All is Well

My time goes past so fast I can’t  catch up with it but I did take photos for you. 

I may be getting closer to posting and filming again.

Thank you for your patience.

Lydia Ruth 

 

Hoping to Be Here Soon!

Hello. I hope to have a nice talk for you this week.

I saved the house picture on one of my boards on Pinterest. You can access that on the sidebar. 

Some real scenes inside The Manse:

All is well.

Lydia Ruth

 

Inspire Yourself at Home

Hello Ladies,

I am making an effort to visit with you more often.

Today in the video I talked about a number of things that make being a full time homemaker worthwhile.

The books I read from are:

Chaos to Clean by Marla Cilley (Flylady and Company)

Do's and Don'ts of Yesterday by Eric Sloane (Dover Books)

Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss (Lamplighter Publishing)

Emma (Word Cloud Classics)

For the sewist among you, here is a pattern that is easy to sew,  without set-in sleeves.

A page from Do’s and Don’ts of Yesteryear by Eric Sloane

Please enjoy your homemaking while you listen:

What I wore:

Dress with jacket and apron.

Multi-age patterns dresses sewing patterns  from Etsy

Dignity and Refinement

 Thank you for your visit today. I appreciate it more than I can express! 

Today on the video I mentioned the tea that has non-toxic wrappers or bags, and the one above, has bags made of sugar cane.

 We had a light snow fall.

(This is not "real wicker"; it is vinyl.)

One of the points I made today was this:

To those who are living in less than ideal situations, or in reduced circumstances, dress with dignity. Do not call attention to your situation in a negative way. Dress as though you are rising above discouragement. Simply be neat and clean well put together. 

 If you will be absorbed in caring for your appearance and self-improvement, as well as keeping your dwelling in excellent condition, you will not notice the circumstances as often. 

In time, there will be whole days so filled with things to do and think about that you make your dwelling a glorious place that angels might look in on with envy. 

  If you will become interested in learning about things, and develop a curriculum for yourself, you will be able to live outside of your situation and have a very abiding sense of well-being and happiness.

Self improvement in things like self control and kindness and responsibility— that will always rise above circumstances. 

If you need more edifying regarding your current situation, listen to

When Queens Ride By

I saw this once when I was about 10 years old on a Loretta Young Show episode but it has never been released to the public, for obvious reasons which you'll know after you listen to it.

I read these poems:

Don't Quit

The Man Who Thinks He Can

The Brighter Side

The Choices

Courage

The Joyous Gifts

The author of most of these on the list is Edgar A. Guest

Please enjoy your home while you listen today.

Video Soon…

These are real flowers sent from a lovely lady via pro-flowers. They’ve looked fresh since the middle of December. I had been putting them in a cold area at night . 

I am looking forward to our talk sometime today  and I am hoping to have videos more often.  I have so many things to share in the valuable and high honor of being a worker and keeper at home. 

 

Aspire at Home

Thank you for stopping buy to visit. I appreciate it so much.

The photo, above, is to show a few things that can be done without much money, or even using free things. Cotton knit sheet sets which can be stretched over a worn out chair and couch, can coordinate and protect furniture. The blanket and table cover are two pieces of fabric, folded and draped. Florals can be hand made from free instructions in books and online, made from fabric or tissue paper.

                          No-sew fabric-covered cushions

Old magazines with colors that look good with the fabrics can be used as part of the decor.

What I wore. 

The catalog I showed in the video is HERE, which shows various couch covers similar to the way we draped our furniture to protect it:

Tilda sewing and craft books inspire creativity for the home.

To make this decorative cushion, I machine-washed and dried a worn-out bed pillow and wrapped a piece of fabric around it (this was previously fabric in a dress), and tied it together in the back. 

I found this cute kitchen picture on Pinterest. I hope you'll visit my Pinterest page here.

Be sure to listen, with your sons and daughters, to "When Queens Ride By."

I found this plaid dress at the Dillards website and imitated it with some cotton flannel:

The poems I read on this video:

Sermons We See

Prayer for the Home

A Vow

Greatness

Find some of the Edgar A. Guests poems I read, by entering the name of the poem in the search area HERE.

The scripture I read was I Thessalonians 4:11-12.

I contains the Koine Greek word "aspire" which means to ambitiously and eagerly seek something of high value.

These verses have a helpful recipe for daily life.

I hope you enjoy being home while you listen:

Busy at Home

Today's fog view produced this vivid sunset:

I am so happy you came to visit today and I hope it is edifying!! I've very encouraged when you listen and leave your thoughts in a comment here.

