During the War years Thrift and Conservation became words used often. The idea of it being an ‘Old Fashioned’ value is present in this ad. ...

Its unfortunate that while we were happy to remember the atrocities of war to try and not fight again (though that seems a failed attempt to...

I have been on holiday this past week in Maine. Hubby, Niece, Sister-in-law and myself took a house in Bar Harbor and had some much needed r...

By 1942 the USA was officially in the war. Victory Gardening was becoming important here as it had been since 39 for UK. Someone mentio...

Paul Poirot was an innovative and forward thinking designer. In 1903, in the height of the S curve fashion of the Gibson Girl era, he intro...

I have been away from the computer for one week now. It was in some part due to out of town guests and messing about in my garden. But, main...

Hippity Hoppity Easter is on its way. And I am rather busy, painting fences, planting and gardening, and generally enjoying Spring. I am al...

This is one of two stoves that sit in my MIL kitchen. I forgot to take a photo of the other, older wood cook stove now used for heat as wel...

I am afraid this will not be a very wordy post, but one in video. I wanted to share this progress of farm images from 1907 to 1950’s. And th...

I seem to be all apologies and excuses of late. Here it has been four days since my last post and I stand penitent before you. The excuses g...