1950`s Challend Day 6 - All I want for Christmas is a Hairdresser!!!

Today I though I would try a take on the beehive. Well as you can see mine is rather small. The photo doesn`t help either as I am sure it is a little bigger than it looks in the photo!!

I like the scarf around the neck so I popped one on also as you can see.

Yes I am still having trouble with my hair as nothing will work together. This do took me about 45minutes which is stupid as you gals could probably do it in 10 minutes!!

This is why I want a hairdresser for Christmas. Just imagine your hair being perfect everyday and someone else does all the hard work for you. You know what they actually get to see the back and get it perfect!! This is why you don`t get photos of the back of my hair as I can`t see it and in all honesty no one should have to look at it!!!

OK so hair is done and make up on, dressed and ready to bake. I am also making pumpkin soup. It is raining and cold here so the perfect soup weather.

I have come to love aprons, the more colourful the better. If you would like to see some on let me know if you like full or half aprons and your favourite colours and I try to track your favourite's down and have some photos taken baking, so let me know what you like to bake, send me through your favourite recipe and I will give it a try.

If you are enjoying my blog and would like to be involved in my secrete face book page for lovers of vintage and the 1950`s let me know and we will include you. We are doing car rallies, bowling nights, high teas and other fun activities. The more the merrier, you don`t have to live close by as we will be doing activities which you will be able to participate in. Let your friends know as it`s sure to be lots of fun!!

1950`s Challenge Day 5

I am running a day behind in putting up my photos, sorry for the delay.

I have chosen to wear a hat for day 5.

I love hats, so much so that  when my girls were younger they had a hat to match every outfit!

At the time my Husband was in the Army and we lived in a Defence Home, he came home one night and I was so excited to tell him I had made a place to hang the girls hats. To his surprise and horror I proudly showed him the 3 inch nails I had nailed into the window frame to act as a hook!!!

Getting up early every morning to make sure I have a nice cup of coffee ready for Lord Huntingdon after he gets out of the shower and his lunch made for the day is becoming tiring!!

I don`t know how the women in the 1950`s did so much in one day. I guess I have a lot of improving to do!!!

Do not despair I have no intentions on giving up. I am running out of dresses and have just ordered more!!

Baking on day 5 I made a lovely Coconut Tea Cake that my niece kindly shared with me. She said her Nan use to make it and she now makes it for her Husband. Apparently he loves it straight out of the oven with butter on top. He even heats a thick slice in the microwave if it has cooled down!!

This is the cake I made, it was simple to make just the way I like them to be. Very moist and tasty!!

COCONUT TEA CAKE
Ingredients:
1 cup S.R Flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup coconut
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method:
preheat oven to 200'c pre grease loaf tin or line with baking paper.
combine all ingredients and bake in loaf tin for 45 mins to 1 hour.

This recipe was kindly shared by my Niece Jade Hume.
Thank you gorgeous xxx

What do you all want to see.?

This is an interactive blog where you all get to share what you would like to see, share you recipes, photos and challenges.

We are all friends here get on board and speak up we would all love to hear from you!!

Chat soon xx

M.S Hug strikes again. Day 4 of the 1950`s Housewife Challenge

Today has not been a great day for me.

Last night I was woken at 1:30am with what is called the MS hug.

Please understand that this is a stupid name as it is far from a hug, it is more like being strangled by a boa constrictor!!

I could not sleep and nothing you do can ease the pain that you are experiencing.

The alarm went off at 5 am to wake Lord Huntingdon for work, by 6am he managed to drag himself out of bed, I was making him coffee and his lunch was ready and waiting for him.

I explained my bad night although I had spoken to him throughout the night when he kept asking me what I was doing as I was rocking the bed so much to try to relieve the pain it must have felt as though we were on a boat.

It was not long and Lord Huntingdon was off to work for the day with a kiss and enjoy your day.

I waited for Maddie to get herself ready for school and as anyone who has an 18yo daughter knows that getting her out of the bathroom in time to rush her down the road to catch the bus on time is a challenge in itself!!!

With Maddie on the bus on her way to school I drove home slowly as I now only had myself to think of and how uncomfortable I was with the MS hug still lingering!!

It took me a few hours to do what would normally take me about 30 minutes.

I felt terrible and although my body kept telling me to go back to bed I knew that would be no more comfortable than doing things slowly and pushing on with my day.

I managed to do my hair and makeup for my 1950`s Challenge. Although not great I still managed to get something done.

As you can see from the photo it needs improvement, but as promised I will try to post a photo everyday.

Karen thank you for your suggestion with trying the bandanna, as you see my attempt is not great but imagine in a few months we can look back and hopefully see an improvement!!

Dinner tonight was Satay chicken and vegetables with bread and butter pudding for dessert.

