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Monthly Archives: September 2014
The never-ending housework!
I asked my grandmother in the 1970′s. . . I was twenty and she was in her sixties. . . what modern convenience in her kitchen did she appreciate the most. I was thinking she might mention the washing machine, the refrigerator, or the dish washer. She surprised me by saying, “Running water!” And then, “You have no idea, Irene, of what the word “housework” used to mean! Continue reading
Posted in Cape Cod, domestic life, housework, Marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged front parlor, housework, women's work
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