Friday, June 27, 2025

Books For Home (# 3)


We are having very nice weather.

I was amused at what happened to this lawn chair which I have left in one place all year. The sage plant grew through the boards and covered the chair like a fragrant cushion.

It stopped raining for a day so that I could get a picture for you.

Some of the books I reported on today:

May 2021 Country Living Magazine could be used for a homemakers scrapbook, as it has some nature-to-house ideas.

Cottage Core by Daisy Oakley has seasonal projects, which are useful as homemaking assignments for those in your care, or for yourself. It is satisfyingly creative. 
Home Warming by Emilie  Barnes, with illustrations by Susan Rios is a delightful book that contains a lot of core values regarding the home. If you are homeschooling, go for the gift books rather than the school books, if you want more delight in your learning. Look for good or excellent quality used editions of these books at Thrift Books, Abe Books and other book stores online.

Hair clips I have been wearing are from the Hobby Lobby, all under $3.00. 




I have made a set of nesting trays by covering corrugated cardboard boxes with the peel and stick waterproof "wallpaper" panels from Dollar Tree. I'm trying this on notebook covers, and recovering old books with it.  The removable panels also give a nice new look to old shelves.

I hope you enjoy today's review of books for the home.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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. 


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.

Friday, June 20, 2025

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:

           

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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: