The most beautiful season for homemaking

[@julieking4828]

I think our view on January is greatly affected by our perspective. I am 70, retired and live alone. January is particularly restful for me, filled with slow days, lots of reading, snuggles with my cat and dog, slow stitching and comfort food. I rarely leave the house unless I really need or want to. I think of myself as hibernating, storing up energy for this year’s busy gardening season and I embrace it.

[@moniquelacroix1706]

I agree with you, Julie, that our view is affected by our perspective. When I was a teenager and young adult, summer was MY season, and I remember feeling so sad when automn arrived! As I grew older, and now that I'm 66, winter is the season I prefer. I live in Canada, so it's cold, and I love cold weater, I love the stillness of winter, I love to cozy up before a fire with a good book, a cup of tea or coffee! To me, winter is a restful time, just like you wrote!

[@changed7226]

I'm not 70, but I can say the same for me!

[@alacrity28]

Thank you for sharing this Julie. I agree that winter can be restful

[@sharonholmes2470]

January is so dark! My orchids are in spike and blooming and brighten up my life in this dreary month. Always something positive!!!

[@daughterofmyabba]

I feel the same way and am in my 40s, winter (particularly January and February) is relaxing and calmer and slower than the rest of the year.

[@erikagarcia5142]

I love this video so much and loved in the end, you showed the bread, pot holder and candle together. It felt like a romantic poem.

[@shannandesh]

My body doesn’t jive well with heat so fall and winter have always been my favorite seasons - no kidding! People don’t believe me when i say I love winter - but i truly love it. My body feels regular. I live in the upper Midwest so I get a special dose of winter too. Since I have a huge vegetable garden that I preserve - May thru October is very very busy and sometimes exhausting. I take cues from the old farmers around me and use January/February to be lazy and enjoy the slowness because before you know it - it’s time to plant!!

[@lynnloehr1566]

I actually look forward to January. After the husble and bustle of December it gives me a chance to take a deep breath. After I get the Christmas decorations down, I give the house a good cleaning, I wash the insides of the windows, and everything is orderly and sparkling clean. It gives me a chance to do all the little things that I don't have time to do when it's summer and we are so busy. I also read more, cook more and just enjoy time by the woodstove.

[@ThisMamasHouse]

*YOU GET IT!!* exactly just why I like winter best of all

[@kimjaymama26]

This is beautiful Lisa! I needed to hear this today. I always get in a funk this time of year. Such a good reminder that God is giving us more time to be still in this month, focus on him and look forward to rebirth and renewal. As a creator Himself, and we are made in His image, he is also giving us time to create, and design or rest.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

So happy the reminder was a blessing to you🤍

[@louettesommers8594]

AMEN, very well said. 👍🏻💜

[@phyllisanngodfrey6137]

I am not a farmer or a big gardener. I have a modest house on a smallish lot. I HATE HEAT. January and February are in my top six months of the year. I am a firm believer in the Scandinavian concept of hygee. I embrace Winter and it hugs me back. Winter gets a bad rap 😅.

[@burkies8273]

I love winter. I know a lot of people hate it, but I just really enjoy it. I love the chill in the air, the calmness and stillness it brings (after the chaos of the holidays), love the smell of a steak on the grill with snow outside, warm fires and the sound the snow makes when you crunch it with your boots and feeding the birds....also oddly only like ice cream in the winter. Love the time to reset my home and focus on something new. Its a beautiful time of year...not always the most picturesque but there is beauty to be found in all things. I love your candle jar! Thats where I'd hide my mad money from the kids 🤣🤣

[@Chopperdoll]

What a nice video. I live in Southern California where we're lucky to drop down to the 50's. When it's time to change our Summer shoes to Winter shoes we put on sneakers. I'm going to try the bread recipe.

[@becca.carroll]

"he has made everything beautiful in it's time." Thanks Lisa

[@dreyno64]

I love winter. Especially cold sunny days. The cozy fires. No snakes and skeeters - I can mess around outside and not be bothered. Knitting, crochet, quilting. Seed catalogs. Baking. And now: my new cook wood stove.

[@janicerichardson4489]

I too am from Missouri Way up North. It has been very cold. But I really don’t mind it. It’s a time for rest, getting done what can’t get done in the warmer months. The days are shorter and time for quiet evenings. But I do look forward to spring, when all the trees bloom and the perennials start to come up. And so do the weeds 😮

[@rebeccadyson2766]

It cracks me up to hear that you prefer summer over winter... and I think that's because God used you to help me learn how to enjoy fall and winter so much more. The cozy foods and such are just so much quicker and easier in my opinion (with my limited yet growing knowledge of cooking from scratch). It's summer and summer cooking I need to learn to embrace even more. :) Thank you for your influence!

