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5 Boots for the Country Woman’s Wardrobe
Ladies, If you are a country woman, you know what it is to live closer to God’s green earth. We aren’t teetering around on spikes out here. We are free range women, breathing wide open air into our lungs and hopefully you will join me in praising God to be surrounded by His creation. So, the fact is, we need real boots. Not fashion boots that shred easily on rocks and can’t protect us from uneven ground. We need a comfortable sole and weatherproof options. I keep a few of these boots in my wardrobe and I wear them back into dust. But real boots can take it. So here’s…
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Dressing for the Home and the Homestead
I rarely leave my home. My shopping takes me to town once a month. We fellowship with the church twice per week. My outings must seem very limited to people who wake up to leave the house every day. Yet I do not see myself as having “no where to go” or being “stuck at home”. Dressing for the day is as doing the dishes and preparing dinner. None of this feels trite because this is nourishment to a day lived with joy and purpose. This is dignity that I am responsible to provide my household and that we are blessed to experience and it is done out of thanksgiving…
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Boots with Dresses & Skirts Feminine Country Outfits
Welcome to whateverlovely.com my Country Living Home & Fashion Blog. My name is Barbie and you can think of me as your country living stylist. Are you new to living in the country or just need some help making it better and more beautiful? Let’s talk boots with skirts and dresses for feminine country outfits! There is nothing like wearing a solid quality pair of boots. They are a barrier against so many threats like pests, rocks, and dirt. It is truly a different comfort and reliable clothing item to wear a boot than other types of footwear. Quality boots protect your soles from feeling the hard rocks and they…
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Feminine Cold Weather Outfit Essentials
The morning air had an icy chill and I headed out with steamy breath pluming. My sky blue dress was just the topper over my insulating leggings, thick socks and tall boots. The Norwegians have a saying “There is no such thing as bad weather just bad clothes.” I have lived by this saying when building a cold weather wardrobe. There seems to be this insistence that dresses are not warm enough for truly cold weather. However jeans are not warm enough for the cold without layering underneath. Nothing is truly warm enough for cold weather without base layers and outerwear in the right density and fabrics. Leggings can be…
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Dressing in Your Nice Clothes Daily
Modern society has relegated pretty dresses to special occasions. What a travesty to waste such beautiful fabrics for a rare day. How odd that we feel that to dress for the day we must be around anyone but our families. I became disenchanted with the way we banished beauty. I began reaching for the most lovely items daily. I would have to fight against my trained sense of “that’s too nice”. Too nice for what?! To wear? To enjoy? To bless my family by looking my best for them? I would put on that favorite item and actually wear it rather than admire it when I opened the wardrobe in…
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How to Dress “French Country” Fashion
Ladies, French Country decor is laid back beauty of expensive toile curtains combined with rustic dirty wood floors. A little rustic and a little polish. Fashion is no different. You can combine the practical and comfortable with the pretty. I like pairing my dusty cowgirl boots with my flowy floral dresses. The French use nice things daily. They do not save their nice things for special occasions only. All clothes will get ruined eventually, just wear your nice things. I think it’s sad to make nice things occasional. It is also sad that a simple day dress has been viewed as fancy in modern culture. Women use to wear pretty…
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Shopping for Your Homestead 10 Tips to Buying Land
This article will cover the most vital ten items to question about potential properties. If you are purchasing an existing house check out Top 10 Tips for buying a Country House click here. 1. Road access. You drove up to the property listing. Is the road to access to the property maintained by the buyer, the county, a neighbor? Is it level or steep? Is it narrow or wide? Will this road be dangerous in the winter? Consider the vehicles and the size of any loads you will need to drive down the road to the property and make sure it suits those needs. I caution to not get involved…
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10 Tips for buying a House in the Country
These are the ten most important questions to ask when buying a house in the country. To see the 10 Tips for Buying Land click here. 1. Water. Is it well or city water? What is the age and condition of the well equipment? What is the well water pressure like? 2. Test your water. Test for bacteria, chemicals, minerals, etc. 3. Septic system. Where is the drain field on the property? This would be an area that you cannot plant or build anything. Or park on. How close to the water well is the drain field? What type of plumbing pipes were used? Ceramic, metal, pvc? 4. Zoning. Can…
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Why I Love Country Life & Why You Might too! A Dreamy Home Retreat
In the morning, I get dressed on my way out of bed and I head outdoors with a hot coffee. The scenery is full of the news of my surroundings and the headlines are joyful: “Sunlight peers through the trees”, “Fog blankets dew kissed pasture”, While the world rushes by distracted…. “The birds sing”. The moments of the morning suspend in the very air I inhale. Droplets of mist and pollen glisten as they ballet dance in the sun rays. Out here the land seems to exist with no time, it just is. The pastel soft colors awaken slowly into day light. Every morning a gift, each morning unique. There…
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How Country Living Changed My Style
When you are accustom to city/suburb living, it may not be apparent to you just how much the manicured environment allows you to wear certain items easily. In the country, unless you have a lot of paved areas around your house, expansive gravel pathways or wooden deck space, there is a lot more dirt and grass surface to walk on and not a lot of hard clear surfaces. This makes for a very different experience wearing certain items, one of them being long length skirts and dresses. Sweeping hemlines are beautiful but in the countryside it does not go well with moisture, taller grasses, ticks, and dirt. While I love…
