homemaking Archives - Starlight and Saucepans

Vintage Cooking Adventures: Stuffed Mushrooms and Cheese Straws

A few posts ago, I suggested the idea of writing about my vintage cooking escapades. My lovely readers were kind enough to show interest, so here we are to talk about my recent vintage cooking adventures. The first recipe I…

By Lizzie Hexam February 26, 2026Homemaking, Vintage-ness12 Comments

Homemaking Vintage-ness

A Few Vintage Things I’ve Been Enjoying Lately

As you probably know, I love vintage-y things. There are a few random vintage things I've been especially enjoying lately, and I thought perhaps it would be fun to ramble about them a bit for you. ~ my vintage-style apron…

By Lizzie Hexam January 16, 2026Homemaking, Vintage-ness15 Comments

Homemaking Vintage-ness

The Memory Nest Tag

A little while ago Cecilia invited me to fill out the very fun Memory Nest tag! Here are the rules: 1. Thank the person who tagged you. (Thank you, Cecilia! :))2. List five things that start with "when I grow up…

By Lizzie Hexam May 9, 2025Homemaking, Vintage-ness24 Comments

Homemaking Vintage-ness

I Lived Like a 1950s Housewife for a Day

There is a schedule floating around on the Internet that is supposedly that of the average 1950s housewife. (I'm not sure where it came from...I expect that it's probably more the ideal schedule a housewife would aim to follow than…

By Lizzie Hexam January 15, 2025Homemaking, Vintage-ness21 Comments

Homemaking

What Lizzie’s Sewing: Patchwork (sort of) Blanket

What ho, readers all! I don't know that I've ever mentioned that I sew before, but I do (though on a very amateur level). I do quite a lot of hand-sewing, at any rate. I haven't done very much machine-sewing.…

By Lizzie Hexam July 27, 2024Homemaking12 Comments

Spiritual Life

Saint Martha and Maintaining a Proper Focus

Welcome to the July Saint of the Month! July 29 is the feast of Saint Martha. Nearly everyone knows who Saint Martha is. She is most well-known as the sister of Mary, as the sister who was caught up in…

By Lizzie Hexam July 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Homemaking Spiritual Life

A Prayer to Beautify Mundane Tasks

Hello, dear people of the Internet! I hope your day is going well. Our microwave decided to half fall apart this morning, so that was exciting in its way (if you want to know what half falling apart means,…

By Lizzie Hexam October 17, 2022Homemaking, Spiritual Life1 Comment