Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 27th, 2008 10 Comments »
We woke up Sunday morning to a little hint of what’s to come. Puffy, wet flakes of snow were tumbling down, melting into little wet puddles almost as soon as they hit the ground. On the way to church, we had to run the defroster in the van; and, I found that my black wool [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Ah, Saturday! Dad’s home from work all day, and we enjoy our time together as a family, working first and playing afterward. Today, we spread straw around the bases of our apple trees and over the strawberries, to protect them from the icy-cold Minnesota winter that will be here very, very soon. Already, the daytime [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 24th, 2008 2 Comments »
After yesterday’s brief respite of cheering sunshine, today it was back to the heavy grey skies and persistant patter of raindrops. I spent the day indoors, mostly. Venturing outside for my [theoretically] daily walk in the woods, the overhanging tree branches kept me safe from the majority of the precipitation. All the same, I was [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty, Window Shopping on Oct 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
Today was an Etsy Day! I added three new items to my vintage shop, and spent way too much time staring goggle-eyed at other Etsians’ mind-bogglingly imaginitive creations. I hope you won’t mind if I share a few of my favorites…
Soft Merino Bracelets, by easternsky
Orchid SCARF with lilac Flowers, by tijusai
Trio of Neckwarmer Patterns (Crochet) [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 22nd, 2008 4 Comments »
Today was grey and cold and rainy. A housework-and-reading sort of day. So I alternated between washing dishes and curling up in bed to enjoy my new copy of The Maiden’s Bequest. I admit, Maiden’s Bequest claimed more of my time than the dish-washing did… But I’ll make up for it by refusing to read [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 21st, 2008 9 Comments »
Mom and I spent the day in town, running errands and paying our obligatory visits to the local thrift stores. I found another black skirt to add to my growing collection; a new blue shirt (This one had gathers on it! I didn’t have one with gathers on it!); and a few free books, some [...]
Posted in Health & Beauty on Oct 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
Four times a year–once every season–the members of the Sense and Sensibility message forum play a lovely game called “Week in Feminine Dress”. The rules are simple: 1. Make a resolution to wear pretty, feminine, modest clothing each and every day for one week, and, 2. Try your hardest to take a photo of each [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Health & Beauty on Oct 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Prowling ’round the blogosphere, I’ll sometimes meet an article which offers some real encouragement to try harder to please my Savior in the things I think, do and say. I thought I’d share five of my favorites with you.
Why Girls Should Read Boys’ Adventure Literature by Anna and Elizabeth Botkin
Should girls be enthralled by stories [...]
Posted in Hair Styles, Health & Beauty on Jun 4th, 2008 14 Comments »
It isn’t fair — that Katelyn got her hair and I got mine. Hers is thick and softly textured, and waves when she gels it, while mine is stick straight and almost baby-fine. See those braids in the photo up there? All my hair, braided in a ponytail, would equal the thickness of one of [...]
Posted in Hair Styles, Health & Beauty on Dec 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
You’ve got to see this. My friend Amanda has done a stunning blog post on how to create your own beautiful, unique hairsticks. Here’s how you get there: http://hintofhistory.com/blog/?p=11 .
P.s. These hairsticks would work wonderfully with the Princess Anne Bun hairstyle…
Hello–my name is Janna! I am a Christian young woman, finding joy every day in my home, my family, and my Savior.