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Please visit Miss Peggy at www.thesimpleowman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...extreme heat. Have a blessed week. ~Farrah P.S. Check out my new quiz to the left about being at 1930s wife. |
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Photo courtesy of www.allposters.com Today I had a few moments to read a few blogs. Life has been so busy lately that I have not been able to get my blogging fix. I found several ladies writing on being feminine such as www.thebarefootmama.com, www.charmingthebirdsfromtrees.blogspot.com, and www.elizabeth-themerryrose.blogspot.com. There are others, but those are at the top of my head. So, tonight I was thinking about what it means to be feminine. Do you need to look like Christie Brinkley to be feminine? No. Do you have to be a subscriber to Victoria magazine to be feminine? Do, you have to have a closet full of pretty, lacy things to be feminine? No, but they help God gave you what it takes. He gave you the blessing of being a girl. You can do girl things. For instance tonight I took a lavendar epsom salt bath. I put on a honey and oatmeal mask, shaved my legs, and used a honey body scrub and scrubbed myself from head to toe. Then, I just layed there and read my new Mary Jane's Farm magazine that had neat patterns and pictures of skirts and aprons in vintage white lace dreaming of myself wearing these and felt feminine just reading. I can't imagine how feminine I'll feel when they are actually made (if/when I find the time). Then, I used a pumice stone and shaved down my heels. After I got out of the bath, I gave myself a quick pedicure, trimmed and buffed my fingernails, and pushed down my cuticles. After I get off of the computer I will lay out my clothes, including my apron, and print out my list of things to do tomorrow. Afterwards I will floss and brush and read some more before going to sleep in my nice nightgown, unless my darling husband comes in before I fall asleep! See, it only takes you saying to all around you, I'm going in the bathroom. If you need me, go to your Father. Set a timer so the kids can know that you will come out, eventually. You are a woman and deserve to feel like one. It doesn't take a lot of time, maybe 30 minutes. It doesn't take a lot of money (find homemade masks and body scrubs online). It only takes a little effort and wanting. Revel in your God-given femininity. Blessings, ~Farrah |
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Hey! We have been getting raw milk for some time. Usually there is never any left. But, this week, I have 1/2 a gallon in cream. Can anyone give me an suggestions (with instructions included) on what to do with the cream? I have made butter, but what about sour cream? Thank you in advance. Remember I'm a learnin'! Blessings, ~Farrah |
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Please visit Miss Peggy at www.thesimpleowman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...Calmness after the storms. The skies are blue, the trees are still, and humidity is permeating the air. Have a blessed week. ~Farrah |
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Please visit Miss Peggy at www.thesimpleowman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...It looks like a storm. The trees are rustling and the clouds are moving fast. Have a blessed week. I'll miss you all! ~Farrah |
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Please visit Miss Peggy at www.thesimpleowman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...Summer is here! The sun is bright and warm. The trees are full and green. The sky is blue without a cloud. Have a blessed week. ~Farrah |
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Please visit Miss Peggy at www.thesimpleowman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...it is warm and muggy with lots of sunshine. There is absolutely NO breeze! Have a blessed week. ~Farrah |
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Graphic courtesy of www.antiqueartclip.com I have finally decided that I am sick and tired of fashion. I love the summer dresses, but I have a complete disdain for winter fashion. So, I want to start now to make some fall things for myself. What type of patterns should a beginning sewer use and is there anyone who can give me a tutorial? I thought about trying www.sensibility.com Regency dress, but I'm not sure if I want something quite that long. Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated! ~Farrah |
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Please join Miss Peggy at www.thesimplewoman.blogspot.com FOR TODAY Blessings for your week! ~Farrah |
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Portrait of Jane Austen www.allposters.com Yesterday I consumed quite a few ounces of Mt Dew. Consequently, I couldn't sleep until 3am. So, I stayed up and finished the last 2 movies from PBS's Jane Austen series from the early spring. I never quite seem to have the 4-6 hours to finish them all. Last night I finally did, fortunately, yet unfortunately, because I am tired. Persuasion was the first movie in the series, and since I had not read that particular book I did not have a reference in which to refer to. However, for entertainment value alone I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The fella that portrayed Capt. Wentworth was quite handsome. Northanger Abbey was completely ridiculous! Once again I had no idea that such dark thoughts were ever in Ms. Austen's head! I hated the part of the