Love the letter. As a teacher of elementary and middle school children for 35 years, I got so tickled. Kudos to two young girls who were eager to work, and do something worthwhile with a building .❤
I was a list maker too when I was a kid. Chores, homework, whatever needed doing! Started at 8 or 9 years old I think. It was mostly housework I because I had a single parent that was not home from early morning until 10:30 or 11:pm. So laundry and housework fell to me. I’m fortunate that it didn’t make me unhappy. I don’t think my exhausted parent really appreciated all that I successfully managed on my own. But I did and it gave me joy. It still gives me so much joy. I love taking care of my home. Clean and organized feels comforting to me. I know it feels labor intensive to many, and it can be. When My kids were young and I was working, it required energy I didn’t always have. That made me realize it was a privilege to be able to do it! For sure, like you said, it’s personal and ever changing. Over the years I’ve been asked why I don’t have any hobbies, something that gives me joy? I usually just responded that I guess I just never found anything that appealed to me enough. But it only now occurs to me now watching your video, that home making might actually be my hobby. Will ya look at that! 😄 Sorry, that was probably an over share, but it was a fun shift in perspective is all. Have a lovely Sunday Kindred One!❤
Oh my my sister just said the same thing the other day that homemaking is her hobby !! She and I both enjoy taking care of our homes. You really starting at an early age doing a lot 9n your own and being alone for many hours ! I don't like clutter around me. So enjoyed you comment. Have a great day !
@ Thanks Linda! I guess it’s a good hobby as there is so much variety right? Cleaning, decorating, cooking, gardening, organizing… I mean, I admit not EVERY aspect is fun (cleaning the bathroom floor and toilet for example 😆), but I’m going to think of it as a hobby from now on! ☺️
Dear Linda…We are definitely kindred spirits, I grew up in a family of seven i am 3rd to the oldest and my Mom was a wonderful homemaker she was Determined that my sisters and I knew how to keep house and sew iron etc. And it started at a very young age. I had the privilege to be a homemaker myself raising three children. And both of my girls are wonderful homemakers. One especially shared your channel with me. I love watching you so very much your creativity and love for lessons on being your own you. If that even makes sense, as I to am adhd. And go from project to project and I do eventually finish them. I can’t wait to see your garden and new barn. This comment maybe long but it’s from my heart. See you next Sunday Lord Willing.
I had to laugh when you were talking about homemaking at different ages. One of my mom's church friends, in her 80's, was talking about buying a new couch. One of the other friends asked in a shocked tone, "You're buying a new couch at your age?" They all had a good laugh over it!
How precious is that letter?!! 😊💖 Cleaning and decorating is so theraputic to me. I'm grateful that I do enjoy it. I find your videos not only informative and inspirational but so comforting. I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching. 🫧🧼💫
Hi Linda, I've been enjoying your videos since the "Lock-down Period" began. Your videos offer so much inspiration and enjoyment! The Spring bulbs in a basket will surely bring some Joy and help with the transition into Spring. I'm very glad to hear that you're regaining your strength and energy from past weeks. Thanks for all your videos!
I have been the “homemaker” since about age 8-9! From sewing, knitting, cooking and decorating a designated space in the corner basement of our new ranch home I was fully engaged. Even though my professional life did intruded on my true love, I did everything I could to maintain the passion. Journals full of plans and ideas! Thanks for reminding me of days full of hope and plans. My Goldendoodle, Lola says hello to Miss Willow. Love the topiary idea!
So happy that you are replacing the seed oils with healthier options. Your body will thank you. Homemaking is a joy. I think it began, for me, with my Barbie Dream House.
Linda, your videos are truly one of the highlights of my week! I discovered your channel in September and have been watching them from oldest to the most recent ever since. I'm taking my time and savoring each and every one of them. I'm planning to go back and re-watch them, taking notes along the way. Would love to see you do a meet & greet with Ben (if he's willing). You two make such a great team, and the love and respect you have for each other is lovely. I love seeing Willow, too! She's so adorable! ❤
I love Laura too (Garden Answers)! I don’t know how she has the time to post every single day with a property as large as hers and with a family! Thanks so much Linda for all of your time spent on making very creative videos for us too❤
My twin sister and have been homemakers from a young age. I bet many kindred spirits here were the same way from a young age. The plan of the garden beds will be beautiful and will be worth waiting for once the construction is done! TFS homemaking at any age!
