When I began this website--really, the entire company that has become Domestic Aesthetics--one of my primary goals was to bring the knowledge of Depression- and WWII-era families to the young families of today. Many of us have grandparents who lived through the economic strains of the Great Depression or the rationing of WWII, and these septua- and octogenarians are encyclopedic sources of valuable information. They grew up making use of every possible resource. They recycled nearly everything they had, not because they were concerned about global warming, but because it made economic sense to reuse things like glass jars and wooden crates.
"Necessity is the mother of invention," so the saying goes, and I would argue that thrift is the mother of creativity. This week I'll be focusing on the wisdom and creativity of the Depression generation, and how we can apply their knowledge to our own difficulties. Feedback is as always
very welcome, so feel free to contribute your own ideas or family stories! We'd love to hear them!
Here are some topics I'm considering so far:
- The New Liberty Garden
- Recycling the Old-Fashioned Way
- Recycling for Leftovers: Compost!
- Canning for the Year: Liberty Garden, Part 2
- Patchwork Quilts, Putting Every Scrap to Use
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