I spent a day living like a 1940's Housewife!

[@kateg7298]

My family is very long on generations. My father lied about his age and joined the Navy at 15 years old. His parents had died, and he supported 5 brothers and sisters until they were grown. My mother was a wartime lady like you're talking about Married very, very young but couldn't have children for 19 years. These women were tough, they were courageous and they were immaculately groomed. She was never without her gloves when they went out to the officer's club. She waited for my father through WW2, Korea, two tours of Viet Nam and the 2 years that he was a POW. She ran the house, did the repairs, raised the children and worked as a full time mom and a full time job. She insisted that us girls knew how to change a tire, fix a sink, paint, do plumbing and general repairs. I have nothing but huge admiration for these women.

[@an-alechianeathery770]

Today, you probably won't see any kids who out or growing up nowadays knowing what kid who in your time and late 2000s know how do anything. I wish parents would teach their kids something in cases America have to fight with our own self.

[@talllala]

Your father and mother sound amazing! What a great legacy. I would ensure you write down their history and get it bound for your future generations!

[@Lake1920]

@@kateg7298 Your comment is so interesting to me because I was just thinking about women who had been perfect housewives that were forced to go back to work due to financial constraints (divorce as in my mother’s case or armed-forces separation as in your mother’s case). They worked full time, kept a clean house, cooked actual meals from fresh food, kept themselves immaculate looking at all times, did repairs of all sorts and taught their daughters to know how to do these things, too! So many people think they deserve a round of applause for their meager efforts today and feel as if they need to be rewarded all the time. I am sick and tired of people living in messy homes and being seen in public dressed in pajama pants and slippers! Times have changed-and not for the better, in my estimation.

[@sarahinengland7603]

Hello, my Grandmother married in 1940 . Sadly my Grandfather died in 1975 the same year as my birth and she lived with us until her death in 1998 . Whilst I can’t say much about the use of potatoes in 1940, I can tell you that every meal we ate as a family contained potatoes. My mum bought a huge sack every week from the potato delivery man and it was gone by the next week (we were a big family of four children and three adults in the house) . Potatoes were a staple at every meal along with a slice of bread to fill you up. Xx

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Oh, how interesting! Yes, every WW2 recipe seems to contain them, did you ever hear about Potato Pete? The WW2 mascot? Your grandparents sound wonderful.

[@sarahinengland7603]

@@Realvintagedollshouse yes I’ve heard of Potato Pete, I wonder how such an advertisement campaign would be received today ! My Grandparents were wonderful , they married in 1940 and only had a couple of days before my grandfather had to return to service . Xx

[@annarussell3751]

I think my grandparents married in 1932. They had potatoes and a slice of buttered (or margarine) bread with at least 2 meals every day, too. My parents carried that habit on into the 70’s and 80’s, but we didn’t always need the bread. It seemed like my mom was always peeling potatoes. As a child, if I was hungry between meals, bread or toast with margarine was my snack, but my mom might sprinkle the bread and margarine with sugar or make cinnamon or peanut butter toast.

[@veronicabartolinicodebreak714]

Yes I was born in 1971 and every meal had potatoes and beans. We only ate meat once a week...times were hard

[@sarah-kk4om]

Potatoes actually contain all of the nutrients you need so you can practically live on them

[@hannahwallis1290]

My great nan who is 108 said she remembers feeling the loneliness when she couldn’t speak to someone during the air raids 😢

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

The raids were one thing but houses were FULL of people all day until the 1970s. Housewives, neighbors, kafee klatches, tradespeople and delivery people, the old, the young, shopkeepers nearby….

[@selenachan4230]

Diff is that's involuntary. Now its voluntary since we have phones and lap tops. Never speaking to neighbors. Pity😢

[@777Pattie]

Amazing your Nan is 108yrs old 🎉. I jokingly tell my adult kids I'm going to live to 107yrs old. But I'm hopeful now it could really happen🙏🏻. I'm almost 70yrs old so I have a ways to go. I wonder what your Nan's habits were to get through such a long life? Thanks for your original comment it was a cute read ☺️

[@janlundberg5924]

​@777Pattie I'm curious. Y would u want to live that long? What would b the draw? I'm 59 and would rather die, literally lol, than live another almost 50 yrs.

[@Ater_Draco]

My nan always taught me to pull back the bedding to air the bed for an hour before making it. I can't not do it. In my head, it makes the bed feel fresher lol. Wonderful vid. A 1940s Mukkbang made me giggle ❤

[@joanmatchett8100]

@@Ater_Draco Yes, l was taught that, don't know if it makes a difference, but l always air mine, unless I'm staying away from home, then l make it as soon as l get up .

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

Haha yup! My mother calls it “luften” and it is very important! You also gotta flip the mattress every Saturday. 😄

[@WBCRO]

@@joanmatchett8100I’ve read that airing the bed helps to release the moisture our bodies sweat as we sleep. We lose a surprising amount of moisture through the night and, if the bed isn’t aired, the moisture and our residual body heat in the mattress combine to grow/feed mites and/or bacteria. It’s nasty! Airing the bed is healthy and keeps it smelling fresh (which helps the whole room feel fresher too!). The easiest way is to pull the covers to the foot of the bed and leave it while having breakfast, dressing, etc.

