similar to the first issues back in the late 1980's with all the homey things in it, only much better. The main feature was Anne of Green Gables and Prince Edward Island.

Bookmarks I’m using from the Ephemera section of the Hob Lob:

Here are the words to the song I mentioned:

The books I spoke of today:

505 Quick Tips by Terry Willits is a book I highly recommend. Use this book as a textbook for a little scrapbook with your ideas in it. Ladies of all ages will find this book a treasure.

I know vital women who collect paper dolls. This book can give ideas of making your own, including a house to put them in.

I like this little craft book with projects that can be quickly completed, relaxing the mind for a few minutes each day.

I was given some Sumatra coffee and explained more about it.

Ladies of all ages might enjoy these Barbour Book publications which also have parchment type edges on the pages. This company publishes encouraging materials.

Please enjoy your home while you listen:

           

Conversation at Home part 4 (and Other Things)

Greetings,

I hope all is well with you at home and that you have great plans for improvement.

I managed to tidy up one corner of the Manse after busy family activities:

I have kept a few of my children's toys out just because they add a nice element to the general good feeling here at The Manse.

You can see how the wheat is doing.

This set of Miss Reed books is on Pinterest and has such pleasant covers.

Below is the blue tea I described in the video. This one is packed in Idaho:

This meme explains a lot:

An old friend created AI pictures of The Manse, showing how it could be, and I do like it so much!

The only thing I would add is more leafy trees showing the foliage behind the house.

Please enjoy your work while you listen today:

Conversation at Home Part 3

 

Hello Readers and Listeners!

Thank you for keeping in touch with me when I have not posted in awhile. I am getting more busy at home and the demands on my time have increased.  

The wild butter cup flowers are so vivid in this season.

My friend Dahlia brought me these flowers from her garden. Thank you!!!

I recently bought some peel and stick removable wall paper squares (tiles)from Dollar Tree,

to cover this box, which comes from grocery stores these days. The back peels off and the design can be applied and rearranged because it is removable. 

The back of the paper shows the various ways it can be used.

One of the things I talked about in the video was a quote from the Queen of Sheba, telling Solomon that "the half has never yet been told." In 1 Kings chapter 10.

The Queen of Sheba told King Solomon, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true...indeed, not even half was told me....you have far exceeded the report I heard."

Here is a song that bears that title:

Please enjoy your home while you listen to my report today:

Trying to post soon!!!

Dear Friends,

I’m trying to get myself situated to make another post! Thank you for being so patient.

Conversation at Home 2

The poetry I read on the video:

The Home Builders

Prayer for the Home

both by Edgar Guest, available to read here

and also here

I hope you are all doing well and have great plans.

All is well here at The Manse.

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We are having very fine weather, as Margaret would say. 

The outside colors help me plan

my indoor look.

 Occasionally for a bright change in my

sitting room, I wrap fabric around an existing cushion. 

This printed fabric  from the Hobby Lobby is often used for home decor as well as clothing.

 

I hope you can get a few things accomplished while you listen: