"Pride and Prejudice"



Jane Austin didn't know what she had done when she wrote "Pride and Prejudice". How generations of readers would enter the home of the Bennett sisters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia and see all that happened in the middle-class of England in the 18th century. Or how people would enjoy all her characters from Mrs. Bennett to Mr. Collins and Lady Cathrene de Burgh to Charlotte Lucus. She had such a wonderful story that it has been made into many different movies.



My first look at "Pride and Prejudice" on the screen was about a year ago when I first watched Elizabeth Garvie as Lizzie Bennett in the 1980's version made by BBC. I absolutely loved the story and all of the characters, the costumes, the whole atmosphere of England in that period.



The next version I saw was the black and white with Greer Garson as independent Elizabeth. I enjoyed that version very much but they cut out a lot of the story and the costumes didn't have the empire waist dresses that is in all of the Jane Austin stories.



I am now watching the version made by BBC in 1995 with Jennifer Ehle. The costumes are gorgeous and all the characters are very well casted in my opinion. I think Elizabeth is perfect but that Jane was not as I imagined her. It is a very well made movie and has given me a different look at the story.



I have not yet seen the Keira Knightly version but I can hardly wait to. I have just ordered it since we have looked so many places and none of them seem to have. I have heard that it does not stick to the original book as much as some of the others but I think that I will love it. It looks like it's beautiful and I've heard the music and it's very good. I think that Keira Knightly looks like a very good Lizzie.



I have seen every "Pride and Prejudice" that I've otherwise heard of but if you know of another vresin that's good I would love to see it!

I took a several pictures of Walker the other day and I thought I'd post them. He sucks his fingers all the time! Some of these turned out pretty funny!



Feel the Wind blow!

Natural Cleaning Detergents.

We have been making a few natural cleaning detergents, Dishwasher detergent, and bathroom cleaner. Here are the recipes:


Dishwasher Detergent:

1 cup of borax

1 cup of baking soda


We made ours in a jar, you only have to fill one of the holders up, use two tablespoons.
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Bathroom Cleaner:


1 3/4 of a cup of vinegar

3/4 of a cup of water

We mixed ours in a empty cleaner bottle after rinsing it out really well.
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Mama can't remember how you make the laundry detergent so we Will post that later!! These recipies are about as easy as you can get!

~Caroline

My Grandma's Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This is one of my favorite coffee cakes for special days. My Grandma's Sour Cream Coffee Cake! It's more of a cake than breakfast food because it's so good. I love the brown sugar and nuts and usually add more than the recipe calls for. Our family loves it!


Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1 1/2 cups Butter
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. sour cream
3 c. sugar (we use about 2 1/2 to cut back a little)
3 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. brown sugar
chopped nuts (about 1 c.)
Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour. Pour half of the batter in a greased tube pan and sprinkle half of the brown sugar and nuts (mixed together). Then pour the rest of the batter and sprinkle the remaining brown sugar and nut mixture on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Hope you enjoy!





Yum!

Here are some new pictures of us on our rope swing. It's really fun! Here's Caroline swinging. Some of them turned out fuzzy because I was trying to get them while they we're moving!
Caroline

Baldwin
Caroline giving Baldwin a push!


We are having so much fun on it! It was kind of hard for me to take pictures of them because they we're always moving! I got a few good ones though!

~Layne

rope swing

Our Dad put up a rope swing in the yard, it is SO Fun! I will probably post some pictures of us on it tomorrow.



~Caroline

I have several good pictures of Walker so I thought I'd go ahead and post them!
I Love to take his picture!
Mr. Blue Eyes

I love close-ups of Walker that show how blue his eyes are. He dosen't have much patience though! But I really like to though!

~Layne