[@feelthejoy]

@@WBCROyes, and sunlight kills some bacteria

[@Shansolos]

Same I used that Time to shower then make the bed! 🤣

[@paris0551]

A lot of people didn’t move far from their homes, it wasn’t unusual to live a few doors down from your Mum/ sister/ Aunt, and extended family. A great video. Thank you

[@Victoria-kl7su]

My great aunt, her daughter and my great grandparents all lived on adjoining streets and even into the 1970’s myself and my parents, and both sets of grandparents all lived on the same street (though it was becoming more unusual by then I suppose) I feel so lucky to have been able to have lived in such close proximity to my grandparents who were all 4 of them in my life until I was at least 25, and 2 of them well into my 30’s. I also had 2 of my great grandfathers alive until I was 8 and 10 years old. A lot of memories to miss but also to cherish

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Oh thank goodness, you'd need family around you at a time like that!

[@jacqueline8559]

I still have an aunt and uncle, and their 2 married daughters ( with their families), living in 3 terraced houses in a 1930's Street. As a child, I'd visit them, plus 3 other uncles and their families, and my grandparents . They all lived in the same Street. An 'all day' visit, going from house to house with my mum ..I loved it. Sadly, most of my family are now gone, but I have many very happy memories of them all

[@chrisbolhuis297]

​@Victoria-kl7su you were b lucky, I never knew my grandparents. They all died before I was born

[@popsical2935]

I noticed this when I did my family tree. On both sides of my family, siblings, aunts, grandparents, etc. all lived either on the same street or close by.

[@marabanara]

I loved the effort to include other people dressed for the time period too! How delightful and poignant.

[@Mamato12_blessings-md8xw]

Indeed it was.

[@sonniew7616]

I really loved that 😊!

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Thank you! I was hoping people would pick up on it!

[@TrixiesTrialsTribulations]

It was filmed at the Black Country living museum Birmingham ❤

[@marykay8587]

yes! I was looking out for the public to see howd they react to your older outfit realizing they too were in their attire :)

[@stargazerbird]

In the UK people were glued to the radio. The first thing you would do in the morning was put the kettle and radio on. During the war you really needed to listen in to find out what was happening. As for being lonely, women were at home all day or off to the local shops so had many friends to talk to. You would share a cup of tea in the kitchen or chat on the doorstep. I grew up in the 1950s and many of the ways of life of the forties were the same. I even had a ration book for my rose hip syrup.

[@beyondthefilmfatale145]

When she didn't turn on a radio when she went into the kitchen I was surprised. What about The Archers? People had the radio on all day.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Except not every woman lived in a town.

[@dees3179]

And although many had radios, not everyone did, or could afford batteries for them.

[@dianeshelton9592]

@ they were more often than not plugged into the mains. Made of Bakelite . I can smell my grandmother radio now. A very distinctive smell. It took pride of place on a small table in the corner or the room.

[@moms9457]

I love the "extras" in full 1940's wear in the background!

[@triciabarone7829]

I was born in 1954. My mom used to put my hair in pin curls (winding up sections of hair into a circle and securing with two Bobby pins) EVERY night and put a pair of my underpants on my head to keep everything secure overnight. In the morning when all the Bobby pins came out, I looked like Shirley Temple. Off I went to school with a frilly dress she made and starched petticoats.

[@donnawhittaker5197]

I had pin curls and also spoolies:).

[@Miriam5718]

Yup BOBBY PINS...those clips she's using would not have been used...to sleep in. lOL

[@sandraford4235]

I had my hair in rags ,my two older sisters had naturally red curly hair which my Mum would just curl round her finger no clips or pins .My younger sister had natural fair hair in ringlets ,me had straight hair my Mum would put in rag strips .I had lovely curls for about an hour then back to straight hair ,funny now my hair goes in curls on its own .

[@user-wi9hv2pb2q]

​@@Miriam5718 did Bobby pins go away? Don't we still have them?

[@grannyannie2948]

​@@user-wi9hv2pb2qYes they are still easy to buy.

[@passmethatbook]

Let's all agree, the cat at the end is the real star of the show! 😍 But seriously an excellent and informative video and I loved how everyone dressed up for it too.

[@GaryRoseCO]

This was excellent. I really appreciate the period sets, and even people milling around all in period costumes. Very well done and informative.

[@sleepinglioness5754]

Absolutely wonderful! We grew up with these practices ... and you know, I'm one of the few who still dresses in my best to go to Mass! Thanks for these lovely and warm memories.

[@lindajohns726]

I'm 67. My dad was in the airforce during the 2nd World War, they were so brave. My Mum always talked about the air raids when she was young and how scary they were, the family lived in London. I still have my mum's ration books. Bit of history. They are both gone now and always missed but they were a very strong generation. They knew how to survive on very little. My nan used to say "make do and mend".

[@Bampitas74psKR]

I live in America and was raised by the generation that survived WWII and the Great Depression and my mom always taught me to make do and mend!!! I’m 50 years/o now and still do this. I buy a few quality clothing items every few years and wear them and still repair them religiously!!! Btw I have a much older sister and passed away brother, I was a very late in life baby for my parents!! lol. Their children (my sissy and late Bubby) already married and left the home by the time I came along. My parents always told me I kept them young. I was always called their surprise!!! I grew up with three sets of parents, basically!! Mom n dad and my sister and her hubby and my brother and his wife!! lol. Both my parents have passed on now and my big brother. It’s just me and sissy left with our children and grandchildren!! And yes I still call her sissy and him Bubby. It would be weird if I did any different!!! lol.