After my mom passed, I found a small, “storebought” pink fabric “doily” edged with lace. On the fabric, mom had drawn simple outlines for me to embroider. I was four years old. A piece worth framing.
Love watching this video! 🥰 It's true, Linda, you have inspired me to focus attention on the small tasks-what joy it can bring. The rhythm and momentum. You are so right about homemaking- such a joy. No task too small. You have helped me up my homemaking game. All tasks done with excellence- why not? Such a joy! It is the essence of fone living. Ty!!!
Olive oil is best used only for salad dressings, and avocado oil is used for anything cooked or baked. Avocado oil has a higher smoke point than olive oil, and olive oil turns into a trans fat when it is used in cooking. I use avocado oil for everything; it is awesome.
I am 25 and love your channel! I got married last year and your channel inspires me to keep a tidy home and antique seasonal decor. I also love the Instagram updates.
OMG….. you talk about homemaking in the 1600. My daughter has always been an old soul. She was knitting,sewing and weaving since she was a small child. My daughter and her family invited me to go along with them to spend an overnight at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. An absolutely amazing experience for me to actually physically sleep in a hay bed and to live in one room with a dirt floor. Linda, you would love it. Check it out. ❤
I loved this video, Linda. I have always loved homemaking and enjoyed seeing you make breakfast and plant! Now I have the itch! I love rooting things in water too. 💝💝💝
You're never too young or too old to enjoy homemaking! I, too, enjoyed it as a child and my affection for it has never waned. That said, I have to say I don't ever use foil, plastic wraps or bags under plant pots. The foil can disintegrate depending on your water, and thin plastic usually isn't durable enough over time. I prefer using a small plastic tub, bowl or saucer (often found in many sizes at home and garden centers) that fits neatly inside the vessel and can hold the pot to ensure water doesn't leak. I also avoid thin or malleable material inside a natural basket to contain water - too much risk of leaks and damage to the basket, so, again, a more rigid and durable item as a base is ideal. (I keep an array of durable plastic trays from supermarket purchases (usually certain meats and vegetables) in various sizes and depths that I wash thoroughly and re-use as waterproof bases inside specific containers.) Looking forward to seeing your seed planting plans come to life this Spring! Thanks, as always, for the inspiration! 🙂
Boy can I relate to this video. I have been “homemaking” since I was a young child. Always changing and rearranging my bedroom and the finished basement tv room. My husband says it seems that as soon as I get our current home just the way I want it I get that “itch” to sell so I can do it again at the next house. (We are on our 3rd home). I’ve been dropping hints to him lately that I have one more move in me. This time I want to move out of state. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that he agrees.
This made me smile. We have moved five times. Each home was different from the previous. It honed my decorating skills. One more move in the near future. Keep going if this is your passion, although, with the current market, I would be a little bit patient in planning to house hunt. Homemaking can be an art form.
I so enjoyed your video…I’ve missed you during your wellness journey…I have to say the childhood memories of the letter to your parents,loved it and the combo of script and print writing is something I have always done…I am 73 and still do sometimes within a word !!! I also love your garden ideas,question are you planning on creating a greenhouse too? I’m looking forward to your next video…have a fantastic week…Carolyn L ~
Linda, I do the same thing when I write . I am a kindred spirit. I to always enjoyed keep our home nice and clean, when it came to helping mother. Now that being said: I would be upset when my brothers would mess things up. Love learning about seeds. 💗 see you next week.
