A post from L and Diary entry for December 24th 1951

Hi Everyone! I want to thank all of my readers (even if you are breezing through from time to time) for your interest in my blog here about the 50s Farm Wife.

It sure has been fun to blog her daily entries and reflect on what her life was like.

and what a life, eh?

You'll notice there is a lot of writing about bringing their corn and other items up to the mill for grinding and then returning with feed for their animals, as well as purchasing sacks of feed. As you read about her sewing, patching and quilting...keep in mind that was a master at re-purposing and re-using items, salvaging utilitarian feed sacks for patching and using the pretty colorful/patterned feed sacks for quilting and apron making.

How do I know this? :) Because I recently was able to purchase a nice selection of her quilting work.
Quilt pieces, blocks and more....I'm very pleased to have something that belonged to her and likely her sister who she writes of often as 'E' (aka Elsie) and her Mother.

Soon after Christmas,  I will personally start writing more and adding pics along the way here. My first one will focus on writing a bit about the history of feedsacks and sharing some photos of my personal collection.

During this Holiday season, as I read the 50s Farm Wife's diary and write her entries here, I wonder what her home looked like, how she decorated and wonder, like me, she had little vignettes showing off her collections; perhaps passed down from generations?

On Sage Patch, I recently posted some pics of my PINK Christmas in my newly claimed 'Studio' room....as well as some of our Dining area decorated in sort of a Romantic Christmas with a touch of whimsy.

I've saved my kitchen pics for here......Enjoy!

 This is a very LARGE and TALL Antique Farm Cabinet that I picked up a few years ago. The glass is quite wavy and I love the old hardware.
The ceramic barn birdhouse I absolutely love to use all over the house and garden. It's one of my favorite handmade vintage goodies that feels really special to me.

All of my Christmas ornaments are either early Shiny Brites with the long skinny tops; clearly handblown as you can see the imperfection in shape...or antique ornaments from Poland.

A few Summers ago, I bought an entire box of antique and vintage Santa mugs for $4; most of them I used to make organic soy candles for my show last year; a few I kept for myself.

 I love reading about all of her baking. Did you see all of the entries that included how many fruit cakes she made on that particular day. In total, I counted 22!

 I was lucky to find these little indent and mica embellished ornaments in Sage green...and in their original box too!

AND

 Aren't these adorable?

This is probably the only snow we will have this Christmas! Vintage Mica kept in an Antique Wheaton Marmalade Jar.

December 24, 1951
Monday

I baked a cake for MJ and one for Mabel. Margaret was up, Mr. Walker was here for cream.
In the evening we went up to Patmos.
G candled eggs for H. I went to service...very good.
Have 11 inches of snow in Detroit.

Annie K came over to E's not feeling very good.