tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post2970419011919001635..comments2024-03-26T11:55:08.128-07:00Comments on Powell River Books Blog: Cabin Journal: HomemakingPowell River Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-87489475637293200372019-08-26T17:40:30.766-07:002019-08-26T17:40:30.766-07:00Same here! I was not much of a domestic minded gi...Same here! I was not much of a domestic minded girl, but now I like puttering around the kitchen. I mostly love to bake. Love your list of baked goods and the sketchbook page. Your cooler weather made me a bit jealous today as we are facing very hot weather. I would love to wear those comfy and colourful sweatpants.<br /><br />-SomaSoma @ inkTorrents.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820728287018415555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-75003544091108488552019-08-18T18:30:13.282-07:002019-08-18T18:30:13.282-07:00I'm glad to hear your high school has some pra...I'm glad to hear your high school has some practical classes for students. Even in the 90s the ones at the high school in the district where I worked were gone. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-12019927486620358612019-08-18T18:29:06.025-07:002019-08-18T18:29:06.025-07:00My art tends to be practical. Journal arts works f...My art tends to be practical. Journal arts works for me. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-55538941291771880222019-08-18T15:36:22.729-07:002019-08-18T15:36:22.729-07:00I really enjoyed reading your post. We did have Ho...I really enjoyed reading your post. We did have Home Ec when I was in high school in the 80s. I remember learning to sew mostly and made some fairly cool things in that class. I teach at a high school now. While we don't have sewing classes, they do have a Culinary Arts class that the kids love! They bake many types of foods and even have things like Cupcake Wars and Food Truck Wars! There's also wood tech classes and the kids make some really cool things there. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your journal pages, I enjoyed them as well as your illustrations. Absolutely lovely post! Patches sounds like one comfy pair of pants. Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348852411910253186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-12439886848861770622019-08-17T17:22:54.903-07:002019-08-17T17:22:54.903-07:00Luv where your art takes you. Lovely journal pages...Luv where your art takes you. Lovely journal pages.<br />Happy you dropped by my blog<br /><br />Much❤🖼❤loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-15342768432804801792019-08-17T17:21:10.004-07:002019-08-17T17:21:10.004-07:00Thanks so much. Just wore Patches today to cut fir...Thanks so much. Just wore Patches today to cut firewood for the coming winter. She gets lots of opportunities to work here up the lake. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-58729809660651317462019-08-17T17:20:19.608-07:002019-08-17T17:20:19.608-07:00Before we got the cabin I would write journals for...Before we got the cabin I would write journals for vacations, but now they feel more important. I want to have them to remind me of the good times when age makes living here no longer possible. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-10880174193527490052019-08-17T17:19:11.505-07:002019-08-17T17:19:11.505-07:00I loved school all the way through graduate school...I loved school all the way through graduate school, but you are right, some things didn't seen as important until it came time to put them into action. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-35495944297199174222019-08-17T17:18:06.504-07:002019-08-17T17:18:06.504-07:00Glad to hear I'm not the only one. - MargyGlad to hear I'm not the only one. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-10272680464562423232019-08-17T15:50:59.215-07:002019-08-17T15:50:59.215-07:00Oh I love your Patches sweatpants ~ what a creativ...Oh I love your Patches sweatpants ~ what a creative and wonderful idea ~ and your journal pages are delightful ~ simple pleasures are the best when we choose them ~ <br /><br />Happy Day to You,<br />A ShutterBug Explores,<br />aka (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-48678235941294606402019-08-17T15:20:59.124-07:002019-08-17T15:20:59.124-07:00I love how you document everything in your float c...I love how you document everything in your float cabin journal, so tidy with words and design. So true about not being drawn to home making when we are young but I have to confess I can not get enough of it now.. Happy PPF Tracey.Tracey@Hotchpotchcreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362505772186981279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-51219618327991955282019-08-17T13:11:21.126-07:002019-08-17T13:11:21.126-07:00It's funny how some things we learned in our y...It's funny how some things we learned in our youth and didn't care for, make a lot more sense as we get older. I love the charming illustrations in your journal. Thanks for visiting my blog and Happy PPF!Arnoldo L. Romero, MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489680399355337720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-26732865077694601222019-08-17T11:05:11.864-07:002019-08-17T11:05:11.864-07:00Fun post today. I had to smile at the patches on t...Fun post today. I had to smile at the patches on the sweatpants, I have pyjamas that I can't part with and they are in a similar condition, and the newer ones just stay in the closet! Happy PPF, hugs, ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-22053238183073857252019-08-17T10:01:26.993-07:002019-08-17T10:01:26.993-07:00Many of the wood and metal shops became technology...Many of the wood and metal shops became technology workshops when I was a school administrator. And our auto shop became a childcare facility for high school girls with babies and toddlers. Leaving the city for a small town I've learned how important those shop skills can be. At least here they are an important part of the curriculum still. We need people with trade skills as well as doctors, teachers, etc. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-45262123670854081742019-08-17T09:45:44.985-07:002019-08-17T09:45:44.985-07:00Oh my gosh, yes I remember Home Ec (and the teache...Oh my gosh, yes I remember Home Ec (and the teacher, whose name was Mrs Holmes, something I found hilarious back then.) Bill actually taught shop, but fortunately for the lucky kids a generation younger than us, girls were encouraged (required) to try it and boys had to do home ec ... at least for part of the year. But later, I think home ec bit the dust before shop did ...both expensive programs and most school budgets sadly no longer cover learning real-life skills. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14270588850092355358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-54442724409374864042019-08-17T09:01:45.018-07:002019-08-17T09:01:45.018-07:00That must have been quite the culture shock moving...That must have been quite the culture shock moving from the BC coast to the States. I remember gramma's wringer machine and the liquid bluing she added to the whites. My grandparents were farmers and kept to most of the old ways even when there were newer options. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-31671917862145376402019-08-17T08:59:19.424-07:002019-08-17T08:59:19.424-07:00My parents were teachers and my junior high school...My parents were teachers and my junior high school teachers knew them. The first day of sewing during roll call the teacher said,"I remember when you were a baby" complete with the arm rocking motion. That was when I wished the earth would open and swallow me. Powell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-53460953584836761472019-08-17T08:57:28.468-07:002019-08-17T08:57:28.468-07:00My best memory of cooking class was making a batch...My best memory of cooking class was making a batch of cookies while the teacher went to a meeting and left us "good girls" alone for a whole period. A food fight ended up with dough stuck on the ceiling and hoping she couldn't see it or smell the baked cookie smell when she returned. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-89145147000035884712019-08-16T21:48:21.412-07:002019-08-16T21:48:21.412-07:00My mother was old school. We kids had to do our sh...My mother was old school. We kids had to do our share of housework by the time we entered first grade. Then, when I was 11 (and until I was 15) I took over all the indoor housekeeping when Mom went into hospital. Then at 16, we moved to the US, and I had to take home ec. They tried to teach me to make mashed potatoes and boiled eggs and to run an automatic washing machine. (I had been using a wringer washer for 5 years.)<br /><br />I did make myself a dress in the sewing segment, so that was useful. I made most of my kids clothes later.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-30036930459725343282019-08-16T21:23:44.249-07:002019-08-16T21:23:44.249-07:00I did home ec. and recall learning to make creamed...I did home ec. and recall learning to make creamed tuna on toast and baked Alaska! Such useful recipes. Had to make a dress once and remember wishing the earth would open and swallow me before I got done! A fun post!!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-293455066662060632019-08-16T15:35:07.689-07:002019-08-16T15:35:07.689-07:00I did home ec. Not well, mind you!
I did home ec. Not well, mind you!<br />Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com