A Homegrown Family: Week in Feminine Dress Day 6

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Week in Feminine Dress Day 6

Today is the 6th day, for me at least, of the challenge. I didn't get a photo Sunday so I am going to do an extra day.

Yesterday the kiddos and I went and picked some wild lettuce and also some honeysuckle which I love. I have added pictures of the vases of it I set around the house. Last night everytime a breeze came thru our bedroom window I could smell the lovely aroma of these wildflowers.

And here I am today, skirt made by me along with apron. Top was a 60 cent thrift store find.

Have a Blessed Day

Erika

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AnonymousMay 11, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Thank you Thank you Thank you for your encouragement on my blog! I feel so blessed to know you! :)

I am just now getting caught up on your blog and seeing your whole week in feminine dress! I love it! Aren't thrift store finds so great!?! I find most of my things at thrift stores - my girls also wear dresses and skirts from them. It's a wonderful way to save money! I love the apron. I really need to make myself some more to wear while I am going about my day!
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The Old-Fashioned Homemaker. . .
~Does her best, and leaves God the rest.
~Does not indulge in self-pity, but loses her life in the service of her fellow man.
~Dresses to please her Lord and family.
~Guards her health as her greatest wealth.
~Knows that an apron is a girl's best friend.
~Knows that home-making is an art and a science, and is always learning something new.
~Lets her joy bubble out in song, all day long.
~Lives in His light, not her own.
~Loves Nature, and teaches her children to respect its Creator.
~Never gives up.
~Strives to be self-sufficient.

Thomas Jefferson’s 10 Rules to Live by:
1. Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have earned it.
4. Never buy what you don’t want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
6. We seldom repent of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain the evils have cost us that never happened.
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you speak, if very angry, count to a hundred.

Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues
1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
3. ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
4. RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
5. FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
9. MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
11.TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Week in Feminine Dress Day 6

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