“What really does work to increase the feeling of having a home and its comforts is housekeeping. Housekeeping creates cleanliness, order, regularity, beauty, the conditions for health and safety, and a good place to do and feel all the things… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“What really does work to increase the feeling of having a home and its comforts is housekeeping. Housekeeping creates cleanliness, order, regularity, beauty, the conditions for health and safety, and a good place to do and feel all the things… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“Being perceived as excessively domestic can get you socially ostracized. When I made hand-rolled pasta for a dinner, I learned the hard way that some guests will find this annoying, as they do not feel comfortable eating a meal that they regard as the product of too much trouble. When my son was in nursery school, I made the mistake… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share
“To taste its best, wine, especially red wine, must be uncorked and exposed to the air for a period of time before it is… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
Yet housekeeping actually offers more opportunities for savoring achievement than almost any other work I can think of. Each of its regular routines brings satisfaction when it is completed. These routines echo the rhythm of life, and the housekeeping rhythm is the rhythm of the body. You get satisfaction not only from the sense of order, cleanliness, freshness, peace and… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share
“What really does work to increase the feeling of having a home and its comforts is housekeeping. Housekeeping creates cleanliness, order, regularity, beauty, the… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“I managed to persevere partly because not everyone responded with that stare; there was enthusiasm as well. And I was struck that no one… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“Hair burns very quickly. If you have long hair, tie it back securely when you are cooking, building a fire in the fireplace, lighting… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“The part of me that enjoys housekeeping and the comforts it provides is central to my character. Until now, I have almost entirely concealed this passion for domesticity. No one meeting me for the first time would suspect that I squander my time knitting or my mental reserves remembering household facts such as the date when the carpets and mattresses… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share
I myself love getting cookbooks and novels that some congenial person has already tried and liked. — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“What really does work to increase the feeling of having a home and its comforts is housekeeping. Housekeeping creates cleanliness, order, regularity, beauty, the… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“He was a man whose calmness reflected his confidence that he meant whatever he did-- which is different... from confidence that whatever he did… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
“Brew black tea for three to five minutes; oolong for about five minutes; and green teas for only a minute or two.” — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