[@lindaburris1968]

I am in my 70’s and I love winter. I live in southern/eastern Idaho and it is beautiful coated with snow. I spend my days clearing out things inside and reading and studying herbs. It is a wonderful time.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thanks for sharing! That sounds absolutely delightful

[@vickeypierce293]

I absolutely love winter!! I love the cold and snow...which I don't get enough living in North Carolina. Although I plant a garden and flowers...I just barely survive summer...hot, humid, bugs...sweat...yuck!!! Lol

[@karenstairs8273]

Fall is my favorite season because of the crisp air and beautiful color of leaves. I adore spring and summer as I love to garden and the time outside. I use the winter to my advantage. Indoor activities (That of course can be done outside or inside during the other months of the year) I plan my garden space. I scrapbook more and quilt more. I spend reading and there seems a quiet stillness that my mind needs. My indoor plants and activities make me happy...and watching the snow falling is so calming. I try to appreciate all the seasons of the year. I love watching the ease you have in bread making!!

[@iwillsinganewsong]

Love watching such a video when about to knead some dough. Enjoy your tranquil music and musings whilst getting lost in the rhythm of kneading dough by hand.

[@savannahhoward3960]

We started 1000 hours outside so that’s our January motivation

[@janisdivenanzo8867]

I agree with your grandma about the meaning of Fall!

[@ginamaria2579]

What a beautiful video. The bread looked so amazing ☺️💕

[@d3inks]

Just love the calmness that comes over me when I watch your videos. So soothing and inspiring!

[@CookieCandy7-14]

Me too! I get so relaxed.

[@mollysmom3057]

I was having trouble keeping my house in order. Too much stuff? Too little energy? But thank you , dear heart, for a comment you made. “ I want my rooms to look the way I designed them.” I designed my whole house, like most of us did. I needed that to get me going. I love my home and the things and people in it. Thanks for helping me realize it

[@michellezepf4807]

I personally love the fall so much because it whispers of the cozy relaxing times of winter. We co-farm a 156 acre farm. It's lots of hard work. So when fall harvest starts and I can see the rewards of all that hard work.

[@bridgetteurbano1440]

I absolutely love the winter! Granted it doesn’t snow where I live. I love all of the really savory cooking/ baking. Also love the rain and reading. The winter and fall are my favorite times of year.

[@krism4139]

Love this video! I live in North Carolina. July and August are hot and humid. I spend more time inside in summer than winter. January and February are favorite months for me but I will remember this video in 6 months when I have the "summer blues". Thank you Lisa!

[@brendakordik8411]

Both my husband and I feel restless in January…the sense that daylight is limited and the pull to get outside and enjoy what daylight we have.

[@lavettamoff7883]

I love winter.I am from Ohio,but now live in Northern Nevada. Our snow is white,and beautiful. TodayI saw a herd of our wild horses against the rugged hills,and white snow,and it was just breathtaking.

[@rhondavigil795]

Your videos are so beautiful. Your music choices are so calming. Thank you for what you do. You bring a calm peace to a hectic world.

[@cassiareece4310]

Lovely video…and in my birthday month too! I personally adore the autumn and winter months and much prefer them to the warmer months. The reason is, I’m from Scotland and since living in the USA, I get depressed as it’s just too hot for a good 8-9 months of the year. I enjoy the coziness that the cooler months bring, bundling up to go out on walks and run errands etc. sitting with a blanket over me in the evening as I’m curled up with coffee and a book or watching a movie. Baking on a cold winters day while a Pot of soup summers on the cooker…

[@gabellagoosa2]

I love January!!!

[@calebandannalenz8358]

So encouraging! I am in bed resting/recovering after baby number four and it’s easy to just watch KZbin videos on my phone. What a good idea to do a simple knitting project!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Congratulations on your new baby! How exciting🤍

[@khawlahpeace1222]

This video came at just the right time for me as I feel the same way sort of like a dread because I know what’s coming in the pacific north west . Thank you for the encouragement

[@roszcutler9724]

I welcome January because I get to rest from November and December. By February I’m cleaning out cupboards and draws and purging and then in the evening I love to knit.

[@bettyteesdale9495]

The lamp turned out beautiful. You made it look so easy. You are a good homemaker.

[@inbalhozias3322]

Beautiful cozy video Lisa🩷 Thank you🙏🏻

[@mighty_scrap]

This is so soothing.

