Don't you just love this time of year?
"The attic was a lovely place to play. The large, round, colored pumpkins made beautiful chairs and tables. The red peppers and the onions dangled overhead. The hams and the venison hung in their paper wrappings, and all the bunches of dried herbs, the spicy herbs for cooking and the bitter herbs for medicine, gave the place a dusty-spicy smell.
Often the wind howled outside with a cold and lonesome sound. But in the attic Laura and Mary played house with the squashes and the pumpkins, and everything was snug and cosy."
Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder
One of my very favorite books
Thank You, Laura...have a beautiful upcoming week. Blessings
ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeleteOh , Little house books and shows are so my favorites. I love reading and watching their holiday editions.. So fun and loving.
I need to go to the library and get me some Little house books ..ha
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteLaura's attic always sounds like such a pleasant place to play. We don't have an attic, but we do have a space above the rafters in our garage that my children have made into a cozy space where they like to play board games and spend the night. It is so cozy that even I like to climb up there and rest. They have hung strings of Christmas lights, which makes it a feel like a holiday all year long.
:)Hope
Thank you Laura for stopping by Quaker Hill Farm. Love Little House! Have a blessed week. Lynn
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, I loved that book!!
ReplyDeleteWe do not need all the hoopla, but rather a place that is safe and where people love us. We have sometimes too much to enjoy the simplicity!
Thinking Of You. Hugs, Roxy
I enjoyed the visit and love the name of your blog! Thanks for talking back.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean, Roxy. We have a lovely autumn rain falling here today. Soft piano music is playing, and the kids are doing their school work. I really love this life. We don't have much of worldly value, but our relationships are of heavenly value.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Laura
Laura what a beautiful excerpt. How in the simplicity of life we are able to play with what is God given and we don't need fancy toys or expensive gifts. I have never read this book, but I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteMary K, you simply must read it! It's quick and easy but so rich!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy,
ReplyDeleteMy kids are teens and we never got through all of them. I want to make it required reading! I'm afraid I might get some groans.
You, too, Linda!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds pretty nice, too, Hope.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I never read this and am 68. I think it is time! I know I would love it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDo read it Being Woven!
ReplyDeleteThis excerpt from Little House in the Big Woods just made my day! :-)
ReplyDeleteI think that might actually be my favorite book of the whole series. My top three would have to be Little House on the Prairie, The Long Winter and The Big Woods.
We have a village in our area with old homes and reenacters. Whenever I go up in the attic of those homes, I always think of the Ingalls girls cozy in their loft room.
Thanks for sharing!
I agree about the Little House books Karen. I really like Farmer Boy too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Laura Lane
Harvest Lane Cottage
I agree about the Little House books Karen. I really like Farmer Boy too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Laura Lane
Harvest Lane Cottage
Oh, I loved reading this today!! How fitting to the weather outside! Thank you for sharing and for always bringing a smile to my day. God bless you, sweet friend. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you, Cheryl. Your words brighten my day.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I used to love to climb the stairs to the attic and look through my grandmother's trunk. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds nostalgic, Sarah. Have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove this quote! It is one of my favorites too! :) Thank you for sharing on the Art of Home-Making Mondays this week :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jes, so good to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteI'm inspired to go back and read through the books again this winter. Shall I have time? Shall I make time? I don't know, but the memories still warm me.
That's one of my favorite books, too. We're listening to the audio series now. Thanks for linking up at Literacy Musing Mondays.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's wonderful, Leslie. I'd love to listen to the audio.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely sounds like a wonderful place to play! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
You're welcome Jann. Thanks for including me.
ReplyDeleteALABADO SEA EL SEÑOR POR TU SALUD, DIOS TE DARA LA SANACION COMPLETA EN EL NOMBRE DE JESUS. AMO EL FRIO¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ME ENCANTA EL RUIDO DEL VIENTO DURANTE EL INVIERNO, LOS DIAS NUBLADOS VENTOSOS, SOY ALGO NOSTALGICA JAJAJAJA. AMO LA SERIE DE LA FAMILIA INGALLS, AQUI LA SIGUEN PASANDO POR LA TELEVISION DE CABLE, LA HE VISTO MAS DE 10 VECES, MIS HIJOS SE RIEN Y ME DICEN QUE YA ME DEBO SABER LO QUE DICE CADA UNO DE LOS PERSONAJES. GRACIAS A DIOS POR BENDECIRTE DIA A DIA QUERIDA HERMANA, CUANDO TE SIENTAS MUCHO MEJOR, PASA POR MI BLOG. UN ABRAZO A LA DISTANCIA.
ReplyDeleteI love the Little House books! Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI am new to your blog and I am enjoying it.