Comments for Jenny Schwartz http://authorjennyschwartz.com Steampunk & Paranormal Romance Author Tue, 15 May 2012 10:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Old Things by Jenny http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/15/old-things/#comment-2894 Jenny Tue, 15 May 2012 10:11:12 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7892#comment-2894 Treadle sewing machines look totally cool -- but I have enough trouble with a modern one! I can't imagine having to remember to peddle as I guided the fabric. But looking at these old things, in a house setting, is really warm and nostalgic. I actually read a psych study the other day that said nostalgia literally warms us up. Maybe that's why museums always feel cold? Us visitors are warmed by nostalgia :) Treadle sewing machines look totally cool — but I have enough trouble with a modern one! I can’t imagine having to remember to peddle as I guided the fabric. But looking at these old things, in a house setting, is really warm and nostalgic. I actually read a psych study the other day that said nostalgia literally warms us up. Maybe that’s why museums always feel cold? Us visitors are warmed by nostalgia :)

]]> Comment on Old Things by Jenny http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/15/old-things/#comment-2893 Jenny Tue, 15 May 2012 10:09:24 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7892#comment-2893 Thanks, Maria. It's a lovely herb garden -- now that summer has stopped frying it to bits. And like you, my foot warmer is of the sleepy and furred kind. That old electric one frankly looked scary. Thanks, Maria. It’s a lovely herb garden — now that summer has stopped frying it to bits. And like you, my foot warmer is of the sleepy and furred kind. That old electric one frankly looked scary.

]]> Comment on Old Things by Margaret Lynette Sharp http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/15/old-things/#comment-2892 Margaret Lynette Sharp Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:12 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7892#comment-2892 I love old things, too. In the Victorian-style house I grew up in, there was an old wood-burning stove that Mum sometimes used. Her main stove was one of those very early gas stoves on legs! She used a treadle sewing machine in a cabinet like the one in your photo; it was not as easy to operate as the modern ones, but had infinitely more charm! I love old things, too. In the Victorian-style house I grew up in, there was an old wood-burning stove that Mum sometimes used. Her main stove was one of those very early gas stoves on legs! She used a treadle sewing machine in a cabinet like the one in your photo; it was not as easy to operate as the modern ones, but had infinitely more charm!

]]> Comment on Old Things by Maria Zannini http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/15/old-things/#comment-2891 Maria Zannini Tue, 15 May 2012 02:25:58 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7892#comment-2891 I love your herb garden! My grandma used to have a sewing machine like that. And I have my own version of a foot warmer. They're called Tank and Iko. :o) I love your herb garden!

My grandma used to have a sewing machine like that. And I have my own version of a foot warmer. They’re called Tank and Iko. :o )

]]> Comment on Inside the Vacuum Cleaner Bag by Jenny http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/08/inside-the-vacuum-cleaner-bag/#comment-2890 Jenny Tue, 08 May 2012 03:59:40 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7866#comment-2890 I hate spiders - and fear them - but I've never understood the whole suck 'em up with a vacuum cleaner. Then I'm just towing them behind me as I push the vacuum around. Despite the courage it takes, I'd rather swat and be done ... or sometimes, squirt though bug spray smells nasty. Thanks for reading! I hate spiders – and fear them – but I’ve never understood the whole suck ‘em up with a vacuum cleaner. Then I’m just towing them behind me as I push the vacuum around. Despite the courage it takes, I’d rather swat and be done … or sometimes, squirt though bug spray smells nasty.

Thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on Inside the Vacuum Cleaner Bag by Maria Zannini http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/08/inside-the-vacuum-cleaner-bag/#comment-2889 Maria Zannini Tue, 08 May 2012 01:20:37 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7866#comment-2889 Considering all the spiders I encounter daily, this did not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Eek. Considering all the spiders I encounter daily, this did not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Eek.

]]> Comment on Promises by Cathryn Hein by Cathryn Hein http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/05/promises-by-cathryn-hein-2/#comment-2888 Cathryn Hein Mon, 07 May 2012 22:42:49 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7875#comment-2888 Writing is always the important thing, Jenny. Hope it's going well for you. Writing is always the important thing, Jenny. Hope it’s going well for you.

]]> Comment on Promises by Cathryn Hein by Jenny http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/05/promises-by-cathryn-hein-2/#comment-2887 Jenny Mon, 07 May 2012 10:04:28 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7875#comment-2887 Promises was a lovely read -- thank you! (I can't believe I forgot to check blog comments this morn ... focussed so much on writing, today ... oh well, at least that's a good reason!) Promises was a lovely read — thank you!

(I can’t believe I forgot to check blog comments this morn … focussed so much on writing, today … oh well, at least that’s a good reason!)

]]> Comment on Promises by Cathryn Hein by Jenny http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/05/promises-by-cathryn-hein-2/#comment-2886 Jenny Mon, 07 May 2012 10:03:25 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7875#comment-2886 It's a perfect choice for Mother's Day. Emotionally engaging, genuinely Aussie. A treat :) It’s a perfect choice for Mother’s Day. Emotionally engaging, genuinely Aussie. A treat :)

]]> Comment on Promises by Cathryn Hein by Cathryn Hein http://authorjennyschwartz.com/2012/05/05/promises-by-cathryn-hein-2/#comment-2885 Cathryn Hein Sun, 06 May 2012 01:43:57 +0000 http://authorjennyschwartz.com/?p=7875#comment-2885 Thanks so much for your gorgeous comments about Promises, Jenny. A lovely thing to discover on a very freezy Sunday morning. Actually, a lovely thing to discover any morning! Thanks so much for your gorgeous comments about Promises, Jenny. A lovely thing to discover on a very freezy Sunday morning. Actually, a lovely thing to discover any morning!

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