I ordered some paper teacups with handles from the web and 

was so pleased with them. They worked well. Acquire these by doing a web search for paper teacups with handles . These are sometimes listed as party supplies. 

I sent my visitors off with a tray ala Lady Harriot in her carriage. Affectionate devotees of Wives and Daughters will remember that scene of someone serving her a refreshment on a tray through the window of her carriage. I got a kick out of reenacting that scene with hot tea, using these paper cups:

I shared from my recent Eric Sloane book the origin of the dollar sign.

I also did a brief review of a girls activity book. There is a boys book like this you can order, and there are several publishers with different covers.

I always suggest that older women read and do the activities in these books, because they benefit greatly  from doing the things they were not given the opportunity to do when they were growing up. Also, its very edifying and restoring to do everything you want your own children to do. 

You could get a scrapbook or journal book and paste in all the handicrafts shown in this book. I am planning to do this, myself.

I made this video for my laid-up, shut-in friends who are recovering from illness and not getting around much.  If you are one of them, this is a good time to get re-acquainted with the video version of Wives and Daughters. You can watch it free on Dailymotion.com 

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Check around Dailymotion for other channels that have the complete video series and try to watch them in order. 

You can also order a dvd set for yourself online.

Please enjoy being home while you listen:

 

       

 For Edgar Guest poetry books GO HERE

I read these poems by Edgar Guest, which you may also find printed online.

At The Door

The Real Successes

When Mother Cooked With Wood

The Home Builders

I tried this fitness move for arm fitness.

Here is a very good physician I have been listening to, regarding easy steps to better health.

Dignity in Dress and Speech, and Other Things at Home

Greetings Dear Friends,

We are having very fine fog today. 

Thank you for coming today. I spoke at length on the video about dignity in speech and clothing at home, and read poetry. I left out most of the things I listed to say, which gives me a chance to do another video.

I have combined herbs to make a feel better tea,

and selected food without an ingredient list:

I tried this coffee and highly recommend it. 

These teas I sampled during the last month:

I wonder if I should even bother to say it rains all the time here:

I read the following, which was attributed to a Confederate soldier. It has been in church bulletins over the years:

I asked God for strenth

That I might achieve;

I was made weak

That I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health

That I might do greater things;

I was given infirmity

That I might do better things.

I asked for riches

That I might be happy;

I was given poverty

That I might be wise.

I asked for power

That I might have the praise of men;

I was given weakness

That I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things

That I might enjoy life;

I was given life

That I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I asked for,

Bust everything that I hoped for;

Almost, despite myself, my unspoken prayers

were answered.

I am among all men, most richly blessed.

 

The Edgar Guest poems I read were:

Good Enough

My Goals

Just Folks

Who is Your Boss

A List of his poetry can be found HERE

The lady I like to watch who does a lot of homestead type things, has a good video on 

HERBS HERE.  

Enjoy my PINTEREST collection of fantastic things I'll never acquire (and don't have to clean!)

I hope you can get a few things done around the house while you listen:

My word today is HINGED , as opposed to UN-HINGED and here are the words:

H - Happiness

I -  Innovation, Inspiration

N - Noble

G - Gratitude

E -  Elegant, Excellence

D -  Delight

Thank you for all you do for me!

Encouraging Female Politicians to Dress With the Dignity of Their Offices 

I encourage all conservative female politicians in the Congress and in public eye to show less bare skin and wear more business attire designed with dignity and, with less attraction to things besides their cognitive abilities.

 Why is it that the Democrat women tend to dress more conservatively in  modest suits befitting the solemnity of the office, while conservative women are more flamboyant and immodest? 

I implore you all to be a better example and influence in your appearance. Conservatives claim to be more in line with religious values and it would seem to follow that they are more conservative in appearance. 

We would be all in an uproar if the men showed up in Congress in sleeveless clothes not buttoned to their necks, or short pants. The men know how to properly cover themselves. 

Women in politics have the money to do better in their attire. Of course I pray our president’s wife and female family members will also consider this. It is not necessary to be stuck in the 1960’s cultural revolution with the mini this and mini that and the barest essentials. There are good clothes still available that are appropriate for our times.

 Ladies when you consider buying a dress, make sure to buy the WHOLE dress, not one with all the holes in it or missing parts. 

This sounds incredible to people who have grown up trying to look sexy instead of serious, but serious can be attractive. A clever designer who could tap into this field of female dignity and respect could be at the head of a great movement. MAGA and modest too.