Matt RISINGER is an architect who gave a video about fire safety measures. I only mention this because my wooden fence was struck by lightening AND a tree near the house was broken by wind soon after. I want a metal fence which won’t cause the house to burn. Which one I do not know! Today I created a pillow closet! My husband painted the closet and both sides of the door! We renovated /did maintenance on half the house for walls and floors! After 25 years I rearranged my furniture! I can’t imagine doing this more than once every 10 years! When you aren’t moving, how often do you rearrange furniture and change out wall colors? Maybe if I were doing the work with more feedback, I would be doing more change. I have put more wheels on heavy furniture. I have an accountant who said “I do” 35 years ago, so no feedback for things. After 4 months we may hang his grandmother’s mirror.
I am turning 67 this month. I am a retired chaplain. I have 10 years of college, 18 months of doctoral work and I learned how to cook rice at 27. My older sister was special needs, and I was kept back in 2nd grade. I had difficulty being allowed to drive or cook because everyone accommodated my sister. We are still accommodating her because it is humane.
Very excited to watch your gardens grow and structural design! (I loved the iron fencing around your last garden. Thanks for sharing your Winter Seed Catalog 😊 🪴☕️❄️❤️🍲🌿
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, also sells loads of heirloom seeds from their extensive gardens! I bought some for myself and a friend (she is an avid gardener) and they all grew wonderfully.
I grew up in the era when 'women's lib' was being stressed. Friends, even my teachers, made fun of me because my 'goal in life' was to be a homemaker. That didn't mean I didn't want a career, it just meant that I thought creating a beautiful, inspirational and safe place was almost more important that anything else! I'm 72 and still enjoy homemaking!! :)
Hi Linda. I also write like you, part script & part print. I learned to be a homemaker from my mom. She not only kept a clean house, she cooked, painted & hung wallpaper. My dad used to say he never knew where his favorite chair would be when he came home😊. It's not the same today. I live with my son & family & and homemaking, is not a priority & my granddaughters get everything done for them. I'm grateful I have my little apartment to get away from the mess. Always love your videos. Have a blessed week.❤
I love the idea of your garden book for planning and dreaming! And in all my years of gardening never thought to save the plant identification markers like you have as a reference. I've kept some loose and always end up losing them. Great ideas I'm going to start this year. Thank you for all of your great tips and ideas!
How sweet your little letter is. What a keepsake! Suggestion that flat spot between the windows, would you consider a pink climbing with rose against the house with a trellis. I think it would look beautiful!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Didn't have a name for it, but pretty much tried my level best to do this wherever I lived. Wished I had the focus, patience and talent of many elders who tried teaching me the "old ways", though...
What great organization! Jeri Landers also builds waddle fencing in her garden. She has a few videos on garden fencing, and in one she added metal finials to match some old iron fencing.
Awesome video, Linda! Glad your changed your oils. Since you're open to comments on info for healthier living, Dawn dish liquid has a lot of unhealthy ingredients.
Oh, how I wish I had written a letter like that. So priceless and precious. I never thought of homemaking that way. I guess I've been a homemaker as a child as well. And then, I got married at 18 and have spent the last 51 plus years homemaking. I'll be 70 this month and have slowed down much more than I would like but I still get things done. And, that 20 year old boy I married? He is now retired and is a huge help to me. Sometimes he even cooks, lol. It's supposed to be 80 here tomorrow in our neck of Texas so I will be out working in the garden beds the hubs built me. They are waist high and I adore them. So do the grands. My 91 year old mother will walk across the street and sit on the patio while I work outside this summer. I am so looking forward to it all. Great video Linda and I love that dog garden form. Wonder if they have greyhounds or chihuahuas? xoxTXDeb
I removed all seed oils a few years ago and don’t know how I ever consumed them? Avocado oil, Olive oil, and coconut oil are a staple along side good old fashioned butter, Ghee is also a great choice. 👌🏼
Linda, thank you for another enjoyable video. You always share interesting and inspirational ideas. "Homemaking" is for everyone to embrace, whether you are young or old, male or female, single, or married with a family. For me, I am old, male, and single. Laugh out loud, but you inspire me to make the ordinary things in life "extraordinary". Looking forward to your next adventure and inspiration. God bless your "kindred spirit". Robert.
