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The Clean Issue • September

A Place for
Everything

This season we're getting the whole house together — the deep clean, the seasoned skillet, the garage nobody talks about. Because keeping a clean home is just what we do.

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Saturday morning cleaning with the windows thrown openGreens washed three times till the water runs clearWindows shining with vinegar and old newspaperBathtub and toilet scrubbed down with AjaxThat can of Ajax rattling under the sinkThe whole house smelling like Pine-Sol by noonFurniture pulled out so you could get behind itFels-Naptha for the tough stainsBaseboards wiped down on hands and kneesCompany coming, so everything got a once-overSaturday morning cleaning with the windows thrown openGreens washed three times till the water runs clearWindows shining with vinegar and old newspaperBathtub and toilet scrubbed down with AjaxThat can of Ajax rattling under the sinkThe whole house smelling like Pine-Sol by noonFurniture pulled out so you could get behind itFels-Naptha for the tough stainsBaseboards wiped down on hands and kneesCompany coming, so everything got a once-over

The Clean Issue

The Latest

A few highlights from this issue — tap any card to jump straight to it.

A set of well-seasoned cast iron skillets arranged on warm terracotta tileCooking

The Seasoned Skillet

Seasoning the cast iron that raised us — how to clean it, feed it, and never let it rust.

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A golden pound cake resting in its bundt pan on a cooling rack by a sunny kitchen windowElder Corner

Wisdom in Short Clips

Getting a cake to slide clean out the pan and more kitchen know-how, straight from the elders.

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A Board Worth Saving

Decor, entertaining, and garden ideas to pin, save, and make your own.

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Editor's Note

A vintage bathroom with a salmon-pink bathtub, powder-blue tile and chrome faucet handles

Why Cleaning?

How many ways do we toss around the term “clean?” From seasoning the toilet to washing the greens, our cleaning traditions have stood the test of time — and naming our second issue The Clean Issue was a no-brainer.

Community•3 min read
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The Clean Issue

Featured Cover Story

A woman in rubber gloves wiping a glass door until it shines
The Clean Issue

Saturday Morning, Windows Open, Music Up

You know the ritual. Frankie Beverly on the speaker, every window thrown open, and a bucket of Fabuloso perfuming the whole house.

Nobody was going anywhere until the work was done.

Cleaning was never just cleaning. It was pride, it was discipline, it was love you could smell from the front door.

So pull out the good rags. We’re getting it together.

Home & Ritual•6 min read
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The Clean Issue

What You Know About This?

A set of well-seasoned cast iron skillets arranged on warm terracotta tile
Cooking

The Seasoned Skillet

Passed down, never washed with lye-based soap, and better than any nonstick money can buy. How to clean, season, and honor the cast iron that raised us.

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A pair of orange-handled garden pruners resting on the rim of a pot of fresh soil
Gardening

Putting the Garden to Bed

Before the first frost, there's pruning, clearing, and tucking the beds in for the season. The quiet, satisfying work of a clean garden.

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A white steam iron standing upright on an ironing board against a teal wall
The Forget-Me-Nots

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned This?

The iron, the broom, the coffee maker, the ice dispenser — the everyday helpers we lean on but never think to clean. This is your reminder to show them a little love too.

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Elder Corner - Where wisdom lives on

A sacred space where the recipes, remedies, and wisdom of our elders are preserved forever. Here, we honor the hands that stirred the pots, the voices that told the stories, and the love that built our homes.

Cooking SecretsHome TraditionsKeeping It Clean

Wisdom in Short Clips

Quick video advice from our elders on cooking, decor, gardening, entertaining, and creating personal spaces.

Keeper of Kitchen Wisdom

You Do WHAT to Your Cake Pan?

Do this simple trick for 30 minutes and your cake will slide clean out the pan. No non-stick sprays necessary. Learn the trick here.

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