The European monarch, 51, and her husband King Felipe, 56, have appointed María Dolores Ocaña Madrid to the important position, breaking tradition in the royal household.
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Back in the 16th century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with 18 children.In order to keep food on the table for his brood, Albrecht Durer the Elder, the father and head of the household, was a goldsmith by profession and worked almost 18 hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in the neighborhood
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Swedish designer Ulla-Stina Wikander covers household objects from the 70s with second-hand cross-stitch
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I've been waiting to put this one up for an entire year. I found it among my vintage magazine collection right after Thanksgiving last year and was kicking myself for not finding it in time. But that's okay. The reasoning? The illustrator is listed as Lorraine Fox. Why am I happy about this? Because a reader of my blog got in touch with me earlier this year and told me that they found out that it was Ms. Fox who did the wonderful illustrations for that Better Homes & Garden Decorating Book I mentioned on my blog way back in 2005. The same illustrations that I used for inspiration for that Victory Vintage wall. One big illustrator mystery solved! Big thanks to Ashlee for her eagle eye. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
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Is there a difference between homemaking and housekeeping? Do you differentiate between the two? I asked this question on my Facebook page and all who answered agreed that the term "housekeeping" seems to refer largely to cleaning while "homemaking" encompasses a much wider variety of activities. What do you think?
Discovery the ministry of homemaking: Words of encouragement for homemakers. Plus biblical examples + book recommendations!
Zion Major would like to know his father and the reason why his mother neglected him. But when you're a boy emerging in North Philadelphia, it is expected for you to be tough. He has no one to confide in, so he uses his composition notebooks to express his thoughts and emotions about his abandonment, his grandmother headed household, and the oppressive conditions he experiences. | Author: Harream Purdie | Publisher: Purdie Major | Publication Date: Aug 20, 2016 | Number of Pages: 176 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 0692673849 | ISBN-13: 9780692673843
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Over the past two years, I’ve slowly gotten into homemaking. Now, it’s sort of “my thing.” I didn’t see it coming, but somewhere along the way, I began to realize the eternal, beautiful, godly, glorious significance of Biblical homemaking. I began to see that this is much more than cleaning toilets. Godly homemaking is the intermingling of craft and work for the purpose of… Read more
The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie! Colleen Cambridge's charming and inventive new historical series introduces an unforgettable heroine in Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper for none other than famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie. When a dead body is found during a house party at the home of Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan, it's up to famous author's head of household, Phyllida Bright, to investigate... Tucked away among Devon's rolling green hills, Mallowan Hall combines the best of English tradition with the modern conveniences of 1930. Housekeeper Phyllida Bright, as efficient as she is personable, manages the large household with an iron fist in her very elegant glove. In one respect, however, Mallowan Hall stands far apart from other picturesque country houses... The manor is home to archaeologist Max Mallowan and his famous wife, Agatha Christie. Phyllida is both loyal to and protective of the crime writer, who is as much friend as employer. An aficionado of detective fiction, Phyllida has yet to find a gentleman in real life half as fascinating as Mrs. Agatha's Belgian hero, Hercule Poirot. But though accustomed to murder and its methods as frequent topics of conversation, Phyllida is unprepared for the sight of a very real, very dead body on the library floor... A former Army nurse, Phyllida reacts with practical common sense--and a great deal of curiosity. It soon becomes clear that the victim arrived at Mallowan Hall under false pretenses during a weekend party. Now, Phyllida not only has a houseful of demanding guests on her hands--along with a distracted, anxious staff--but hordes of reporters camping outside. When another dead body is discovered--this time, one of her housemaids--Phyllida decides to follow in M. Poirot's footsteps to determine which of the Mallowans' guests is the killer. With help from the village's handsome physician, Dr. Bhatt, Mr. Dobble, the butler, along with other household staff, Phyllida assembles the clues. Yet, she is all too aware that the killer must still be close at hand and poised to strike again. And only Phyllida's wits will prevent her own story from coming to an abrupt end... Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781496732446 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 10-26-2021 Pages: 272 Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d) Series: A Phyllida Bright Mystery - #1About the Author Colleen Cambridge is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Phyllida Bright Mysteries, the first of which, Murder at Mallowan Hall, was an Indie Next Pick and Agatha Award finalist. An accomplished historian whose meticulously researched novels appeal to fans of historical fiction and mysteries alike, she also writes under the pennames C.M. Gleason and Colleen Gleason. She lives in the Midwest and can be found online at ColleenCambridge.com.
