By RetroRuth So, things are a flurry of spring cleaning here at our house, even though you wouldn’t know it is spring by looking out the window here in good ‘ole Michigan. We still have snow on the ground! However, we are still working on some spring home improvement projects…
By RetroRuth I thought we could start this Monday off right with some condescending and belittling party advice from a 1940’s cookbook that we can never live up to. Remember your roles, people! No one wants to be welcomed into a party by a hag! Whew. It’s a good thing…
By RetroRuth Just a fun comic today from a 1963 issue of Mad Magazine that Tom’s Mom and Dad brought with them last time they visited. Enjoy!…
By RetroRuth Here are some fun mid-century illustrations from a religious children’s book that reader Toni recently sent me. I must say, I LOVE this little girl’s hair! Thanks, Toni! Here is the cover of a used book we just bought. It was publishes in 1969 and it’s a story…
By RetroRuth Today, we are going to learn how to choose a wardrobe from the amazing assortment of ready-made clothes available to young teens today. Well, Your Home And You is going to teach us. This home economics textbook was printed 1961, and is pretty much awesome. It tries, in…
By Sablemable aka Jan This week’s garden topic is about annuals. The Home Garden February 1952 magazine offered a list of annuals to begin inside your home. Can you believe it? Twenty-five cents for this magazine! Nice greenhouse, too! On page 13, The Home Garden lists annuals that one…
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