By RetroRuth I love it when I find little bonus items in with my vintage finds! I recently scored a great vintage recipe collection from eBay and when I was paging through one of the cooking pamphlets and this fantastic ad for Cathrineholm fluttered out. Score! Check out the gray*!…
By RetroRuth Arthur Godfrey says: Weeki Wachee is one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World! The lively, lovely mermaids perform against an awesome backdrop of underwater caverns and mountains while you sit 16 feet below the surface of this crystal clear spring! Bob Hope says: The…
By Andrea So who else is eagerly anticipating Mad Men’s two hour premiere on April 7th? I know I definitely am! Mad Men last left off in 1966, however since they usually jump ahead a bit in time, I am speculating they’ll pick up in 1967. (Disclaimer: no spoiler intended…
by Betty Crafter One of the great/frustrating things about perusing vintage craft magazines are the ads for all the great stuff you can’t order anymore! Today I thought I’d show you some things I would totally order RIGHT NOW if it was 1969. First off, I’ve always wanted to make…
By RetroRuth I have to admit that I have some great cookbooks in my collection, but one of my all-time favorites is a community/church cookbook called “From Ridgewood Kitchens”, which is from Ridgewood, New Jersey and was published in 1945. Not only does this cookbook have some great recipes in…
By Sara In AZ Hey y’all, check out all the cool stuff for sale on eBay right now! First up…swing your partner! Here is a super adorable Vintage Ceramic Arts Studio Square Dance Couple from seller angelmichael49. Eeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Starburst Tile!!!! Check out this Vintage Franciscan Starburst Tile from seller gentry-jorgensen.…
By RetroRuth You know, normally when I pick up a vintage cookbook, I’m pretty much only looking at the recipes. The illustrations and the pictures are fun, but they usually are secondary. But this is not a normal cookbook. This is Interesting Recipes From The West Coast. When I picked…
By Betty Crafter I’m still struggling with a crafting funk. I just can’t seem to pick up any of my projects, even though I have a gazillion of them laying around guilting me and I also have a whole litter of babies due that need knitted gifts. Does this ever…
By RetroRuth So, I recently heard of this little television show that is going to have it’s season premiere on March 25th. I mean, I am not sure if you guys would even be interested so I hesitate even mentioning it here. Oh holy cow, I can’t even pretend anymore.…
By Sara In AZ I recently came across this vintage Hermosa Tile pamphlet and I thought y’all might want to check it out too! Hermosa Tile was a division of Gladding, McBean & Co., the manufacturers of Franciscan Dinnerware – and around here I’m pretty sure we ALL love our…
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