[@Mrs.J87]

I absolutely loved this video!! The extra people who participated to make it feel more real was a beautiful addition. As someone who was born in 87, I wish I had of grown up in such a time. Not only were people disciplined, they were hard working, courageous, and kind. Nowadays, it's hard to find people of this nature.❤❤

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

My grandma made me raggedy Anne and Andy dolls and even their dog Raggedy Sandy! I still have them and cherish them. I miss her so much

[@user-wi9hv2pb2q]

Always found Raggedy Ann doll super ugly and creepy and my poor grandma made me one. She was born 1908. I feel bad now, but I still don't like that doll. I had a true antique porcelain doll with yellow eyes!

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

@@user-wi9hv2pb2q Awe my raggedy dolls are so sweet looking. My grandma did get me a porcelain doll that is a Christmas decoration. My grandpa built a stand for that one. Usually those dolls are creepy but this one isn’t and it is nice bringing it out once a year

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

​@@user-wi9hv2pb2q I think raggedy Anne dolls are rather cute, porcelain dolls give me the creeps though

[@MissyMarijuana]

My mom always called me raggedy Anne while growing up, I knew what that doll was when it was on the bed 😅

[@elementarystemwithms.crosm5345]

20+ years ago a co-worker told me to do one chore before work every morning and mentally you feel like you've got a head start on the evening chores. It may be something as simple as starting a load of laundry, unloading the dishwasher, or taking out the trash. It honestly does make me think I've made a head start on the evening chores.

[@GratefulWarriorMom]

Amazing video. I absolutely love howvyou got others involved in the production. At first, i thought youd walk out of the home and enter the modern worldvwith locals looking at you funny because of your appearance, but you nailed it! Thank you for a thorough demonstration of a womans life in the '40's. You win the YT Oscar's 💐 🏆

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

My goodness! I accept! I would like to thank my mother, my grandparents, and all of my subscribers! ❤ 🏆

[@Luke-hs3bf]

As a history nerd. I really enjoyed this video! Nice to see some real, everday history in action. 30's and 40's have always been especially interesting. Thanks!! Ps....You have very nice hands!☺️

[@rachelmayes298]

I agree with you how the women were on their own once their husband went to war. They may have had children to keep them busy, and they were very close to family unlike we are today. I also think the women rallied together whether they were serving in the WI, or the RAF, or making airplanes, etc. my late Grannie said they were close to their neighbours as they shared their air raid shelter and children that would play together Also people were friendlier, and cared about each other unlike today. The women and men were so brave and very strong and determined. They looked after each other and did their best to cook nice food on the rations I’m afraid this day and age I think they’d all be turning in their graves at how the world turned out. Such a shame

[@sunshineandwarmth]

It doesnt happen by osmosis. Make a start.❤

[@idek7438]

How about you start by looking at yourself and how YOU can improve before complaining about everyone else?

[@Sorchia56]

Bang on! Those comments made are rather rude and uncalled for. My Nana moved in with her parents before my grandfather went off to War. Both my da and uncle were born on the dining table, that I now own. Neither my great nana or nana worked. Both taught me to always wear my house coat, slippers, rollers with a silk scarf, air out the bed while the kettle is on, never leave the house without; red lipstick and eye brows (even though I was a wee one 😂), hat, gloves, umbrella and handbag, do all chores in the morning and have the wash hanging by 9am, ALWAYS have a dessert ready in case someone calls…I’m 53 and I still do all of these things! Well I don’t wear rollers but I do the my hair in my silk scarf and my nails are painted Ballet Slippers all the time instead of red, I stopped that in my late 20’s. It was quite the scandal 🤣🤣 Our kids played with neighbouring kids, we have one neighbour now but we speak with them everyday. Help each other out, have get togethers…it’s lovely.

[@georgannecollett8047]

​@@Sorchia56 Sounds lovely

[@sally-annwilson5795]

Thank you for creating such a wonderful reflection of a 1940's war time housewife. I loved all the added "extras", including the costumed actors in the background. I have only recently discovered your channel and Im very glad that I have. Sending kind regards from the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Oh thank you so much! I was hoping people would pick up on it!

[@DanielJohn-ke9fr]

Very educating and informative, very clever, well done. 😊

[@melodyaceves7705]

I loved this creative and informative production, great job! The story telling was so cool and as a 60 year old, I can see I still do some of the things that must have come from observing the generations of my family. The clincher for me was the seamed stockings. I had a stint in the early nineties when I would wear them. 😃

[@FoxyUSAx]

So did I!

[@jayprivacc]

My Nan on my Dad’s side of the family, if she was here, would look at this video and clap in nostalgia. Even in her old age, she didn’t stop being busy. She and all of the 1940s women and girls were absolutely brave and clever for living through, and aiding the war effort by keeping the country together, fed, and sheltered. Whilst alot of them also being responsible for aiding the war effort back inland at factories. Duty really was calling at a constant for women then, and I admire my ancestors for standing strong against the cruel hand of war.❤

[@happytobehere4246]

Nicely done. I was born in 1941 on this very day. Still have my war ration stamps. My memories start around 1946 but I do remember the tea, toast and marmalade from my British grandmother that lived next door. And my mother using Bobbie pins to hold my pin curls she wrapped around her finger. I loved every moment of my 40’s life. Even the sat. Night bath in the wash tub. Oh, I am in the USA.