It's fun to see how your creative mind works. Can't wait to see the fence and flowers. I like your idea of doing a month by month plan and keeping it in a notebook.
You gave me inspiration with the ivy! We have a lot of it growing on the hillside down into the woods as ground cover to hold the soil. I’m going out in a few minutes to clip some for inside the house! I have faux plants inside because I’m not the best plant grower lol. But I’m like you and will enjoy seeing them root and then go into soil. This video was fun. Thanks, Linda!!
Hi Linda, I’ve been watching for a while. Love your channel finally subscribed today. Grew up in New England, but live in the south now always reminds me of my roots when I see your videos.
Enjoyed. Although I had a career, homemaking and being a Mom was and is my favorite. I too am planning some landscape improvements. I had a greenhouse installed late last summer and I am planning something like you for in front of it and next to the old barn which we are turning into a home gym. Also dreaming of what I will plant in the flower garden and veg garden. I purchased some new seeds yesterday to try.....
Question, Linda: Could you let me know where you purchased your cloche style butter dish? I see it on your counter at 8:14 timestamp of this video. Thank you in advance; love your channel!
I love home making Linda. I think there is a new appreciation for it as evidenced on many RUclips channels. This was a delightful video today. Thank you😍
Vermont’s Tasha Tudor & Family has seeds for sale from her garden. The sale started Feb 1 and sells out fast, but even so her illustrated packets are fun to look at and you can always plan for next year!
I also love decorating my home cleaning is not a chore for me I love a clean home I have already starting to declutter before the nice weather comes because I want to be outside from canada
I found some seeds in a baby food jar in a medium size tote full of beads that were also in baby food jars that were my grandmother's she was very creative in many different ways and passed that love of creating down to me . The seeds had been in there for quite a few years before I found them while looking for a certain bead for my granddaughter . I planted some and they came up. Love in a mist blue flowers. I really don't understand why there are expire dates in seeds because for years ago people saved seeds ?
On the pot that was leaking water do you not have a jar that might be that size that might not be too tall that you could put the ivy in and then stick the jar down in that silver pot?
How sweet your little letter is. What a keepsake! Suggestion that flat spot between the windows, would you consider a pink climbing with rose against the house with a trellis. I think it would look beautiful!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
I love how you expressed the meaning of homemaking through the different stages of life. Your childhood letters and lists are so sweet!!!❤
Love the letter. As a teacher of elementary and middle school children for 35 years, I got so tickled.
Kudos to two young girls who were eager to work, and do something worthwhile with a building .❤
I was a list maker too when I was a kid. Chores, homework, whatever needed doing! Started at 8 or 9 years old I think. It was mostly housework I because I had a single parent that was not home from early morning until 10:30 or 11:pm. So laundry and housework fell to me. I’m fortunate that it didn’t make me unhappy. I don’t think my exhausted parent really appreciated all that I successfully managed on my own. But I did and it gave me joy. It still gives me so much joy. I love taking care of my home. Clean and organized feels comforting to me. I know it feels labor intensive to many, and it can be. When My kids were young and I was working, it required energy I didn’t always have. That made me realize it was a privilege to be able to do it! For sure, like you said, it’s personal and ever changing. Over the years I’ve been asked why I don’t have any hobbies, something that gives me joy? I usually just responded that I guess I just never found anything that appealed to me enough. But it only now occurs to me now watching your video, that home making might actually be my hobby. Will ya look at that! 😄 Sorry, that was probably an over share, but it was a fun shift in perspective is all. Have a lovely Sunday Kindred One!❤
Oh my my sister just said the same thing the other day that homemaking is her hobby !! She and I both enjoy taking care of our homes. You really starting at an early age doing a lot 9n your own and being alone for many hours ! I don't like clutter around me. So enjoyed you comment. Have a great day !
