Classical Homemaking

Monday, March 17, 2025

Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Monday! I'm looking forward to a fun and productive week ahead. Today I'm participating in Happy Homemaker Monday with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Here's what's on my mind today:

The weather.....

Arkansas weather is so unpredictable this time of year! Last week we were in the 80s, then we had wind and highs in the mid-50s over the weekend. Today we are back up to the 70s. The warm sunshine makes me want to start my garden, but I know better! We woke up to 28º today. Gotta wait a little longer!

Right now I am....

Preparing for our Patrick's Day celebration today. We do claim Irish ancestry, especially on my husband's side, so we like to have a special dinner: Irish Stew, special Irish cheese, soda bread, and my homemade chocolate mint fudge. It's also a good day to talk about Christian missions as Patrick was a very devoted missionary!

Thinking....

I'm becoming a bit obsessed with tablescapes and I've been thinking about how I can make our Passover table extra pretty this year.

On my reading pile....

I'm about 200 pages away from finishing the 860 page mammoth, New York by Edward Rutherfurd. It's been a fabulous reading experience. If you like hearing about books, you might enjoy my BookTube channel, My Granny Era.

On my TV.....

My husband and I have been rewatching all the 90s episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot. It's actually kind of amazing the level at which Agatha Christie understood human psychology. Our police officer son recently told us all about the interrogation techniques he is learning---how to make criminals confess without actually accusing them, so we have been picking them out as we watch these episodes. She really was a genius.

Favorite blog post last week (mine or other)....

Penny from Penny's Treasures showed off her beautiful spring sunroom. I've always been inspired by the pictures of her gorgeous home!

Something fun to share....

My daughters, Avalon and Brenna, are currently experimenting with 10 techniques for mummifying apples. I just got back from buying 4 lb of baking soda and a big bag of epsom salts for this interesting homeschool project.

Blog hopping (newly discovered blog)....

Jeanne from Selep Imaging shared a gorgeous upcycled flower mirror at my Pink Sunday link up. I love her creative use of often overlooked thrift shop finds!

On the menu for this week....

Monday: Irish stew, soda bread, Irish cheese, chocolate mint fudge

Tuesday: Marry Me Chicken, couscous, potatoes, salad

Wednesday: Veggie Chicken Pasta, bread, fruit

Thursday: taco pizza

Friday: unsure, kids have a church event

Saturday: most of the kids will be gone so Jamie, Lynzie, and I might have salmon dinner!

Sunday: taco dip, chips for movie night

On my to do list....

Today I need to make a couple videos for my YouTube channels, finish decorating for spring, and work on five orders for my Etsy shop.

In the craft basket....

Besides what I'm doing for my shop, I need to put a drawstring in a skirt I've made. I also have a plan for a craft tutorial I'd like to get up in time for Vintage Finds Friday. We'll see...

Looking forward to this week....

It's a pretty chill week. I don't think I have to leave the house until Thursday afternoon. I'm looking forward to getting the house all pretty for spring and finishing this good book I'm on.

Looking around the house....

There are a lot of clutter piles to take care of. haha!

From the camera....

Our oldest son Michael and his family spent a good part of Saturday and Sunday hanging out at our house. When little brother Daxton saw my bed, he said "Night night" and wanted to be tucked in. Older brother Emerson wanted to be included, too, so we tucked them both in. It lasted about 2 minutes but it was long enough to get a picture!

Bible verse, Devotional....

Have a great week, friends!

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Pink Sunday Linky Party #1: A Visit to SW Missouri and Special Gifts from Mom

Welcome to our first Pink Sunday Linky Party! I created this party in honor of Beverly from How Sweet the Sound who hosted Pink Saturday for so many years! This party is all about showing off your pink things! Anything pink counts!

Early last week I received a box in the mail from my Mom. She included some special books and fabric, returned a few books she'd borrowed. But, the most special part of it all were these gorgeous hot pads she made for me! I love them so much --- they've got such cute fabrics in them and they're huge for all my big family casseroles!

Friday I spent the day in SW Missouri visiting my friend Laura from Harvest Lane Cottage. There is a specific town I love that has so many gorgeous and huge old homes. Here's a pretty pink one.

This poster was hanging in the bathroom of the coffee shop we went to. Cracked me up!

Laura's beautiful tulip tree was in full bloom! Gorgeous!

That's all my pinks for this week! Can't wait to see what you've got to share!

Linking with:

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Vintage Finds Friday #1: A New Link Party! | Vintage Butter Mold or Cookie Press?

Hi friends! I'm excited to be back to blogging with a few new link parties to celebrate! I'll share the details about two of them at the end of this post, but first let's celebrate Vintage Finds Friday!

This morning Lynzie and I headed out to do some errands and get groceries; but first, we stopped in to visit our friend, Christine, at the flea market where she works. I was looking for some sweet little thing to share for my first Vintage Finds Friday and Lynzie pointed out this adorable device.

I love Scandinavian-inspired things in my home and she knew this would fit my style perfectly. The tag attached read, "Vintage Cookie Press." However, the more I look at this, the more I think it's actually a butter press.

The fit isn't tight enough to actually pour butter into this as a mold, but a ball of partially softened butter could definitely be shaped and pressed with this cute owl design... and yes, I do think it would work great as a cookie stamp, too! What do you think?

Perhaps on a future week I'll share some of the other vintage wooden things I have in this Scandinavian style. For now, be sure to link up your vintage finds below and come back to join me for the following link parties also taking place each week:

Pink Sunday: For years I linked up my pink finds with Beverly at Pink Saturday. Since returning to blogging, I've found that her blog is no longer public. (If someone could update me privately, I'd really appreciate it!) In the spirit of this fun party that was such a core part of my blog, I'll be hosting Pink Sunday. Come back every Sunday to show off your pink stuff --- anything pink counts!

The Homemaking Party: This is my original party that I've hosted for over a decade! Anything related to homemaking is welcome. This party runs every Thursday.

I've missed my blogging friends! I'm looking forward to reconnecting and making new friends.

Have a great week everyone!