Big Brother featured the Head of Household Sarah Beth Steagall nominating Derek Frazier and Claire Rehfuss for eviction, before Alyssa Lopez won a "High Roller's Room" game and completely switched up the nominees during Sunday night's Season 23 episode on CBS.
My last class was chock full of choleric students. My natural phlegmatic tendencies were hard-pressed to meet them in a strong way and I feel like I learned a lot about choleric children. This time around I’ve got a much more easy-going group. Phlegmatic is the most dominant temperament, which is something I know quite […]
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Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer--that will take your breath away. Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a schedule and keep their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they intervene, breaking up a fight and beating their high school's star soccer player to a pulp. This act of violence threatens the brothers' dreams for the future and their beliefs about who they are. As the true details of that fateful afternoon unfold over the course of the novel, Max and Jay grapple with the weight of their actions, their shifting relationship as brothers, and the realization that they may be more like their father than they thought. They'll have to reach back to their Bribri roots to find their way forward. Told in alternating points of view using vignettes and poems, debut author Ari Tison crafts an emotional, slow-burning drama about brotherhood, abuse, recovery, and doing the right thing. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780374389499 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Publication Date: 03-28-2023 Pages: 320 Product Dimensions: 8.65h x 5.59w x 1.18d Age Range: 14 - 18 YearsAbout the Author Ari Tison is a Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) American and African descended poet and storyteller. Her poems and short works have been published in Yellow Medicine Review, The Under Review, Rock & Sling, and POETRY's first ever edition for children. She was the winner of the 2018 Vaunda Micheaux Nelson award for a BIPOC writer with Lerner Publishing. She currently is the annual broadside editor for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop where she gets to collaborate with the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts to bring incarcerated voices into the world. Saints of the Household is her debut novel.
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The first Ridiculous Theatrical Company production by outside playwrights brims with irreverent wit. Horror show host Marius Mintsingue is killed on the air, much to the dismay of would be detectives Buddy and Bob (pubescent boys played by women) who are his biggest fans. Mintsingue's cross dressing lover, finds herself the head of Mintsingue Manor, a Gothic mansion in postwar suburbia. While the murderer stalks, she struggles to support the household without implicating herself by collecting on the will or insurance, to protect Mintsingue's live in protege (a half man/half woman sideshow veteran) and to keep at bay the forces of authority. Bob and Buddy's sleuthing unintentionally brings this mystery to its shattering conclusion. | Author: Michael Simon, Richard Simon | Publisher: Samuel French, Inc. | Publication Date: Feb 24, 2023 | Number of Pages: 114 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 0573695598 | ISBN-13: 9780573695599
This is a fun post of old fashion vintage housekeeping tips that were observed and practiced by housewives and other women during the mid 19th century.
