Pink is for Girls Lustre-Creme
Version 1958. Better Homes & Garden Barbecue Book
With our economy in complete disarray and a ton of "frugal living" tips flooding the Internet everyday - more and more people are getting back to the basics - including gardening. One topic that is starting to get alot more attention is the old idea...
We are continuing on our seed journey, because frankly, I want to. I still dream of spring, even if it is only in my blog. Plus, yesterday was a pretty...
Just because a piece of furniture has outlived its use in your home doesn't mean it's no longer useful! With the right attitude and a mind for DIY projects and recycling, old pieces of furniture can find a second life as beautiful garden decorations!
To many of us, World War II seems almost as familiar as if we had lived through it ourselves, suggests JANE SHILLING. We may have parents or grandparents who remember the conflict.
Illustration by Pete Hawley (Thank you, Leif Peng!)
Kodak Brownie cameras revolutionized the way we took photos in the early 20th century, and suddenly made photography a popular hobby.
1962 Life Magazine -- Winston
Clotaire Rapaille, a French-born psychiatrist-turned-marketer, has a theory about what women want in cars. In focus groups, Rapaille uses Jungian...
Sutton Park is thehome of Sir Reginald Sheffield. You can hire Sutton Park for weddings, film location, private, or outdoor events.
There are a couple of seed companies that still put "art" on the front of their seed packets; Botanical Interests & Renee's Garden for examp...
“If you took some chamomile tea and spent more time rocking on the porch in the evening, listening to the liquid song of the hermit thrush, you might enjoy life more. Joy is there for the taking.” …
In the early 20th century, nutrition science sparked the modernization of the American diet. Soon after, World War I brought about the state's management of food on a large scale, changing what and how Americans ate.
I was so happy to find this! Since last month I got the giant tripod flying sauce MOE floor lamp, I've been looking for some sort of reference. Who knew it was recommended as a patio lamp. Atomic chic!
1969 Sears Lawn and Garden Tractor Advertisement Life Magazine October 10 1969
The silent spring morning of my mid-century suburban childhood were broken by the sounds not of birds chirping but of a symphony of puttering gas lawn mowers synchronized all over the neighborhood.…
Don't throw away that broken chair! Turn an old chair into something new for your home with one of these great ideas for ways to repurpose old chairs.
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