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Indescribable! Nothing Can Stop It! It Will Destroy Life As We Know It!
It is CARMAGEDDON!!!!
Tonight, all traffic on Interstate 405 between the US101 and I10 interchanges on The Westside of Los Angeles will come to a screeching halt as that stretch of the highway is shut down for 53 hours . . . → Read More: Carmageddon…1960s Style My television with rabbit ears antenna on top, digital converter box, FOUR remotes, and tuned to The Lucy Show Dear Friends, We haven’t had our television hooked up to the outside world for about two years. I don’t miss it one bit, although I haven’t a clue when friends are talking about the latest . . . → Read More: Get Your Retro Television for Free–No Internet Required! Dear Friends, Somehow, the Crafts Gene wasn’t turned on when I was born. Whenever The Mister and I are in an antique mall, I always go scouting for vintage patterns and cookbooks. Occasionally, craft magazines will be nearby. I fondle them but I haven’t gotten up the nerve to buy them…yet. I recognize many of . . . → Read More: Friday Finds: Vintage July 4th Crafts Dear Friends, Fathers really do know best. Even when we think they are being unreasonable. Which happens often when we are teenagers. I wanted a Triumph TR-6 when I was sixteen. There was just something about that little roadster that set my imagination afire. My father forbade me from buying one. Not that I had . . . → Read More: I Remember Retro Dad {Blog Hop} “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked” ~Bernard Meltzer Dear Friends, Yesterday, I introduced a few new friends and encouraged everyone to check out their blogs. At the end of my letter, I pointed out that there are a . . . → Read More: Introducing Old Friends to New Friends Thanks to Jessica over at Chronically Vintage Blog for sharing this wonderful quiz on her blog last weekend! Considering modern technology, we will all probably score in the Leisurely Lottie range…including the shopping while cooking (although I’m not sure they meant shopping online)! (Click here to see other sizes)
. . . → Read More: Live Better Electrically Scale Dear Friends, Our desktop PC quit working yesterday. After futzing with it for several hours after I got home from teaching, I declared it out of my realm of ability to make it work again. Fortunately, the boyfriend of one of my former students is a computer technician and he just left with it with . . . → Read More: Old Favorites Reborn? Dear Friends, I’ve been reading a book that my mother gave to me for Christmas and love it so much that I have to tell you about it. The Kitchen Linens Book: Using, Sharing, and Cherishing the Fabrics of Our Daily Lives is like a wonderful visit with author EllynAnne Geisel as she shares the . . . → Read More: Kitchen Linens Book About two months ago, my bread maker died. I’m not surprised. The poor motor couldn’t handle the heavy duty bread dough I was asking it to knead for me (notice I wasn’t going to knead it!). Since then, we’ve been making do with store-bought bread but it just isn’t the same. I know Wonder Bread . . . → Read More: Look What I Found: Hand Crank Breadmaster Retro Ruth's Mid-Century Menu experiment: Ham Banana Casserole; Photo courtesy of NoPatternRequired.com As you know, I’m trying to encourage people to eat wholesome mid-century foods because I believe it is a healthier option all around. But not all mid-century food is edible…and it might even be considered chemical warfare. Fortunately, we have a guide . . . → Read More: Friday Find: Mid-Century Menu |
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