tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post605368666164762917..comments2024-03-27T19:25:02.619-07:00Comments on hostess of the humble bungalow: Luxury is in the simple things...hostess of the humble bungalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-45788373378946069422014-06-21T11:01:06.982-07:002014-06-21T11:01:06.982-07:00Hi Leslie, Just cruising through and found this po...Hi Leslie, Just cruising through and found this post....didn't realize at first how old it is. And still so relevant! Hubby and I have just begun a house hunt so paring down is a priority (except for books-which makes room for a library a necessity). Working on eating better. Trying to get back to my reading, and sewing, and writing, and ... the list is endless! First order of business, when we do get moved, try to be more bold-shyness is a curse. Love your blog and your outlook. Jen in NY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-73721898958809571202011-08-02T17:07:07.532-07:002011-08-02T17:07:07.532-07:00Fiona- The pot with the basil is a newer glass con...Fiona- The pot with the basil is a newer glass container fabricated like those olde mercury glass vessels. They were available at Christmas time here and I had my centerpiece of roses in this on the dining table.<br /><br />anonymous- I am reading Kate Morton! I splurged and bought all 3 of her delicious books!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-62881337219351445012011-08-01T19:08:30.689-07:002011-08-01T19:08:30.689-07:00For me, luxury is taking a particular thing/food a...For me, luxury is taking a particular thing/food and enjoying the best that is available in its purest expression. I adore my meyer lemon olive oil - it's pricey, but I enjoy it drizzled over vegetables (with a little maldon sprinkled on top) versus gloppy sauces or rancid, cheap olive oil. I like nice, nice sheets on the bed, and so I only have one set which I air dry on laundry days.<br /><br />Luxury items compel me to be a better steward so I can enjoy them for a long time. I have to be selective and judicious on how and what I spend my money. In the end (and I've been tracking my spending for over 10 years), I spend LESS when I buy the luxury item versus a dozen or so mediocre items.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-86353033510598009052011-08-01T17:43:46.180-07:002011-08-01T17:43:46.180-07:00Dear Leslie, There is something about not having t...Dear Leslie, There is something about not having too many things and really getting pleasure from what one has. I always have the strong sense that you relish what you have and that is a happy place to be. My husband and my youngest daughter regularly stop at the flower stall on their walk home on Tuesdays to buy me lilies. I get a happy feeling every time I wander past these flowers. The other day, I felt filthy rich when I bought some wonderful spices from the local delicatessen. Opening every package to spoon out the heady spices to bake a cake made me feel joyous. love LindaxxxLinda Back in Canberrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178732122269665163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-72241544478957437052011-07-31T23:21:44.288-07:002011-07-31T23:21:44.288-07:00wow.i totally agree with you.plus laughing with be...wow.i totally agree with you.plus laughing with beloved ones and playing with darling pets,watching old classic movies in an open summer cinema[last night i watched Mogambo].what about few book titles?what are you reading now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-91405254419421255812011-07-31T11:46:26.916-07:002011-07-31T11:46:26.916-07:00Luxury to me is knowledge that I am truly feeling ...Luxury to me is knowledge that I am truly feeling deep and real contentment in exactly where I am at any single moment. They are fewer and farther between than I'd like so when I do recognize the feeling, I feel it's the most delicious luxury. :)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564805397010089954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-35797158452904130542011-07-31T11:14:05.527-07:002011-07-31T11:14:05.527-07:00Hostess, I love all your luxuries too. This post ...Hostess, I love all your luxuries too. This post is luxurious in its simpleness. Your basil is blooming, looking better than mine. The holder looks great, is it a tin, or something fancier?<br /><br />Fiona<br />http://howtobechic.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-84899959582491673702011-07-31T07:11:29.908-07:002011-07-31T07:11:29.908-07:00Just right now, a real piece of luxury, would be t...Just right now, a real piece of luxury, would be to wake up in my own bed in the morning, after a really well slept night!mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-9845018271353280122011-07-30T23:16:35.917-07:002011-07-30T23:16:35.917-07:00Dear Hostess,
