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    Patchwork Philosophy
    Patchwork Philosophy
    Patchwork Philosophy
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    Patchwork Philosophy

    By Sylvia Charles

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    I have had the idea of this book for many years and have, at last, made a start on putting my thoughts down on paper. I did initially think I would give the book the title of “The Earth Mother’s Diary” but on reflection thought that sounded rather “twee”. My next visualised title was “Whoever said progress was a One-way Street?” but, once again, I wasn’t convinced by the impact this would create even though it represented a lot of my opinions. Eventually due to the nature and content of my book I hit upon the notion of Patchwork Philosophy which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, so here it is.

    I would stress that if some of my ideas seem offensive to anyone, please don’t take offence, they are purely my own thoughts, ideas and principles upon which I try and live by.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateAug 5, 2021
    ISBN9781665592215
    Patchwork Philosophy
    Author

    Sylvia Charles

    This is the first book I have ever written (although I hope it won’t be the last) Apart from my children and grandchildren my passions/hobbies in life are gardening; making all sorts of crafts; baking and home making/cooking. One of my strongly held beliefs is that an awful lot of babies have been thrown out with an awful lot of bathwater in the name of progress, and that a return to some practices and ideologies of yesterday would greatly enhance or improve our lot today. I am also a Christian and hope this is reflected throughout this book. When small my son had a favourite book called “What Do People Do All Day” I wonder this myself sometimes, given all the labour saving devices and technologies at our disposal, yet many people are still so stressed and busy they have hardly any spare time at all? My question is – what do people do all day - ........................... (please enjoy browsing my book) Email Address: sylviacharles135@btinternet.com

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      Patchwork Philosophy - Sylvia Charles

      © 2021 Sylvia Charles. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 08/04/2021

      ISBN: 978-1-6655-9222-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-6655-9221-5 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Preface

      Dedication

      My Child-Raising Tips

      January

      February

      March

      April

      May

      June

      July

      August

      September

      October

      November

      December

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      Acknowledgements

      My thanks go to Dave Curtis, who very kindly gave me access to his collection of poetry named Poems from My Left Hand. These were originally all written by hand, as Dave was endeavouring to write with his left hand (being naturally right handed).

      I would also like to thank the family of Terry Funnell for allowing me to use Terry’s poetry.

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      Preface

      For many years, I’ve had the idea of this book, and at last, I started putting my thoughts down on paper. Initially, I planned to call the book The Earth Mother’s Diary, but on reflection, I thought that sounded rather twee. The next title I visualised was Whoever Said Progress Was a One-Way Street? but once again, I wasn’t convinced this would create an impact, even though it was definitely my opinion. Eventually, due to the nature and content of my book, I hit upon Patchwork Philosophy, which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, so here it is.

      I would stress that if some of my ideas are offensive to anyone, please don’t be offended; they are purely the thoughts, ideas, and principles I try to live by.

      This is the first book I have ever written (although I hope it won’t be the last). Apart from my children and grandchildren, my passions and hobbies in life are gardening; crafting; homemaking, and baking. I really believe that over time an awful lot of babies have been thrown out with the bathwater in the name of progress, and that a return to some practices and ideologies of yesterday would greatly improve our lot today. I am also a Christian and hope this is reflected throughout this book.

      When my son was small, his favourite book was called What Do People Do All Day? I wonder this myself sometimes, given all the labour-saving devices and technologies at our disposal, yet many people are still so stressed and busy, they have hardly any spare time at all. My question is, what do people do all day?

      Please enjoy my book.

      Readers can email me at

      sylviacharles135@btinternet.com.

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      Dedication

      I’d like to dedicate this book to my daughter Jennie, who is a woman after my own heart, and my three beautiful granddaughters: Eloise, April, and Alice.

      I’d also like to dedicate it to my maternal grandfather, James Henry and my paternal grandmother, Annie. James Henry was a wonderful influence in my life. He had a passion for gardening and making all sorts of useful (and sometimes not useful) items. When we were children, he would make us handkerchiefs from old white cotton flour bags. He made the most wonderful sweets: fudge, coconut ice, and toffee. He once made a wooden suitcase, which unfortunately was too heavy to lift (not one of his better ideas).

      Grandma Annie was also a big part of my life; whenever we visited, she would usually be in her kitchen, wearing a three-quarter-length floral overall and making the most delicious goodies. Her favourites (and ours) were baked egg custard and coconut macaroons, along with many more.

      As I got older, and after both grandparents passed away, I realised how much of them was in me. So as I carry on their passions of gardening, crafting, baking, and loving, my dedication and thanks go to them both.

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      My Child-Raising Tips

      There are no hard and fast rules for successful child-rearing, but I firmly believe in following certain guidelines. We have no idea as parents if we are doing a good job whilst they are small; it is only when our children become adults that we can look at them and say, I did a good job, or I wish I had done more, or I did my best. I guess doing our best is all we can do, and if we have done our best, there are no recriminations to be had. I have two children and six grandchildren; here are my top four tips on what I feel children need:

      1. Love. Children need love in abundance at all stages of their lives, unconditional love that says, I will always love you; I may not always like the things you do, but my love is and always will be unconditional. Children need to hear this on a regular basis.

      2. Affirmation. Always be ready to say, Well done, or You really made me proud today, or Thank you; you have been kind.

      3. No. Children need to hear the word no. It isn’t our job to say yes to things just to make us popular parents or to buy into peer pressure. I believe our role is to nurture physically, morally, and spiritually. We aren’t supposed to be our children’s best friend; in fact, proper parenting will sometimes make them think we are the enemy. I don’t really like the expression peer pressure; it is no more than keeping up with Joneses for adults, it will only lead to dissatisfaction and envy. Teach them we can’t have everything, and it is no bad thing to wait patiently for some things.

      4. Consequences. I believe we should always teach our children that the choices they make, from very small choices to huge choices as they grow, will always bring consequences, either good or bad.

      So my key words for successful child-rearing are love, affirmation, no, and consequences.

      Also, parents get things wrong sometimes, so always be ready to apologise to your child if you know you did something wrong.

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      J anuary

      What I Love about January

      I absolutely love the feeling that comes with a new year, the chance to make a fresh start, with twelve whole months stretching out ahead like a blank sheet of paper, just waiting to be written on. New goals to be set, new dreams to be dreamt. Needless to say, there will be trials, tribulations, and joys,

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