tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post5641092197341616566..comments2024-03-28T22:42:44.144-04:00Comments on The Legacy of Home: Pleasant Hours of HouseworkMrs. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265603931136498066noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-67325440233708671342013-11-08T17:48:41.023-05:002013-11-08T17:48:41.023-05:00I so enjoyed reading Farmer Boy aloud to my son ye...I so enjoyed reading Farmer Boy aloud to my son years back. He wasn't much interested in the other books of the series. I thought the wall-paper incident funny. <br />Recently I cleaned the dust off the wooden chandeliers in our house for the upcoming holidays. Should I admit that not only were there cobwebs on some but I found an actual cocoon in the candle dish of one? (electric candle) Mrs. White would be understanding, I think. <br />I just finished reading The First Four Years to myself at night. I'd never read it before. It was gently eye-opening to the hardships of the pioneers. <br />Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-28188346272843784682013-11-08T08:34:44.493-05:002013-11-08T08:34:44.493-05:00How in the world did they do it all back then? I f...How in the world did they do it all back then? I feel like I have accomplished the world if I get the few daily chores I've assigned myself finished. What did they do when they had toddlers? And where on earth did they get the energy? Sometimes I wonder if maybe it just looked like Mrs Wilder was so busy to her son, but, having heard other similar tales, maybe my millenial generation is just unused to hard work. I was raised, although in a comparatively traditional home, to study hard in school, learn a few domestic skills (the traditional part of my education), enjoy youth and have the most fun I could before I grew up, do well in school and college and get a lucrative, white collar job. Learning to work hard with what I had was something I wish I had learned before I was married with children, now I am teaching myself. It is not that easy to do!<br />Your posts keep me going and encourage me to stretch myself. I hate housework, but my scrub bucket and I are coming to terms!CountryGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717576140038595391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-78302152098203874032013-11-07T11:30:43.527-05:002013-11-07T11:30:43.527-05:00I like this post, a lot!:)I like this post, a lot!:)Farmlife Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986872485762862172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-84112055165846765792013-11-06T08:46:56.147-05:002013-11-06T08:46:56.147-05:00Wonderful post! I long for the times of old (but i...Wonderful post! I long for the times of old (but it sounds like a lot of work!). Glad we have our modern conveniences, but there's a wonderful sense of accomplishment when you provide for your family!Dollyhttp://dollybigelow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-85406564322878102682013-11-05T17:51:54.714-05:002013-11-05T17:51:54.714-05:00I do adore Farmer Boy and Little House in the Big ...I do adore Farmer Boy and Little House in the Big Woods. They both make me feel like nesting and enjoying homemakery tasks.<br /><br />Blessings to you,<br />Laura<br /><a href="http://harvestlanecottage.com" rel="nofollow">Harvest Lane Cottage</a>Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-39935059441041855192013-11-04T21:12:27.628-05:002013-11-04T21:12:27.628-05:00We have the book, which is among my top five favor...We have the book, which is among my top five favorite books. I am always so inspired to get busy here in my own home whenever I read it. We also have the book on CD! We LOVE to listen to "Farmer Boy" on road trips. My son wants to be a farmer, so I tell him that listening to "Farmer Boy" is a great way to start learning the ropes.The Momma Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277868381528890409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-2495078402829050702013-11-04T19:48:02.164-05:002013-11-04T19:48:02.164-05:00Thankfully we mostly use electric vacuum cleaners ...Thankfully we mostly use electric vacuum cleaners instead of having to untack and move the carpets outside. I am guessing they must of had to beat those carpets like crazy to clean them. <br /><br />Even doing our housework with a minimum of modern things, our cleaning is much easier than it used to be. Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.com