tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post99327270891172649..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Quote du jour/Pearl BaileyNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-3814105260081194192017-10-07T18:13:23.034-04:002017-10-07T18:13:23.034-04:00I have the same Susan Branch Day Book. ;)
I alway...I have the same Susan Branch Day Book. ;)<br /><br />I always love seeing pictures of your home, especially the kitchen shots. After all these years, I feel as if I've been there in person. It has such a warm, homey feel to it and if I were decorating/building a kitchen, I would copy yours! <br /><br />P.S. Another kitchen I admire is Jean & Lionel's in As Time Goes By.Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44467958751351416022017-10-02T11:41:03.088-04:002017-10-02T11:41:03.088-04:00Thank you! More here about Pearl Bailey - http://w...Thank you! More here about Pearl Bailey - http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/19/obituaries/pearl-bailey-musical-star-and-humorist-is-dead-at-72.htmlNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-13947110279656906172017-10-02T11:38:40.025-04:002017-10-02T11:38:40.025-04:00I have those books! But haven't read them yet....I have those books! But haven't read them yet.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29283874555337031592017-09-28T08:03:59.281-04:002017-09-28T08:03:59.281-04:00I love your kitchen and have always thought that t...I love your kitchen and have always thought that top cabinets make a kitchen seem heavy, but shelves open it up. The quote is very good, will have to look him up.Lilbitbrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477302589982766792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16688487097354395562017-09-28T00:37:24.761-04:002017-09-28T00:37:24.761-04:00I've read all three of Susan Branch's auto...I've read all three of Susan Branch's autobiographical books and enjoyed the illustrations. Since she is close to my age, I related to many of her experiences. Love Branch's kitchen, as well as yours!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29158054629388834872017-09-27T15:10:32.623-04:002017-09-27T15:10:32.623-04:00How wonderful that you still have it!!! I've s...How wonderful that you still have it!!! I've seen Larkin's with picture inserts where my mirror is. I took the flat part off because it is almost in a doorway and it wouldn't have fit with it. Now it is a bookshelf of children's books.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72467775847829480742017-09-27T15:08:57.522-04:002017-09-27T15:08:57.522-04:00I'm a 'before' kind of person, too! An...I'm a 'before' kind of person, too! And thanks for what you wrote.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67899824251720214632017-09-27T15:08:14.643-04:002017-09-27T15:08:14.643-04:00I felt so lucky when I found it years ago in a loc...I felt so lucky when I found it years ago in a local antique shop. I love it.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-1566764663204668812017-09-26T22:21:04.515-04:002017-09-26T22:21:04.515-04:00I have the Hoosier cabinet which started life in m...I have the Hoosier cabinet which started life in my grandparent's VT home--it has been to Wyoming with us and now to Kentucky. I wonder what happened to the Larkin desk--I recall that it had a flowered feedsack curtain over the bottom shelves--Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20833706894272992412017-09-26T09:53:13.828-04:002017-09-26T09:53:13.828-04:00Our kitchen was very plain when we bought this hou...Our kitchen was very plain when we bought this house. It reflects us now. Every change was made by our own hands--no fancy stuff, just colorful local tiles. Lots of Frida Kahlo paintings, cut from children's paperback books and framed by me. No big money items, no granite countertops. Actually, it looks a lot like some "before" photos of kitchen makeovers, but it pleases us!<br /><br />I always love visiting your home, Nan. clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59164194368826645102017-09-26T06:39:46.301-04:002017-09-26T06:39:46.301-04:00The kitchen is my favorite place to be and yours i...The kitchen is my favorite place to be and yours is so warm and homey. That is a fine Hoosier cabinet you have there, I love it. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261086731187286052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54746585705205565512017-09-24T12:19:20.622-04:002017-09-24T12:19:20.622-04:00Thanks!! And yes, it is!Thanks!! And yes, it is!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32024833090629821592017-09-24T12:18:58.195-04:002017-09-24T12:18:58.195-04:00I'm so sorry if it was confusing. That illustr...I'm so sorry if it was confusing. That illustration is from the Susan Branch book, and she matches quotes with her drawings. It isn't Pearl B's kitchen. I had a black and white floor in my childhood cellar. Loved it.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-11724938665098008082017-09-23T10:33:38.624-04:002017-09-23T10:33:38.624-04:00Love the quote, the book, and especially love your...Love the quote, the book, and especially love your kitchen. What a cozy spot to peruse a cookbook near the stove. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47672350573593241252017-09-22T12:30:57.674-04:002017-09-22T12:30:57.674-04:00Nan, I love your kitchen, always have, and the new...Nan, I love your kitchen, always have, and the new table is so right for it.<br /><br />But Pearl Bailey is a favorite of mine and I'm thrilled to see an illustration of her kitchen, especially since I really miss the black and white checkerboard floor from my old kitchen. In fact we had enough tiles left from doing that in 2004 that we're considering using them here either in the kitchen or a new bathroom.<br /><br />And those green tiles are so pretty too. I'm really glad to match Pearl to her kitchen now, I always like to do that!Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22904590687111203482017-09-21T23:05:17.854-04:002017-09-21T23:05:17.854-04:00Wish you were closer so it could welcome you! I...Wish you were closer so it could welcome you! I've thought of a farm sink. So appealing.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43981981116200330852017-09-21T23:04:40.198-04:002017-09-21T23:04:40.198-04:00Yes, it is nice and big. When we bought the house ...Yes, it is nice and big. When we bought the house we knocked down a wall to make it bigger. And then we knocked out another to make a butt'ry. All one room. I do love it. Thank you.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5585180791437960412017-09-21T23:03:40.899-04:002017-09-21T23:03:40.899-04:00Thank you, dear Kay!Thank you, dear Kay!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78106974913526819512017-09-21T23:03:24.354-04:002017-09-21T23:03:24.354-04:00Aren't you so kind to say so. Thank you. I am ...Aren't you so kind to say so. Thank you. I am very nosy- ahem, interested in people's rooms!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-42712370215966698032017-09-21T23:02:40.054-04:002017-09-21T23:02:40.054-04:00Oh, thank you so much. I bought that Hoosier at a ...Oh, thank you so much. I bought that Hoosier at a local antique shop years and years ago. I've always said it is the first thing I'd save in a fire!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67180852612353812282017-09-21T23:01:51.390-04:002017-09-21T23:01:51.390-04:00I'm very happy your beloved Hoosier stayed in ...I'm very happy your beloved Hoosier stayed in the family! I'm sure they love it. What a very nice thing to say - 'calmer' Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79702031567896825282017-09-21T23:00:42.467-04:002017-09-21T23:00:42.467-04:00Thank you so very much for your comment. I love it...Thank you so very much for your comment. I love it. Our Larkin desk came from Tom's step-grandmother. It belonged to her husband who won it for selling soap! It has lived many places in our house but it found the right home after the grandchildren were born!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82182680678221207142017-09-21T22:28:56.585-04:002017-09-21T22:28:56.585-04:00Your kitchen is perfect. So welcoming. We have op...Your kitchen is perfect. So welcoming. We have open shelving too and a farm sink as in the illustration. Love the quote and love that you use a birthday book. I have a calendar with family birthdays on the side of the fridge. :)Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71141143594075327492017-09-21T20:04:56.648-04:002017-09-21T20:04:56.648-04:00I loved the quote and your kitchen is very nice, b...I loved the quote and your kitchen is very nice, big and open and friendly.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28310150067431081412017-09-21T19:42:37.660-04:002017-09-21T19:42:37.660-04:00Nan, I love your kitchen. Now, go make us somethin...Nan, I love your kitchen. Now, go make us something good! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.com