Among The Things One Does Not Expect To Find While Rummaging Through A Closet In Search Of Picture Hangers
Seven 6-foot-long rubber snakes.
Tue, April 20 2010 » amusement, life-threatening clutter » No Comments
My Autumn Vacation
Warning: The following post has nothing to do with sewing, cooking, or vintage shopping. I took the weekend OFF, yo. If you read me regularly, you know that my darling boyfriend lives in Sacramento, while I reside in Denver. This, as you might imagine, leads to a lot of travel back and forth. This past [...]
Thu, November 12 2009 » amusement, food, friends, romance, relationships, shopping, vacation » No Comments
Fireplace Colors, ca. 1960
As promised in yesterday’s post, here is the recipe for fireplace colors, as sent in to the 1960 edition of Maxine Mulvey’s “Hello, Neighbor” Book by a Mrs. Steve Shaball, P.O. Box 597, Rollinsville, Colorado. Don’t blame me if the purchase of any of the below mentioned chemicals puts you on some sort of watch [...]
Fri, October 2 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, camping, holidays, nostalgia » 2 Comments
Scripture Cake
Hmmm, I found some cookies in the pantry with a Best By date of 2008, so I’d better eat them, and while I do, I’ll flip through this copy of Maxine Mulvey’s “Hello Neighbor” Book from 1960. Mrs. Mulvey, for those of you who don’t know (I certainly didn’t), was an on-air personality at 850 [...]
Thu, October 1 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, camping, food, friends, kitchen, nostalgia, vacation » 2 Comments
School Lunch
As some of you know, I have an etsy shop out of which I sell jewelry that I design/make, and also vintage clothing and accessories. Aaaaand vintage sewing patterns. (buy my stuff) About those sewing patterns: Each one is hand inspected by moi, all of the pieces laid out and counted, to make sure the [...]
Mon, September 7 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, food, nostalgia » No Comments
