Home Comforts

Home Comforts is something new For the first time in nearly a century, a sole author has written a comprehensive book about housekeeping This is not a dry how to manual, nor a collection of odd tips and hints, a cleaning book, a history book, or an arid encyclopedia compiled by a committee or an institute Home Comforts is a readable explanation for both beginners and experts of all the domestic arts choosing fabrics, keeping the piano in tune, caring for books, making a good fire in the fireplace and avoiding chimney fires, ironing and folding, setting up a good reading light, keeping surfaces free of food pathogens, and everything else that modern people might want to do for themselves in their homes But this reliable and thorough book on the practicalities of housekeeping is also an argument for the importance of private life and the comforts offered by housekeeping.Cheryl Mendelson is a philosopher, lawyer, sometime professor, and a homemaker, wife, and mother Home Comforts is based on her domestic education, which she acquired while growing up on a farm in the hills of Greene County, in southwestern Pennsylvania, from her grandmothers, aunts, and mother Learning from the distinct domestic styles of her native Appalachian relatives and her Italian immigrant relatives, she appreciated early on how important domestic customs are to a sense of comfort and identity in life She writes out of love and respect for her subject, and hopes to inspire others to develop the affection and respect for home life and housework she was fortunate to have learned.Mendelson addresses the meanings as well as the methods of housekeeping with a keen sense of the history and values involved The result is a warm, good hud, engagingly written book with a message and a point of view, one that is overflowing with useful reflections and information The clarity, breadth, and depth of the information collected here are unparalleled You can read Home Comforts for thoughtful entertainment or use its ample index to help you find the answers to practical domestic questions There is nothing quite like it.Among this book s unique features A skeptical discussion of the excessive use of disinfectants in the home How to iron a dress shirt and how to fold sheets How to make up a bed with hospital corners How to do all basic sewing stitches How to choose proper sizes for sheets, tablecloths, and other household linens How to set the table for informal and formal meals Expert recommendations for safe food storage The most exhaustive and reliable information on fabrics, textile fibers, and their laundering, drying, and other care that exists for nonprofessionals A thorough explanation of care labels and why and how you should often carefully disregard them Housekeeping guidelines for people with pets or with allergies What to do about dust mites How to clean and care for wood, china and crystal, jewelry, ceramic tile, metals, and Guides to stain and spot removal Extensive recommendations for improving home safety A summary of laws applicable to the home, including privacy, accident liability, contracts, and domestic employees 200 Elegant, Clear Drawings Download Home Comforts Author Cheryl Mendelson – kino-fada.fr I have a sick obsession with reading books about how to manage a home That said, I have really enjoyed this book because the premise is solid The author doesn t avocate principles of order and cleanliness so that the neighbors will think you re great or to assert her domestic divinity MS She has some really sound advice that points toward creating an environment that makes your house a home where people feel they have a place As always, I applaud women who give dignity and purpose to what I have a sick obsession with reading books about how to manage a h...i secretly like to tend house shut up i m not interested in your comments anyway, this book tells you how to take care of your house, your clothes, and your everything else and it s kind of funny and realistic this woman won t go all martha stewart on your ass and tell you you re a bad person for not ironing your sheets she ll just tell you you _could_ iron your sheets if you realy felt like wasting your day and then she ll tell you to wash your sheets i...I got this book in a used bookstore for five bucks I NEVER would have paid full price for it, but for five bucks, I figured it was worth it Full disclosure I am a slob If there is something in my path, I will step over it for months before it will occur to me that I could pick it up Before obtaining this book, I had no idea what a dustmite looked like or how many billions of the little critters I have squirming around in my pillow every night It never dawned on me that my liv...Each day I long for home long for the sight of home The Odyssey The entire home industry, in its maneuver to sell us household goods by selling the promise of home itself, is some kind of Kincadian nightmare Despite peddling keys at a relentless pace How about this Hot Chocolate Pot No Never mind then how about this cute little cabin of maple syrup , it will never unlock the glowing house full of loving people and hot food It comes down to the