tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2692938146518341600..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: The Modern-Day ChatelaineLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-19995283798695156612009-12-07T23:09:19.502-05:002009-12-07T23:09:19.502-05:00Ha! Anita, I feel your pain. Deer devoured my enti...Ha! Anita, I feel your pain. Deer devoured my entire garden this year. And now they stand in my yard and look in the windows like they're considering becoming omnivorous.<br />Tina, thanks for commenting! I love to find other Coloradans on the web. If you ever head west, give me a buzz.<br />Thanks, everyone for a fun day! I'm going to research some chatelaine crafts. I think we all need Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73956865425692342702009-12-07T21:30:47.671-05:002009-12-07T21:30:47.671-05:00A wonderful post Niki...I grew up learning to appr...A wonderful post Niki...I grew up learning to appreciate what you have. I follow Dave Ramsey's principles...a smart man.<br /><br />I love the chatelaine...mine would have a cross, a book, eyeglasses, and a mug (for coffee or tea).<br /><br />karenk<br />kmkuka(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85657050096402546312009-12-07T20:11:16.029-05:002009-12-07T20:11:16.029-05:00I'm going to ask for a chatelaine for christma...I'm going to ask for a chatelaine for christmas and totally confuse my poor husband. Thank you for the great post. I want one with a cross!Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56938358131833612772009-12-07T20:05:56.970-05:002009-12-07T20:05:56.970-05:00As an 18 year Colorado veteran I have to tell you,...As an 18 year Colorado veteran I have to tell you, the first few years were a culture shock after living in Western New York.<br /><br />All I need is legal pads and pencils and I am fine. Throw in a daily dose of dark chocolate. My needs are few. <br /><br />Very nice postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63618283718403538272009-12-07T18:40:54.585-05:002009-12-07T18:40:54.585-05:00Great post, Niki.
I like to think we're good...Great post, Niki. <br /><br />I like to think we're good land stewards. When we bought our 160 acres 10 yrs ago we decided to go organic. It took lots of money and four years before being certified organic but it is. I like that we live on a 'green' patch of land even though we're surrounded by chemical driven farmers. I like that our trees are filled with birds all year long. I&#Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38322918928686603742009-12-07T16:14:33.180-05:002009-12-07T16:14:33.180-05:00Connie, I'm feeling much the same way as I get...Connie, I'm feeling much the same way as I get older about realizing what's important and what's not. Time is our MOST precious resource, isn't it?<br />And I'd want my Bible and my doggie on my chatelaine, too. But I think my husband would protest vehemently!<br />Gina, we're in the same mode as we are working through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. And I&#Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41454479817764268902009-12-07T15:00:07.449-05:002009-12-07T15:00:07.449-05:00Thanks for the insightful and well-written post, N...Thanks for the insightful and well-written post, Niki. Great job and fun discussion. Like Gina, I want one of those chatelaines. Those are so beautiful.<br /><br />Cindy, I agree: I wish this subject wasn't so politicized (at least in my town). To me, it's not a liberal or conservative issue. It's a stewardship issue. Am I really doing the best I can with the resources God has given Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24061375711704659552009-12-07T14:53:51.379-05:002009-12-07T14:53:51.379-05:00Niki,
Since my best friends live in a house made o...Niki,<br />Since my best friends live in a house made out of recycled steel, have their own water, which heats their home, a thousand acres of hardwoods, which heat the water that heats their house, grow their own nearly everything, including persimmons and pumpkins, even sheep for milk and wool, ecomeasures have been grafted onto me.<br /><br />I love buying organic and even dabbling with Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25759958843910519542009-12-07T13:36:48.299-05:002009-12-07T13:36:48.299-05:00I also like the advice of "make it work, make...I also like the advice of "make it work, make it do, or do without". <br /><br />I try to be "green", I really do, I just get tired of it being so politicized. To me living "green" means not wasting, but I don't worry about my carbon footprint. I'm more concerned about the number of babies killed through abortion than I am about saving a polar bear. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583817947078375493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40317923929550173562009-12-07T12:51:10.331-05:002009-12-07T12:51:10.331-05:00Make it work, make it do, or do without.