You must have a routine to follow. A weekly cleaning schedule and also a daily chore list! Your daily chore list must get done every single day..no excuses!! A sample of daily chores would look like this: WIPE DOWN KITCHEN, LOAD AND UNLOAD DISHWASHER SWEEP FLOOR MAKE BEDS QUICK WIPE AND SWIPE OF THE BATHROOMS AT LEAST ONE LOAD OF LAUNDRY, WASHED, DRIED, FOLDED AND PUT AWAY QUICK RUN THROUGH THE HOUSE FOR A PICK UP AND PUT AWAY FAST SWEEP AFTER MEALS, DISHES IN DISHWASHER AFTER EVERY MEAL..NEVER LEAVE DISHES IN THE SINK..EVER! FAST WIPE DOWN OF FINGERPRINTS..USE THE MR.CLEAN MAGIC ERASER AND GO THROUGH THE HOUSE WHILE YOUR ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR FRIEND OR MOM..JUST WIPE DOWN FINGERPRINTS AND AROUND THE DOOR JAMS, LIGHT SWITCHES, ETC. QUICK WINDEX OF MIRRORS AND WINDOWS IF NEEDED If your consistent with these daily chores, your home will always be company ready! For your weekly schedule you may have to play around with it till you find something that works for you. No two schedules will look the same. Some women work and find doing all their cleaning on the weekends works for them. Others find doing one room at a time is the key to their success! Here is just a sample of what my weekly schedule looks like! While most women who have small ones aren't able to do the whole house in two days, just do what you can when you can! Make a list of 10 things to do each day, and if you do it everyday, your home will be in order! My weekly schedule MONDAY: Daily chores Clean out the refrigerator Go grocery shopping Mop kitchen floor TUESDAY: Daily chores Vacuum stairs and family room and any other rooms if needed Project Day. This is the day that I will clean a cupboard, drawer, closet or any other out of the ordinary chore that is not on my schedule. Each week I’ll see something that needs to be done. If I notice that the boy’s drawers are getting messy, I will make a note and do it on Tuesday. WEDNESDAY: Daily chores UPSTAIRS CLEANING DAY Strip beds and wash sheets Clean bedrooms and upstairs bathrooms BEDROOMS DETAILED LIST Strip beds Vacuum mattresses Take everything off dressers and dust/wipe down Wipe down everything before returning it to dresser Windex the mirrors and windows Dust the baseboards and windowsills Vacuum the rugs Put fresh sheets on the beds BATHROOMS DETAILED LIST Remove all rugs/towels and throw into the wash Wash/clean Toilet Bathtub/shower Vanity and sink Wipe down everything Clean light fixtures Dust off baseboards/window sills/tp holder and towel rack Wipe down the walls Vacuum the floor Mop the floor Put out fresh hand towels Hallway Dust the baseboards Vacuum the rugs Stairway Dust the railings and spindles Vacuum the stairs THURSDAY: DOWNSTAIRS CLEANING DAY Daily chores KITCHEN DETAILED LIST Remove all rugs and throw into wash Anything that can go into the dishwasher goes in. If you have burner trays, knobs from the stove, sponges, cookie jar, canisters (my canisters are lined with plastic bags, so I only have to pull the bag out), microwave tray, any other washable kitchen knick-knacks or items. They all come out nice and shiny and you didn’t have to scrub anything. Remove all other items from the counters. Scrub the counters well and scrub everything before putting back onto the counters. The less you have cluttering your counters the less you have to clean! Scrub sink Wipe down all the outlets and behind the sink really well Wipe down cabinet and drawer fronts and handles Clean light fixtures Wipe down table legs and chair legs Wipe down the refrigerator and top of refrigerator. Clean out inside and outside of microwave Clean stove top and front Windex windows Get into the corners of the kitchen with your vacuum attachments Clean the baseboards and corners Sweep/vacuum floor Mop floor FAMILY ROOM, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM DETAILED LIST Remove all knick-knacks and dust/clean surfaces (now is a good time to throw in knick-knacks that are washable into the dishwasher…vases, decorative dishes etc) Dust/clean baseboards and corners Dust ceiling fans, light fixtures Vacuum cushions on couch, if removable, remove and vacuum under cushions Vacuum the rugs POWDER ROOM DETAILED LIST Remove and wash rugs Clean toilet and sink Clean baseboards Windex window/clean window sill/windex mirror Vacuum and mop floor Put out fresh guest towelsHALLWAYS/ENTRYWAYS Vacuum, mop hallways, dust all baseboards and throw rugs into wash FRIDAY: Daily chores This is a “FREE DAY!!!” The house is clean and as long as I keep up my daily chores, it stays that way. I may vacuum if needed on these days. I also recommend having “free days” for the purpose of flexibility. You never know when you may have a sick child, or you yourself is sick, or some other life issue that pops up during the week. This day can be used to stay on track and keep your schedule! If my son is ill on Wed, then I’ll just push everything up a day. So I’ll do the upstairs on Thurs and the downstairs on Fri. Nothing gets left undone and I don’t have to spend the weekend cleaning! SATURDAY: Daily Chores “FREE DAY!!!” SUNDAY: Daily chores Make out Menu plan and shopping list
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