tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post3103230716773854824..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Homes as ArtLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40010521465768470722010-04-24T18:54:24.967-07:002010-04-24T18:54:24.967-07:00I really like the apple blossoms! Ours are bloomin...I really like the apple blossoms! Ours are blooming here and it reminds me of home.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356420873078531863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11419835104324442042010-04-21T19:56:45.891-07:002010-04-21T19:56:45.891-07:00Years ago I heard several women comment about maki...Years ago I heard several women comment about making what you can see out your windows beautiful. That is so true. What you see outside the kitchen and other windows does make your home more peaceful and beautiful. Think of the view when planning plantings or aranging the patio or porch furnishings etc. I do not use pale pastel colors inside my home but love them on the porch and those colorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52306781515967682932010-04-20T15:52:40.916-07:002010-04-20T15:52:40.916-07:00Well, I stumbled across the information on hedgero...Well, I stumbled across the information on hedgerows because I was interested in having my garden be natural, with the proper balance of bugs, worms, predators, etc. The ones in Europe are centuries old, I imagine, and go along with old method of farming, which was of course organic and worked with, rather than against, nature. The thing about a hedgerow is that it is a strip of absolutely wild Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37495998373111965522010-04-20T08:13:31.824-07:002010-04-20T08:13:31.824-07:00I used to live in England, and there are still a l...I used to live in England, and there are still a lot of places that look like this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56887980759359052702010-04-20T06:15:42.233-07:002010-04-20T06:15:42.233-07:00I have a laurel hedge but do not know how to multi...I have a laurel hedge but do not know how to multiply it and create more hedge around the place. I would like to create a walking garden with more landscape interest, on a flat land. I think hedges and bushes would be the answer but I would like to do it without spending money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63783640952120701632010-04-20T04:56:41.871-07:002010-04-20T04:56:41.871-07:00In new Zealand, the hedge rows are incredible!! Es...In new Zealand, the hedge rows are incredible!! Especially on the south Island!! they are mighty stands of trees, all trimmed and clipped to perfection (they've designed a special agricultural machine to do this(gives perfect results). In Australia. In our home, my husband loves the way our melalucha (paper bark tree) and marayia have interlaced at canapy level, forming a huge wild arch over Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26654259541701849232010-04-20T04:42:23.321-07:002010-04-20T04:42:23.321-07:00Emmarinda, I would be very interested in learning...Emmarinda, I would be very interested in learning about the hedgerows in England. In the book, "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell, hedgerows are an important part of Margaret's journey back to her childhood home.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25265066249213311692010-04-19T18:39:04.014-07:002010-04-19T18:39:04.014-07:00As Anonymous 11:39 says, landscaping in the yard d...As Anonymous 11:39 says, landscaping in the yard does make all the difference. There is a narrow ditch that runs along the back of our property, right behind our stockade fence. On the other side are other homes, rather close, due to the fact that our yards are kind of shallow. It took us awhile, but we eventually planted four black Japanese pines on the inside of the fence (got them quite small Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82105430802621462812010-04-19T11:39:49.940-07:002010-04-19T11:39:49.940-07:00I lived in Germany growing up, and there wasn'...I lived in Germany growing up, and there wasn't a home, anywhere that we went sightseeing, that didn't have big window boxes full of geraniums. I remember them being everywhere. <br /><br />It was common to see women wearing the traditional "dirndl" dress. This was the early 80's. <br /><br />I have a backyard that is so bleak and depressing. This is the first year we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68567205747124366492010-04-17T23:18:16.249-07:002010-04-17T23:18:16.249-07:00I think the biggest joke is that while the world p...I think the biggest joke is that while the world prates on about how nobody lives like this anymore, or ever did, we just keep on living our "stay-at-home" lives, doing and enjoying all the activities that our "mythical" fore-mothers did. Ha, ha! We might not have a thatched roof, or a home in the country, but we can strive to maintain a cheery atmosphere and rich home life Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-33398489820716849942010-04-17T23:18:16.248-07:002010-04-17T23:18:16.248-07:00I think the biggest joke is that while the world p...I think the biggest joke is that while the world prates on about how nobody lives like this anymore, or ever did, we just keep on living our "stay-at-home" lives, doing and enjoying all the activities that our "mythical" fore-mothers did. Ha, ha! We might not have a thatched roof, or a home in the country, but we can strive to maintain a cheery atmosphere and rich home life Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37757973052557750742010-04-17T07:25:26.461-07:002010-04-17T07:25:26.461-07:00Dear Lady Lydia
