“My dad could go to work, he could get raises, he could be thanked for his contributions, he got a pay-check for his labor, but that didn't happen for moms. The best they could hope for would be a crayon valentine or a squashed, limp dandelion flower offered up from the damp hand of their wide-eyed and innocent child. Which wasn't nothing. In all my days I'd never considered anything to be more important than home. In a chaotic world, it was sanctuary; it was where love grew.” HomeMothersMotherhood Quotes Book:Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams Source: Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams
“Once upon a time .... I want to have a little house with sunlight on the floor, A chimney with a rosy hearth and lilacs by the door. (Nancy Bird Turner)” Home Book:Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams Source: Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams
“Despite my broken heart, or rather, because of it, I was grateful to be where no one knew me. I was totally invisible here. I didn't have to pretend to be happy or nice or that everything was okay.” LonelinessBroken Heart Book:Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams Source: Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams
“England reminds me of a quote I saw on a packet of Swiss Miss instant cocoa mix: 'Like a basket of drinkable kittens, wrapped in a blanket, next to a fireplace.” EnglandCozyEngland TravellerSnuggly Book:A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside Source: A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside
“Goodbye Darcy, goodbye Jean, goodbye stone cottage, scratchy towels, fields of wildflowers; good bye gorgeous Peak District ... OK English People, for your own good, get off the roads, here we come!” PeopleFieldsStonesGoodbyeGorgeousByeGood ByeCottagesTowelsWildflowersDarcy Author:Susan Branch
“The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.” ImportantDreamHappensMagicMiddleTensionDiscountsMiddle Ground Author:Susan Branch
“And beyond the timeless meadows and emerald pastures, the rabbit holes and moss-covered oak and rowan trees and the "slippy sloppy" houses of frogs, the woodland-scented wind rushed between the leaves and blew around the gray veil that dipped below the fells, swirling up in a mist, blurring the edges of the distant forest. (View from Windermere in the Lake District)” HouseViewsTreeWindEdgesHolesForestsLakesCoveredGrayTimelessVeilsRabbitsMistFrogsOaksMeadowsMossSloppyPasturesEmeraldsWoodlandRabbit Holes Author:Susan Branch
“Remember, childhood only lasts 10-12 years. There's a lot that has to be squeezed in to make for a lifetime of happy memories. ♥” YearsLastsRememberMemoriesChildhoodLifetimeHappy Memories Author:Susan Branch
“Before Julia Child there was only onion dip.” ChildrenOnionsDipJuliaFunny Kitchen Author:Susan Branch