[@charcat1571]

You're my Dad's age, and we're in the USA, too. I hope you have a lovely Birthday and a joyful year ahead!

[@happytobehere4246]

@@charcat1571 thanks, 83 today. One of my best.

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

​@@happytobehere4246HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎉🎉 I am so overjoyed that you enjoyed this ❤

[@pingupenguin2474]

I knew you were in the us when you referred to bobbie pins. In the uk they were known as kirby grips.

[@ElviesPhilosophy]

I love the attention to detail such as having people dressed in historically accurate clothing in the background!🦋

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Ahhh thank you! I was hoping people would pick up on it! xx

[@szarahsshow5321]

I was just wondering how she got the people & shops to look like she actually went back in time

[@murielbailiwick2978]

No tea bags then ! It was all loose tea leaves. Plus no large boxes of matches. Bryant and May or Swan - the latter were longer and so in bigger boxes.

[@peekaboosmama]

I need to see a version of this with a toddler and a baby 😅

[@phtochk7]

American military wife here- we met, got married, bought our house and then he deployed about 2 months after we bought our house. It was weird to be married, but alone. I relied on other military wives and friends if I was lonely. Being a military wife is not for the faint of heart. Thanks for a great video and the walk down memory lane.

[@jojokeane]

Thank you for your service! I was support personnel myself as in I wrote letters to Daddy. 😊

[@lynnmichelle5482]

I absolutely loved this, i love the care and attention you give this amazing era of hardship, resiliance and bravery. I'm obsessed with this era as my Grandfather fought in WW2 and had many bravery medals which stayed in a drawer as the horrors for many, were too much to talk about once the war ended and life resumed. Thankyou for this lovely channel!

[@aknudsen93]

There is a movie called, "Hope and Glory". You may have seen it. It's wonderful. Part of it is set in WW ll London. It follows a woman whose husband is at war and her two children. It shows the hardships that the mom goes through while her husband is at war.

[@louisepermezel]

Re. Loneliness. My Nanna in Australia had a friend live with her and my Mum and uncle. The friend Contracted TB and ended up in a special hospital, great lengths were taken to ensure her husband a POW didn't know she was sick. My Nanna regularly visited and helped compose letters about a normal home life. It was discovered later had her condition been known he would have been released on compassionate ground. Women are so amazing.

[@christinesouth9514]

Don't think so we are talking POW

[@louisepermezel]

@@christinesouth9514 suprisingly this it was true he would have been released. Had they even thought it possible imagine how wonderful it would have been for him to be home by her side. After my grandfather organised a hasty return for him after the war ended they lived a long very happy life together.

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

What a devastating and amazing story, thank you for sharing x

[@jacqueline8559]

​@@louisepermezel Theres NO WAY the Japanese soldiers would have allowed anyone to walk free. Sick wife or not !!!

[@louisepermezel]

@@jacqueline8559 I well know some of what happened during the war. A relatives husband saw his mother killed in Indonesia as a POW when he was a small child. Unfortunately the truth of war is that even at its evil worst there is some compassion shown at times if just for the appeasement of the civilians behind the armys. No one wants to be the bad guy. 😢

[@athertonca]

That was absolutely superb and completely absorbing. I have always marveled at the resiliency and bravery of the British people during WWII.

[@CMri]

Don't mean to sound bitter but please read about Polish resiliency. British people had it easy. Sure it was hard and frightening, I wouldn't wish that upon anyone but it was 'light' compared to what Poland has went through. Western European countries weren't the ones who were hurt the most yet western people act like war hit only them.

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

@@CMri With all the respect, I do not believe that anyone during WW2 "had it easy" and the reason that this video centre's on British civilian life during WW2 is because I am British. However, although I'm not Polish, I am always fascinated to learn more about the era and would love to hear more about it if you have any links?

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

They were made of some next level stuff!

[@CMri]

@@Realvintagedollshouse @Realvintagedollshouse Hi! First of all, I said nothing about your video, personally I really enjoyed it. I made a comment about someone else's comment as I got triggered by it a little. It's not the first time I get a feeling people from the "West" (western Europe, North America) act like World War II happend only on their side of the world. But anyway. What I meant by saying "British had it easy" was that they weren't put into cargo trains like animals and put to death in concentration camps, they weren't put into gas chambers, even small children, they weren't starved to death. There were around 5-6 million people killed in Poland by Germans. And the deaths were horrible. 80% of Warsaw, the capital, was destroyed. Imagine London being 80% destroyed. That's why I said British had it easy. I never said it wasn't terrifying for them, on the contrary. vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1705&context=br_rev You can read a bit here but you can also google search. There's plenty of links. There's also great British historian writing about Poland's and Europe's history. Norman Davis.

[@jacqueline8559]

​@@CMri Actually, you do sound very bitter !! EVERYONE suffered and lost loved ones. What's your story, then ??

