Thoughts From Yesteryear: Luxurious Food Isn't Everything!

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. ~ Proverbs 15:17 

Psst . . .

I've added a section in the sidebar called "Specials at Keeping Home". Here you'll find any current specials at my online shop that relate to the month's theme in some way. And maybe some that don't.

You'll also find special deals just for readers of The Hope Chest. There's one there now. Shh. Don't tell anybody. *grin* Actually, go ahead and tell as many people as you want to, just send them here to get the coupon code, okay?

The Hope Chest Binder

A little tour of my hope chest binder. Here's the front cover.

  

Each section has a title page.

In one section I have several wardrobe pages, including page protectors with catalog clippings of clothing I like. These are for inspiration.

 

This section also includes a wardrobe inventory, which I have yet to finish.

And that's all for now. I'm not sharing more because the binder is based on a book I'm writing and I'm not ready to share those things yet. I do hope to add a few more things next month (and take some pictures to share) in keeping with next month's theme. 

Wordless Wednesday: Amazing Snow!

What I've Been Doing Instead of Working On . . .

. . . my first Regency Gown.

 

Fitted sheet and pillowcase 

  

Baby blanket and two scarves. 

 

Baby blanket, four scarves, and two bags.

 

Pillowcase 

  

Shower curtain. 

 

See? I have an excuse!

Thoughts from Yesteryear: Be Careful Who You Marry!

If a man purchases a house, he inquires about its situation, whether he can secure a perfect title, the cost of the property, and whether it is adapted to his needs; yet a man and woman unite their interests in marriage without serious reflection as to whether they are adapted to each other, or whether their union will prove a blessing or a curse. Surely more foresight and good judgment should be used in such a choice than in a business transaction.

~ The Real Home, pages 18-19. Mrs. Vesta J. Farnsworth. 

Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, CA, 1923.

Recent Projects: GIft bags

A couple of little gift bags I made recently from Kwik Sew 3404 ~ not that you necessarily must have a commercial pattern to make a simple little gift bag, but I am working on making shop samples from this pattern. This was the easiest of all the projects so a good first!   

Wordless Wednesday: Daylily "Big Kiss"

 

Photo from Laurel Hill Nursery, LLC. Used by permission. 

Don't Marry That Guy If . . .

. . . you wouldn't want him for a roommate.

. . . you wouldn't want him for a neighbor.

. . . you wouldn't want to be his sister.

. . . you wouldn't want to be his mother.

. . . you wouldn't want to be his daughter.

. . . you wouldn't want him for a co-worker.

. . . you wouldn't want to work for him.

. . . you wouldn't want him for a nurse.

. . . you wouldn't want to be dependent on him.

Thoughts from Yesteryear: The Decision to Marry

A man uses great care in selecting a partner in business. If he wishes to purchase a jewel, he takes more time to examine the gem than the casket that contains it. A partnership in business can easily be dissolved. A precious stone may be exchanged or sold. But how much more care is necessary in selecting a companion for life, one concerned not in business only, but in every relation and interest as long as both shall live!

~ The Real Home, page 18. Mrs. Vesta J. Farnsworth. 

Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, CA, 1923.