Re-reading. I love this book. Getting ideas of things to do for home.

Fun insight and inspiration into Victorian family and holiday traditions.

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.

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.

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.

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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Such a fun book! It was great to read about traditions that were common during Victorian times and also how holidays were celebrated then. I learned a lot about the history of holidays we still celebrate today and about holidays that aren't commonly practiced anymore (my favorites being Candlemas and New Year Open Houses). Overall, the book was a great reminder of the importance of families and creating traditions.

Really fun! A great "listory" of holidays and special ways and occasions to celebrate. Good for reference and fun with kiddos! Would make a great coffee table book, too.

I just re-read this book for the 5th or 6th time, and it was just as inspiring as the first! I feel rejuvinated to continue to make the effort to create a warm, inviting home life for my family, filled with fun traditions! There are so many good ideas in this book without feeling preachy. I love all things old fashioned, and so I really relate to the style of the writing as well. I LOVE this book and keep it displayed on my hope chest in my bedroom.