This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. From 1937– I try to read one book every two weeks. 25 books a year can do much to brighten and make interesting a practical, overworked housewife. I try to vary my reading diet. I believe the menu for our minds should be as well balanced as the menu…

When I was a little girl at home, I was unsatisfied. I had lots of troubles and disappointments, brooded over them and could never see the bright side of life. An old lady who had lost all her relatives came to live with my folks. She had her share of troubles, the poor old soul. We adopted her and called…

Everybody is trying to get there first. It is just hurry-scurry from one thing to another. Everybody seems to be wanting something she doesn’t have, and is in a hurry to get it before someone else does. After we do get a thing, we never have time to enjoy it, but just start thinking about something else we want. ~1933…

If you read anything about simplifying and creating a more “analog” life these days, I can assure you that you’ll run across many of the same suggestions. You’ll be advised to use candlelight or go for walks in the park or make some sourdough bread. No where near the top of the list will you be encouraged to clip wet…