[@JazzyBabe56]

OMG I love the story about the red nails and lip - my father said one of the first things he noticed about my mum was her red nails and lips and I even have a pic of her with both at a party just after they immigrated to Canada....thanx for the memory ♥

[@joeseatat]

That was a cool way to do a little history lesson. I was expecting it to just be about the chores, but there was so much information about the culture and events of that time. Milk bottle on the step got me, lol, and I was not expecting all those other people to be in period costume as well.

[@sufferable]

My parents married in 1940 and a habit she passed on to me is to always, always air the bed by throwing back the covers and opening a window - for at least a few minutes - before making the bed.

[@marykay8587]

i heard of that being done but i think its more of a personal thing?

[@moiracoleman5087]

I too was taught this and still do​@@marykay8587

[@MsMesem]

@@marykay8587 It's for family health to well air the house and bedding. Women were almost all very slim in those days and learnt how to recycle clothing eg unpicking knitted sweaters to reuse the wool for a 'new' knitted item. All fat; suet and lard was carefully saved and used for frying. Stale bread was used to make breadcrumbs or bread pudding.

[@magenta97344]

Sounds nice but I’m not opening my window when it’s 101 degrees outside and the humidity is so high it feels wet outside.

[@stgermain1074]

I had a book written by a woman who was a housekeeper for the ultra wealthy in the turn of the 20th century. It's basically how to manage the servants for a large estate, what the duties and routines should be, etc. One of her instructions was the maids would always remove the comforter and fold back the sheets and open the window first as she cleaned the guest room. Last thing before she was done was to remake the aired bed.

[@luisagomes-fw5ki]

Just amazing...how you recreate the 40s. ❤

[@christineasby6790]

My parents married in 1946 and spent 62 years together until her death. Dad's passed on now. Miss and love both dearly!!!!

[@bretsk2500]

I stumbled across this video and I am amazed how close this is to my grandmother... the only "big" difference is she had to have her Sanka instant coffee (blech), not tea. And despite her being 16 when the war ended and being from the other side of the pond... this video is spot on!

[@TheClassics01]

I’m American and I’ve seen a lot of American gals do something like this (either the 40’s or 50’s) but it’s interesting to see another country, especially one going through a war at the time, as well! A lot of differences, but more similarities!

[@patpeifer7871]

Thank you for doing this, it was really interesting. And your cat is lovely!

[@tammyr2966]

I absolutely loved this! So well done! Loved how you incorporated all the other actors! You really should have your own 1940’s show on Netflix! Loved hearing why you pour milk into your tea first! I remember my mom putting on a robe and her hair done up like yours, so she’d wake up and have curls, she did that to my hair in the 60’s and I hated sleeping with curlers! I remember my parents talking about rationing coupons and victory gardens. I also remember stories about my great grandpa was an air raid warden and he would go around Seattle, Washington and make sure everyone had their black out curtains closed. I remember my dad saying he could hear the air raid sirens and see his mom close the blackout curtains. I can just imagine how scared everyone was, during that time and all over the world.

[@colorvision7]

My grandmother would use the coffee grounds twice during wartime.

[@Debbie-y8h]

True, they did. My mother still uses the coffee grinds today.

[@heatherhoward2513]

I use the tea bags at least twice!

[@colorvision7]

@@heatherhoward2513 me too

[@sueharrison7940]

I was born in the 1940s and I never, ever saw my Mum not dressed, she would always be up, dressed and ready for the day. I think most women did. Great video though 🙂

[@jcmjcm1945]

Can't say much for people of walmart.Think if those back then could glim5 the future they would be horrified...

[@jacqueline8559]

​@@jcmjcm1945 Same in the UK. Slovenly women trudging around the Supermarket, wearing pyjamas and slippers. It's vile and Supermarkets should ban them

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

Yes and women probably never gone out without hat or gloves

[@melonygt9005]

@@jcmjcm1945I shop at Walmart and I’m always nicely dressed for the day, my kids see me looking nice in the morning. Most people that shop at my local Walmart dress nice. Must be the area you live in 🤷‍♀️

[@xSwordLilyx]

That was what my mother said, that she got up before the kids did to start on her housework and her husband expected her to be presentable and put together all day. She did all the housework and caring for the children whether she had a job as well and she often did (by the time my mom was around, the last child). She had 10 kids, 7 reaching adulthood (and a second birthday). My grandfather was not nice to her, and she was never seen to defy him save in an argument. After she died, he married his mistress, who had no interest in his children.

[@jenjen7728]

Loved this, 40's is my favorite decade. Well done!

[@Ozarkmountainfarmhouse]

Great video. It’s 2024 and I’m glad to say i have a milk lady. She delivers Fresh raw dairy every Wednesday. (Milk, cream, cheese, and whatever she might be growing on her farm, she owns a few dairy cows, and sells raw milk to locals around the mountain)My husband even put up a cow bell by the door, and she rings it and says “milk lady “‘I melt everytime. I’m originally from the city of New Orleans Louisiana, but we moved to a property in the ozark mountains to get away from the city life.

[@soniadownie8749]

Sounds absolutely marvelous 🐄 and a move to the country 💗

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

That's so cool, where I live people come to sell produce but not milk. We can get raw milk from the local farmer's market that works every Saturday.

[@bethanyharry6716]

Hello. Where in the ozarks are you able to get this? Missouri or Arkansas?