product versus the promise It s no Each day I long for home long for the sight of home The Odyssey The entire home industry, in its maneuver to sell us household goods by selling the promise of home itself, is some kind of Kincadian nightmare Despite peddling keys at a relentless pace How about this Hot Chocolate Pot No Never mind then how about this cute little cabin of maple syrup , it will never unlock the glowing house full of loving people and hot food It comes down to the product versus the promise It s not the new pots and pans but the idea of the cozy family meals they will provide People are finding that their homes are full of stuff, but their lives are littered with empty promises Peter Walsh This book is about how a home is really created by its continuous activity, its own rhythms and routines Housework done in the seven basic areas outlined in this book is the source of most of the good things that make a place homelike fr...This was a recommendation from a friend Literally, every detail imaginable about keeping house A few things are a little over the top i.e bring an ice chest with you to the store in order to bring home perishables safely who does that and if I could actually do everything the book suggests, I would have to quit my job, stay home, NOT have kids and spend every waking minute keeping house It s hard to und...Ah ha Now I know where Heloise gets all her answers for her magazine column This is an exhaustive collection of instruction and information on everything relating to housekeeping There is a 100 page section of fabric composition and care alone If you don t know how to wash dishes this tells you step by step yea that s a little silly and there are three different ways you may fold socks in case you are wondering about that with pictures Some sections are common sense and some are very te Ah ha Now I know where Heloise gets all her answers for her magazine column This is an exhaustive collection of instruction and information on everything relating to housekeeping There is a 100 page section of fabric composition and care alone If you don t know how to wash dishes this tells you ste...Housekeeping interests me and I m often eager to learnThis housekeeping tome is definitely informative and useful The author, a Harvard educated attorney and part time professor, takes on a rather academic approach to housekeeping The beginning of the book was inspiring She talks about housekeeping having become a dying art, and rather than focusing on perfection, the emphasis should be on making the home welcoming and clean I would love to be able to do most of the things that the au Housekeeping interests me and I m often eager to learnThis housekeeping tome is definitely informative and useful The author, a Harvard educated a...I actually enjoyed this book It was enlightening to finally find out the answer to why the homes of so many others are cleaner, how they seem to know as if by magic what foods, spices, and whatever else belongs in the kitchen should be there and their expiration date how to properly launder clothing and sheets how often one should vacuum what that appliance that sits on the ironing board is foretc I have used this book as a reference when stumped by various situations caused by children I actually enjoyed this book It was enlightening to finally find out the answer to why the homes of so many others are cleaner, how they seem to know as if by magic what foods, spices, and whatever else belongs in the kitchen should be there and their expiration date how to properly launder clothing and sheets how often one shoul...Mendelson approaches housekeeping from both a practical and philosophical perspective with the occasional scientific explanation thrown in She goes into immense detail on just about every aspect of home making imaginable from a discussion on types of fabric, to how to organize a pantry, to a dismaying examination of microbes found in food IMHO, her focus on sanitization borders on obsession I began to wonder if she had stock in Clorox, as she recommended bleaching towels and bedding to wit Mendelson approaches housekeeping from both a practical and philosophical perspective with the occasional scientific explanation thrown in She goes into immense detail on just about every aspect of home making imaginable from a discussion on types of fabric, to how to organize a pantry, to a dismaying examination of microbes found in food IMHO, her focus on sanitization borders on obsession I began to wonder if she had stock in Clorox, as she recommended bleaching towels and bedding to within an inch of t...This is the most complete, detailed, up to date home reference I have ever seen Unlike most home themed books published today and in the past, this one relies on research, not on the author s opinion, or the way her mother did it That s not to say this book is impersonal the author frequently talks about the different ways her grandmothers kept house and shares little tidbits from her life that relate to the subject at hand.This book has gotten a lo...

• English
• 26 March 2017
Cheryl Mendelson
• Paperback
• 896 pages
• 0743272862
• Cheryl Mendelson
• Home Comforts