tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post2438916342381392602..comments2024-03-09T02:21:59.660-08:00Comments on HOPE AND THRIFT: SWEET BRIAR JOURNAL: LESSONS FROM MY GRANDPARENTSJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-69668880731215600052015-04-06T11:51:00.922-07:002015-04-06T11:51:00.922-07:00Hello Sharon! So nice to hear from you! I think ...Hello Sharon! So nice to hear from you! I think many more are coming around to our simple frugal lifestyles. It's nice to know there are others out there!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-9697020623344750262015-04-06T11:49:14.896-07:002015-04-06T11:49:14.896-07:00Hello dear Inez! Good to hear from you again! An...Hello dear Inez! Good to hear from you again! And your wonderful illustrated comments!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-69048913334512832302015-04-06T11:47:51.254-07:002015-04-06T11:47:51.254-07:00Hi Marqueta! I don't know if heart nuts are n...Hi Marqueta! I don't know if heart nuts are native or not. The tree is in my neighbor's yard and he said that he specifically planted it for an ornament tree. (We're doing him a "favor" bu picking up the nuts so he doesn't have to rake them!) It looks a lot like the tree of heaven trees. It's nuts are heart shaped, hence the name and the outer pod(?) looks like a black walnut (stains your hands like them too). They have a very nice flavor like a cross between a walnut and a butternut. <br /><br />It's good that you are carrying on the tradition of quilt making. Those old woolen quilts of my grandmother's lasted for at least 50 years of abuse. What now days would last that long?<br /><br />Hugs<br />Jane Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-85945528014723358602015-04-06T06:59:05.986-07:002015-04-06T06:59:05.986-07:00Dear Jane,
Such wonderful ideas and stories! I lo...Dear Jane,<br /><br />Such wonderful ideas and stories! I love the story of your grandfather, and I pray that there will be some of this generation who learn how to be so self-sufficient and charitable. I have never heard of heart nuts before, but that's a clever way of shelling them! Your quilt looks like the many, many quilts that my mother has made over the years (and now I do the same). They last so much longer than anything you could find at the store!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />MarquetaMarqueta (Mar-kee-ta) G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13471332103238738458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-2226523692963741462015-04-05T07:25:24.733-07:002015-04-05T07:25:24.733-07:00dear jane,
the photos are soooooooooooooooo beauti...dear jane,<br />the photos are soooooooooooooooo beautiful.....love the red wooden arbor and the snow!!!<br />i have nuts also in my freezer. the wrangler jeans was really a great found!!!!! thanks for the tips!!!<br />love your woolen blanket....a great idea!!!<br />i wish you a happy easter,too!!<br />hugs and love,<br />reginaReginas Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263131368566323993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-3036904818048394062015-04-04T07:49:30.356-07:002015-04-04T07:49:30.356-07:00⋰˚هჱܓ
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╱/╰┛⋰˚هჱܓ<br />FELIZ PÁSCOA!!!<br />┏╮/╱<br />╰ჱ ╮<br />╱/╰┛Magia da Inêshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452079116590629237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-20341800276484945482015-04-03T16:31:45.509-07:002015-04-03T16:31:45.509-07:00Jane; I'm delighted to see that you are postin...Jane; I'm delighted to see that you are posting again. I've popped over a few times to see if you were back, was nearly ready to delete your blog from my list.<br />Frugality has always been a way of life for us. We eat very much the way you do, having a good pantry full of staples and the food put up from our garden. The things we still need to buy cost more than I would like.<br />I love your thrifted cold weather outfit--absolutely classic!<br />Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-42977592885093724132015-04-01T12:45:56.701-07:002015-04-01T12:45:56.701-07:00I think so too, Athanasia. I tend to bite off mor...I think so too, Athanasia. I tend to bite off more than I can chew with these projects, then get overwhelmed by the immensity of the project. Ha! Even though I always advise my friends to start with a patchwork pillow before trying to make a king sized quilt. Never listen to my own advice.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-56953911564995019772015-04-01T12:29:08.461-07:002015-04-01T12:29:08.461-07:00Hi Atanasia! I don't know why either, it see...Hi Atanasia! I don't know why either, it seems a bit silly because they are not anything special. I'm always on the lookout for unusual ones to keep canning interesting. Some of the older ones are very pretty. I still can with the old blue ones, I think they came from my grandparent's farm so they have to be at least 60 years old. Now that's when they made good quality things! My husband bought me some of the new lavender ones for Easter. He know the way to my heart!<br /><br />I think even if you don't know your grandparents very well, there is an undeniable connection to them. I rarely get to see my oldest granddaughter, she lives so far away, but my son says some of the things she does reminds him so much of me. It's rather strange.<br /><br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-71523456867165416022015-04-01T12:07:18.911-07:002015-04-01T12:07:18.911-07:00I am not sure why thrift stores are selling jars f...I am not sure why thrift stores are selling jars for so much, but maybe they are aimed more at the crafter community. Because in the stores here cases of Ball/Kerr are only 8-10 a case of 12 and that includes ring and lid per jar. I know they charge a lot more for the collectible color ones that they have reissued. I still have a few of those blue original ones, how old I am not really sure, but I never can with them, they hold stuff.