A Housewife Writes

True Happiness (thoughts from the Great Depression)
True Happiness (thoughts from the Great Depression)

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…

Simple Ways: Using a Clothesline–8 Reasons

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…

Day Tripping–Summer Vacations Made Easy
Day Tripping–Summer Vacations Made Easy

This little piece was written in 1927, when road trips were more of a novelty. In the current day when gas (and just about everything else!) is more expensive, short day trips are more reasonable on the budget. The author’s trips sound every bit as interesting as a jaunt across the country. And the added bonus is that you can…

A Day in the Life of a 1915 Housewife
A Day in the Life of a 1915 Housewife

Here’s a day-in-the-life glimpse of a joyful homemaker. I hope she gives you a little inspiration as we start a new week! It is dusk. The children and I have just come in from the corral, where I milked seven cows. I am so in love with life that I find a day very short to hold its allotted joys.…