[@AutumnLady46]

After Christmas i just go in to a winter dip ,we hardly have snow here in the Netherlands so it feels like having rain ,rain and oh rain ,so things. just don't change on the outside ,we have to make in home cozy , what your showing doesn't really is a live here ,we just endure the winter months after the Christmas season which isn't really a live here either in comparising to the USA ,so find the winter months very dull here ,i do deco for the winter to keep the feeling going but i don't see it in my outside world ,i love coming here to get that feeling i miss here ,thank you for sharing that 💚 .

[@PrincessDiana1256]

Lisa, I think you are right about sitting in front of the fire.. our activities do change. Quiet, dream. Plan and rest.

[@kellenelimpert4369]

its so funny but I feel the same way and I'm much older,, I just don't love winter! I love the summer and springI love being out in my garden and the longer days ! So in winter I use the time for planning my garden, doing painting, refinishing projects, and catching up on things that I have not had time to do in the summer. And because of your recipes for sourdough I am getting into that as well! Made three aprons for my sisters this Christmas too!

[@haou132]

Pleasant instructive vidéo as usual!!!

[@eileenhenderson3179]

Beautiful Lisa!

[@debramanners9455]

I love the idea of making candles from thrift store finds. Thank you!

[@maryalicehuffstetler3026]

I see a therapist for PTSD and depression. I told her that my depression gets worse during the winter months. I was told that winter is the time that most people committed suicide. I hate wintertime. I am ready for spring.

[@joymorrison6614]

I'm the same with Spring. I cant enjoy it knowing it's going to be summer soon. That and Spring only last for a day or 2.

[@patriotmama]

Love this video! I feel about winter as your grandma. Yes,time to be cozy but hate the gray days. Yes, busy projects is a way to eat through. I am repainting my entire interior of my home this winter and I am LOVING it. 😃

[@kristenberry3110]

I agree with Julie! I LOVE the seasons. I love New England where I live. I love January. It was just Christmas, it's time to relax and enjoy slowing down. If I were to pick a month I would say March is a yukky month. It's not quite Spring, lots of snow, rain, mud. I've also embraced Hygge. I'm sure you have heard of it. Coziness, comfort, a sense of well being. I find as I get older I look forward to the change in each season. We have lots of gardens and outdoor work in the hot summertime so I look forward to the beauty of fall and the cooler weather that sets in. I remember it was harder to feel this way when I was raising my kids. They are 29 and 32 now so I am much more relaxed. Thanks for anther great video!

[@debbie1966]

I’m in New Jersey. I agree with you. March is a yucky month! 😂

[@wandagordon6453]

Although January is my birth month, I’m not a fan of cold weather. If it has to be cold, I prefer sunny and cold. I always say on January 1st, Spring is coming! Your bread always looks so delicious. I picture myself sitting in that cozy, little spot by your staircase eating all your bread! 🥰😋 Happy New Year Lisa. Praying for many blessings for you and your sweet family.

[@suzanneandersen7319]

These ideas are wonderful, thank you!

[@Megera_]

I lOVE that candle idea 😍

[@sarahmcnutt242]

This is exactly how I feel! I love homemaking in the winter. I slow down and enjoy it so much more. 🥰

[@elainefrick8955]

Well done Lisa!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thank you!

[@trishs.4326]

Hi Lisa , today I’m Home making along with You in your cozy winter episodes and finishing off my first ever double Batches of Blueberry & A double batch of Plain Bagels & I’m also auto leasing a batch of Thyme sourdough loaf that I will bake this Friday morning 🫠🥯👍🫶🏽🥖

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Wonderful!

[@MaribethAlexander]

I love this post! So many wonderful suggestions to do in winter. Thanks for sharing your ideas:)

[@carriefry8847]

I so adore ur videos. TY for all u share with us 🩵

[@SuperBettyboop40]

Playing catch up on watching n your videos. And thinking about what I want to do in home improvements, and saving up for a vintage stove ,hopefully my hubby doesn't want another smooth top stove again. I so admire yours ! I want a vintage electric stove because I have only electric in my house.

[@hodgepodgedesign]

It’s the opposite for me living on the gulf coast of Texas. Summers are so hot and humid it’s a burden for like 5-6 months. Our winters are quite mild and I do much more energy in the winter to get things done without the oppressive heat and humidity. I would love to live more north in my lifetime.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I’m in central Miss, 3 hrs from Gulf coast Only July n Aug are bad. The other 10 mos are incredible. I’ll take it. I’ve been trapped in western NY before this-3-4 mo a yr of habitable weather, the rest is arctic 🥺 We just get up early for crops n animal care then do it again once worst heat is passed-just for couple mos. SO WORTH IT

[@hodgepodgedesign]

Yeah, not ‘that’ north. Lol.

