Category Archives: amusement

2
Oct

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 … Continue reading →

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1
Oct

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 … Continue reading →

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7
Sep

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 … Continue reading →

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28
May

Sacramento Tally

Mosquito bites: 8 Bloody gashes on shin: 1 Giant, painful zits: 1 Photos taken at car show: 14 Photos taken of ONE car at car show: 11 Pairs of dangly plastic whistle earrings: 1 Enormous black sun hats: 1 Estimated … Continue reading →

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8
May

To Boldy Go Where Only The 7pm Audience Has Gone Before

I am not a Trekkie. There are many characteristics that certain immediate family members and I share, but a nearly-encyclopedic knowledge of Star Trek characters and stories and timelines is not among them. However, living in a household with two … Continue reading →

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