Excellen...<i>Make it work, make it do, or do without.</i><br /><br />Excellent advice. Worthy of a sticky note. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13555055932768783872009-12-07T12:49:06.283-05:002009-12-07T12:49:06.283-05:00Uggh. I got half-way through your post, saw the pi...Uggh. I got half-way through your post, saw the picture of the chantelaine, and thought, "I want one!" <br /><br />Mine would include a mute button for my children. :-)<br /><br />A few months ago I read an article in Good Housekeeping about a family who went a year without spending on anythign they didn't need. Prior to beginnign, they made a list of needs, wants, and luxuries. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34470767311587364162009-12-07T12:19:06.231-05:002009-12-07T12:19:06.231-05:00Niki, what a beautiful thought-provoking post. Whe...Niki, what a beautiful thought-provoking post. When you're not feeling well and waiting for a diagnosis from the doc, it's amazing the different spin every day things take. All the treasures I went into the 'red' for I look at and wonder who on earth will end up with it? It's seriously comical. I've become a better steward as I matured (which hasn't fully happened yet)Connie Marquisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783619831204895170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-80488020358645844752009-12-07T11:14:51.376-05:002009-12-07T11:14:51.376-05:00Make it work, make it do, or do without? That'...Make it work, make it do, or do without? That's green living right there, isn't it?<br /><br />You bet, Niki. Great post.Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46241468327602382202009-12-07T10:53:33.290-05:002009-12-07T10:53:33.290-05:00I love everyone's ideas for their chatelaines!...I love everyone's ideas for their chatelaines! Esp. the piece of emergency chocolate and the miniature laptop. <br />What was it they said during WW2 rationing? Make it work, make it do, or do without? That's green living right there, isn't it?Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-52098670603430952692009-12-07T10:35:46.354-05:002009-12-07T10:35:46.354-05:00Great post, Niki. I want to be a good steward of i...Great post, Niki. I want to be a good steward of it all--but I don't always do that well! Right now I think the one area I'd like to do better in is communicating with my family. So much conflict could be avoided if I didn't assume they could read my mind!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-69080565906969476602009-12-07T10:33:29.733-05:002009-12-07T10:33:29.733-05:00Hi Niki,
Alas, I still search for balance in many ...Hi Niki,<br />Alas, I still search for balance in many areas of my life. It's that elusive butterfly that I cannot get to gently settle on me. But I've managed to stay employed while encouraging my family through the tough times.<br /><br />I think my chatelaine would have the transaction section of the checkbook, a piece of chocolate, and my favorite scriptures attached. :) I'm stillJillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61018809704189277702009-12-07T09:44:50.103-05:002009-12-07T09:44:50.103-05:00Back in my day, we called it 'making do'. ...Back in my day, we called it 'making do'. Nothing got thrown out, it got fixed. You washed it and reused it. Okay, I'll get off the 'back in my day' rant and say I appreciate your post, Niki. We are called to be stewards of everything we've been given, including grace.<br /><br />Somewhere, my generation went off the environmental path and bought into bigger, more, better Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807730046274595013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37364278366530371212009-12-07T09:05:15.561-05:002009-12-07T09:05:15.561-05:00Great post, Niki. I was wondering how everyone wou...Great post, Niki. I was wondering how everyone would tackle a topic that has become so overwrought in our society. <br /><br />I love the concept of overseeing our estate as you described it. I know principles of stewardship, but this erally resonated with me. Thanks!<br /><br />Can a laptop fit on a chatelaine? Maybe I need to get one of those really little ones...Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90881963088063953432009-12-07T08:37:47.613-05:002009-12-07T08:37:47.613-05:00"responsible, effective, stewardship"......"responsible, effective, stewardship"...amen! <br /><br />GREAT POST!<br />Blessings, andreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082891172963869545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46031514844968103672009-12-07T08:24:44.221-05:002009-12-07T08:24:44.221-05:00Good reminder today, Niki. I've been feeling l...Good reminder today, Niki. I've been feeling lately like my life has gotten a little out of balance. After three years of thinking of myself as a "part-time" writer, this fall I tried being a "full-time" writer. <br /><br />I don't think I've done a very good job of maintaining my home, though. And I've become a horrible shopper. I only shop at the most Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com