Thanks to all you ladies who pray...Dear Lady Lydia<br /><br />Thanks to all you ladies who prayed regarding home educating freedom in the UK. The proposed law was not passed; the Prime Minister called an election and so there was no time for further business. For now, our freedom to home educate has been preserved. <br /><br />Pray that the election produces a result that favours home educators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66818885814872107622010-04-17T07:25:26.462-07:002010-04-17T07:25:26.462-07:00Dear Lady Lydia
Thanks to all you ladies who pray...Dear Lady Lydia<br /><br />Thanks to all you ladies who prayed regarding home educating freedom in the UK. The proposed law was not passed; the Prime Minister called an election and so there was no time for further business. For now, our freedom to home educate has been preserved. <br /><br />Pray that the election produces a result that favours home educators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59007130023356613112010-04-16T19:09:46.131-07:002010-04-16T19:09:46.131-07:00I cannot say more than what others have written he...I cannot say more than what others have written here...except to nod in agreement with them all. The paintings tug at my heart.<br />L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8840433445527295532010-04-16T17:54:10.358-07:002010-04-16T17:54:10.358-07:00Dear Lydia,
Thank you, today and in many posts, fo...Dear Lydia,<br />Thank you, today and in many posts, for moments of peace and inspiration. Your blog reminds me to keep faith and family at the forefront, no matter what tomorrow may bring! These lovely paintings remind me to keep my own home as my art! <br />Thanks, <br />LLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83293496368742498352010-04-16T12:40:29.023-07:002010-04-16T12:40:29.023-07:00True there is lots of ugliness in the world and it...True there is lots of ugliness in the world and it can be very hard to endure it, but God has allowed his word to encourage us. <br /><br />These lovely paintings remind me of the scripture Phil.4:8 where we are told to think on whatever is true, noble, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.<br /><br /> Thank you Lydia for sharing and posting. I have been blessed today. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-88276247248124812232010-04-16T11:30:14.247-07:002010-04-16T11:30:14.247-07:00These paintings, and your words, have been and enc...These paintings, and your words, have been and encouragement to me this morning. Thank you. <br />RosemaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9030629988464404672010-04-16T09:57:27.715-07:002010-04-16T09:57:27.715-07:00It is true that many people have not really experi...It is true that many people have not really experienced a true home. We can influence the world for Christ by building strong, happy, Christian homes filled with simple beauty and we can invite lonely people in to experience at least an evening in a home.<br /><br />deep within each of us is a longing for a home; a heavenly home where we will feast at a beautiful banquet table with our bridegroom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31401441376667497052010-04-16T09:43:51.399-07:002010-04-16T09:43:51.399-07:00I have more beautiful paintings to show here and h...I have more beautiful paintings to show here and hope to post them soon. If we have these painting around us, we cannot help but want to admire the things they represent: home, house, family, Biblical values, the old paths, where the good walk is.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68125647718219952032010-04-16T09:34:11.393-07:002010-04-16T09:34:11.393-07:00Lady Lydia,
I always love the pictures you post, a...Lady Lydia,<br />I always love the pictures you post, and the strong evidence they give of home as a *lovely* place. There is a reason for such sayings as "Home is where the heart is." and "There's no place like home." There is a reason everyone longs for the innocence of childhood and cherishes the memories (if they are fortunate enough to have them) of the comforts and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19378642795245991752010-04-16T08:47:13.291-07:002010-04-16T08:47:13.291-07:00Lydia,
To those naysayers that believe the world ...Lydia,<br /><br />To those naysayers that believe the world depicted in such paintings is mere fantasy or contrivance, they ought to travel around their own country, be it England or France, for instance, and see the villages, the homes, the churches, the gardens that still exist! Ludlow, Tewksburry, Oxfordshire in the UK, for instance, and unnumbered villages and towns throughout France and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66334244932477304242010-04-16T07:34:56.062-07:002010-04-16T07:34:56.062-07:00Oh, I love these!Oh, I love these!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65182313339092957322010-04-16T06:52:16.847-07:002010-04-16T06:52:16.847-07:00To the first Anonymous of the day here: whoever yo...To the first Anonymous of the day here: whoever you are I thank you for these words.<br /><br />You are right: in the midst of turmoil, his soul brought forth the action to paint these things. Almost all the painters featured here lived in terrible times, yet recorded a beauty for us to see later. Interesting, is it not, that the very thing the enemies of the home want to destroy, are the things Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83183368129952275562010-04-16T06:32:50.861-07:002010-04-16T06:32:50.861-07:00Lydia,
Absolutely Gorgeous!! Your descriptions a...Lydia,<br /><br />Absolutely Gorgeous!! Your descriptions are delightful!! Oh, for the day when this upside down world in which we live will be righted; Oh for the day when once again artists will be inspired to commit to canvas the likes of these again!! Andthose who create the sanctuary of home within such wonderful dwellings. This man lived through two world wars and a global depression; Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com