[@Melissaduns]

I live in the southwest desert so winter is the most wonderful time. The landscape doesn't change much in the winter and we can actually get outside and go to the park. It's typically way to hot in the summer to get outside. Plus I love rain, fires in the fireplace, baking, etc.

[@ashleyqurollo]

Thank you for sharing this restful video, Lisa! I loved your poetic narrative, especially at the beginning. You have a wonderful way with words.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thank you so much!

[@heatherkulp3715]

I so relate to this video! I dread winter in PA and last year was so rough but I’m determined to make this year better. What helps me is joining things that get us out of the house (church, kids activities, my book club). And also focusing on getting interior projects done that I wouldn’t want to be doing when the weather is great in the summer ☀️ hoping to paint our living room and staircase soon!

[@celestekoz]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I have the same struggle - mourning the oncoming cold months (even though I detest extreme heat). I like how you count the blessings of the cold months. It's a good lesson for us all. The scrunch-ey sound of cutting into the bread made me almost taste it, and I swear I could smell the candle burning!

[@kieramoog1049]

So beautiful 😍. Winter is my favorite season for comfort.

[@lizarce272]

Love Love Love Fall and Winter! I love layering clothes and sweaters and boots, the clean clear briskness in the air. I love making stews and soups and baking! I love a Good fire and the smell of hot coffee in the morning. I love Fall vegetables for roasting and the Holidays in Fall and Winter. What’s there not to like? Even though I enjoy summer and spring, summer being my least favorite but do not hate it, see the value in all the seasons, I look forward to Fall the most.

[@nancyhanes7720]

I don’t like January either but love the candles!!!

[@jenniferwolford4646]

Oh my gosh!! I feel the exact same way about fall and always have. I'm a cut flower gardener and the end of season is so sad to me!! I hate being trapped inside, because i hate the cold!

[@jenniferwolford4646]

P.S. I live in Northern Utah, so yes where I live makes that all the harder!

[@gracedones]

I have the same feelings about winter and summer! Summer gives me energy like I can achieve anything and everything!

[@wherestronglovegrows]

I love this video. As a fellow Missourian I can definitely relate to the struggle of winter. January and February are definitely the hardest months for me but I try my best to make the best of it.

[@marymack1]

Just started baking bread last year...have yet to do a sourdough starter. It's on my to-do list. :)

[@linneamariephotography]

You are sooo right, Lisa! As a wedding photographer, this is my favorite season because I have my weekends off again. I am working to create a more balanced schedule during the busy months but this is the time I thrive. I never took advantage of the time off though so this year I decided to really get into sourdough. You were the person who inspired (& taught) me to make sourdough starter. Literally my favorite thing right now. Will also be making candles with all the left over wax in my used Christmas candles!

[@brennakristinem]

Aw I love this video. Thank you for sharing💕

[@EmeryShae]

I actually don’t mind January so much in Manitoba because it’s a rest from al the Christmas busyness. February and March can get really long here. February is typically our coldest month where we can see -40 at times. And then March slowly warms up but it’s never fast enough!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yeah March is what I hate It’s been winter long enough already! Can we get to spring EVER? I should say I used to hate; I literally moved due to the crappy climate in western NY. Now I LooooVE fall. I enjoy the weather n changes as it doesn’t have arctic winter looming behind it, just cooler weather YAY

[@chrissiewindsor]

That looked so laid back & enjoyable, Lisa. I must try the raisin bread. At the moment I’m all about seeds, pumpkin, sun flour , all kinds of seeds. Next I’ll go for fruit, golden California raisins, sultanas, Goji & dates, I thing, with honey, that one sounds good!

[@lobstahchowdah8920]

Beautiful post. I love this quiet time after Christmas. I am now reviving my sourdough starter this week after a few months of neglect, hoping to bake bread this weekend. Happy New Year.

[@donna8212]

Your video’s always have a soothing feel to them no matter what the season is ☺️❄️.

[@MrsJax304]

Thank you for these words in your video

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You are so welcome

[@betterlivingonabudget]

I love the way you added the raisins and rosemary to the dough in the kneading process! Thanks for sharing that idea.

[@nanetteb2216]

Hi lisa this was beautiful.

[@sarahfrancescutti9873]

Loved this one! I used to dislike fall/winter, then started to see the beauty of the bare branches, cozy evenings, etc just like you shared. Great idea on the home made candles... What beautiful gifts! And you've inspired me to try more bread recipes!

