A Primer for a Country Dwelling ~

Welcome dear friends, hope you enjoyed a 

Blessed Easter Sunday!

Growing up my mother always made holidays so special...now

I just have fond memories to reflect upon!

With all my grandparents, and both my mom & dad

laid to rest, life is so different...gone but never forgotten!

 So when holidays come and go I focus on;

honoring the past,

celebrating the present,

and embracing the future...it works for me!

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This morning I woke to heard my 

special pair of sweetheart Mourning Dove's 

cooing outside my window... 

 They've been gathering twigs for their nest...I'm on a 

mission to discover where their nest is hidden!

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I know it's still early here in Wisconsin, but

that 10" of snow we received last week is finally gone,

and the grass is getting green!

Chives are really taking off, 

and ventured out to the garden shed to start 

gathering some garden tools...

 Next, I need to gather some rakes & my wheel barrow!

I'm just doing some early cleanup...no planting yet!

THE FRESH AIR FEELS FANTASTIC!

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I have a new book to share with you today...

Spring release to the 

"Simply Country" book series 

This series by Judy Condon are softcover books.

 This new release has 144 pages.

A little sneak peek...

 This Primer is full of good topics and suggestions!

I love old coverlets...

 I'm still searching for one that is affordable, these can

be very high priced...especially if they are dated!

Old hooked rugs make a room look so cozy...

The early housewife did not display hooked rugs

like we do...she used them!

Mirrors add a nice ambiance to a room...

I love how old mirrors were once referred

to as "Looking Glass"!

Oh my goodness, SAMPLERS....

Samplers were admired and examined close~up

because it was customary for visitors to view the stitchery 

and honor the accomplishment of the needleworker. 

A cursory glance was seen as ill~bred.

Hence, samplers displayed in an authenticated room 

today should be hung at eye level and easily viewed

close~up as in the past.

Changing things up...

At least twice a year, spring/summer and

autumn/winter, a home can become totally refreshed!

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Studio News...

~ Kits for Little Sparrow Pinkeep Club are shipping this week.

~ The first week in April "Martha Howells 1849" patterns

will be shipping.

~ The fourth kit for The Sheepish Needle Samplar Club 

will be released in mid April.

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Weekly Soul Food...

"Thou hast turned for me my mourning

into dancing"

Psalms 30:11...KJV

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Be wise, be kind, be gentle, be true...delight 

yourself in simple things!

 ~Blessings of Joy ~

Tammy