I have not done my baking today but will do double tomorrow and have it up for you to see.

Doctors appointment tomorrow morning so I will be busy catching up with baking and blogging tomorrow afternoon.

Just to throw a spanner in the works Maddie is not well and is also off to the Dr tomorrow as I think she has tonsillitis. Poor thing I kept telling her yesterday it was too much parting as she has just turned 18 and now of course all of her friends are turning 18 within months of each other so their schedule is full up celebrating!!

Hopefully tomorrow is a more productive day!!!!

Chat tomorrow xx

1950`s Housewife day 3

Today`s Hair is curled - well I tried.

I am loving this challenge more and more everyday, I feel alive and excited for the next day to come around so I can try new styles.

Lord Hunting was impressed today when I got up when he was in the shower and collected his work clothes from the wardrobe and had them ready to present to him when he was out of the shower.

Coffee made  and lunch packed for him to take to work, he does not eat breakfast so I had time to sit by the fire and chat with him before giving  him a kiss and wishing him a good day at work.

Maddie was next to get out of bed and make sure she was ready to get to the bus in time ready to head off to school.

She came out of her room and requested that she had the day off school to study as she has exams coming up and they were only studying at school so I agreed as long as study was to take place.

Well the first day of my challenge when everyone was either at work or at school was going well so far. Much easier than I had anticipated as between 6am and 7;30am is the busiest time of the day in my household.

Bed made, washing done and hang out.

Animals all fed and watered.

Quotes sent out as requested by Lord Huntingdon.

Now the hard work begins of getting my FACE on and HAIR done!! All before I head out to do the groceries and run other errands.

About 1 hour passes as I try and try to get my hair to settle and resemble a 1950`s picture I have chosen to try and resemble today.

Well as you can see from the picture above I managed to get it sitting and not frizzy as when I had started.

Off to run my daily errands I felt on top of the world. I have a gorgeous loving and supportive family who encourage me daily and if it was not for them I would be sitting at home feeling sorry for myself with this stupid MS.

Now I have an interest in getting up, putting on a FACE and doing my HAIR. It may not be perfect everyday but I am having fun trying.

I am not finished with my weekly menu as promised but I can tell you that we are having savoury mince and pasta bake tonight. The menu should be finished tonight and I will pop it up tomorrow

Chat soon xx

1950`s day 2

Hi again, I must say I am really liking this challenge.

My daughter Maddie asked me "why is it for 1 year I love you in this look, it really suits you, you should do it all the time".

Lord Huntingdon also has positive comments to say and says how beautiful I look.

                                                      


Did he think before in my old tack pants that I didn`t ? LOL

It is great to get such lovely comments, especially being a bigger girl!!




Apron on ready for baking.

Today is going well. I have made more butterfly cakes and also jelly cakes as these were both requested by Lord Huntingdon.

                                       
              There were many more of these, but this was all I found when I came back from next door!!

Lord Huntingdon has been busy cutting wood today with our neighbour on our property. It gets very cold here and will snow sometimes as we are up in the hills. So I appreciate the wood to keep us warm and luckily we have a lot on our property as it is very expensive to go out and buy it.

Wood all chopped and packed in the shed.  Fire light and lovely and warm.

Thank you Lord Huntingdon and Lord Lancewood!!

Tomorrow I will uploading the weekly menu, as in the 1950`s the housewife would have a budget to supply food for her family, and it was much easier for here to pre plan her meals for the family for the week ahead.

This is something that I have never had to worry about in the past, however I now believe that I should try to do this and live off a food budget and prepare food that will be made from scratch.

No takeaways here unless I make a substitute from scratch at home.

Any good ideas please post as I would love to try them out.

Chat tomorrow XX

1950`s Housewife Challenge has commenced!!!!

I didn`t sleep very well at all last night, tossing and turning waiting for the hours to pass by so I could commence living as the 50`s Housewife.

Finally it came time to get out of bed, it seemed that the night went on forever!!

Up early and showered.

That was the easy part!!!

Coffee made once out of the shower for myself and Lord Huntingdon.

I then went to work doing my hair.

Now this I found a huge challenge!!

As I can`t feel my hands very well due to the Multiple Sclerosis and the fact that I need to look in the mirror to see what I am doing and work my brain and hands all together just doesn`t work easily as my brain sends mixed messages and I can`t co-ordinate everything to work together.

Whilst getting frustrated trying to master my hair and watching movies on how to style my hair, Lord Huntingdon came in and lent a hand.

Between the 2 of us we managed to get something which looked OK for the first day. I am sure it will improve as time goes on and the time will also get quicker. Considering it took me about 2 hours to get ready from start to finish I really need to cut that time down considerably.

