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Our website started out as an online collectible and out of printbookshop in 1998. Soon we saw a need for an online magazine thatwould encourage families to keep the traditions, memories and keepsakes that had been passed down fromgenerations past. We wanted to provide old fashioned ideas for themodern family;to encourage them to interact with all generations-to cook and crafttogether, read with each other, record their family histories and teachtheir children how importantit is to carry on family traditions. As we received feedback from our visitors, the site grew into whatit is today.
About Brenda Hyde
Brenda lives in Michigan with her husband and three young children. She has been a freelance writer and editor for over 20 years. Brenda has a degree in Journalism and has written for ePregnancy Magazine, The Dollar Stretcher, several newspapers, as wellas numerous websites including ChildFun.com, TheFamilyCorner, WomanLinks, ChefMom, ePregnancy, Myria, and GardenGuides.She is editor and founder of OldFashionedLiving.com.
What our visitors are saying
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your daily tips! A lot of my e-mail from lists gets deleted, unread, because it is too much to read and I can't get to it all in a timely manner. I love that your e-mails are short and to the point, so I can read each one on the day it comes. Your ideas have given me a lot to think about and new things to try. ~Thank you!! MMC
Awsome site! Just had to let you know. Emailed it to my closest girlfriends! Great stories and craft projects. Thanks
You have helped me become a better mother and wife, you have shown me to slow down, and "have some tea", or "braid the flowers". I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you...~Sincerely, Jen
Thank you also for reminding me -- that in the hussle-bussle world we live in, there can be a memories of a quieter and gentler place, and that just for a few minutes, we can 'almost visit'' some really nice 'neighbors' who like the same kinds of things we do.
Our Content
The features at Old Fashioned Living are divided into the following sections: Afternoon Tea and Cooking, Family Remembrances and Loss, Family History, Kid's Activities, Crafts, Family Reading and Writing, Old Fashioned Holidays, and Motherhood. We also have a supportive community discussion forum.
Our Newsletters
We have two free newsletters for our visitors. Old Fashioned Tips is adaily newsletter with advice on gardening, crafts, cooking and family activities. Old Fashioned Kitchen is a weekly newsletter with Sundaydinner menus, and quick family recipes for the weekly meals, plus tipsand recipes for afternoon tea.
Demographics
We have a unique group of visitors at Old Fashioned Living. While we have young mothers visiting for ideas and advice, we also havegrandmothers and great grandmothers, as well as fathers and grandfathers. You can see in our discussion forum that this offers a unique mentoring situation for women of all ages! We have visitorsfrom each generation of a family sharing with each other.
SeptemberLady "Born and have lived in Southern MD most of my life. My husband and I just finished building a new home on the family farm, where I hope to retire in the near future.
My interests: Doll collecting, cookbook collector (especially old ones), antiques, family/friend get-togethers, cooking/baking, flower and vegetable gardening, bird-watching."
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling Memorial Day signals the start of barbecue season. Everyone wants to light that fire and charcoal that first meal. A few tips might pre- vent your entree from becoming a "Burnt Offering."
Read these tips for plenty of grilling ideas, make this year's barbecue perfect!
Growing and Using Garlic Chives Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a hardy perennial (Zones 3-9) that will grow to about 12 inches high. The stems are skinnier and flat, instead of hollow as are regular chives, with greenish white blooms that are about an inch wide and not as rounded. They bloom in the summer rather than spring. The bloom stalks grow much taller than the leaves, sometimes up to 30 inches.
The stems and blooms are both edible and have a mild garlic onion taste. I've noticed many writers will list this as primarily as an Asian herb, as they are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, ku chai (China) or Nira (Japan), but it has many other uses as well!
The Perfect Porch Swing Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.
Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. You can also make your own porch swing from one of the myriad of woodworking patterns available at garden centers, hardware stores, or on the Internet.
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling
Growing and Using Garlic Chives
The Perfect Porch Swing