Þórarinn B. Þorláksson (1867-1924), The Artist’s Home (1924), media not known, 35 x 25 cm, location not known. Wikimedia Commons.
Until relatively recently, Icelandic society was very traditional, and even homes in the city were decorated in more traditional style. Þórarinn’s glimpse into The Artist’s Home (1924) shows this well.
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Thank you for another uplifting and encouraging episode of Homemaker radio! Blessings.
Dear Lydia,
I trust you had a blessed Resurrection Day! I made an Easter brunch for my family, and I listened to one of the blogs you listed on your sidebar. There I obtained a delicious recipe for Resurrection rolls using frozen bread dough. It was a hit!
Today I enjoyed your talk about your formative years growing up in Alaska and breathing in the glorious gift of God’s fresh, clean air. I also loved when you shared stories about your Canadian born mother. It sounds like you had a godly heritage. Thank you for sharing those delightful snippets from your childhood memories.
I awoke to about 5 inches of snow this morning. Previous to this, the crocuses were all up and in full bloom. Many daffodils and hyacinth and alliums were on the way as well. We will see how they survive and endure the cold temperatures this week.
I am staying away from all mainstream media and being productive. Thanks for all the encouragement there.
Because He lives, we can face tomorrow; and life is worth the living just because He lives.
Blessings,
Holly
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I too am an unbeliever.
The writing is on the wall, so to speak.
I truly enjoyed your reading to us. You look so pretty in pink!
I cleaned and swept the kitchen while listening. I am hoping to catch up on the next one ( video) this evening.
God bless you and your readers💐
Mrs.O
Lydia, please forgive me, but this comment is going to be book-length. :) There were so many things I wanted to mention as I was listening, that I started jotting them down.
While I listened to this talk I swept and tidied my bedroom, got dressed, folded a load of laundry, and then warmed up a variety of different leftovers for lunch for my children and myself.
First of all, this talk was wonderful! It was from April 11th and today is the 28th so I am quite late, but I'm glad I didn't skip over this one. I really loved everything you read to us. I especially like the idea of beginning the talk with a Bible verse and an inspiring poem, and I hope you do more of that in the future.
I appreciate the suggestion to spend 2 minutes reading the Bible for every 1 minute of media consumption. That's brilliant, and I think I will aim for that. This would have always been a good rule, but especially right now, when most of what the media is feeding us is downright poisonous to the soul.
From what you describe, it sounds like the situation in Oregon is more pleasant than it is here in Ontario, where the lockdown has been quite stringent. Everyone is so terrified by the media that when I am in the grocery store, very few people will even look at me when I try to smile at them - everyone is shuffling about with head down, as if even looking at another person is dangerous! How terrible for everyone's health to be in such a state of fear. And the authorities are adding to the panic. Earlier in the month I read a story about a family in Oakville, Ontario, that was fined $800 by a police officer for roller-blading in a completely empty parking lot of a closed sports-complex. I've also heard about people in my area being fined for having gatherings at their homes. People here are being told to call the police if they see more than 5 people together in one place! And people are doing it! Let me tell you, on Sunday my husband went for a walk with the kids and saw our neighbour with a small group of friends over in their yard. You'd better believe we did NOT call the police on them - what kind of neighbour does that?
I have more to say but I'm going to stop here because Blogger won't let me make a comment that's too long! I'll finish the rest in another comment.
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I loved what you said about the air being sweet up in Alaska. I think I know what you mean, because the few times I visited northern Ontario, which is forest as far as the eye can see, I found the same thing, that the air was downright delicious. I hope that some day I'll have an opportunity to read your book, as it sounds like a charming read. I love books about real-life adventures like that. Recently, I read a book called Nothing to Do But Stay: My Pioneer Mother, which I think you would like. It was a daughter recollecting her childhood memories of living on a homestead in North Dakota in a Norwegian community.
I loved the reading about Iceland so much! It was fascinating and very charming. I too giggled at that one sentence with bad syntax, though. :) Only a few weeks ago I discussed that very grammatical issue with my 15 year old in school. Anyway, isn't it amazing that such high quality and morally inspiring materials used to be used in public schools? I have a few old Ontario readers from around 1900 or so, and I was amazed at how much of the material within is designed to inspire hard work, good Christian morals, and also intense patriotism and pride in our European ancestors, all ideas which have disappeared from the school system. One of the school books I have even features Bible stories, amazing!
Speaking of books, I love Anne of Green Gables too, and I have almost all of LM Montgomery's books. My favourites are a two-part series, Pat of Silver Bush and Mistress Pat. Both books center around Pat's intense love of her home, a farm in PEI called Silver Bush. I think you would like these books, and they have a very happy and romantic ending.
Lastly, I too have become a staunch unbeliever in the media. I can hardly believe the outright lies that I have seen them printing in the last little while. For example, I recently saw a headline from a Canadian site that a Canadian actor on Broadway had his leg amputated due to covid-19. When you read the article, the amputation had nothing to do with covid-19 at all, but it was due to some bizarre reaction he had to a particular drug that was given to him while he was sick. Yet the media lies to make things much scarier than they really are. It's appalling.
I guess that's it for now. Thanks for reading down this far! :)
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