crazy secret wife in the dungeon. I think though that I had ought to read the book before I decide not to like the story completely. I did, however, enjoy Mansfield Park. The actress was lovely and played her character so demurely and modestly. It was a sweet film. It has been awhile since watching this so I do not want to give more detail. Oh, but, Pride and Prejudice is by far my favorite of all the series. The characters of Miss Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy were so well cast and played. I finished this last night and I have to say that I could and probably will watch this over and over. Now that I've seen this the one with Kiera Knightly is downright wrong! To conclude the series I watched in its entirety last night Sense & Sensibility. Since I have read this book and seen the Emma Thompson movie I had high hopes for this version. I have decided that I do not like either one. The PBS version seemed more realistic (Emma Thompson is just too old for Hugh Grant, I believe). I felt so sorry for both Marianne and Elinor, and their actors really did a wonderful job allowing us to feel their emotions. However, it was gloomy the entire movie and the beginning was totally unnecessary. Yes, Willoughby is scum, but is there need to be so graphic? I'm glad my stepson wasn't watching this with me! We are so blessed to be able to go to our local library to get such wonderful literature from Ms. Austen. Now to live in a time where we can possibly see what Ms. Austen had in mind is so much more! If you haven't had a chance to see any of the series I would first read the book and then see the movie. I wish I had. If you would like an excellent description visit Mrs. Aiden Humphries at www.thepleasanttimes.blogspot.com and go under her Reviews section. Come back soon and I will let you know my thoughts on Cranford. ~Farrah PS I do not remember Miss Austen Regrets, except for feeling disappointed, so I could not comment. Mrs. Humphries has reviewed it though.
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(Graphic courtesy of : I don't remember!) For many years I hated the title housewife. To me that meant a repressed woman whom had no intellectual ability, or was controlled by her husband and children into doing what they want her to do instead of her goals and aspirations in the career-world. Thank you very much Ms. Steinam. Actually when I began staying home with my son and taking care of our home I still didn't use the word housewife when asked what is my occupation. Instead I've always said "Domestic Engineer". Catchy, isn't it? In the last few years I have become very proud of my current occupation as housewife. The 1828 Webster's Dictionary (the original and only dictionary worth having, if you ask me, and you didn't, but this is my blog) states that a Housewife is:
It all comes back to a woman running a household. A housewife is a Chief Operating Officer (Chief Executive Officer is the husband) in some ways. She has to be frugal with her money, and save what she can to have a profit. She must treat her employees with respect, dignity, and discipline as a Mother. She must not be idle in her responsibilities because if she is then the entire operation of the business will not succeed. She must set a good example in the community for her business (family). She must have strict morals in order to run an ethical business and expect her employees to do the same. There is so much more to list, but time is of the essence. In conclusion, do not be afraid to declare yourself as a Happy Housewife! Your role is so important. Don't let society decide. You and your Husband should decide what is right for your family. Then, be proud! "A Wise Woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands." ~Proverbs 14:1
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Graphic courtesy of www.doverpublications.com Welcome to our world, Lillian Mae Burge!! My good friend, Rebecca, and her husband, Chris, now have another addition to their growing family. Lillian Mae Burge was born a week ago weighing in at 9lbs 1 oz!!! She joins her sisters Savannah and Sydney and brother Simeon. I am so happy for you all. May the Lord always keep Miss Lillian under his arm! Blessings, ~Farrah |
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Graphic courtesty of www.allposters.com Today I've been busy. So far I have set out croissants to rise, separating yogurt for whey to make hubby's favorite sauerkraut, made loaf of bread, peanut butter cookies, and raw milk yogurt is in the yogurt maker. My chicken is thawing, but in the next hour or so I will put that in the crockpot with chicken stock & garlic salt to cook for a couple hours. I'm making chicken salad for dinner with cold couscous salad. I have a question. Do y'all know how to make heavy cream with raw milk? I'm so thankful that we have the opporunity to get raw milk from a local farmer (www.carltonfarms.com). We'll probably head back to the pool in a bit. Hubby's taking a nap. I need to cook my other side, ha! Blessings, ~Farrah |
