I believe I am well past apologies at this point. Here it has been well over a month since my last post. As many discovered through my posts...

Just checking with all of you. You have all been on my mind, but busy gardening and just enjoying the Summer really. I shall post soon. I h...

I may have shared this film with you before, but come along and learn how Ralph can teach Jack (and us) some common sense saving tips. In th...

I have no real reason for my long 13 day absence from my blog. I have to admit to not even using the computer for the past few days. At my l...

After WWI, the idea of women working was more the norm. Prior to that, of course, the working and servant class always had working women. D...

I thought today, still poking about the 1940’s, we should look at Victory Gardens. In England Victory Gardens had been going for some time,...

I know I have shared this little checklist with you before. It is from my 1947 America’s Housekeeping Book.  It is a handy little book and ...

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...