<br /><br />So nice hearing about your grandparents and their different lives and how they all blend together in to new generations. My father's father is who I am least familiar with as he died when I was only about 7. Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-61849402829619931422015-04-01T11:48:46.335-07:002015-04-01T11:48:46.335-07:00Jane, a chair seat would be good ideas as if they ...Jane, a chair seat would be good ideas as if they ripple they would not be as noticeable as chair seats are not usually perfectly flat. Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-66088989752858562732015-03-31T19:32:26.756-07:002015-03-31T19:32:26.756-07:00Hi Athanasia! I'm afraid we weren't too k...Hi Athanasia! I'm afraid we weren't too kind to my grandmother's wool quilts. I always wonder what she thought when she saw us wrapping the muddy dog in them or using them at the beach. I remember that they had a lot of army green in hers from old uniforms and army blankets.<br /><br />I tried once to braid a rug but couldn't get it to lie smoothly. Kept humping up in the middle. But I've been thinking that I'd like to give it a try again. Maybe some chair pads would be a good place to start.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-14145054721768827452015-03-31T18:20:52.368-07:002015-03-31T18:20:52.368-07:00Yes Jane, that looks just like my Grandma's wo...Yes Jane, that looks just like my Grandma's wool throws. This was my mother's mother. There was always one over the back of every chair and sofa in the cooler and cold months. They were mostly muted colors, light and dark. She did not use a batting, but used a backing of corduroy or flannel, whatever was handy. Some of the pieces might be corduroy too. They were tied with yarn. I don't have one of my own, made by her, except for a doll quilt sized one, actually two, as my doll bed was bunk bed made by grandpa (for my sister and me). We still have all of that. But I've been to cousin's houses and over the backs of the sofa will be one of the wool quilts and it brings back such nice memories. <br /><br />Do you do rug braiding at all? I have two of her wool braided rugs and a box of rolls of wool strips. I have made seats pads for chairs but that is as far as my rug braiding has gone. I do have what I hope becomes full size oval rug some day, but so far not. Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-19207543793559021782015-03-31T08:48:51.983-07:002015-03-31T08:48:51.983-07:00I actually found one plant last year at home depot...I actually found one plant last year at home depot...a flowering vine-like one. But it was so expensive ($18 each) I didn't buy it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-67772464301954578462015-03-30T11:24:42.955-07:002015-03-30T11:24:42.955-07:00Thank you! That's nice that your family will ...Thank you! That's nice that your family will almost all be together. I'm hoping we can attend the sunrise service at out Moravian church, but that's about it for our celebration.<br /><br />We'll have to put our thinking caps on. There must be some flowering vine that grows in the shade!<br /><br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-42583543151193081082015-03-30T10:55:57.504-07:002015-03-30T10:55:57.504-07:00Have a nice Easter too! Everyone will be here exc...Have a nice Easter too! Everyone will be here except my son from Louisiana. He will come a few weeks after. Yes that does look like a pagoda ....and it looks like mine...because of you I had my husband put one up! The only bad thing, is that mine is in the shade so I can't put any sunny flowers up it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-64408496086664534182015-03-30T10:36:44.315-07:002015-03-30T10:36:44.315-07:00Hi Andrea! Our son who lives in North Carolina al...Hi Andrea! Our son who lives in North Carolina always likes to tease me with his temps. in the 70s in March, but I always tell him to remind me to rub in our nice 70 degree weather in August when he's complaining about the heat! <br /><br />Yep, the arbor used to be a pale teal color, but we decided to paint it that bright Chinese red color to give the landscape some color in winter. We think it makes it look somewhat like a pagoda, hence the Chinese lantern hanging from it.<br /><br />Have a nice Easter! Will be sharing it with your new granddaughter?<br /><br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-51599177002380342212015-03-30T09:56:54.447-07:002015-03-30T09:56:54.447-07:00Hi Jane! I like your red arbor. I remember when ...Hi Jane! I like your red arbor. I remember when it was a different color. That blue ice is neat!<br />Aren't memories dear! Especially of grandmothers/grandfathers! I love to hear how women wisely scrimped and saved in order to give their families extra luxuries like your Grandma's cake. <br /><br />Yes snow is actually pretty! I grew up in NW Pennsylvania and remember how I wondered if we were ever going to see the grass. Somehow the snow knew to stop right around Easter (and not before!). The good side, is that our summers weren't as miserable hot /humid as they are here in Delaware. <br /><br />Your quilt is beautiful, and I bet warm! AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-3518011166307526692015-03-30T07:39:02.883-07:002015-03-30T07:39:02.883-07:00Thank you, dear Mari, for your kind encouragement....Thank you, dear Mari, for your kind encouragement. I pray that you are improving and that your day is going well.<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-56872341464123866322015-03-30T07:19:24.939-07:002015-03-30T07:19:24.939-07:00As always...wisdom abounds here :0) mariAs always...wisdom abounds here :0) mariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com