[@shanawilson8541]

Thats so cool milk lady

[@Ozarkmountainfarmhouse]

@@bethanyharry6716 AR

[@darladellana4961]

This was just fabulously informative and presented in an entertaining way. I'm an American who is always interested in learning how people from other countries live, both now and in the past. Thanks so much. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@denisebledsoe8836]

Im American..ive always loved the way British people talked..the way they love tea! And their kettle..this is a wonderful video ❤ i am definitely going to subscribe!

[@cherylriera6325]

Excellent video!! I learned a lot about women's day in the '40 during the war in the UK .Thanks

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

You are so welcome! xx

[@AnneLloyd-Taylor]

I really appreciated and enjoyed your video. My parents both were growing up, and then young adults in London during this time. I've heard so many stories of life during wartime from both of them. We lost my mom in 2022, but m y dad is 96, living in USA and still has his tea with toast and jam or marmalade for breakfast.

[@maureendonlevy9913]

Well done. I live in an American home built in 1940. My parents are gone now, but they were teenagers during WWII and although there was rationing in the US, it was nothing like what the British endured. I do call our small vegetable patch the "Victory Garden."

[@crochetingaroundnewzealand]

Wow!!! awesome video!!! Fabulous attention to detail with everyone else dressed up too. Thank you so much. ❤

[@9monava]

I did not know the meaning of the red lip! This is a very informative and creative video. Thanks! I learned a lot.

[@hippychicken82]

The added details of the others around you also dressed up was amazing! Lovely video! 💗

[@stellamariayates3776]

I've often been intrigued watching women comb or brush through their curls in old black and white films. You have proved that it works to produce the hairstyles of the time - well done!

[@veronicavatter6436]

It feels like it takes forever to do the brush out. And it looks super frizzy until it brushes smooth

[@sallycormier1383]

I always make my bed. If I don’t get much done at least I got my bed made. Plus it’s much nicer getting into a made bed at night. Love your stove!❤

[@jhutch1681]

I do all my chores first thing in the morning. Always, even if I am staying home for the day. Then I feel like my free time is my own with nothing hanging over my head, and I am able to be spontaneous if something good comes up!

[@rebeccalane1421]

I lived with my granny who was very house proud and did all her cleaning in the morning - but - she had a wash and dressed first ! She wouid have called this woman slovenly

[@lezking5060]

A fascinating video... and a great tribute to those ordinary people who just did what they had to do, to get through it! Thank you!

[@carolynellis387]

I grew up in the 60s, i never, ever saw my Nana go out without her hat and gloves on plus a handbag. She was born in 1901 and was one of 7, 6 girls and a boy. She lived through 2 World Wars and the Depression era. These folks were so resilient as they had to be. There was never any money but tons of friendship, family and laughter

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

Couple of things, sorry if I'm being odd. Your hat elastic goes under your hair behind your neck, that will hold your hat in place tipped rather more forward, you may need to adjust the length of the elastic a bit. Don't peel your potatoes, lots of nutrients in the peel. If you grate the potatoes they'll cook much faster, you won't even know the peel is there and it'll save on your gas/electric, plus added nutritional stuff.

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Love these tips and tricks thank you!!!

[@elsiestormont1366]

I adore your tiny little kitchen, especially your stove. 💚

[@craig4dana]

You can save those potato peels & all vegetable peels{ provided you heavily SCRUBBED them} in the freezer and then when you have a lot. Boil them with salt pepper Thyme, Basil, Rosemary, whatever you have and borrow additional herbs from neighbors. Then you get two things: starched water for thickening and vegetable boullion for soups, gravies or au jour. Do not eat the onion peels{in USA we call it the "paper". Just wanted to share. My grandmother did that.

[@Debbie-y8h]

You are correct. Nobody wasted anything during that time. My parents are 94 and 90. They still do the same thing they did when I was a child.

[@heatherhoward2513]

Or cook them and make crispy chips.

[@jennil7797]

I spent the last two years of my mother's life listening to her memories of life between her 20s childhood and my teen years in the 60s. She died in April this year aged 102. Yes they really did use a pound or so of potatoes per person each day. We probably came close to that in the 50s too. It didn't all go on your dinner plate, mashed or boiled. Spuds were fried for breakfast to save bread, just sliced, salted and fried in the fat left from any pork you were lucky enough to get. Mash left overs and potato flour appeared in cake, scone and bread recipes. It was used to make minced meats go further in patties, fish cakes and meat balls. Basically, our bodies need far less protein than we currently eat and meat or fish were more like flavouring than the main ingredient of some dishes. To the end of her cooking days, Mum added potato flour rather than corn flour to thicken gravies and made a very good Christmas pudding with carrots and mashed potato as esentials. I never could get the hang of using potato flour for anything and thought it very old fashioned!

[@Sidera17]

I love watching video like this about different cultures and time periods! The attention to detail in your house is amazing! ❤ It always boggles my mind how in the US, we are so incredibly wasteful in how we use our time (energy-wise) and resources in the house. We get a lot done and are super busy/going all the time, but none of it seems thoughtfully done or with preservation of energy/reusability/less waste in mind.

[@CrossBeforeCrown]

This was really interesting, and I appreciated the backstories. Thank you for this video!

