Cult of Domesticity: Oh Happy Day!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Oh Happy Day!

It's a miracle--spring is finally coming to my neck of the woods! On Sunday there was a robin hopping around the backyard, and only about half of the yard is covered with snow!

I went out into the yard looking for daffodil shoots but I didn't find any...hopefully soon! I also assessed the damage from the deer--they chewed the Euonymous like crazy so I'll have to cut that back, and they also chewed some of the rhodedendrons, yews, and all of the vinca.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Benjamin and I were watching the robins in the yard late last week too! And happy to report we have all sorts of little green sprouts around the foundation... spring is coming :)

xo Al; March 12, 2008 at 9:52 PM

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Just what is the Cult of Domesticity?

"The Cult of Domesticity was a prevailing view among middle and upper class white women during the nineteenth century. The women who abided by these standards were generally literate, and lived in the north east, particularly New York and Massachusetts. Women were put in the center of the domestic sphere, and were expected to be a calm and nurturing mother, a loving and faithful wife, to be passive and delicate creature."(Wikipedia)

Okay...so I don't really fit that mold, being a highly independent woman, but I remembered the term from college and thought it would make a good blog title since I'm a new wife and homeowner!