50s Housewife

Young Woman Cleaning Bathroom Sink I LOVE a good checklist! There are some areas in my life where it's more fun to go with the flow, ...

Salt and Pepper I Y'all know I'm all about using what's handy, available and cheap, whether it's in cooking, cleaning, or e...

Water Running out of Samovar into a Pot Did you know that there are many uses for boiling water other than making tea? I love when someth...

1951 I'm checking things off the list for getting the house ready for a cookout this Saturday and company coming Sunday night. I've...

Breeze Blowing Bedroom Curtains We have company coming next week! Peter is finally back from Iraq and he is coming home on leave and also b...

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I cleaned the fridge. I cleaned both the inside and the outside. I always forget about the top o...

Living Area with Ceiling Fan Here in Texas it is WAY too hot in the summertime not to have ceiling fans in every room. I know the designe...

Servis Washing Machine I am LOVING my new front loading washing machine ! I can put lots of clothes in it and it is SO quiet. The clothes ...

Peonies One of things I loved about visiting my grandmother was how good her house always smelled. It's important to me that my house s...

We have extremely hard water here (meaning that it has a high mineral content). It really does a number on my tea kettle. When I looked in i...