[@dragonofcuriosity757]

Omg I've been following you on the clock app for awhile now and I'm so happy to find you here!! ❤

[@babiegirl526]

i adore this lovely video the backround people fitting the theme, the store, the house, the stocking leg lines too!! its the details for me this feels like those reenactment shows on like absolute history or something, like gosh this just marvelous marvelous

[@joanmatchett8100]

I always put the milk in first, l always drink out of a vintage cup and saucer. My aunt always said "it makes the tea taste better". Great video, a lovely piece of living history.

[@Cindybin46]

I'm LDS and tea is against our religion. I never drank tea even before I had religious beliefs.

[@joanmatchett8100]

@@Cindybin46 Yes , l know, I'm ex LDS x

[@lauriepelayo296]

My parents met and married during World War II and I was a part of a WLA group in the US to teach people about what people went through during the war years. I am loving your channel. This is great!

[@redncurlybell]

Loved the video! Great work, and just loved every moment. The only comment I would add is I agree it would be very lonely to have your hubby away and not being able to call your mum or family members with the lack of a phone (or affordability of having a phone) but would say - so yes... totally agree.... but the only thing I would add, is neighbors talked back then. Now not all neighbours get a long, true, but most neighbours talked to one another and there was more of a sense of community than exists today. As an American, now living in the UK for 15 years, this was something that took a long time for me to grasp, as being from the Suburbs I knew alll of my neighbours (still stay connected to the ones at my parents home). I understand city folk are less talkative, but back then, I think they would have talked more.... Thanks for the video... I have now subscribed... and will watch more!!!

[@joannc147]

Wonderful set-up and performance, so many things in short supply - yet flammable cooking gas was available! Your clothes and discussion of loneliness and “stiff upper lip” courage, oh my, those women were amazing! Thank you! ❤

[@queenbeekeeper]

The subject of being alone and scared during the blackout/air raids really struck a chord with me. I went through the big Christchurch earthquakes with countless very frightening aftershocks. Thank goodness I was with my husband. I had always thought I was a sensible, practical person but became very clingy and didn't want to be in the house on my own during the aftershocks even in the daytime. Our dear old 1910 wooden villa protected us by moving with the shocks and was sturdy so I knew it wouldn't collapse like a brick house could. Having said that, I cannot even imagine what it would have been like, being on your own, with an air raid on overhead not knowing what the next few hours would bring. Keep Calm and Carry On? I would have needed the men in white coats to carry me away!

[@theparttimehomemaker]

I thoroughly enjoyed this!! Such a pleasure to watch!

[@celticlassie]

Yes milk goes in first. Lol. Always how we did it at grandma’s. It also mixes with the tea without needing a spoon to stir it in. It’s what I have a hard time with making tea in a cup. I can’t put the milk in first haha.

[@poppysydney3564]

I really enjoyed this video.... You went to so much trouble and its a great one to re- watch! Thanks for the information about the lipstick too !

[@zobeep]

Absolutely loved this, especially the appearances of your beautiful cat! Beautifully curated content and really interesting 🤓

[@AppleBlossomTime]

I've been pincurling my hair for 25 years, ever since I made the move from the current era into being a Vintie, myself, and living full-time in the 40s. It can take some getting used to! And pinurl patterns are your friend when it comes to getting your hair to do what you want it to do. I think you did a fantastic job, and your house is so cute!

[@shy_pilgrim]

Very, very interesting. Nice to see how my mom at 19 lived. Tattoos were seen on men during that time. I remember seeing one often on patients coming to the hospital. Thank you for making that time real. And the fact of red lipstick too. In the early 1960s we wore curlers at night. Bumpy! 😂

[@xSwordLilyx]

My mother has 9 siblings, 6 of whom survived infancy. After her mother died when she was 5, she acquired several stepsiblings. She told me they bought a 10 pound bag of potatoes a week. So that would be 1 pound of potatoes per person per week, but they were quite poor. Owning beef cows would eat 'all parts' of the animal. I'll spare you what that means. Growing up, my mom would cook pieces in crisco with salt and pepper as a side dish. Not often potatoes for breakfast. Sometimes baked or mashed potatoes. My uncle would grill potato halves with butter on Thanksgiving and I have never had one as good as he made. She always cut potatoes over the trash can with a paring knife, never a peeler. I use a peeler over a garbage bowl and put the waste into my garden (just for flowers, the soil is still sandy). I am much less likely to cook with peeled potatoes, having a love for a pot roast and a baked potato.

[@vintagegal541]

Thank you for your video. I'm an American, but I have always had an affinity toward the British public during the Blitz. I tear up every time Dunkirk is mentioned. Those brave, brave civilians taking their own watercraft over the Channel to rescue the British soldiers. They were tough folks and to be recognized as much as the military soldiers fighting overseas. I have to give any citizens fighting and living in a war zone so much credit and empathy. It should never be like that in the first place.

[@bkkorner]

Cool video. You did a great job on it! Love your cat,too,looks just like my Oreo!❤️😍

[@Victoria-kl7su]

My grandmother would have been a British housewife in the 1940’s, my grandfather was a medic in the Army so he was away, she was also from a family called ‘Day’ before marriage so almost exactly as the lady you are portraying here. What a really interesting video, we know a lot of how it was, but haven’t really seen it in action, so this video really brings it to life - thank you

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

I am so thrilled, your comment has made my day x

[@JD-zb4ve]

First time viewing. Thank you so much!! Loved it! We really need to get ready for "it" to happen again!