@ Thanks Linda! I guess it’s a good hobby as there is so much variety right? Cleaning, decorating, cooking, gardening, organizing… I mean, I admit not EVERY aspect is fun (cleaning the bathroom floor and toilet for example 😆), but I’m going to think of it as a hobby from now on! ☺️
I feel that this is the premise for a beautiful book: Homemaking at Any Age.
I love that!
Dear Linda…We are definitely kindred spirits, I grew up in a family of seven i am 3rd to the oldest and my Mom was a wonderful homemaker she was Determined that my sisters and I knew how to keep house and sew iron etc. And it started at a very young age. I had the privilege to be a homemaker myself raising three children. And both of my girls are wonderful homemakers. One especially shared your channel with me. I love watching you so very much your creativity and love for lessons on being your own you. If that even makes sense, as I to am adhd. And go from project to project and I do eventually finish them. I can’t wait to see your garden and new barn. This comment maybe long but it’s from my heart. See you next Sunday Lord Willing.
I had to laugh when you were talking about homemaking at different ages. One of my mom's church friends, in her 80's, was talking about buying a new couch. One of the other friends asked in a shocked tone, "You're buying a new couch at your age?"
They all had a good laugh over it!
How precious is that letter?!! 😊💖 Cleaning and decorating is so theraputic to me. I'm grateful that I do enjoy it. I find your videos not only informative and inspirational but so comforting. I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching. 🫧🧼💫
Hi Linda, I've been enjoying your videos since the "Lock-down Period" began. Your videos offer so much inspiration and enjoyment! The Spring bulbs in a basket will surely bring some Joy and help with the transition into Spring. I'm very glad to hear that you're regaining your strength and energy from past weeks. Thanks for all your videos!
I have been the “homemaker” since about age 8-9! From sewing, knitting, cooking and decorating a designated space in the corner basement of our new ranch home I was fully engaged. Even though my professional life did intruded on my true love, I did everything I could to maintain the passion. Journals full of plans and ideas! Thanks for reminding me of days full of hope and plans. My Goldendoodle, Lola says hello to Miss Willow. Love the topiary idea!
So happy that you are replacing the seed oils with healthier options. Your body will thank you. Homemaking is a joy. I think it began, for me, with my Barbie Dream House.
How sweet of your mother to save your precious letters!
Great video Linda! I always enjoy how you appreciate your beautiful home and the homemaking you do for your family!!!
The plants in your kitchen are beautiful! Very homey. Love your show! Wish you posted every day. So grateful Linda!❤
Linda, your videos are truly one of the highlights of my week! I discovered your channel in September and have been watching them from oldest to the most recent ever since. I'm taking my time and savoring each and every one of them. I'm planning to go back and re-watch them, taking notes along the way.
Would love to see you do a meet & greet with Ben (if he's willing). You two make such a great team, and the love and respect you have for each other is lovely.
I love seeing Willow, too! She's so adorable! ❤
I love Laura too (Garden Answers)! I don’t know how she has the time to post every single day with a property as large as hers and with a family! Thanks so much Linda for all of your time spent on making very creative videos for us too❤
Wonderful video, Linda; thank you! ❤❤❤
My twin sister and have been homemakers from a young age. I bet many kindred spirits here were the same way from a young age. The plan of the garden beds will be beautiful and will be worth waiting for once the construction is done! TFS homemaking at any age!
After my mom passed, I found a small, “storebought” pink fabric “doily” edged with lace. On the fabric, mom had drawn simple outlines for me to embroider. I was four years old. A piece worth framing.
The ivy topiaries are lovely. The dog figure is adorable!
Your parents empowered you…..that’s why you are a success today😊
Love watching this video! 🥰
It's true, Linda, you have inspired me to focus attention on the small tasks-what joy it can bring. The rhythm and momentum. You are so right about homemaking- such a joy. No task too small. You have helped me up my homemaking game. All tasks done with excellence- why not? Such a joy! It is the essence of fone living. Ty!!!
Olive oil is best used only for salad dressings, and avocado oil is used for anything cooked or baked. Avocado oil has a higher smoke point than olive oil, and olive oil turns into a trans fat when it is used in cooking. I use avocado oil for everything; it is awesome.
