There is Always Love
December 7, 2016
There is Always Love could have been named “There is Always Adventure” or “There is Always Another Choice.” … More There is Always Love
The Emilie Loring Collection Celebrates Its First Year
November 30, 2016
Oh, the many things that happen in a year! One year ago, I started this website and blog with two goals: (1) find Emilie Loring’s readers (2) let them know that her biography is on its way. This was my first website, my first blog, but with a large dose of Emilie Loring optimism, I began. … More The Emilie Loring Collection Celebrates Its First Year
Joy in Awareness, Gratitude in Appreciation
November 22, 2016
Forget the press of feasting and cramming too many people into too little space for the afternoon, and let Thanksgiving–gratitude–carry the day. Gratitude is an in-the-moment awareness that something we have, know, or experience has intrinsic value. “Focus on the good you have, not the lack of it, because whatever gets your attention will increase the energy of gratitude. … More Joy in Awareness, Gratitude in Appreciation
Stop Wishing and Organize for Pleasure
November 15, 2016
Since my last post, I’ve received requests for more excerpts from The Mother in the Home. Very well, we can do that! Emilie did a good job with her title, “A Rush Order for Fancy Dress,” as it was the most requested. You can actually read this short story in its original context, the September, … More Stop Wishing and Organize for Pleasure
On the Conservation of Mothers, An Excerpt
November 12, 2016
I have been traveling the last week or so and have just returned to my desk, my books, and my notes. My mother is staying with me awhile, so what better time to consider Emilie Loring’s second book, The Mother in the Home? Like her first, For the Comfort of the Family: A Vacation Experiment, … More On the Conservation of Mothers, An Excerpt
Nope, Sorry, That’s Not Romance
November 3, 2016
We need another word. Emilie Loring was called the “Queen of Romance” at a time when romance conjured visions of virtue, ideals, adventure, and honor. “I am looking for the romance of business, of politics, for the dragon-slayers, the imprisoned princesses, the sleeping beauties, the wicked dragons, the fairy-god-mothers of real life, not for romance … More Nope, Sorry, That’s Not Romance
Recipe for Initiative
October 29, 2016
“When your imagination suggests a proposition, consider well if it be worth doing; then, if you decide in the affirmative, bring to its achievement all the conquering energy of your will. Force the project to completion. Even when each individual cog and wheel in the domestic machinery threatens to throw up its job, don’t wobble. … More Recipe for Initiative
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