[@shiva12000]

That was a great video! I loved all the little details, had to be a lot of work.

[@rebeccachambers419]

I love this video. I enjoy seeing what women did during the day.

[@thedarkdane7]

OK, I squealed when I saw the newspaper. Nice touch! Then, it got even better with all those people dressed up! Then, when you held your hand to your "husband," I actually teared up. I'm a softy.

[@MariaMunoz-g9o]

First-time watcher. I love your house, and your stove is the cutest. I loved all of your decor. You are so cute. Those mushy peas looked good i never had those. The hat and dress you wore were stunning. I would love the fortys fashion to come back in style. Women looked and acted so classy, not like a lot of women do today, unfortunately. Your little video really made my day. Thank you.

[@ivy_1990]

Soo good, interesting and really does give you perspective.

[@misswomble]

Was not expecting a whole cast for the street scenes ❤

[@damienlovestheoutdoorsandr6110]

This lady is just so beautiful. Her uploads are brilliant.

[@julieshepherd5989]

Very informative and interesting and authentic, thanks for sharing. 😊🪻🌷

[@ClaireOSullivanAuthor]

Loved this! And thankful you're showing people what it was like, wartime, Britain. Wartime in the US started with Japan of course. My mom was a civilian in the military deciphering code, while my father was a Marine, deployed to Guam as a sniper, then into Intelligence. They had rations and bond books (I still have those in my grand aunt's cedar trunk), blackouts at 6 pm all along the West Coast. The Japanese dropped fire balloons in the forests, and it was very hush-hush. The firefighters were mum while they put out the fires, and the fire bombs never made the news, which did deter the Japanese (they thought they had failed). All the women were busy working, gardening (Victory Gardens), and up went huge wartime canneries where folks brought their own vegetables and fruits to preserve. I remember even in the early 60s the pin curls (or finger curls, as I called them) and my mom putting on a hairnet at night. Thank you so much for sharing this! There is a lot of history that young folks don't know about and even deny happening. I am so glad you've been learning and teaching this! We still use a coffee pot on the stove, and big pots to cook a meal; our fridge looks almost identical to the one in the picture. Toasting the bread under the broiler-my new go-to when our toaster tuckers out.

[@nancybrewer8494]

My whole life growing up we made toast under the broiler. It is especially nice to put butter on the bread first and then toast it. I asked my mother many years later why we never owned a popup toaster, and she said because we couldn't afford one. I still don't have one. I am 72.

[@ClaireOSullivanAuthor]

@@nancybrewer8494 it sounds great. I learned how to make Devonshire clotted cream and realized it could be so utterly addicting I put a yearly limit on it. I'm 67 :) our toaster is good (we get literally the cheapest ones, one on ebay..!) but I'd love to try it under the broiler. I've made Italian or French garlic toast, or bruschetta under the broiler but with toasters, it just never ever dawned on me. My hubby said he's done it. Also there are on the stovetop wire holders for bread are out there, better for camping I'd guess. :)

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

I noticed your bathroom is just off the kitchen. In my grandmother's house, plumbing was not put in until the 1940's (along with electricity, small town Missouri USA). Her bathroom was off the kitchen as well and I believe may have been a converted pantry.

[@kathrynwitte3398]

Our bathroom is right next to the extremely small and underfitted kitchen in our 1905 house.

[@darondatoole7439]

We didn't get indoor plumbing until about early 1960s. We probably wouldn't have gotten it then if dad wasn't a jack of all trades & installed the plumbing himself & enclosed part of the back partially wrap-around porch. It opened at the tiny bedroom that was a pass through between the kitchen & front living room. What a God send!!

[@bssam2143]

Thank you for sharing and I am so happy that I found you here. It was interesting and educational for me being an American God bless!

[@WaiferThyme]

My Gran was a war bride who met my Grandad in London during the war. Both were 1st generation Canadian so their home reflected that and looked almost exactly like yours! The dishes, the kitchen, they even had an "English" door with no knob and only a latch you turned to open it along with a doorbell that you had to turn to get the bring sound 😂😂.

[@LoveisIt...]

My Grandma had a fire at one side of her living room wall which was a cooker on the other side of the wall. This was in the 60's and she lit the fire side of it in her living room which cooked the cooker on the kitchen side. She loved it and was used to that type of cooking.

[@LoveisIt...]

Guys the above message. I'm sending a reply to now. Was actually from my mom about her Grandma after showing her some of these videos.

[@rachelh1989]

This is so incredible. Thank you!

[@hobnobandslippers]

I do my housework as soon as I get up in the morning too like a 40's housewife.

[@Carebearbreeding]

Thank you for a lovely, interesting snap of history. Red lipstick of defiance ❤️

[@josephhoag2366]

Absolutely delightful video!....Carla H.

[@johannemontvgue702]

The Level of Detail with the people in the background 😍

[@tammyharper4152]

Love the video/ I grew up not having a lot I learn a few items can make a great supper

[@KittySkeed]

I love how simplistic your editing is. It’s refreshing ❤

[@Realvintagedollshouse]

Thank you, I try to make it feel effortless, slow, considered, and comforting! It's nice to hear that elements of that have been achieved!