Here is an earlier version of my 'Comfort Zone'.
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In a Nutshell...
- Miss Pink Ponsonby
- Find yourself a cup of tea;
the teapot is behind you.
Now tell me about hundreds of things.
~Saki
Mission Statement
There is an old saying: there are no ugly babies and no ugly quilts. I'd like to add to that falsehood by saying I think there are no ugly china patterns, teapots, aprons or vintage fabrics. I love all those old things, even when they are less than palatable to the 'modern' eye.
We seem to put such a priority on teaching our girl children to be competitive, strong, and really good soccer players. I think this is wonderful, but I wish we spent just as much time passing down the things of our Mother's and Grandmothers: Needlework, Baking, the feeling of satisfaction from something as simple as seeing a line of sheets hanging taut on the clothesline, snapping in the breeze, and the joy of creating something--anything--from scratch.
In this new world we have tossed off anything we wore last season, drove last year, or sat on for the last 4 years. Everything has to be new and more expensive than the one before.
Along with all this greedy desire to consume and to always have what's new and in fashion, we seem to have tossed out those old things like Manners, Femininity and Housewifely Pursuits. Sew on a button or just throw the shirt away? Mend a torn hem or just toss out the skirt?
Miss Pink Ponsonby shakes her head at all this shallow consumption, dons her apron, tidies her doilies and serves tea in vintage cups with homemade goodies on antique plates.
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We seem to put such a priority on teaching our girl children to be competitive, strong, and really good soccer players. I think this is wonderful, but I wish we spent just as much time passing down the things of our Mother's and Grandmothers: Needlework, Baking, the feeling of satisfaction from something as simple as seeing a line of sheets hanging taut on the clothesline, snapping in the breeze, and the joy of creating something--anything--from scratch.
In this new world we have tossed off anything we wore last season, drove last year, or sat on for the last 4 years. Everything has to be new and more expensive than the one before.
Along with all this greedy desire to consume and to always have what's new and in fashion, we seem to have tossed out those old things like Manners, Femininity and Housewifely Pursuits. Sew on a button or just throw the shirt away? Mend a torn hem or just toss out the skirt?
Miss Pink Ponsonby shakes her head at all this shallow consumption, dons her apron, tidies her doilies and serves tea in vintage cups with homemade goodies on antique plates.
6 comments:
It is nice to have a comforting chair all your very own, isn't it? By the way, I love the bit of quilt I see waiting for you over the back of the chair.
Lovely comfort spot!
It's so nice to be back and catching up with everyone :)
Which quilt, June? The pink one (from Aunt Zelda) or the multi-colored one that if you look closely you can see has no binding on it! Also, if you look even more closely you can see quilt strips hanging off the back of the kitchen chair in that same photo! Sure wish I could still see well enough to quilt! I miss it!
Let's just say all quilts within photo range are lovely. To be honest, I actually thought I saw only one quilt on the back of the chair in the back center of the picture--but I'm known for my visually-impaired assumptions that I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing. Anyway, the whole thing is lovely and made me happy to view it.
Lovely, lovely time-out spot. I'm envious! lol
What a lovely spot to sit and relax...it does look very inviting! Move over, I want to sit there too!!! hehe Love all your decor and colours! Hugs
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