[@letschatfamilyfinances]

I loved this honest and beautiful video!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

I'm so glad!

[@encouragingwife5939]

I put a little cinnamon in my raisin sourdough! Super yummy

[@lindasmith5190]

I enjoyed so much.

[@maisg3513]

I feel the same way about the seasons! Winter is sad but I wish summer lasted forever!! 😍

[@adamfrederique]

Bonjour Lisa, vos vidéos sont tellement apaisantes, je vis en France, et j'ai déjà regardé une bonne partie de vos vidéos. 'je vous ai découvert par hasard en tapant pain au levain ❤❤

[@debbiemccann3711]

I really don't mind Jan. I'm a hairdresser and we get so busy and with the holidays it can get crazy.We really get quiet at work this month.I live in Wisc. so I love the slowness. We get alot more snow then you do and there is something about it like everything goes to sleep.Thank You for a nice calming video.Bye

[@2malsahm59]

Great video, loved it. Nice reminder to start my starter

[@erinnorton7711]

I really enjoyed this video. I have been doing many of these things already. I especially resonated with you when you described knitting with a newborn in your arms. I cannot for the life of me get the hang of knitting, however I have been crocheting since I was 11 and found that to be such a great thing to do after my daughter was born, I was so busy crocheting bonnets, scarfs, mittens or any manner of thing that sparked my interest.

[@maryannlindberg8994]

Lisa, that bread looks perfect! Love it. So peaceful watching you and learning when I need inspiration. Thank You!

[@robinfriend2042]

Beautiful. Just a beautiful, poetic, romantic reminder of why God makes different seasons

[@delindawilliams3935]

I love making breads. I wish to learn candle making. Happy new year to you and family.

[@Candice-1989]

The barn and your family reminds me of the Waltons....🙏🙏💙💙💙

[@virginiascheidel4362]

Thank you for sharing your January and your relaxing crafting . I could almost smell your bread baking

[@kristinataddei8138]

I love fall, probably because I know during winter I sleep better..... believe it or not I get more done inside and outside the house(due to the lack of heat/insects)..... let's not forget the heat in the kitchen, and what a drag it is to cook when it's 100°+.....winter is a time to "recharge your batteries" from all the "hussle and bussle" of spring/summer.....great video btw!!!....

[@mayramartinez3950]

I definitely needed this video. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙏

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Glad it was helpful!

[@simoneclarke5104]

I decided this fall to have a good attitude about this winter. Living in rural Canada where we live gets awfully cold. I purchased a Verilux HappyLight that I sit in front of every morning with my coffee. We bought a mixer and I am having fun making bread. I also picked up cross stitch again after many years. Getting outdoors weather permitting with our two dogs for fresh air helps me sleep good too. There are so many things we can do to lift our spirits, it just takes the effort.

[@emilyacevedo4746]

That’s something that I miss about living somewhere with all four seasons. Here in FL there is no season of rest. You can garden all year, you can do almost anything you want all year. And while I appreciate the benefits of that there is also a part of me that really misses being forced to rest for a few months. I appreciate you view on the attitude for the season and choose to do the same with my own situation.

[@allisonlong2610]

Same in Ohio. We've had a ton of rain here too. I have your book. My girls (11, 9, 7, 5) have done some small projects. :-)

[@jesskan9828]

I love everything about this video. I have to go watch your sourdough starter video so I can start another one as I threw my old one out. I loved the lampshade idea! I have been shopping for a new one and they are ridiculously expensive now. Your winter white sweater is beautiful! I am going to get some wicks and make a candle! I am knitting a sweater but it’s taking too long and I tend to give up on it.

[@marthak9360]

Thank you Lisa for this wonderful video! I used to dread the cold season, especially January and February (as the Christmas sparkle is over yet it is still icy and dreary), however when I first became a mum I started to love it- more time indoors, more cookie baking, bread making and homemaking in general! Thank you for the encouragement! God bless you and your family! ✨

[@debbiegreen2414]

I love winter. There’s nothing I I don’t love about. Fall is second then spring. Summer is not my friend. Lol. I do not like summer at all. I have a immune illness and the heat of summer makes it’s worse. So, living in Kentucky, summers are rough. So I do a lot of indoor things. Thank you for your inspiration. Bless you.

[@alexandralawson9578]

Yes I’m in Texas summer is brutal I love love love the cooler months for sure!

[@verushap]

You're such a fantastic inspiration thank you

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Wow, thank you!

[@cathywhitney5974]

January is a favorite here as we have lots of birthdays. Hobbies make the long nights shorter. Love the cozy time with family.