Retro Housewife Goes Green
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My name is Lisa and I'm the Retro Housewife trying to live a greener life. I share my love of all things vintage, homemaking and green living here on the blog.
Retro Housewife Goes Green
1M ago
Be prepared for the holiday season like a 1950s housewife with this vintage guide to freezing food for the holidays. You will be prepare no matter what the holiday season throws your way. I’m a big believer in preparing ahead for the holiday season. That is one of the big reasons I started my other...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
2M ago
Discover vintage-inspired ideas for giving photo gifts this Christmas. From creative framing to unique photo albums, learn how to turn your cherished memories into thoughtful holiday presents. Minted is the perfect place to help with this task so they are sponsoring this post. All thoughts, ideas, and opinions are my own. One thing about living...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
2M ago
1950s housewives built connections and gained support from 1950s housewife communities. Learn about these connections and how we can bring some of that support and connection to the modern world. One of the things that I feel is missing now that was more common in the 1950s is how tight-knit communities formed. This was something...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
2M ago
Worried about possible sugar shortages? Learn how to do more with less sugar with WWII rationing tips from 1940s housewives. I admire the homemakers who lived during WWII. They went through so many unimaginable trials. Husbands, fathers, and sons were off to war, many were having to work outside of the home for the first...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
3M ago
Create a sustainable fall this year with eco-friendly fall decor that you can feel good about using. You’ll find all kind of beautiful fall decor pieces that you can work into your current decor. I originally shared this post in 2014, I’ve updated it to share items that are currently available and to have even...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
3M ago
Celebrate Halloween this year like it’s 1950. Find music, recipes, costumes, and more to help you have the perfect 1950s Halloween party or other celebration. Halloween has a very long history but Halloween as we celebrate has a much more recent history. First I need to note this is from a United States lens, every...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
4M ago
Looking for a delicious and easy dinner recipe? Try this 1950s vintage recipe, cream cheese sauce for spaghetti recipe. It’s sure to be a new family favorite recipe. You’ve likely noticed I mostly share sweet vintage recipes here. I’m trying to diversify that but to be honest, savory vintage recipes scare me sometimes. Either they use...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
4M ago
Celebrate Halloween with the best 1950s Halloween movies including the best 1950s horror movies and some fun campy Halloween movies. The 1950s brought us a lot of classic horror movies and monsters movies. While I’m not one to watch a lot of horror movies I do find most 1950s horror movies to be pretty tame...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
4M ago
Get inspiration for your autumn meal plans with this easy autumn meal plan from the 1960s. You’ll find meals the whole family will enjoy trying. It’s time for another vintage meal plan. These come from vintage homemaking magazines and are always a fun look at the past and can also bring us some inspiration for...
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
4M ago
Chocolate coffee pudding is a simple dessert with a delicious, rich chocolate coffee pudding layer and a sweet and creamy vanilla layer. It’s a 1960s recipe that has stood the test of time. In the mid-century convenience food items were gaining popularity. The post-war world was a time of technological innovation for the US and...
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