tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post8022442389641961233..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Do It YourselfLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79768891897948098752020-05-06T21:16:59.149-07:002020-05-06T21:16:59.149-07:00This newsletter thing is very interesting and calm...This newsletter thing is very interesting and calming too. I always look forward to Wednesday because that is when I do my newsletter. I only make a couple of copies but its such a nice time of getting my thoughts together and putting something on paper. I like your garden sketch idea. Be sure to save a copy of every issue. You'll want to keep them all in a folder and look at them later.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22239374763501911652020-05-06T21:14:55.238-07:002020-05-06T21:14:55.238-07:00Dear Lydia,
After listening to your last radio tal...Dear Lydia,<br />After listening to your last radio talk, which was helpful in many ways, I created my first newsletter today. <br />Recently my grandchildren sent colorful drawings of their garden- bed plans, so I used the garden as the theme of my newsletter in response back to them. <br />Perhaps I spent more time than I should have on it but I had so much fun searching in my books for ideas, Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38970499042446952902020-05-06T08:57:32.513-07:002020-05-06T08:57:32.513-07:00Laura Lane, that's a good idea. I also have so...Laura Lane, that's a good idea. I also have some old thrift store sheets stuffed in the top of my closet (I buy them as cheap cotton fabric) and I wonder if I have any that are thick enough to make into a summer skirt. I use thrift store sheets for lots of things - most of the curtains in my house are made from them. :) Laura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-6659712452212005952020-05-05T21:05:32.124-07:002020-05-05T21:05:32.124-07:00Hello Laura Jeanne,
I find that the library and t...Hello Laura Jeanne,<br /> I find that the library and thrift stores are what I miss most as well! May I suggest you look at your clothing and see if there is anything you can alter, take it etc? Sometimes we can repurpose things. I made a skirt simply by taking two lengths of fabric, sewing seems at sides and putting in an elastic waste. In fact, it was a piece of elastic that came from another Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39992707768588914652020-05-05T17:32:30.731-07:002020-05-05T17:32:30.731-07:00Hello, dear Lydia!
I would like to thank you for t...Hello, dear Lydia!<br />I would like to thank you for the reference to historical brides books! I have been wating something like that for a very long time. For so many years I have been reading non fiction and plenty of health books, I just wanted something light, clean, easy to read.<br /><br />Funny ladies would criticize yet watch movies/ t.v. series?<br />Even Little House on the PrairiesLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22580645485579730752020-05-05T12:28:48.707-07:002020-05-05T12:28:48.707-07:00I wrote our first family newsletter and had it on ...I wrote our first family newsletter and had it on the breakfast table Monday morning. The children were thrilled! I added an, "accepting news, events, drawings, etc." at the bottom of the letter so they can be official contributors. So much fun!<br />Thank you<br />Mrs.OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12732475906056509822020-05-04T19:47:26.344-07:002020-05-04T19:47:26.344-07:00It would be sweet to know that many women at home ...It would be sweet to know that many women at home are making these newsletters for family and friends. My ladies class love it and when I don't make one they ask me where it is and why they didn't get one. And yet it isn't great or glossy ; its just simple and its something.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38396320772169289362020-05-04T19:45:47.011-07:002020-05-04T19:45:47.011-07:00Dear Lydia,
I really enjoyed this post and your r...Dear Lydia,<br /><br />I really enjoyed this post and your recent homemaker video as well! You gave us a cornucopia of fabulous ideas for doing things ourselves at home. Excellent! I want to create and share handwritten newsletters with a group of homeschooling girls in my “American Girl “ group that meets in my home monthly. You have given me some inspiration from your “Elect lady” newsletter toLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35432229224938712202020-05-04T06:49:35.867-07:002020-05-04T06:49:35.867-07:00Excellent suggestions! The only one I might strugg...Excellent suggestions! The only one I might struggle with right now is getting dressed up...I am in sore need of some fresh clothes for summer as my skirts and tops from last year are very worn. (I wear the ankle length skirts from Costco all summer, and they are made from a cotton knit fabric that although it is very comfortable and cool, unfortunately gets really stretched out with time and Laura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3648371702852565262020-05-03T18:50:33.246-07:002020-05-03T18:50:33.246-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
I read your paragraph about cutt...Dear Lady Lydia,<br /> I read your paragraph about cutting hair, looked over at my adult son (who really needed a cut) and offered him a trim. He said yes! So I stopped immediately, grabbed my scissors and clippers, and trimmed his hair before reading the next paragraph!<br /><br /> Great advice as usual. Be blessed dearie!<br /><br />Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage<br />Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26915721188366995162020-05-02T16:25:09.825-07:002020-05-02T16:25:09.825-07:00Love your lilacs. When I was a little girl in Wisc...Love your lilacs. When I was a little girl in Wisconsin we had a huge lilac bush by our clothesline. It was planted next to a mock orange bush which filled the air with orange blossoms.<br />amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57550982330100924492020-05-02T12:40:14.918-07:002020-05-02T12:40:14.918-07:00Hello Lydia, I liked the title "Do It Yoursel...Hello Lydia, I liked the title "Do It Yourself" When I look back over the years and think about how many haircuts I have given to our family, We did save a bundle.<br />Also planning meals or at least know what you are doing each day sure helps the food budget. And it does take away the stress of dinner time. And it is also very nice to have books to inspire in ideas for new things!<br living from glory to gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123718369605106023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9467747488913005252020-05-02T07:29:29.757-07:002020-05-02T07:29:29.757-07:00More ladies could do their own newsletters!!! They...More ladies could do their own newsletters!!! They will become family treasures.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4551135516966545992020-05-02T06:09:08.774-07:002020-05-02T06:09:08.774-07:00Read the entire post! I hope you know just how muc...Read the entire post! I hope you know just how much you help us, I appreciate you and all the creativity you pour into your blog and videos. Such wisdom🤗 thought I'd share with you, that I started writing a newsletter for my kids and leave on the dining table so when they have breakfast they have reading material 😉 they told me they want me to do it everyday! Thank you again lovely lady Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303139081347336729noreply@blogger.com