tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post6365026052643299012..comments2023-11-25T13:33:56.102+10:30Comments on bibliolathas: {review} how to run your home without helpskiourophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-42848656155474980672012-12-18T20:34:28.286+10:302012-12-18T20:34:28.286+10:30Thanks Sophia - I feel my life is quite incomplete...Thanks Sophia - I feel my life is quite incomplete without one! skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-33062858154162230042012-12-17T04:47:47.014+10:302012-12-17T04:47:47.014+10:30Heavens, no upholstery whisk! However do you manag...Heavens, no upholstery whisk! However do you manage?<br /><br />This review did make me laugh - another one for the Persephone wish list!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093380306121659753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-22501402626686246702012-12-09T13:06:04.156+10:302012-12-09T13:06:04.156+10:30I agree - I like things to be tidy, but am pretty ...I agree - I like things to be tidy, but am pretty laid-back about 'clean'.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-38564164711065822722012-12-09T08:33:47.662+10:302012-12-09T08:33:47.662+10:30Ohmigoodness, this sounds terrifying. Yikes! I a...Ohmigoodness, this sounds terrifying. Yikes! I admit that my house is very rarely as clean as it should be. And I am ok with that :-)Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-77739893464553450102012-12-04T18:17:03.037+10:302012-12-04T18:17:03.037+10:30Thanks, Alex! I also have an unnatural penchant in...Thanks, Alex! I also have an unnatural penchant in this direction, though generally for complex arrangements of food I wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of making! The Persephone by Agnes Jekyll is profitable in this regard.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-68099412831427652702012-12-04T18:09:14.163+10:302012-12-04T18:09:14.163+10:30Or run off like Lolly Willowes and become a witch!...Or run off like Lolly Willowes and become a witch! That's about as useful as a broomstick would be around my house. ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-41734579959967067522012-12-04T06:17:08.754+10:302012-12-04T06:17:08.754+10:30Bless you bless you bless you for posting this. T...Bless you bless you bless you for posting this. This is one Persephone title I've had my eye on for a while. I have an unnatural penchant for books on this or similar subjects and lash myself with wet spaghetti constantly about the appalling state of my abode. Despite the number of books, the situation never gets any better. Too much time is spent reading them I suspect, rather than following the instructions therein. The last cartoon you posted is new to me and made me snicker delightedly. I shall quote it til I die. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-17440505044959752472012-12-04T00:14:59.664+10:302012-12-04T00:14:59.664+10:30I think I'd have joined you in that cocktail. ...I think I'd have joined you in that cocktail. Or been horrifyingly eccentric and shunned by polite society. :)Alex in Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581135303575274237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-74053849295514861312012-12-03T20:27:34.822+10:302012-12-03T20:27:34.822+10:30I agree, Séamus! I refuse to start a board on Pint...I agree, Séamus! I refuse to start a board on Pinterest for labour-saving household tips... ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-30790664055870188572012-12-03T19:51:49.989+10:302012-12-03T19:51:49.989+10:30I'm with Joan Rivers. Who can enjoy doing some...I'm with Joan Rivers. Who can enjoy doing something that doesn't stay done!<br />Used to be better until internet addiction cancelled out all the time benefit of labour saving devices.<br />Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-477981653179062462012-12-03T17:57:05.231+10:302012-12-03T17:57:05.231+10:30Thanks Bellezza - I'd like to live in an age w...Thanks Bellezza - I'd like to live in an age with better manners and a greater appreciation of the value of courtesy and kindliness, but I am happy for modern appliances!skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-47097908107908992892012-12-03T17:55:26.387+10:302012-12-03T17:55:26.387+10:30Oh, that makes sense, Anne. I googled that one can...Oh, that makes sense, Anne. I googled that one can destring currants with a fork (and it was a fine chore for children), although, somewhat pessimistically, it took about 3 hours to destring what had taken only 1/2 hour to pick. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-66866178081147828772012-12-03T14:27:57.878+10:302012-12-03T14:27:57.878+10:30A string of currants is like a bunch of grapes I t...A string of currants is like a bunch of grapes I think. Stringing them is picking each little berry off its teeny weeny stalk. No doubt fiddly but at least it can be done sitting down.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07682647406724243982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488371842288429064.post-34252905764570294492012-12-03T13:02:04.146+10:302012-12-03T13:02:04.146+10:30This is the one of approximately ten Persephone bo...This is the one of approximately ten Persephone books I own; I've read bits and pieces of it, while chuckling to myself as I do when reading my 1950's Better Crocker cookbook. There's a sense of history we get from these instructional texts, as well as a sense of relief that we don't have it quite so hard. Although often I find myself nostalgic for the past.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com