WWII-Inspired Home Care for Sustainable Living Today As the first cool days of autumn settle in, there’s something deeply comforting about preparing our homes for the colder months ahead. Today, we might reach for a new throw blanket or order décor online—but during the 1940s, people faced a very different reality. Wartime shortages and rationing… Continue reading Make Do and Mend for Autumn: 1940s Home Warmth on a Budget
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What Slower Living Looked Like in 1942
(Parallels Between Rationing, Intentional Living, and Today’s Mindful Life) When we think of the year 1942, the images that often come to mind are black-and-white newsreels, posters urging citizens to “Do Your Part,” and the distant echoes of a world at war. Yet beyond the headlines and the global conflict, everyday people were quietly crafting… Continue reading What Slower Living Looked Like in 1942
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