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Re-reading. I love this book. Getting ideas of things to do for home.
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Mrs. Sharp's Traditions: Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations of Comfort & Joy
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The seeds for the ground-breaking Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach's hugely successful bestseller, were first planted in Mrs. Sharp's Traditions. In this revised, redesigned edition of her charmingly illustrated Victorian style- and sourcebook, Sarah introduces to her legions of new readers the old-fashioned pleasures of family, customs, and home.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,1990
This edition
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256 pages, Hardcover
- Published
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May 2, 2001 by Scribner
- ISBN
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9780743210768
- ASIN
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074321076X
- Language
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English
About the author
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In addition to SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, Sarah Ban Breathnach is the author of THE SIMPLE ABUNDANCE JOURNAL OF GRATITUDE, SOMETHING MORE, and MRS. SHARP'S TRADITIONS. She currently resides in California. Please visit her website at www.simpleabundance.com.
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Fun insight and inspiration into Victorian family and holiday traditions.
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Absolutely loved this book. It's meant as a reference as ideas to do from month to month. Old fashioned, Victorian, simple holiday, festive, and day to day ideas to do each month to make bring the family closer together and have a more loving, united family environment. I'm going to buy it to have as a reference all year long.
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This is one of my favorite books. I am not naturally creative in the parenting department and this has given me lots of unique, entertaining ideas for things to do with my family. Even before I had kids, my husband and I used this book's idea for dying Easter Eggs with natural dyes (berries, turmeric, spinach, etc.) which turned out lovely. It's a big reason for why I do afternoon tea parties with my kids regularly. It's basically a parenting book for Christian parents who like Victorian (both European and American) traditions, holidays, and all things old fashioned. I got my hot cross buns recipe from this book and I've used many other ideas for good, clean, old-fashioned fun out of here. Highly recommended to moms who like period films ;)
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Sweet and wholesome book with plenty of simple ideas organized by month. Inspired by the book, we had a maple-syrup themed dinner to celebrate the time of year when maple syrup is harvested and learned a little about the old fashioned process - it was a hit for my syrup loving family.
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A couple of years ago I read Simple Abundance by this author and Loved it. There were many references to this book in that one, so when I saw this at a used book sale I snatched it up.
While I did enjoy the look back to Victorian celebrations, complete with history, crafts, and recipes to enjoy throughout the year, I just couldn't get past my annoyance with the voice of the writing. The author is writing about herself in the third person, but the self she is writing about is supposed to be a Victorian era wife and mother. It was much too pithy and overboard for me to enjoy.
While I did enjoy the look back to Victorian celebrations, complete with history, crafts, and recipes to enjoy throughout the year, I just couldn't get past my annoyance with the voice of the writing. The author is writing about herself in the third person, but the self she is writing about is supposed to be a Victorian era wife and mother. It was much too pithy and overboard for me to enjoy.
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I love reading about Victorian traditions and the origins of our holidays. It has given me ideas of how to create special days for my kids--from birthdays to forgotten holidays such as Candlemas. A charming book.
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