"Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase - that's what wild geese are for." ~Author Unknown
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. ~John Ruskin
"'Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them,' exclaimed Anne. "You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. "
~Anne Shirley
"I’m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don’t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error…"
~Tasha Tudor 
In general items that benefit from hand-washing do not benefit from soaking. Hand-washing a garment does not mean filling the utility sink, immersing the item and then walking away for an hour. Fill the bowl or sink, add your soap flakes or washing recipe of choice, immerse item and gently squeeze. Make sure the water penetrates the entire garment and fibers so as to lift away the dirt.
Now, carefully lift the item from the water. Refill your bowl
with warm water and gently swish item in clean water. Repeat this process
until no soap residue remains. The last repeat is a good time to add some
lavender or lemon scented wash rinse to fragrance your garment or
linen. Gently squeeze out the excess moisture and either dry flat on a
fluffy towel or hang outside to catch the last summer breeze.
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William Styron
"My characters will have, after a little trouble, all that they desire."
~Jane "Becoming Jane"
"Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world." ~T'ien Yiheng
"The gardener left the hamper by the garden gate, so that the carrier
could pick it up when he passed. Timmy Willie crept in through a hole in
the wicker-work, and after eating some peas--Timmy Willie fell fast
asleep."
~The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
~Oscar Wilde
"…as nearly perfect a little place as I ever lived in, and such nice old-fashioned people in the village." -Beatrix Potter
ELINOR: "I do not attempt to deny that I think very highly of him - that I greatly esteem him... I like him." MARIANNE: "Esteem him? Like him? Use those insipid words again and I shall leave the room this instant."
"I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.... I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby." ~Nancie J. Carmody 
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
There's something delicious about writing those first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they will take you. ~Miss Potter
