No to Mrs. Miniver, but Yes to Cranberry Salad and Chili - [Nov 23, 1942]

No to Mrs. Miniver, but Yes to Cranberry Salad and Chili - [Nov 23, 1942]

It's the week of Thanksgiving, and there's a lot of socializing to be done. Mattie visits and visits and visits, and bemoans that visiting will get much harder with coffee rationing taking away the pleasure of a cup of joe with your pals. One thing that won't get done is going to see Mrs. Miniver, even if it is a good movie. Mattie learns about Ken's housing, and we learn about how much housing they needed to house the mobile workforce and the Army in 1942. Plus, how amazing the writing was in National Geographic. And, we finally hear from Bud! After nearly 2 months of being out-of-touch, he has written. –––– Characters This Week [https://www.moth.family/photos/]: * Florence Glindmier (friend) * Alice (friend) * Virginia (Ken's fiancée) * Susan (Virginia's sister) * Gennrich's (friends) * Hanson's (friends) * Aunt Martha (Matt's aunt) * Bud (stepson) * Chuck Giertsen (Ken's best friend) * Cousin Ella (niece) –––– Website: moth.family [https://www.moth.family/] Contact us: mattieonthehomefront@gmail.com Get notified [https://www.moth.family/#/portal/signup] about new episodes –––– Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow [https://www.hansbuetow.com/]. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow [https://mattbuetow.com/]. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.

The Old Man and His Son and His Son and His Son - [Nov 18 & 20, 1942]

Steve and Hans are joined in the shop by Cathy - Hans' mom! For us, it's father's day, the perfect time for an introduction to Carl, Mattie's ex-husband, Ken's father, and a huge figure in all of our lives. Carl was a difficult (awful?) man, and a tyrant of a husband and father, and looms large in the relationship between Mattie and Ken. And, in a lot of ways, with all of us. The legacy of a father to a son, and then down to his son and his - do these things carry on? In Mattie's world, It's only a week until Thanksgiving, so it's time to talk about Christmas, and how much she'll miss the boys for Turkey Day. But there's plenty of volunteering to do, and things to accomplish, and Mattie tirelessly takes us through late November. –––– Characters This Week [https://www.moth.family/photos/]: * Gwen (niece) * George (niece's fiancé) * Georgine (friend) * Gennrich's (friends) * Gram (mother) * Grandma Mick (husband's mother) * Carl (ex-husband) * Bud (stepson) –––– Website: moth.family [https://www.moth.family/] Contact us: mattieonthehomefront@gmail.com Get notified [https://www.moth.family/#/portal/signup] about new episodes –––– Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow [https://www.hansbuetow.com/]. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow [https://mattbuetow.com/]. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.

Until We Could Hardly Wiggle - Cousin Gwen & George's Wedding - [Nov 16, 1942]

Steve and Hans are joined by Mattie's great-granddaughter Becky, great-grandson-in-law Kevin, and great-great-granddaughter Mia, officially turning us into a five generation podcast. Today, we get the details on George & Gwen's Wedding, including her dress, the flowers, Alvin's singing, and the door than knocked down poor Mrs. Buelow. We also speculate on the military job we imagine Ken should have had, and whether Mattie would have stood on business (she would have, obvsly.) Both Matt and Mattie are also both out volunteering this week, including for Every Member Canvas and Ladies' Aid. And Mattie is cleaning - for herself but also maybe to feel normal. –––– Characters This Week [https://www.moth.family/photos/]: * Gwen (niece) * George (niece's fiancé) * Gram (mother) * Flo (daughter-in-law) * Genevieve (sister-in-law) * Aunt Ella (sister) * Uncle Herb (brother) * Aunt Dolly (sister-in-law) * The Peters' (friends) * Bud (stepson) –––– Website: moth.family [https://www.moth.family/] Contact us: mattieonthehomefront@gmail.com Get notified [https://www.moth.family/#/portal/signup] about new episodes –––– Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow [https://www.hansbuetow.com/]. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow [https://mattbuetow.com/]. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.

The Scarlet Scourge - [Nov 9, 1942]

It's a rainy fall day in November, and Mattie is sitting down to write to Ken. Today, there is drama. She got a call from her older sister, who used to be one of her closest friends. But now, it seems, there is bitterness as Mattie reports telling Ella "well, Old Girl, you are just getting a dose of your own medicine, now you know how it feels to slight a child of yours." Steve reveals that, just a few years from now, Ella will get a lobotomy, and though she lives until the 2000's, she will spend the rest of her life in an institution. In happier news - we hear about WWII going better in North Africa (for now), a glimmer of hope in Stalingrad (but not yet), and a new movie. Plus, we learn all about V-Mail, and Mattie meets her dress form lookalike. –––– Links: * 1942 U.S. Midterm Elections [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_1942] * 1942 Election results in the MN 4th District [https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1942election.pdf] * The Socialist Appeal [https://dn721909.ca.archive.org/0/items/sa-0409/SA0409.pdf] –––– Characters This Week [https://www.moth.family/photos/]: * Aunt Ella (older sister) * Uncle Herb (younger brother) * Aunt Dolly (younger brother's wife) * Chuck Giertsen (Ken's best friend) * Virginia (Ken's fiancée) –––– Website: moth.family [https://www.moth.family/] Contact us: mattieonthehomefront@gmail.com Get notified [https://www.moth.family/#/portal/signup] about new episodes –––– Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow [https://www.hansbuetow.com/]. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow [https://mattbuetow.com/]. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.

Cheap Spangles and All Very Skimpy - Fashion of 1942 - [Nov 4, 1942]

We are joined by our first ever guest, Amy Kirkpatrick, sewist and designer, who breaks down one of Mattie's big passions - fashion, sewing, crafts, and making. We learn so much about clothing in 1942 - what's regulated and what's not, what's in fashion and what's not, and what's available and what's not. In family news, everyone is worried, with no news from Bud for the past month. Mattie is feeling a bit lonesome, but is so very proud of Ken. Plus, a survey of the movies currently out that Mattie is not going to see. –––– Links: * LIFE Magazine [https://www.reddit.com/r/fashionhistory/comments/1bcfma7/on_april_10_1942_life_magazine_wrote_about_the/] (April, 1942) * Sew for Victory [https://printcollection.com/products/sew-for-victory] * Make Do and Mend [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Do_and_Mend#/media/File:Make_Do_and_Mend_Art.IWMPST14924.jpg] * Claire McCardell (Blackbird Spyplane [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Do_and_Mend#/media/File:Make_Do_and_Mend_Art.IWMPST14924.jpg]) * Pop-Over Dress (The Met [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/84029]) * Logo photo: Betty Grable at Fort Bragg (1942 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WWII_109.B2.F2.9.jpg]) –––– Characters This Week [https://www.moth.family/photos/]: * Bud (stepson) * Chuck Giertsen (Ken's best friend) * Florence (Wes' wife) * Glad Gennrich (friend) –––– Website: moth.family [https://www.moth.family/] Contact us: mattieonthehomefront@gmail.com Get notified [https://www.moth.family/#/portal/signup] about new episodes –––– Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow [https://www.hansbuetow.com/]. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow [https://mattbuetow.com/]. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.