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Throughout the ages (especially during the Victorian era) homemaking journals were commonly passed down through the generations from daughter-to-daughter and often given to daughter-in-laws as well.

To create a legacy of your homemaking start a new file on your computer or buy a hardbound or soft cover journal designed for the purpose. You can also use a spiral bound book, pages inserted into a ring binder or for a more creative approach and try your hand at creating a scrapbook with stunning handcrafted pages that will allow your unique personality and creativity to shine through. (A scrapbook is more than a photo album with a few words, photos and cute stickers. It's a visual recording of your life and loves).

What do you put into your homemaking journal?

A homemaking journal is fun and helps to keep all the things you wish to remember along with bits of information that you may collect over time all in one place.

Many journals often include:

• Favourite family recipes.
• Pressed flowers from the garden.
• Homemaking hints and tips.
• Family holiday Traditions
• Home remedies and first aid tips in case of emergency.
• Drawings and sketches.
• Daily routines
• A photo of a special family gathering along with handwritten notes.
• Quotes, poems, a verse from the bible, special words or phrases that inspire love of home and family.
• A love letter or a special card.
• Birthdays and anniversary memories
• Pets and helpful hints and tips
• Children's party games, activities, projects and recipes e.g. play dough and other fun stuff.
• Gardening tips and tricks, planting favourites, when to prune and more.
• Seasonal - what to do before and after each season e.g. storing winter clothes and more.
• Decorating - Room sizes and dimensions, paint colours used, wallpaper patterns and batch numbers, fabric swatches, when room was redecorated, before and after decorating photo's and much more showing how your home has changed over the years.

Or anything that has special meaning and reflects your love of home and family and what it means to your life.

Kitchen and Cuisine