Victory Gardens in Autumn: Preserving the Harvest for Winter Autumn has always been a season of both beauty and preparation. The air cools, leaves turn gold and crimson, and gardens overflow with their final gifts of the year. But for women in 1942, autumn wasn’t simply a picturesque season—it was a time of serious responsibility.… Continue reading Victory Gardens in Autumn: Preserving the Harvest for Winter
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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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