Autumn Bench

Salutations ~Greetings~ Hello
to all my friends!

Yesterday we had our first hard frost.
It was a windy and chilly day.
I expect the same today.
However the weekend is almost here.
WOOHOO!

We all have a story to tell 
of why we like prims or how 
we like to decorate our homes.

To non prim folks,
I am often asked what Primitives are.
I always respond by saying it is a style.
The same as Victorian, Colonial, 
Mid Century Modern or even Farmhouse.

To me my Primitive style story was an easy one. 

Both sets of grandparents owned farms.
I grew up surrounded by prims.
Unlike decor as I have in my home now,
primitives were a way of life for my grandparents.
Yellowware, grain measures, stoneware,
even cupboards were used daily.

For me when I married in 1981,
my style became the kitchy country.
The country blues and roses were all the rage. 
I am sure many of you remember that style.

It was not until the late 1990's that my heart

called me back to primitives.

 I missed the chippy wood & original painted cabinets.

I missed my grandma's yellowware,

 graniteware and ironstone.

I missed wood, coverlets, quilts, crocks & baskets

that were associated with my grandparents farms.

I WANTED IT BACK

So for the last 20 years I have been

collecting my childhood back.

I wanted to go back to the simpler times

of being a kid on those farms.

Back then I had no worries.

No listening to the nightly news

telling of violence or murder.

Nothing FARCIAL 

as Jacky said in one of her posts.

(Dicky Bird blog)

FARCIAL

~of or resembling a farce~ 

My home is now exactly 

where I want to be in my life.

Even though the world around me 

is spinning out of control,

I can relax in my home and look around

while being reminded of the 

primitive simple life I had as a kid.

~HOME IS WHERE I WANT TO BE~

You now know my prim style story.

What is your style story?

Autumn Bench Blessings To All!

Janice