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life on mars, countrygirl, school stories, studygirl, evacuation, jeremy, rose, alan, Joni, tennis, knitting3, knitting, cats, corydalis, fryknits, magnolia, christmas, Alan, gertrude, Make do and mend, Girl's Own Annual, reading2, tea, Girl Guide Stories, easter, knitting2, daffodil, Barbara, books, garden journal, thinking, ispy, tulip, woman's magazine, cricket, stamps, Harry Potter books, bobby, food, reading, clematis, bill

Mistress and Maid: ramblings about housekeeping

For Christmas, I was given the Persephone Books edition of Kay Smallshaw’s How to Run your Home without Help, first published in post-war, rationed Britain in 1949. No, it wasn’t a subtle hint that an educated person could write their name in the dust on the piano. I asked for it because I am interested in these old housekeeping books. Read more... )