Almost a whole week of vintage Christmas preparations! I did decide that tomorrow, Saturday, I am going to do all the tasks for Saturday and Sunday, because Sunday is my day of rest. And, seriously, after this week, and with a baby due at the end of the month, I need REST! Anyway, here is …
You know, I always make a lot of things this time of year. I bake cookies, make candy — I make treats all month. But this season, doing three holiday projects a day plus my vintage housekeeping, is more than I have ever tried to do. On the other hand, I love decorating. I’m having …
A Very Vintage December, Day 4 — and a very busy day! We were supposed to get snow, but it fizzled. I’m not sorry, though. There is still plenty of snow on the ground from our Thanksgiving storm, and another storm coming through this weekend. I hate driving in the snow, so I’m just fine …
Another day of holiday madness! How is your December going? I am actually really enjoying the craziness. It seems fitting to start a whole New Year with a new baby. And I am loving the changes that these 1950s experiments work in my life. Anyway, onto a Very Vintage December, Day 3 — today’s to-do …
December 2nd, A Very Vintage December: Day 2! In making my lists yesterday, I made a to-do list for each day of December — because there was no way I was going to get this done without checklists! So, here are the daily projects and their results. Finish the 1950s Daily Cleaning Routine Before 9 …
Yay! It’s December! So, this month, I am doing my very vintage December project — which means that I need LOTS of menus ready-to-go. Specifically, I need them to be thrifty (because Hello, Christmas!), easy (seriously, I am doing projects every DAY), and delicious (my family really like my vintage meals!). So, here are my …
One thing that I have always loved is going all out for the end of the year! I throw myself into Thanksgiving (you may have seen my menu for this year!), and on the first Sunday of Advent, I make fruitcake. On the first day of December, I haul out all my shelf vignettes, wall …
Hello again! Time for the 3rd-week-in-November menus. Do you ever feel like this week gets short shrift, while we spend all our time thinking about next week’s Thanksgiving dinner? I do. But, once more unto the breach, dear readers, for this week’s Mid-Century Menu Monday! On to the 1950s meal plan! A Week of Menus …
Is anyone else working on their seasonal cleaning this week? I expect my seasonal cleaning (I do both spring and fall cleaning) will take about two weeks this year, which gives me just enough time to get my seasonal cleaning done before I start Thanksgiving prep. Since this is my favorite time of year, I …
Another Monday, and it’s time for another installment of 1950s Meal Plan Monday! Menu planning help for the mid-century mom in the last week of October. Of course, that means a Halloween supper. And if you are Catholic, it also means All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day. But, all undaunted, the modern 1950s housewife …
