tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post8509616219430409711..comments2024-03-28T21:58:56.757+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2013/2014 - 1: The American Woman's HomeLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1013672640091469552014-01-14T19:30:46.394+01:002014-01-14T19:30:46.394+01:00I am sure you'll find certain bits really fasc...I am sure you'll find certain bits really fascinating, Graham. No real need to read the whole thing; it does get rather lengthy at times.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-92107565368596954712014-01-14T19:29:50.382+01:002014-01-14T19:29:50.382+01:00True! And it is also very true that some jobs are ...True! And it is also very true that some jobs are undoubtedly much more stressful than others. All the more important for those who hold such jobs that they find the proper balance between work and leisure.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30155630887812527022014-01-14T09:59:54.811+01:002014-01-14T09:59:54.811+01:00Although I think I'm probably unlikely to get ...Although I think I'm probably unlikely to get around to reading this book it's certainly a fascinating one and one that I might well dip in and out of on occasion (and have downloaded).GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-76189862165149165982014-01-14T09:56:42.514+01:002014-01-14T09:56:42.514+01:00I agree wholehearedly with you comment Meike. Whi...I agree wholehearedly with you comment Meike. Whilst jobs can, of course, be stressful we make a great deal of stress for ourselves all the time. One of the advantages of age is that one becomes more aware of the futility of so many of the things that cause many people to be stressed.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-70808779259229919012014-01-12T21:29:05.003+01:002014-01-12T21:29:05.003+01:00Oh yes, it was fascinating, especially to see how ...Oh yes, it was fascinating, especially to see how many established customs of the times the two authors were arguing against. In some ways, they sound very modern and advanced, while in other parts of the books, their ideas are nearly medieval.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82795836370784581282014-01-11T19:28:57.883+01:002014-01-11T19:28:57.883+01:00Hm, definitely interesting.
I find women’s lives i...Hm, definitely interesting.<br />I find women’s lives in bygone days and the ‘instructions’ they followed endlessly fascinating.<br /><br />Like you, I am glad to live in modern times; I would hate to have to spend my life doing nothing but organising a household. And I think the emphasis on ‘religion’ would also be very irksome.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62058387097937533162014-01-08T09:32:02.087+01:002014-01-08T09:32:02.087+01:00Thank you, Monica! And that's one of the nice ...Thank you, Monica! And that's one of the nice things about our kindles, we can have "piles" of books there, unread or read, and they don't take up any real room on our shelves :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25887667360798614962014-01-07T22:09:59.051+01:002014-01-07T22:09:59.051+01:00You do have a knack for finding unusual old books ...You do have a knack for finding unusual old books and presenting them in a way that makes me curious to have a closer look... :) Another one downloaded to my Kindle, but when/if I get round to that closer look remains to be seen!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32942725525389793092014-01-06T10:35:35.121+01:002014-01-06T10:35:35.121+01:00The abundance of choices on how to spend our free ...The abundance of choices on how to spend our free time is certainly contributing to people being stressed out. Most people I know who claim to be stressed have 90 % of "home-made" stress, not because their jobs or lives would really be so stressful.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-41121220399626488082014-01-06T10:34:22.147+01:002014-01-06T10:34:22.147+01:00So true!So true!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90060232657591751632014-01-06T10:34:13.861+01:002014-01-06T10:34:13.861+01:00I like old etiquette books, too, and have read a f...I like old etiquette books, too, and have read a few from the 1950s. For weeks afterwards, I tried to behave better in public :-)<br />The "American Woman's Home" is a bit lengthy, and I must admit I quick-read over the chapters dealing with the planting of an orchard, but it certainly is fascinating.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91895449649740804022014-01-06T06:44:29.175+01:002014-01-06T06:44:29.175+01:00If I could build a house it would be quite like th...If I could build a house it would be quite like that plan. I love the idea of a wood stove in each room off a central chimney. I wonder if we are stressed because there are so many choices. People then did what had to be done. Now while we are, for example, cleaning, we think of all the things we should be doing or want to be doing. If we work at one job, do we think there is something better we could be doing? Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90731015115768930652014-01-06T01:19:31.963+01:002014-01-06T01:19:31.963+01:00It always makes me so glad to live in this day and...It always makes me so glad to live in this day and age when i read things like this.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-58849290211212776452014-01-05T16:23:01.863+01:002014-01-05T16:23:01.863+01:00Oh, this is fascinating.....At one time in my life...Oh, this is fascinating.....At one time in my life I was rather fascinated with old etiquette books and household management books and actually have copies of several old ones. I knew of this book but never came across a copy and am going to try to get one from amazon now. Or read it at the Gutenberg Project. I think such things are often very amusing but also quite informative. Thanks, Meike! And count me in as one who is very happy to live now, even with all the problems in the world.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com