Preparation in the Home

Hello Ladies

Today can be good for all of us in the home. 

It requires thinking on things that are lovely. Sometimes, looking at a few pictures is helpful.

This is the scene today from my front window. Could it possibly be anywhere else? I 'spect it might be mistaken for a number of places, due to the overcast condition of the sight.

I have revisited the paintings of Edmund B. Leighton (English, 1852-1922).

These two paintings depict women with sewing. I spoke a little bit about

the advantages of hand sewing, in this broadcast.

 Leighton had such an interesting life: he quietly and privately painted, while the world was in turmoil. I always thought this was profound: if you have a home to look after, do it whatever the condition of the world is, and refuse to allow its upheaval to shake you.

Before Leighton became known as an artist, he studied architecture. Most of his paintings have the beautiful architecture somewhere in the background. 

Many of the biographies of his career report that his wife helped him by sewing a mannequin, or a stuffed doll, with costumes  and cloaks for him to use as a model for his paintings of the historic past. He was living in the early 1900’s but his scenes depicted more idyllic times previous to his own.

A Quiet Moment

by Edmund Blair Leighton

On the Threshold 

by Edmund Blair Leighton

A friend of ours hiked the Appalachian Trail and has sent us some photographs. This is one of an old stone and brick house. The sign on it said it once belonged to George Washington.  The Appalachian Mountains and Trail covers the states:

New Hampshire

Maine

Vermont

Massachusetts 

Connecticut 

New York 

New Jersey

Pennsylvania 

Ohio

Maryland

West Virginia 

Virginia

Kentucky 

Tennessee 

North Carolina 

Mississippi 

Georgia

Alabama 

The trail goes through the original 13 colonies of New England and the mountains cover other states. 

In this broadcast I shared a letter from a grandchild, and showed 
The English Cottage publication, by Victoria Classics,

I also read from The Jane Austen Diet about the beliefs the Regency world had about keeping the mind calm. I listed a few things ladies used to consistently indulge in to keep the mind-body balance and create a sense of well-being. 

I also read from Scones and Tea (by Teatime Magazine)

about the Smith-Byrd House bed/breakfast/tea room

I will be reading from this book in future broadcasts, and next time will be about a tea room in Kentucky.

If you'd like to make a contribution, you are welcome to put something in the PayPal account on the left on this blog, or email me for my address: ladylydiaspeaks@comcast.net

Please practice a few calming things that I have suggested, and make note of the effect it has, whether it is beneficial.

Please pray for me that I can get here more often to talk to you. I have so many notes and never find time to read them to you.

I hope this broadcast is helpful in your routine at home today: