A Lovely Make Do Life

  • The Jukebox: A Musical Time Capsule of Nostalgia and Entertainment

    by Lisa Bystrak
    Musical nosalgia with its charm and significance.

  • Blooming Resilience

    by Lisa Bystrak
    blooming with hope even in the midst of the darkest times.
    Posted in A Lovely Make Do Life, sustainable living, victory garden

  • Honoring the Brave

    by Lisa Bystrak
    Memorial Day holds a profound significance that deserves our attention.

  • A Lovely Make Do Life

    by Lisa Bystrak
    Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.  A poem from the Depression and what it means to me.

  • A month of winter weather for Jewel

    by Lisa Bystrak
        Jewel's Winter in the Great Depression: Surviving Tough Times The Great Depression was a difficult period in American history, and the winter m...
    Posted in A Lovely Make Do Life, creative living, frugal, simple living, sustainable living

  • Who are Rusty and Jewel

    by Lisa Bystrak
    One of our most frequently asked questions…” Who are Rusty and Jewel?” It was the 30’s. We were in the middle of the Great Depression. Challenging times met by resilient people.

  • Meet Rusty

    by Lisa Bystrak

    Rusty would walk his way to the tracks and just keep walking until his train was in sight.  He would keep his hopes up and his head high waiting for it to slow enough to hop on.  Rusty became a Hobo. 

     

    Remember...When you have to make do, make it
    A Lovely Make Do Life

  • From Limits to Unlimited

    by Lisa Bystrak
    The stories of resourcefulness amazed me.