tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post2053345456812611682..comments2024-03-28T04:36:56.831-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: What We're Reading WednesdayDwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-42029899106403956632013-08-08T14:51:11.757-04:002013-08-08T14:51:11.757-04:00Rotating underwear? Really? How often do you do la...Rotating underwear? Really? How often do you do laundry? My poor husband has to remind me to do laundry because he's *out* of underwear (and yet I feel like I'm doing laundry constantly). So I guess my method is to rotate it all through the washer/dryer and back into the drawer.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890777544148622190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-16057616728920283642013-08-08T13:29:43.106-04:002013-08-08T13:29:43.106-04:00I like the undershirt story. The same thing happen...I like the undershirt story. The same thing happened in my house. Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211815518205634400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-68764200738125145142013-08-08T10:44:12.303-04:002013-08-08T10:44:12.303-04:00I can only read after the under 10 set is in bed! ...I can only read after the under 10 set is in bed! Which might be why I'm always tired. But it's worth it.<br />Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-6793099309258466522013-08-08T10:13:08.639-04:002013-08-08T10:13:08.639-04:00in other news.. HOW DO YOU READ??? Seriously, the ...in other news.. HOW DO YOU READ??? Seriously, the baby grabs ALL the books.. sigh.. the bigger kids think the kindle is ONLY for killing zombies. I miss words.NuthinLikeGatorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338201351462861972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-51185132195028559162013-08-08T10:04:57.384-04:002013-08-08T10:04:57.384-04:00I know you're busy being AWESOME and all.. but...I know you're busy being AWESOME and all.. but I'm tagging you to play along in a blog hoppy type thing..<br />http://www.myclonesinaction.com/2013/08/eleven-and-no-im-not-talking-about-matt.htmlNuthinLikeGatorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338201351462861972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-60777682942167195422013-08-08T07:48:57.079-04:002013-08-08T07:48:57.079-04:00I've never even heard of James Herriot before!...I've never even heard of James Herriot before! Yay, now I have something new to check out, so thanks for that.<br /><br />I enjoyed Perelandra, but I think I'm still digesting it before I move on to That Hideous Strength. There was so much packed into that book!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033904844103853773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-3567155197517971392013-08-08T07:25:42.688-04:002013-08-08T07:25:42.688-04:00C. S. Lewis seems to come back to that example of ...C. S. Lewis seems to come back to that example of the martyr-aggressive mother over and over again--I'm pretty sure it's also in the Screwtape Letters in some form, and definitely in The Great Divorce (though he makes it a husband for equal opportunity). He "adopted" the mother of one of his friends killed in the war, and lived with her for years (decades?). It always makes me wonder if that was the big lesson she taught him.<br /><br />You are in for such a treat with That Hideous Strength. I think of that book constantly. It's prophetic. Even more true today than it was when he wrote it. And a ripping good read.<br /><br />I'm so excited for your laundry room!Isobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387241190326988950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-42709106480215003682013-08-07T23:42:46.977-04:002013-08-07T23:42:46.977-04:00I came across your blog today and have been stalki...I came across your blog today and have been stalking it for the last half hour now and I gotta be honest, I think I sorta love you! ;) I'm a Catholic Mama to 5 myself and really look forward to reading...it take LOTS of reading to get me through my crazy at home days! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945264080694886265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-74059137923165591902013-08-07T22:39:52.439-04:002013-08-07T22:39:52.439-04:00I want to live in Herriot's village ... Or on ...I want to live in Herriot's village ... Or on Perelandra. Happy sigh!Mitzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058758507978295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56467672329858819152013-08-07T22:35:27.700-04:002013-08-07T22:35:27.700-04:00My in-laws gave us Season 1 of Herriot on DVD for ...My in-laws gave us Season 1 of Herriot on DVD for Christmas. I also read The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of my Father, because I'm a superfan. If I ever get to England, I want to visit that village, and Ballykissangel in Ireland, and Hogwarts.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926262795822397466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-85087947849202685872013-08-07T21:33:57.515-04:002013-08-07T21:33:57.515-04:00i've been in a literature slump lately but I h...i've been in a literature slump lately but I have not read either of these books, always meant to but just never got around to it. I think it's time I made a trip to the library :)<br /><br />And yeah, I hear ya on the false self-imposed martyrdom, must be a common phenomenon!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971678217354023514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-72287578833567717222013-08-07T21:31:18.254-04:002013-08-07T21:31:18.254-04:00Well, I must comment right here because I'm ju...Well, I must comment right here because I'm just like you Grace. I do the whole rotating in the drawers. I find each socks pair and I put aside the un-paired ones. I guess I'm also sort of a laundry martyr :)sayin' i love youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637537819085454966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-10502549368649691772013-08-07T20:05:49.862-04:002013-08-07T20:05:49.862-04:00Ditto Rita - two of my favorite authors! Pereland...Ditto Rita - two of my favorite authors! Perelandra is by far my favorite of the Space Trilogy. Have you read Lewis' "Til we Have Faces"? Also a great read.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098975442897816678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-35964027038024089932013-08-07T17:40:46.924-04:002013-08-07T17:40:46.924-04:00I had to laugh and cringe a bit at this, Becky D.,...I had to laugh and cringe a bit at this, Becky D., because my husband and I are just the opposite. I like to fold his undies and rotate them in his drawers while he will "try" to fold them. I figure I'll just do it myself....it makes me happy. OCD...I know!:( Let's be happy that we both married our perfect complement. We found a system that works just like you and your hubby have.:) Blessings to you.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388424669379051657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-75494107191436105612013-08-07T17:24:25.018-04:002013-08-07T17:24:25.018-04:00How have I never read those books before. I was m...How have I never read those books before. I was made to memorize the poem "All things Bright and Beautiful" as a child on our walks and knew the entire thing by the time I was 5 (can still recite the whole thing) and am a lover of that dear C.S. Lewis. Haven't read those ones yet, though. I think when I tried the space ones a few years back I had a hard time getting into them. Should try again, me thinks. Marijanna and Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01973287919844571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56456989082895321842013-08-07T16:52:25.039-04:002013-08-07T16:52:25.039-04:00I love love love James Herriot....all of his books...I love love love James Herriot....all of his books are great! I've re-read them so many times I've lost count.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691072328903638486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-88048053205455280202013-08-07T16:45:37.636-04:002013-08-07T16:45:37.636-04:00Love the Herriott. And the Narnia.
