“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams, who looks inside, awakes.”
—Carl Jung
Three or four years ago when we started this blog one of the first things I started consistently posting about was “The Art of Homemaking”. These posts were sparked by the second hand copy of a book entitled “The Art of Homemaking” written in the 1960’s that I purchased for the kitchy illustrations but fell in love with when I read the words.
That led me to an experiment (repeated more than once) where I read the book and tried to live by the advice from a chosen chapter for a week at a time. During this time I started to realize, much to my surprise, that I wanted learn (and master) as much as I could about “the art of homemaking”.
Time passed and I continued to post on this subject…sometimes from the book that sparked it all, sometimes from other books (I now have a small library of homemaking books from the 50’s all the way to the present), and sometimes I just shared my own thoughts. Saturdays became our “Art of Homemaking” days and that is how it has been for some time now.
But recently Elizabeth and I have been talking. Simple Simon is primary a blog about sewing but we both feel the need to share the love we have for homemaking—and not just on Saturdays. So starting this week every Tuesday will be dedicated to “The Art of Homemaking”.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will be sewing, tutorials, random…the usual. And, Friday’s will still be $5 Fridays. (Yes, we are going to say goodbye to Thrifted Thursdays…but not to thifting! We will still post about our vintage and thrifted finds regularly, just not on every Thursday.)
The Art of Homemaking has been here with us for YEARS, since the beginning (in fact the first guest post I was ever asked to write was about the art of homemaking) and when we really think about who we are and what we love it only makes sense to officially and consistently devote one weekday to what we feel so strongly about.
Thank you for joining us along this journey of child rearing, costume making, laundry sorting, seam ripping, pattern drafting, craft failing craziness…it’s so great to have all of you to share it with. Have a good weekend everyone.
-liZ
PS—I just ran across this old photo of Grace in a dress I made for her two years ago…I actually think that dress may fit Ruth now. I’m going to have to go and find it. Time goes by so fast…..
Oooh fab I love this idea 🙂
Ps I feel like a bit of a stalker these days lol 😉
you already know i LOVE this idea! i look forward to these posts all the time:) happy easter!
I think it sounds great – I have no ‘Homemaking’ thumb (or green thumb for that matter) and I’d love some continuous encouragement in that area!
I was so worried when I started reading this post that you were going to say it was time to stop The Art of Homemaking. I love all the sewing tutorials and great patterns, but that is not something I can always do or have the time for, but homemaking I try each day!
I always make time to read the homemaking posts. Looking forward to this being a regular feature. Perhaps someday you will share the titles of some other books in your collection?
I’m so glad you’ll be continuing to write about homemaking. It’s one of my favorite things about your blog.
Your Art of Homemaking posts are one of my favorites. I bought Daryl Hoole’s books A house of Order because of your posts and I love it.
I love your homemaking posts! You’ve introduced me to Daryl Hoole which I’m grateful for 🙂
YAY!! I love your posts on homemaking, and also feel it’s a beautiful, valuable art. I’m thrilled to see your future posts on the subject.
I love your “the Art of Homemaking” posts just as much as the sewing and thrifting and tute posts. There is always a little gem of advise in them or a different way of looking at something. Yay for Tiesdays!!
Oh goody! I have to admit I too, like Sherry above, thought you were going to NOT have these posts… but phewww you are 😉