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As in the Days of Laura Ingalls

Don't you ever wish you had a parlor?

You know, the kind from the days of Laura Ingalls?

I know that I do!

With all of these kids running around it gets difficult to stay up on housework.

Believe me, it is not a mess because I never do anything!

I love the idea of a parlor.

No one ever enters that room unless company arrives or it needs to be straightened up.

Company is immediately wisked into the parlor, so they never get a chance to see the peanut butter painted on the table and benches.

Company never gets a chance to see the couches covered with the mounds of clean clothes.

Company never gets a chance to fight the laundry pile in order to use the bathroom.

Ahh, the idea of a parlor sounds so lovely right now; doesn't it?

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{ 08:03 , Monday, October 20, 2008 } { Posted by Anonymous }

I was blessed to marry into a family who was in construction. My husband and I was able to design and build our own home. I was a lover of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Louisa May Alcott. So I made sure I had a parlor. I love it. I think more old school ways of thinking should make it into everyday life in todays world.

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{ 04:53 , Tuesday, October 21, 2008 } { Posted by Isabella }

I would like a den. I guess the idea would be to have a formal living room. I