Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Suggestions for Decorating a Parlor in a Modest Home

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In fitting up the parlor of such a cottage as this, good taste would seem to indicate that the carpet should be of small pattern, and rather...
Saturday, November 05, 2005

If You Want to Comment

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Just contact me by clicking on my name.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Soothing Paintings

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I've got several subjects to write about but thought you might enjoy some more paintings by Susan Rios. These are from http://www.cheris...
Monday, October 24, 2005

Counting Aright: Measure Birthdays by the Heart, by Mary Brooks Picken c.1920

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When are we old? I know two women--one whose birthdays number seventy, the other, thirty-three. The seventy-year old one reads, studies, en...
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Friday, October 21, 2005

Victorian Cowgirl

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http://www.victoriancowgirl.com/gallery.htm I didn't forsee this blog becoming a clothing research site, but while we are on the subje...
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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Did I Mention We Were Having A New Drain Installed?

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This saying immediately crossed my thoughts when I tried to change the subject recently, which was Emma's tactic to avoid hearing Mr. Ki...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

"All Dressed Up"

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You've changed your life style and your attitute is improving. Your new way of dressing femininely in pretty skirts or dresses has given...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Did I Mention That We Were Having A New Drain Installed?

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This quote from Jane Austen's "Emma" quickly came to mind the day the laundry room drain got plugged up and flooded. A wall co...

One Day Alone

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Like most people, our lives have been a series of successes and setbacks. We just seem to get what we need, and where we want to be in life...
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Monday, October 17, 2005

Eliminating Unnecessary Pressures

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I've noticed a tendency amongst younger women especially, to feel overwhelmed and under stress, even after they leave the working world ...
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Saturday, October 15, 2005

How to Make the World Go Away

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I got these refreshing notes in my inbox today: I’m only twenty, but I very much enjoy “Homeliving Helper.” My mother works full-time. Her m...
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Comments

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If you'd like to make a helpful comment, I think you can click on my name and it will direct you to a convenient email address. I will p...
Friday, October 14, 2005

Tea Set

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In a Gift Store I spotted a cute idea: In a gift box was a mother-daugher devotional kit, containing a tea set called "Rose and Dot...
Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Grateful for Home

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Painting by Susan Rios. You can view many of her paintings and drawings in books by Emily Barnes.
Sunday, October 09, 2005

Treasury of Vintage Homemaking Skills

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A new publication for your reading delight! The author writes in the sweetest, most loving old-fashioned way, that gives it the same appeal...
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Friday, October 07, 2005

Such a Time As This

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After the Pioneer Day, I heard several women say sadly that they wish they had been born in a different time, particularly because of the cl...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Pioneer Stories

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Someone just related a delightful story that they read, about some of the events of the covered wagon people who came to Oregon from the eas...
Sunday, October 02, 2005

Pioneer Day

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We just attended an annual Pioneer Day for the homeschoolers of the area. It took place on a farm, with a barn full of fresh hay. Almost eve...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Another Painting

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"Summer Time" by Carolyn Wright This painting looks like my husband's childhood home place, where the home w...

Celebrate Life

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An earlier painting by Susan Rios from one of her first portfolios. The colors are very intense and clear, much like most of the scenery he...