A Homegrown Family: Plain and Simple

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Plain and Simple

at the cottage....

Those simple pleasures in life that bring great joy and renew my spirit.....

baby birds trying so hard to sleep, in a hanging flower pot...

a new treasure a rocking chair, this was bought from a friend's daughter to help her raise money to live in Spain for 10 months teaching English.

My 15 yr old kitty, Weazy under it. She loves sleeping in the corner of the living room. I'm thinking of painting the rocker white what do you think?

My Faith

My prayer basket, scriptures, journals, notecards, stickers, letter writing materials.

Hand dipped candles, set in thrift store finds. Handmade pottery candle holder sweet delight.

all those roasted tomatoes turned into salsa...More tomatoes are coming in abundance.

Old crockery bowls used to feed my family such wholesome delights.

Herbs moved to another cabinet bigger, but still not enough room ;) Learning to bring Heavenly Father's gift to good use.

One of my angels gave me this angel, I love it...

Peaceful delights..

My dear gifts Ashley and Wyatt.... I treasure them daily....

Have a blessed day....

Love,

Erika

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AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 8:35 PM
What a beautifully simple day you have shared my friend.

Thank you.

Maria
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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.