Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday’s Duties – Mending
We know that Monday was laundry day and Tuesday was ironing day but what took place in the vintage home on Wednedsay?
Although it seems that it was common advice for a homemaker in time’s past to have a set day for doing a particular household task. Just what task to do on what day most [...]
Grocery Shopping in History
Imagine if your refrigerator was gone. If you had to grocery shop for fresh meat pretty much when you needed it because frozen meat, and vacuum sealed were unheard of. And if you had never heard of tacos!
Such was life before the industrial revolution. Well during too but it was the inventions coming about during [...]
Victorian Paper Dolls
Paper dolls have been around as long as paper. A simple way to keep children occupied the child could not only color the doll and outfits but take her hand at drawing her in the first place.
In the Little House on the Prairie books we hear Laura mention her mother making outfits for Mary and [...]