Good for you getting rid of seed oils. I love seeing Willow outdoors with you!
I am 25 and love your channel! I got married last year and your channel inspires me to keep a tidy home and antique seasonal decor. I also love the Instagram updates.
Thank you! I'm so glad you’re enjoying the channel and IG!
OMG….. you talk about homemaking in the 1600. My daughter has always been an old soul. She was knitting,sewing and weaving since she was a small child. My daughter and her family invited me to go along with them to spend an overnight at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. An absolutely amazing experience for me to actually physically sleep in a hay bed and to live in one room with a dirt floor. Linda, you would love it. Check it out. ❤
Healthy changes are increasing in popularity. Hooray for us. So smart.
I loved this video, Linda. I have always loved homemaking and enjoyed seeing you make breakfast and plant! Now I have the itch! I love rooting things in water too. 💝💝💝
Lovely video Linda as usual !! Yes I do the "combo writing also " Love homemaking. Looking forward to seeing you and Bens 0lans come to fruition. 😊😊❤❤
Your childhood letter, or should I say contract, is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
I really like to clean and especially to organize my home.
You're never too young or too old to enjoy homemaking! I, too, enjoyed it as a child and my affection for it has never waned. That said, I have to say I don't ever use foil, plastic wraps or bags under plant pots. The foil can disintegrate depending on your water, and thin plastic usually isn't durable enough over time. I prefer using a small plastic tub, bowl or saucer (often found in many sizes at home and garden centers) that fits neatly inside the vessel and can hold the pot to ensure water doesn't leak. I also avoid thin or malleable material inside a natural basket to contain water - too much risk of leaks and damage to the basket, so, again, a more rigid and durable item as a base is ideal. (I keep an array of durable plastic trays from supermarket purchases (usually certain meats and vegetables) in various sizes and depths that I wash thoroughly and re-use as waterproof bases inside specific containers.)
Looking forward to seeing your seed planting plans come to life this Spring! Thanks, as always, for the inspiration! 🙂
Boy can I relate to this video. I have been “homemaking” since I was a young child. Always changing and rearranging my bedroom and the finished basement tv room. My husband says it seems that as soon as I get our current home just the way I want it I get that “itch” to sell so I can do it again at the next house. (We are on our 3rd home). I’ve been dropping hints to him lately that I have one more move in me. This time I want to move out of state. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that he agrees.
This made me smile. We have moved five times. Each home was different from the previous. It honed my decorating skills. One more move in the near future. Keep going if this is your passion, although, with the current market, I would be a little bit patient in planning to house hunt. Homemaking can be an art form.
I so enjoyed your video…I’ve missed you during your wellness journey…I have to say the childhood memories of the letter to your parents,loved it and the combo of script and print writing is something I have always done…I am 73 and still do sometimes within a word !!! I also love your garden ideas,question are you planning on creating a greenhouse too? I’m looking forward to your next video…have a fantastic week…Carolyn L ~
Me too about the writing combo !
Linda, I do the same thing when I write . I am a kindred spirit. I to always enjoyed keep our home nice and clean, when it came to helping mother. Now that being said: I would be upset when my brothers would mess things up. Love learning about seeds. 💗 see you next week.
That letter would be so cute to frame and show your grandchildren someday.
That is a great idea!
A plastic ziplock bag works well in a small container to hold the water for cuttings or cut flowers
Matt RISINGER is an architect who gave a video about fire safety measures. I only mention this because my wooden fence was struck by lightening AND a tree near the house was broken by wind soon after. I want a metal fence which won’t cause the house to burn. Which one I do not know!
Today I created a pillow closet! My husband painted the closet and both sides of the door! We renovated /did maintenance on half the house for walls and floors! After 25 years I rearranged my furniture! I can’t imagine doing this more than once every 10 years! When you aren’t moving, how often do you rearrange furniture and change out wall colors? Maybe if I were doing the work with more feedback, I would be doing more change. I have put more wheels on heavy furniture. I have an accountant who said “I do” 35 years ago, so no feedback for things. After 4 months we may hang his grandmother’s mirror.
