Ocean State Libraries

Could you identify a sausage gun if you had to? How about a plate warmer or a well-sweep? Any idea how the term log-rolling really originated? Alice Morse Earle (1851-1911), a prolific popular historian and the first American to chronicle everyday life and customs of the colonial era, describes what these and many other obscure utensils were and how they were used. She also conveys a vivid picture of home production of textiles, colonial dress, transportation,...

An expert organzer offers a simple plan for organizing one's office, home, schedule, and life, which involves pinpointing goals, natural habits, and psychological needs, so individuals can work with their personality, rather than against it.

Offers tips and ideas for organizing each room of the house in a week-by-week guide that focuses on large and small projects, including creating routines, preparing for holiday guests, and cleaning out storage spaces.

"From the #1 bestselling sensation and Netflix star comes her guide to designing not just the home-but the life-of your dreams, fully illustrated with more than 200 photographs from inside the Marie Kondo lifestyle"--

From a leading American lifestyle magazine, advice and tips to easily create a clean, organized, relaxing, and inviting home-includes photos. Has life become a bundle of stress and mess? Top-selling author Susan Waggoner has the solution. This ingenious, fun-to-read illustrated guide offers tried-and-true household hints and practical solutions to everyday problems, from the "A-to-Z Guide to Food" to "The Tao of Laundry." Whether it's a no-scrub...

Presents objects, skills, and techniques used in household crafts before the machine age.