Few things in life are clear to us but one thing that has finally become very clear to me is I do not want to be a minimalist. For quite some time we ......
About gDonna The photo is my son and myself. Now days you can get a photo made to look old like this one. This photo was taken when this was the new look.
Harry S Truman was president when I was born and world war II had ended. I grew up in a time when lunch was put in a brown paper bag and a sandwich was wrapped with wax paper. There was no such thing as pantyhose, we wore stockings that attached to the rubbery clippy things that attached to the girdle. Convenience stores were not common and when we took a trip we packed a picnic basket because many places did not have fast food. Highways had places to pull over and stop, some with picnic tables. Read more ....
December 18, 2016 Living Like the Past
We have been doing some serious organizing the past few months. Our goal has been to catch up on repairs and organizing the house. We will ......
December 14, 2016 Living Like the Past
Meet Walton. We have been very busy since Thanksgiving. The end of November we went to buy a small amount of sod to replace an area that died due to d ......
December 7, 2016 Living Like the Past
It is not snowing here at this time. The preview photo is a picture from the past. But it is expected to get in the 20s this week. I have three ......
December 3, 2016 Living Like the Past
Photos taken about an hour and forty five minutes drive from where we live.We can find beauty in nature and also inspiration. But happiness is quite d ......
December 1, 2016 Pets
I have not updated about Katherine since her surgery 13 days ago. We have very good news to report. Katherine had her stitches removed fro ......
November 28, 2016 Living Like the Past
Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had a nice visit with family and friends. Thank you Sue for the beautiful flowers.Just before Thanksgiving we ......
November 22, 2016 Living Like the Past
Yesterday we harvested our lemons and satsumas. These came from two small trees that we nearly gave up on several times.Our little lemon tree st ......
November 20, 2016 Pets
We have had a exhausting week. Our Katherine started showing signs that something was off. I had posted about her a few years ago aft ......
November 14, 2016 Living Like the Past
Last week was a blurrrrr... I am glad it is over. I must admit I was exhausted after the election. I needed time to absorb all that ......
November 8, 2016 Living Like the Past
Well, we finally made it to the most difficult election day that I have ever known. I just do not understand how we got to this point. I have be ......
November 6, 2016 Cooking from Scratch
Recently I did a post called the Chuck Pantry. It was about stocking a pantry like the pioneers but in today's modern world.I believe in keeping ......
November 5, 2016 Living Like the Past
The last article I wrote was to address some questions of how I go about doing what I do during the day. I do not work all day because I know that my ......
November 4, 2016 Living Like the Past
A popular question some of my blog visitors ask is could I post my daily schedule. I don't have one so this week I paid attention to my routine ......
October 29, 2016 Living Like the Past
When I was a child I loved to lay my head on my grandmother's chest. I would put my ear on her chest and listen to her talk. I could hear what h ......
October 28, 2016 Living Like the Past
Our Grand dogs Rosie and Riley are ready for Halloween. For them it is not mean or cruel to dress them up because they like it :) They thi ......
October 26, 2016 Living Like the Past
We have been growing ginger in a pot in the backyard. I love fresh ginger. This is our 4th year of growing ginger and it started from a pi ......
October 26, 2016 Living Like the Past
It will soon be the end of October and we are in a severe drought. Most everything is dry and brittle and we need rain. We are using our l ......
October 21, 2016 Cooking from Scratch
I was asked by a blog visitor if I could post my flour tortilla recipe. The photo above is a store bought flour tortilla on the left and all the ......
October 15, 2016 Living Like the Past
Long ago people traveled by wagon and they had to carry their goods with them. Most important was water and food and some type of shelter. Our P ......
October 12, 2016 Living Like the Past
I wish that I had asked more questions because when our generations before us leave they take knowledge and skills with them.I am hanging onto the ski ......
October 11, 2016 Living Like the Past
Just a reminder, occasionally I cannot send an email reply due to an error in typing the email address into the contact form.Other times I just do not ......
October 7, 2016 Living Like the Past
First of all I want to say that I am praying for all of you that are in the path of Hurricane Matthew. For all my blog peeps that are in the are ......
October 4, 2016 Living Like the Past
I have been busy hand washing laundry and sewing.I moved the large barrels indoors to the bathtub. These are queen size sheets that I have been ......
September 27, 2016 Living Like the Past
This bread is ready to put in the oven. It has risen for the second time.This is wheat bread made with fresh ground wheat berries that we keep air sea ......
September 24, 2016 Old Fashioned Organizing
Recently I did the post on the big clean, the hand washing verses the HE washer and water study etc. I decided to do another experiment. &n ......
September 22, 2016 Living Like the Past
Today is the First Day of Fall and I am ready for cooler weather. It has been a long hot summer. There is one problem, we are still in the 90's. ......
September 19, 2016 Old Fashioned Organizing
This time of year I want to do hand work such as sewing, knitting and making gifts. So I decided it was time for the big clean up to get that ou ......
September 16, 2016 Living Like the Past
When I was doing the posts windows around the world, Ali from Essex England sent this photo and some outdoor photos. Her kitchen window is charm ......
September 15, 2016 Living Like the Past
I do like to get change back and I am sure you do too. But I like to change things as well.My husband recently made a wider shelf above the sink ......