Pam from Retro Renovation left a comment on my last post (which was oh so very long ago, I know, I know – I’m sorry! Summer got the best of me). Anyway, I finally got a chance to poke around her site, and it’s just fabulous! As someone with a pink GE refrigerator from the […]
Category: Home and House
Cleaning, organizing, decorating.
1913: Ventilation
It’s been in the 70s this week in Washington, D.C., which has been lovely (though snow is predicted for Saturday). This has allowed me to turn off the heat and open the windows for the first time in months. I love sleeping with the window open, even if only for these flukey few days. All […]
1941: If the Telephone Rings While You’re Away
I stumbled across this gem, which fall into the “my how things have changed” category of classic advice: “If you wish to know if your telephone has rung during your absence, put a piece of paper and a piece of carbon paper between the clapper and the bell. A mark will be made on the […]
1923: The Spending of Money
I participated in a yard sale this weekend with some friends. In addition to parting with some household things that had piled up the basement, I sold some Miss Abigail books, gave away a bunch of promo postcards, and talked to many friendly folks about the book and Web site. The three participating households were […]
1941: Garden Hints
“Flowers, shrubs and trees add much to the beauty of a home, and well landscaped grounds, with flower gardens, give an artistic setting to even a small cottage,” reads a section titled “Garden Hints” in Elaine Allen’s Watkins Household Hints (Newark: J. R. Watkins Company, 1941). With this in mind, I tackled my garden last […]
1935: Play
I’ve been spending my Sunday sewing velvet curtains for a puppet theater that my dad built for my nieces, Olivia and Iris. It is a belated Christmas present to them from him, and I offered my ~ahem~ skills as a sewer of straight edges and square and rectangular shapes (about all I can handle — […]