it is so right: if one does buy les...Dear Hostess, <br />it is so right: if one does buy less one has more money to spend on a few good things (which usually last longer and give more joy). Healthy eating habits are a joy.<br />But in one thing I can reassure you, being often in France (and having a brother-in-law who is French): that French women are more chic or slimmer is definitely a myth! Some are - as in other countries. A good headline sells books:-) The only nation I saw where people are really slimmer as a whole are in Japan - though even there young people start to become obese, when having changed their diet)<br />So: eat healthy, feel well - and don't compare/compete in that section either!Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-4208805866380912382011-07-30T20:16:52.522-07:002011-07-30T20:16:52.522-07:00Oh I so agree. I picked up some linen dishtowels t...Oh I so agree. I picked up some linen dishtowels today and scented French Milled soap at Trader Joes. My needs are not what they were (or I thought they were) 20 yrs ago.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br /><br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-37050931208154486232011-07-30T15:56:54.200-07:002011-07-30T15:56:54.200-07:00couldnt agree more! As I get older and lost a lot...couldnt agree more! As I get older and lost a lot of money in recent years it is the little things I value, like linen tea towels, and best quality chocolate<br />JaneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-9397606967941463882011-07-30T15:30:56.343-07:002011-07-30T15:30:56.343-07:00I so identify with the diminishment of the urge to...I so identify with the diminishment of the urge to acquire. Pared down is good. Thanks.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310167742699434598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-14479894479115908312011-07-30T14:29:04.226-07:002011-07-30T14:29:04.226-07:00Oh, how I agree with you and the other ladies! I ...Oh, how I agree with you and the other ladies! I spent the day sorting through my closet, pulling items I love to look at, yet never wear, and will take them to the consignment shop this week. We are slowly, slowly trying to eat better, too, focusing on more veg and fruit, with meat a once in awhile splurge. Tough going. My brain keeps reminding me how I love chocolate, wine, and baked goods!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924951632694536923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-90627352831890799242011-07-30T12:25:16.977-07:002011-07-30T12:25:16.977-07:00I'm experiencing the less is more trend in my ...I'm experiencing the less is more trend in my life, too. I want to acquire less, but at the same time I have the urge to focus more on the little luxuries I do have. The cozy warmth of a cashmere sweater, the taste of a really great olive oil. Thank goodness that urge applies to food or I'd be in trouble!Sue/the view from great islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366703419148959445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-22383420653370055032011-07-30T11:07:01.960-07:002011-07-30T11:07:01.960-07:00Hostess - We have similar luxuries.
BourbonandPea...Hostess - We have similar luxuries.<br /><br />BourbonandPearls - this is why I enjoy your posts and comments :)<br /><br />J.W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-71840327221345813672011-07-30T10:14:49.984-07:002011-07-30T10:14:49.984-07:00......three days, stretched out in front of one, w.........three days, stretched out in front of one, with no plans, no obligations.<br />......wonderful coffee, ground by the cup, poured into a favorite Russian mug and sipped in the comfort of a wicker chair on the veranda.<br />......line-dried sheets, a few sprigs of lavender on the pillow and the curtain moving gently at an open bedroom window.<br />......time, time with loved ones, laughter, quiet.<br />These are some of my small luxuries.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-11878239464079002922011-07-30T09:54:10.324-07:002011-07-30T09:54:10.324-07:00I love your philosophy of luxury, and agree entire...I love your philosophy of luxury, and agree entirely. I'm with you on the food ideals, and am trying hard to eat less but better and more mindfully too. Let us know how it goes! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169459398749257493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-25478197883201730882011-07-30T09:32:56.116-07:002011-07-30T09:32:56.116-07:00Chic French Femmes live on cigarettes, wine and c...Chic French Femmes live on cigarettes, wine and coffee because their husbands are constantly off with other women and so they feel the strain to maintain their figures all the time. It's a horribly sexist society and I would never envy them, they have to make an effort all the time because they are at war. <br /><br />All of your luxuries are mine too, they really make life worth living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-6162646361749268462011-07-30T09:24:12.762-07:002011-07-30T09:24:12.762-07:00Everything that you have described above!
The lur...Everything that you have described above!<br /><br />The lure of luxury is so captivating at times but like you said we must hold fast and tight to the things that really matter to us, those are truly life's simple luxuries that we can all afford without breaking the bank!<br />Oh, what I wouldn't do for a garden fresh heirloom tomato warmed from the sun! Just magnificent!<br /><br />Lily Lemontree<br />xoxoLily Lemontreehttp://lilylemontree.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com