Once ready we set off in the car to travel the hours drive to Lord Huntingdon`s parents for lunch. His brother, sister-in law and niece were also there.

My mother-in-law had no idea I was going to arrive as a 50`s housewife. Nor did anyone else!!

Well it certainly got a reaction, they were all very supportive and overjoyed at how I looked and what I had set myself for the year ahead.

We all enjoyed a lovely lunch together with great company.

I had even made some nice butterfly cupcakes to share with a cup of tea. These were loved by all, especially Lord Huntingdon who has requested more to be made tomorrow.

Well all in all today was relatively easy except for my hair-which I plan to perfect over time!

Home for dinner where I made rissoles, chips and gravy with salad.

From next Sunday it will be a Sunday Roast every Sunday. With leftover meat for lunches in lunch boxes.

I am needing some ideas on a Pin Up name so any suggestions will be appreciated:)

Recipes will be posted tomorrow for the butterfly cupcakes and the jelly cakes which will be made tomorrow as Lord Huntingdon is cutting wood on our property and has requested them for morning tea.



Thanks for following.
Chat soon Mel xx

Some of the 1950`s Housewife Guidelines...

• Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.
• Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
• Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
• During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
• Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
• Be happy to see him.
• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
• Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
• Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
• Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
• Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
• Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
• A good wife always knows her place.

Well this is the list of guidelines I have found.

Needless to say there are many which I don`t agree with.

I am very strong willed and normally get my own way!!

For a bit of fun and laughter follow my blog and see how it all goes.

I will not sugar coat anything its an open book!!!

Wish me LUCK I think I might need it:)

Chat soon Mrs.M
Lady of Huntingdon

1950`s House wife Challenge starts Sunday 9th June 2013

I have been told that I am crazy on numerous occasions but none more of late after I have mentioned that I wanted to challenge myself to live as a 1950`s Housewife  for 1 whole year!!

Yes you read it correctly 1 Whole Year. Sometimes I hear myself and agree with others that I must be crazy!!

With that being said I have set my commencement date for the 9th June 2013.

This date has no significance to me it just seemed like a great day to commence as my husband and I are going to lunch at his parents and he asked if I would be the 1950`s House Wife by then so I thought why not start then.

Today I colored my hair in anticipation for Sunday to roll around.

As I must look pretty for my husband as a 1950`s Housewife.

There will be a guide I need to follow which will keep me on the right path.

Which is why today I have done no house work, no baking or running after anyone. I have my favourite daggy trackie pants on with sandhoes and a sweater.

I don't have to impress anyone today or tomorrow so I am going to enjoy my last few days at home being lazy and it is all about to change in a few days time, I need to reserve my energy for the commencement of my 1950`s House Wife Challenge

I will add more a little later as I am off for a little nap now to enjoy my lazy day!!!

Lord Huntingdon - My SUPERMAN

As promised although a few days late due to not feeling the best  here is an update of my gorgeous gates.

Lord Huntingdon travelled the 45min drive to town to purchase the materials he needed to repair the gate which he had to cut from the ute.

Back home he remade the corner piece to fit where he had to cut it. He welded it back together and painted it to match what was left of the original gate.

Please beware that this is my interpretation of what he had to do so it is possibly not the step by step how to fix a gate for beginners you may be hoping for!

1950`s Housewife Challenge

I am about to become a 1950`s Housewife for a year.

Many say I am crazy, I even had a friend say her head would POP!!

As many of you know I have Multiple Sclerosis and just to put your mind at ease - No it does not make you crazy and this is not the reason behind me wanting to challenge myself.

I want to do it because I love vintage and would like to see what it was like to live in the 1950`s.

I know it won`t be exactly the same but it will give me an idea.

I will be documenting my journey along the way and throughout the ups and downs. I would dearly love this blog to become very interactive where you can all add your feedback and comments and hopefully ideas:)

I want to set myself challenges and have you set me challenges throughout this time.

I want you all to enjoy coming along for the ride with me and to see the ups and downs as its sure to get rocky along the way.

Fortunately my family are very supportive and are keen to have a nice meal 7 days a week - so my 18yo daughter says as many nights of late we have had what I call grab it!!!

My Husband thinks he is in heaven - we will see as time goes by if he still thinks this way!!

I will be dressing 1950`s everyday complete with hair and make up, I am hoping you will all help me with ideas along the way!!

I am in no way a model in fact quiet the opposite. I am short and cuddly (a nice way to put it) I hate having my photo taken but considering I want to document what I am up to I will have to get use to that!!

I will need to be using the computer as I want to keep in contact with you all and to keep you updated daily. But this time will be limited.

If you have any ideas on what to use and what not to use please let me know. I look forward to your feedback.

Time is ticking and the date to commence will be posted tomorrow.

Chat soon xx