And the unders...Love the Herriott. And the Narnia.<br /><br />And the undershirt story, but I was quicker than you - when my Mum told me at 15 that I'd have to do all my own ironing, I quickly realised how to buy stuff which could handle a crease, and how to hang stuff up to dry so that it remains straight. I think I've ironed about twice since.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-27614579364857194612013-08-07T16:23:13.507-04:002013-08-07T16:23:13.507-04:00I loooooove Perelandra! I liked Out of the Silent...I loooooove Perelandra! I liked Out of the Silent Planet too, but Perelandra was such a beautiful and thought-provoking read.<br />I finished them around Christmas, and still need to read That Hideous Strength.<br />Also, I can totally relate to your story about the whites. For me, it's everyone's inside-out clothes. Nobody cares about turning them right-side-out when they're getting dressed, so I leave them inside out and fold them like that! So much work: poof! Gone!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135272827538989265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-21351910735842764652013-08-07T16:00:43.631-04:002013-08-07T16:00:43.631-04:00LOVE those James Herriot books - there are more in...LOVE those James Herriot books - there are more in the series. Read them all in high school. So great. And I wish my husband were like yours, because I hate the white laundry, too. But he's Mr. Military Man and everything must be folded JUST.SO. Sigh. So I do that small sacrifice for him.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-12302341389458912302013-08-07T15:55:50.240-04:002013-08-07T15:55:50.240-04:00Oh, I just bought the James Herriot collection for...Oh, I just bought the James Herriot collection for children for Henry's school year, and had to sit and read it cover to cover right away (which meant we ate supper at 8:57 p.m. - oh well!). High five to your hubby! I never fold Steve's underwear, just throw it in the drawer - socks too - does a farmer care if his socks match?? I think not!Sole Searching Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791024176229050045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-62353502598601809232013-08-07T15:52:07.968-04:002013-08-07T15:52:07.968-04:00Love love both those books, and the tie-ins to rea...Love love both those books, and the tie-ins to real life...excellent. :0)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225387718241842240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-69657296645028797492013-08-07T15:40:44.958-04:002013-08-07T15:40:44.958-04:00I'm laughing about the husband's laundry. ...I'm laughing about the husband's laundry. I must be the world's laziest wife. My husband does his own laundry. Part of the reason is he likes it all folded nice undies and all and rotated in the drawers (like the fresh laundered ones go on the bottom) and so he is much happier doing it himself since I'm the throw it in the drawer type. Becky D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04221459621218600505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-26007389671510426312013-08-07T15:29:22.306-04:002013-08-07T15:29:22.306-04:00Oh, and the undershirt story is a riot. We had a s...Oh, and the undershirt story is a riot. We had a similar thing, about breakfast, where I insisted on getting up early to fix breakfast for my husband before he left for work, even though he didn't want me to, and I didn't want to do it. He's an introvert and really just appreciated the quiet breakfast alone before leaving for work. But no! I must cook for you and bless your morning! And all that. melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637174816423519588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53433598218324265112013-08-07T15:25:51.821-04:002013-08-07T15:25:51.821-04:00Have you told yourself that you will never complai...Have you told yourself that you will never complain about your laundry again if you can only get your laundry room finished and wash and dry in blissful peace? That's a lie. You will. ;) We had a kitchen remodeling fiasco (black mold, anyone?3 months with no kitchen) and I swore I'd never complain about dishes again if only I didn't have to wash them in my bathtub anymore. big. fat. lie.melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637174816423519588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-25220498869940224592013-08-07T15:14:52.006-04:002013-08-07T15:14:52.006-04:00I remember that book being on our bookshelf as a k...I remember that book being on our bookshelf as a kid. Must go read it (All Creatures Great and Small)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513371314691050162noreply@blogger.com