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 ....
August 12, 2022 Living Like the Past
I put the lightweight Chenille spread back on the bed because it is still too warm for the blue blanket spread.I have been doing my best to remember m ......
August 12, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue this weeks reading of Lil and Bob and Lena and her son Richard. If you missed last weeks readings, I accidentally left it in my draft and ......
August 5, 2022 Living Like the Past
So many things to do, the fall garden needs to be planted or at least prepare to plant. Just enough time to plant some late summer veggies, mayb ......
August 4, 2022 Living Like the Past
I just realized that last weeks diary readings were still sitting in my draft and did not publish. No one mentioned or asked about this and I di ......
July 29, 2022 Living Like the Past
Our simple life journey has given us a different perspective on so many things that I do not even know where to start but I do know where it has taken ......
July 29, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the diary readings of Lil and Bob and Lena and her son Richard in the year of 1943. To read from the beginning look back on my blog ......
July 21, 2022 Living Like the Past
We have been having our typical summer thunderstorms and hot and humid days. Even on the days that the temperatures have dropped the humidity ma ......
July 21, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue with our diary readings of Lil and Bob and Lena and her son Richard. To read all of the diary readings for this year, go back ......
July 15, 2022 Living Like the Past
Hamburger patty, homemade gravy and onions, fresh picked tomatoes, brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes. Charles and I eat one main meal per day.& ......
July 15, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue our 1943 diary readings of the diaries of Lil and Bob and Lena and her son Richard. To read the diaries from the beginning just ......
July 8, 2022 Living Like the Past
I have not taken many pictures the last two weeks because I had a doozy of an illness but I am finally feeling better. I was tested for covi ......
July 7, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the 1943 diary readings of Lil and Bob and Lena and her son Richard. To read the diaries from the beginning look on my blog for the ......
July 1, 2022 Living Like the Past
I am finally getting on the other side of clutter. It is not finished to the point that I vision it will be, but now I can walk through and see ......
June 30, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the 1943 diary readings of Lil and Bob and Lena and Richard. We start with Lil's diary and if you would like to start at the beginni ......
June 23, 2022 Living Like the Past
This new day brings another day of triple digits. The weather has been very hot and uncomfortable this week and we just made it to the ......
June 23, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the 1943 diaries of Lil and Bob and the diary of Lena and Richard.We start with the Lil's diary, Lil and her husband Bob are in their ......
June 16, 2022 Living Like the Past
This week has gone by very fast, I have continued with the organizing and putting the house back to a more romantic feel. For me, it is the linen ......
June 16, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the diary readings of Lil and Bob and Lena and Richard. First we continue with Lil's Diary readings.Friday, June 18, 1943. Ver ......
June 10, 2022 Living Like the Past
This old waterfall chest of drawers was in Charles wood shop holding tools and he is reorganizing and asked me if I wanted this in the house. Of ......
June 10, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue our diary readings of Lil and Lena, both written in 1943. The readings for these two diaries started January 1 of this year of 2022. ......
June 3, 2022 Living Like the Past
It has been a tough couple of weeks here at our house. Actually it has been much longer than this.I want to share my thoughts after going throug ......
June 3, 2022 Living Like the Past
My schedule for diary readings have changed to Friday readings.Now we pick up the reading of Lil's diary. It is 1943 and world war 2 is really r ......
May 28, 2022 Living Like the Past
It has been very busy around here the last couple of weeks and have needed time away from my blog. I was losing control over the housework and I ......
May 15, 2022 Living Like the Past
First I want to let you know that I will be taking two weeks off from posting. I need extra time to take care of some projects here at home.&nbs ......
May 10, 2022 Living Like the Past
Each one of us live in a different way, we enjoy different food, we have different styles and our home reflects something about us in different ways.& ......
May 9, 2022 Living Like the Past
We pick up from last week with the two diaries of Lil and Lena. Our first diary is about Lil and Bob. This week Lil is feeling very poorly ......
May 3, 2022 Living Like the Past
Today is Tuesday and it is ironing day (among other things), I try to do certain chores on certain days but not always. If I skip ironing o ......
May 1, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue the 1943 Diary Readings of Lil and Lena. To Read from the beginning go back through the menu bar and click Living like the past and ......
April 25, 2022 Living Like the Past
We continue to study the homefront during ww2 and this year we are studying 1943. We are following along day by day reading the microfilms in th ......
April 25, 2022 Living Like the Past
Today we continue the diaries of Lil and Lena. Our first diary is of Lil and Bob. This is during ww2 and the year is 1943. Lil and Bob are ......
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