I am turning 67 this month. I am a retired chaplain. I have 10 years of college, 18 months of doctoral work and I learned how to cook rice at 27. My older sister was special needs, and I was kept back in 2nd grade. I had difficulty being allowed to drive or cook because everyone accommodated my sister. We are still accommodating her because it is humane.
Hmmmm now I have had a metal fence draw lightning and then to my home and we lost all electric components. Things to think about for sure!
Very excited to watch your gardens grow and structural design!
(I loved the iron fencing around your last garden.
Thanks for sharing your Winter Seed Catalog 😊 🪴☕️❄️❤️🍲🌿
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, also sells loads of heirloom seeds from their extensive gardens! I bought some for myself and a friend (she is an avid gardener) and they all grew wonderfully.
Thank you! Good to know!
I grew up in the era when 'women's lib' was being stressed. Friends, even my teachers, made fun of me because my 'goal in life' was to be a homemaker. That didn't mean I didn't want a career, it just meant that I thought creating a beautiful, inspirational and safe place was almost more important that anything else! I'm 72 and still enjoy homemaking!! :)
Such lovely parents ❤ I ordered seeds from the company you were looking at last week. I had questions and they were so kind, quick and helpful!
Loving the kindred spirit travel tumbler. Another beautiful vlog. I am running to the garden center to make my own inside spring bulb garden. ❤
Wonderful!!!! Mine should be arriving any day now!
Love your kitchen SO much? I would love several decorative plates above the window and doors in your kitchen!😊
Hi Linda. I also write like you, part script & part print. I learned to be a homemaker from my mom. She not only kept a clean house, she cooked, painted & hung wallpaper. My dad used to say he never knew where his favorite chair would be when he came home😊. It's not the same today. I live with my son & family & and homemaking, is not a priority & my granddaughters get everything done for them. I'm grateful I have my little apartment to get away from the mess. Always love your videos. Have a blessed week.❤
I love the idea of your garden book for planning and dreaming! And in all my years of gardening never thought to save the plant identification markers like you have as a reference. I've kept some loose and always end up losing them. Great ideas I'm going to start this year. Thank you for all of your great tips and ideas!
How sweet your little letter is. What a keepsake! Suggestion that flat spot between the windows, would you consider a pink climbing with rose against the house with a trellis. I think it would look beautiful!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Didn't have a name for it, but pretty much tried my level best to do this wherever I lived.
Wished I had the focus, patience and talent of many elders who tried teaching me the "old ways", though...
I cannot wait to see your fence up and your little kitchen garden. I am so envious of you.! ❤
What great organization! Jeri Landers also builds waddle fencing in her garden. She has a few videos on garden fencing, and in one she added metal finials to match some old iron fencing.
Awesome video, Linda! Glad your changed your oils. Since you're open to comments on info for healthier living, Dawn dish liquid has a lot of unhealthy ingredients.
Oh, how I wish I had written a letter like that. So priceless and precious. I never thought of homemaking that way. I guess I've been a homemaker as a child as well. And then, I got married at 18 and have spent the last 51 plus years homemaking. I'll be 70 this month and have slowed down much more than I would like but I still get things done. And, that 20 year old boy I married? He is now retired and is a huge help to me. Sometimes he even cooks, lol. It's supposed to be 80 here tomorrow in our neck of Texas so I will be out working in the garden beds the hubs built me. They are waist high and I adore them. So do the grands. My 91 year old mother will walk across the street and sit on the patio while I work outside this summer. I am so looking forward to it all. Great video Linda and I love that dog garden form. Wonder if they have greyhounds or chihuahuas? xoxTXDeb
I removed all seed oils a few years ago and don’t know how I ever consumed them? Avocado oil, Olive oil, and coconut oil are a staple along side good old fashioned butter, Ghee is also a great choice. 👌🏼
I just bought Ghee for the first time last week. I have not used it yet though
Linda, thank you for another enjoyable video. You always share interesting and inspirational ideas. "Homemaking" is for everyone to embrace, whether you are young or old, male or female, single, or married with a family. For me, I am old, male, and single. Laugh out loud, but you inspire me to make the ordinary things in life "extraordinary". Looking forward to your next adventure and inspiration. God bless your "kindred spirit". Robert.
