HAAYFD? All GUD I hope.
Granny Spears
Toothpaste Was Far Too Expensive So We Used Soot
Well I’m sorry this is a bit short Tess, but there’s not much more to say about boar hair toothbrushes and soot toothpaste is there?
Keeping Warm in Winter
Heating the cottage with just the firebox on the range and no mains back-up made you very inventive at keeping the heat in.
Peg Looms: A Simple Way to Create Home Furnishings
All the rugs at Knowle were made on a peg loom, as were cushion covers and the thick toppers that we used on the beds in cold weather.
What Age Has Taught Me
I can read and write, but I’m not what you would call an educated woman. Most of my learning has come from life and what it has to offer, the good and the bad.
Modern Life: A Balloon About To Pop
What good is an education that doesn’t teach children to be independent thinkers? That doesn’t teach them to look after themselves?
Germs Don’t have Brains
At home things get discussed, serious issues are talked about, assurances given when needed and plans made when assurances aren’t enough.
A Healthy Breakfast 1940s Style
Oats or wheat berries would form the base of the meal, and added to that would be any summer fruits that we had, chopped cobnuts or even walnuts if we had them
Granny Spears ‘Herbology’
Unless it was especially serious we relied on remedies passed down to us over the years
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The Throwaway Generation
We need to get back to basics. Children are the next generation of parents and if we get it right with the kids then those habits will be passed on, just like they used to be.