Sunday, January 29, 2006

Doing Something Worthwhile at Home

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Count That Day Lost If you sit down at set of sun And count the acts that you have done, And counting find One self-denying deed, One word T...
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Friday, January 27, 2006

A Few Opportunities at Home

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The home has so many possibilities, it is a wonder that people spend so much time away from it. I just met a woman of moderate means, whose...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

The First Year Home

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We hope to have a series of articles for those who are home for the first time. It is at this early stage of homemaking that many women give...
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Monday, January 23, 2006

Keeping Your Marriage

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Obviously, most people repeat the lines "better or worse" during their wedding ceremony. Too often these days, the couple interpre...
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Keeping the Home

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There are many people checking daily for a new article, and I always feel sorry when I don't have the time to post something to lift eve...
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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Pictures

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I get inquiries all the time concerning the source of the pictures we post on the blog. Some of them come from the fine art section of Allp...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

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More Hours in My Day

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Emilie Barnes' website http://www.morehours.bizland.com is very encouraging to women who want to be good homemakers, wives and othe...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

The Wife, by Washington Irving.

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Country Cottage, by Joshua Fisher ( Keep in mind the expressions and customs of the era, when you are reading this. Sometimes moderns m...
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Inspiring Stories of Home and Family

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Here's a great story from a reader! You are certainly free to add more stories like this if you wish. We are having a Winter's Tea h...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Keeper of the Springs

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Keepers of the SpringsBy Peter , c. 1942 ( Peter Marshall immigrated to America from Scotland, possibly in the early 1930's. He loved hi...
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Monday, December 26, 2005

Hand-Made, Home-Made

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I'm very grateful for everyone's comments. I haven't had time to post them all, so if you don't see yours right away, pleas...
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Friday, December 23, 2005

Living Simply

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One of the prominent reasons for stress in the home is disorganization. Sometimes when the house is in disarray, people's tempers run sh...
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

Yearly Reports

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I've been getting all those reproduced letters that come once a year, from friends and family, which list all the events of their lives ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Learning From the Stars

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A few summers ago when our family was all in the same place at the same time (which gets rarer as they get older), we began a discussion abo...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Elements of the House

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The furnishings of the home enhance its comfort and beauty, but how do you know what is needed, and when you have enough? A less expensive h...
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Monday, December 19, 2005

A Place Called Home

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To some people, a home is just a place to be when there is nowhere else to go, and nothing else to do. Here they get their clothes washed an...
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

No-Fault Marriage: A New Trend

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I think people are sick and tired of the divorce culture that the "no-fault divorce" laws have created. It all sounds easy on pa...
Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Secrets of the Happy Home Life (from 1894)

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by J. R. Miller, 1894 Home is among the holiest of words. A true home is one of the most sacred of places. It is a sanctuary into which men ...
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Sunday, December 04, 2005

"TEA!"

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It has always been amusing to read from "Sense and Sensibility" Fanny's sudden departure from the subject matter which was get...
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