tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post6872565732759200458..comments2024-03-29T07:41:24.630-04:00Comments on The Legacy of Home: Comforted by my Homemaking ToolsMrs. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265603931136498066noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-86916799064069512222012-02-08T07:32:10.413-05:002012-02-08T07:32:10.413-05:00I need to learn how to do this. I love cleaning -...I need to learn how to do this. I love cleaning - but it's grown mundane while trying to care for small children. I think I just need to adjust my attitude. Thank you for this post - it was very encouraging to read. Popping over from WLWRosilind Jukichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304788871235090080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-18944638662162291642012-02-03T11:11:57.424-05:002012-02-03T11:11:57.424-05:00Certainly things used to be built to last judging ...Certainly things used to be built to last judging by your Ironing board, but no more- I find I have to change my ironing board yearly and the cover more often.! Yes the computer is a distraction, and while I am enjoying reading through my favorite blogs (yes yours!) , in the back of my mind I know it's Friday and I have all the bedding to change today and the ironing to tackle. I guess I can't put it off any longer, but I give myself a treat by watching a good movie while Ironing, then I don;t feel lazy. Sally @ Enlightenment for the Sleepy xxxSally@threeblondeboyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404196171891126510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-73569568383678424032012-02-02T19:07:50.929-05:002012-02-02T19:07:50.929-05:00Yes the computer can be very distracting. If I get...Yes the computer can be very distracting. If I get on here before doing my chores...my chores might not get done!<br /><br />I think you are very wise not to buy lots of "new". If things still do exactly what they were intended to do...and are not wasteful of energy...then they are still as good as every. And can bring back memories. Sometimes that is worth more than any new item could be.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565706433237340784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-11817208177622103952012-02-02T18:35:26.578-05:002012-02-02T18:35:26.578-05:00This is a great post. It can be tempting to buy sh...This is a great post. It can be tempting to buy shiny & new - I think of my blender - but if it still works, why do I need a new one? I guess the right word there would be WANT. :)<br /><br />As for the ironing board, I get excited with a pretty new covering from time to time. The board itself creaks & makes a terrible racket upon open/close, but it works.<br /><br />It is good to have the Old Faithfuls that help us create a cozy home for our loved ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-83371452642664046772012-02-02T15:56:22.311-05:002012-02-02T15:56:22.311-05:00You know, I remember my sweet mam ironing every Su...You know, I remember my sweet mam ironing every Sunday afternoon, while watching an Agatha Christie movie on Tv. She would cook a lovely lunch (we called it 'dinner' at that time - breakfast, dinner and tea), then send my older brothers to go to the corner store to buy 'sandwich icecreams' for all. I will never forget that smell of line dried clothing, heated by the old cast irons. She didn't use an ironing board back then, she would cover the heavy table protector with towels and a white linen sheet and that would be her makeshift ironing 'table'. It was such a comfort to watch my mam 'stroke'the linens (she started work at a commercial laundry on her 14th birthday) xxHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-77574457267052094752012-02-02T11:12:38.092-05:002012-02-02T11:12:38.092-05:00This is a great post...thanks for sharing your hom...This is a great post...thanks for sharing your homemaking thoughts!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615515543530310328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-2300388152189751122012-02-02T11:00:59.231-05:002012-02-02T11:00:59.231-05:00Thank you. I know what you mean about cherishing y...Thank you. I know what you mean about cherishing your old, well used, familiar homemaking tools. They are like old friends. I don't change things in my home too quickly. I like the constancy.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386439534540061869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-65893036965714103812012-02-02T09:40:26.993-05:002012-02-02T09:40:26.993-05:00Yes! This is so great! :) I've really been fo...Yes! This is so great! :) I've really been focusing, so far this year, on recognizing distractions. I'd like to say I'm getting rid of distractions, but I think I haven't really recognized how many there are in my life. <br /><br />Every time I get the email "field trip/moms night/homeschool activity planned", I feel guilty if I don't jump right on it. I've determined, this year, to learn to say NO to those distracting things and, instead, to focus on what I really want to do---bake bread, dust my living room, read to my kids for hours in the morning... :) <br /><br />Ok, so I guess my comment doesn't necessarily fit with what you wrote...but this is what I thought of when I read your post! Ha! :) <br /><br />I've really been thinking about your earlier Facebook post and, while I can see so many times that I've been able to minister and provide a good example/Godly perspective to those "friends", I can also see where I've gotten distracted by all the other stuff on there. I'm trying to find the right balance so I'm found busy about my home each day, rather than with my eyes glued to the screen! :)<br /><br />Have a blessed day and thanks for letting me ramble! :)<br /><br />Mrs. Sarah CollerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004203870466008754noreply@blogger.com