It's fun to see how your creative mind works. Can't wait to see the fence and flowers. I like your idea of doing a month by month plan and keeping it in a notebook.
This is awesome total inspiration for me, a person who shares your love for homemaking. It's to share as well as to teach.
You gave me inspiration with the ivy! We have a lot of it growing on the hillside down into the woods as ground cover to hold the soil. I’m going out in a few minutes to clip some for inside the house! I have faux plants inside because I’m not the best plant grower lol. But I’m like you and will enjoy seeing them root and then go into soil. This video was fun. Thanks, Linda!!
Hi Linda, I’ve been watching for a while. Love your channel finally subscribed today. Grew up in New England, but live in the south now always reminds me of my roots when I see your videos.
Throughly enjoyed. Thanks as always.
I do print and script when making lists or taking notes also. 😳
We have tried EVERYTHING to keep deer out of our gardens. If any kindred spirits have a solution, please let me know.
Linda, something about you feels lighter! I always enjoy your videos now more than ever !
Enjoyed. Although I had a career, homemaking and being a Mom was and is my favorite. I too am planning some landscape improvements. I had a greenhouse installed late last summer and I am planning something like you for in front of it and next to the old barn which we are turning into a home gym. Also dreaming of what I will plant in the flower garden and veg garden. I purchased some new seeds yesterday to try.....
Question, Linda: Could you let me know where you purchased your cloche style butter dish? I see it on your counter at 8:14 timestamp of this video. Thank you in advance; love your channel!
Thrifted 😉
Linda - love your snow boots; can you please let me know where you got them? Love your channel and look forward to your videos every Sunday! Thank you
Didn't mean to add a question mark!!!!😮
I love home making Linda. I think there is a new appreciation for it as evidenced on many RUclips channels. This was a delightful video today. Thank you😍
Vermont’s Tasha Tudor & Family has seeds for sale from her garden. The sale started Feb 1 and sells out fast, but even so her illustrated packets are fun to look at and you can always plan for next year!
As always thank you for sharing have a wonderful day🥰🥰🥰
Hi Linda, Recently found your channel and LOVE it! Would you please share where you purchased your English ivy topiaries? Thank you!!
Hi! I found them at a nursery called House by the Side of the Road in Walton, NH (maybe it's Milford)
Too funny. I do the same going from printing to script.
I also love decorating my home cleaning is not a chore for me I love a clean home I have already starting to declutter before the nice weather comes because I want to be outside from canada
The plant under cloche looks like kalanchoe, hope I spelled that right
How funny! I do the same and have done so all MY life 😊!
I found some seeds in a baby food jar in a medium size tote full of beads that were also in baby food jars that were my grandmother's she was very creative in many different ways and passed that love of creating down to me . The seeds had been in there for quite a few years before I found them while looking for a certain bead for my granddaughter . I planted some and they came up. Love in a mist blue flowers. I really don't understand why there are expire dates in seeds because for years ago people saved seeds ?
I always buy seeds from Baker Creek and have great luck with them.
On the pot that was leaking water do you not have a jar that might be that size that might not be too tall that you could put the ivy in and then stick the jar down in that silver pot?
Not YET, I will be on the lookout.
Sorry I didn’t mean to send my message twice! ❤
I am the same as you with seeds. I hate waiting lol lol
those look like "finger bowls" .. set w/place setting to use to clean fingers while eating?
How sweet your little letter is. What a keepsake! Suggestion that flat spot between the windows, would you consider a pink climbing with rose against the house with a trellis. I think it would look beautiful!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great minds think alike. I think it was two or three videos ago. I show a trellis sketched there with climbing roses and / or sweet peas