The perfect housewife???
Watching this show on BBC Canada. The premise is a sound one. We have LOST the art of homemaking and entertaining. Laurie of Crazy Aunt Purl has been updating her home and doing quite a bit of cleaning. Actually, she seems to be doing what could be called “Martha Lite”, but is just plain common sense cleaning & organizing. Cleaning & Organizing shows are all over the TV and the web…but it really comes down to the following questions:
1. Do you display common sense?
2. Is your house too large/small for the stuff you have packed into it?
Really, that’s what it comes down to. Watching this TV show, I’m seeing a couple of “hopeless housewives” (I wish I had the kind of income it takes to make a career of being a homemaker) being coached on how to, frankly, be good little post-WW2 housewives. While I don’t agree with all your linens needing to be white to make a good impression, I could understand that in your guest room. You want your guests to be sure that you know how to take care of a home (and therefore them)? White linens. UNSTAINED white linens. With a high thread count, thankyouverymuch.
You aren’t going to find that in my home, I’m afraid. I don’t have that kind of cash.
But some of the tips and advice are useful. I have to admit that even I winced when I saw the hopeless ones putting together cocktail party fare, and just sticking all the hors d’oeuvres on paper and styrofoam plates. Eeek!
Someday I will have a few lovely display pieces that I can put hors d’oeuvres onto. Of course, there’s a huge difference between the kind of casual dinner parties that we have, and a standard “cocktail party”. A REAL live cocktail party means that your friends aren’t allowed anywhere near your kitchen…and we have enough maritimers in our circle of friends that this is practically impossible.
So yeah. I’m enjoying the show. And it’s reminded me that we have been remiss in getting our own home organizing projects done. Definitely need to finish the rec room, then probably start on the living room or my studio…
In knittery-news, I’ve turned the heel & completed the gusset on the Pembrokeshire Pathways, and will hopefully have those done this weekend. If I can do a full pair of socks in about a week? Sweetness 