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"We are fast moving on through this world. Soon all that will remain of us will be the memories of our lives. No part of our work will then afford such a true test of our living as the memorials we leave behind us in our homes. No other work that God gives any of us to do is so important so sacred, so far-reaching in its influence, so delicate and easily marred as our home-making. This is the work of all our life that is most divine. The carpenter works in wood, the mason works in stone, the smith works in iron, the artist works on canvas, but the home-maker works on immortal lives. The wood or the stone or the iron or the canvas may be marred, and it will not matter greatly in fifty years; but let a tender human soul be marred in its early training, and ages hence the effects will still be seen. Whatever else we slight, let it never be our home-making. If we do nothing else well in this world, let us at least build well within our own doors." "May God help every one of us to live at home so tenderly, so unselfishly, so lovingly, that the memories we make within our own doors shall be our own holiest requiem, on the breath of which our spirits may be wafted away to glory in the Home in our Father's House!" ~J.R. Miller (1882)
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Join Miss Peggy at www.thesimplewoman.blogspot.com Outside my Window...lots of trees and sunshine ~Farrah |
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Good Morning, Dear Friends! Today I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. I'm sorry for not blogging as consistently. I have been beyond busy, and I have not been feeling 100%. My esophageal attacks and anemia are worse than ever, and that is not acceptable. Thankfully my husband is finding things for me such as Floradix, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and B12/Folic Acid sublingual tablets. I just have to remember to take it all! After I get back I think I am going to do a juice cleanse to give my body a rest. I couldn't do the colon cleanse, but a good lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper liver cleanse sounds like just what the doctor ordered. Tomorrow I leave for my weekend trip to Kentucky. Today though I need to get a ton completed. Here is my list: finish laundry, Well, I think I should get started. I hope everyone has a wonderfully productive day! Blessings, ~Farrah |
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FOR TODAY Have a Blessed Week ~Farrah |
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When I was growing up I had no intention of ever being one of those boring 'ol stay at home Mothers. So, when in actuality I became a (really not boring) stay at home Mother, I needed help. My family all lives 400-600 miles away, so I had to learn on my own. First off I watched Martha Stewart everyday and got hers and Southern Living cookbooks from the library. Eventually, when we got a computer, I began looking up websites for help. Now that I have discovered blogworld there are tons. Every so often I like to give y'all links because if you are just learning, or if you're like me you enjoy seeing how other women are living out their lives as homemakers. Anna at http://pleasantviewschoolhouse.blogspot.com/ has really neat sewing ideas and I love her cute description of a homemaker through Victorian fiction books. Her photgraphs are so beautiful, very clean. Mrs Wilt at http://thesparrowsnest.typepad.com/ is doing a series on frugal living, including really neat decorating ideas. Emma at http://charmingthebirdsfromthetrees.blogspot.com/ has a commitment to lovliness weekly post as well as neat ideas for decorating. Lindsay at http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/ always has really neat ideas for natural and frugal living. The 50s housewife http://50shousewife.blogspot.com/ does not give her actual name, but I love her ideas and pictures. I promise y'all that I do not spend 24/7 in blogworld, but sometimes I need inspiration and these are some of the ones I turn to. I hope you enjoy them as much as I. |
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"Make a home; beautify and adorn it; cultivate all heavenly charms within it; sing sweet songs of love in it; bear your portion of toil, and pain, and sorrow in it; condaily lessons of strength and patience there; shine like a star on the face of the darkest night over it, and tenderly rear the children it shall give you in it. High on a pinnacle, above all earthly grandeur, all gaudy glitter, all fancied ambitions, set the home interests. Feed the mind on it; feed the soul in it; strengthen the love, and charity, and truth, and all holy and good things within it!" from-The Royal Path of Life, by Haines & Yaggy, 1879 featured in Treasury of Vintage Homeskills, by Martha Greene (www.marmeedear.com) |
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 FOR TODAY Outside my Window...Bright blue skies, trees gently blowing, squirrels playing on trees, It's Spring here! I am thinking...I wonder if it is going to be a hot summer again since it is a warm spring I am thankful for...freedom From the kitchen...Peanut butter cookies and biscuits I am creating...new spring recipes I am going...to be a good friend I am wearing...sky blue sleeveless knit shirt with sunshine yellow, blue, coral, and pink argyle cardigan, capri pants, light blue w/yellow ribbon flip flops, pink jeweled barrette I am reading...Miss Clare Remembers by Miss Read and Healthy Eating by Ellie Krieger I am hoping...I can lose lots of weight I am hearing...ceiling fan, cars, and pretty songbirds Around the house...It is Clean!!! Boys and hubby cleaned it while I did laundry! One of my favorite things...is my small collection of aprons A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...Get some summer clothes for youngest son, take old clothes to consignment/Goodwill, not stress over oldest son's teenage shenanigans Have a blessed week my good friends!
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