tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post3323530509536464920..comments2024-03-28T10:19:16.511-05:00Comments on The Twice Remembered Cottage: ImmersedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-74895154401424410872006-07-24T20:36:00.000-05:002006-07-24T20:36:00.000-05:00I know exactly what you mean, Kim!! Sometimes I wa...I know exactly what you mean, Kim!! Sometimes I want to cry when I see a (formerly wonderful) dilapidated old house...I want to rescue it. I hate that society as a whole does not value quality, beauty, and what has come before. I am always amazed at the amount of detail and ornamentation you see in old buildings...but these days it is all about getting it done quickly, and for as little money as possible. I feel you, girl. I am bummed out too. <BR>On a different note, have you ever read either Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh or Mitten Strings for God by Katrina Kennison? They are both wonderful...not really about homes, more about carving out a simple life for yourself and your family...I reread them both every summer. I bet you would like them.Laurel Saulshttp://www.southernlivingathome.com/laurelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-31682190226598485622006-07-24T21:02:00.000-05:002006-07-24T21:02:00.000-05:00yes Mitten Strings is a fabulous book! I've starte...yes Mitten Strings is a fabulous book! I've started giving it as a baby gift.<BR><BR>I'm just like you! I get so sad when I see tired old houses. I think they must feel ashamed.Malissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494641469829122425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-21689501065542335022006-07-25T11:43:00.000-05:002006-07-25T11:43:00.000-05:00Don't despair, Kim. That life you long for is sti...Don't despair, Kim. That life you long for is still out there. Yes, our world seems increasingly mass-produced, cheaply made and pre-fabricated, but there are those of us who dare to live differently. Life can still be unique, precious and simple. I understand your longing. Most of the people I know think I'm insane the way I do things (except my loving husband, thank heaven). But it makes me happy and it's good for my family. And lately, through the miracle of blogging, I've discovered others who are trying to do the same thing. Be encouraged! Resist the trends, stand firm, live simply! There are plenty of others out there striving for the same thing, you just have to look a little to find them.<BR><BR>Of course, there was no Internet back in those simpler times...I guess we'll keep that though...Pippajohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07483158526776269323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-55458592325292828572006-07-25T16:16:00.000-05:002006-07-25T16:16:00.000-05:00Hi all! Hehe, it's nice to see that there are oth...Hi all! Hehe, it's nice to see that there are other old house and 'olden times' lovers out there. Hmm, no, I haven't heard of those books, Laurel...thanks for the reference! <BR><BR>Yes, no internet way back then...but oh the joys of receiving a handwritten letter in this modern world! Very rare but a special treat!Twice Rememberedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563623309334980893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-51454107472604550792006-07-25T20:29:00.000-05:002006-07-25T20:29:00.000-05:00Hey Kim!I understand how you feel - to a T. I stil...Hey Kim!<BR>I understand how you feel - to a T. I still see an old house and it just aches to see it run down, and unappreciated. I truly get an awful feeling and have to turn my head sometimes so as to NOT think about it. <BR>I am learning to look ahead, tho it’s not easy. But there is a horizon as you and I well know that is the better of everything both past & present. <BR>Sorry I haven’t been around much...been very busy lately. I’ve managed to even make a few new entries in Demode in case you haven’t been there in awhile due to its inactivity.<BR>Congrats on “making the news”. I do still follow your journal. Just haven’t had much time for commenting. <BR>Sending you our love ~ JessicaJessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-48451368555955750592006-07-27T14:57:00.000-05:002006-07-27T14:57:00.000-05:00Hi Jessica! I knew you would understand...I belie...Hi Jessica! I knew you would understand...I believe we are a lot alike! I will hop on over to your site and see what you've been up to...you've been missed! But I completely understand! (((hugs)))Twice Rememberedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563623309334980893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-32961981139177402812006-09-05T09:42:00.000-05:002006-09-05T09:42:00.000-05:00I love "Little House" and Anne of Avonlea, and wou...I love "Little House" and Anne of Avonlea, and would love to go to a quilting (and I can't quilt either!)<BR><BR>However, after reading Susan Strasser's "Never Done: A History of Housework" I'm not so sentimental anymore. The associated chores are nothing to get nostalgic over.Elizabeth Bhttp://www.thephonicspage.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707732077149679290.post-76095893635921009852007-01-17T14:50:00.000-06:002007-01-17T14:50:00.000-06:00I am so "with you" on this post! I get that same ...I am so "with you" on this post! I get that same longing... that same "sadness" that you speak of here. Love to make trips to hubby's mom's farm, it helps satiate the cravings for a simple rural life a bit. (WE do have one thought that comforts us though, don't we? ...although sometimes it's hard to wait, isn't it? Not soon enough for me I tell ya!)<BR><BR>;o) <BR>laurenlaurennoreply@blogger.com