Mama....taken from Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping

Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 08:35

I have been reading Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping.  It is an excellent read.  I love the fact that she calls it keeping the home instead of house keeping.  Here is a poem in the back of the book about Mama.

Mama's Mama on a winter day,

Milked the cows and fed them hay,

Slopped the hogs, and saddled the mule,

And got the children off to school.

Did the washing, mopped the floors,

Washed the windows and did some chores.

Cooked a dish of home-dried fruit,

Pressed her husband's Sunday suit,

Swept the parlor, made the bed,

Baked a dozen loaves of bread.

Split some wood and lugged it in,

Enough to fill the kitchen bin,

Cleaned the lamps and put in oil,

Stewed some apples she thought might spoil,

Churned the butter, baked a cake,

Then exclaimed,"For mercy's sake,

The cows have got out of the pen!"

Went out and chased them in again,

Gathered the eggs and locked the stable,

Returned to the house and set the table,

Cooked a supper that was delicious,

And afterwards washed all the dishes,

Fed the cat, sprinkled the clothes,

Mended a basket full of hose,

Then opened the organ and began to play,

"When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day."

I just love this poem.  I love the work ethic that the women of a day gone by possessed.

Blessings,

Trixi

I want this book!

Posted by Pattisea on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 12:04 - Link

I have it on my wishlist!

The poem was very cute, and I feel bad for thinking MY days are busy...LOL

Patti

Neat Poem!

Posted by SongofJoy on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 03:27 - Link

Sure makes me feel lazy, lol! Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,
Carol

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Posted by blessedmomof10 on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 04:37 - Link

I love this poem! I have heard it before and so can relate to it's message.......

blessings,
gloria

I have this book also.........

Posted by patintenn on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 07:29 - Link

I love it. It will be one to read over again many times. Is there any of parts that you have enjoyed so far?

Pat

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Posted by MamaDuke on Friday, April 6, 2007 at 07:20 - Link

Love the poem. I can relate to some of it, but not all of it, but it reminds me of my Daddy's mama. She worked like that all day "back in the day". I hope y'all have a blessed Easter!!

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