Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sara In AZ and saved under 1940, 1950, Author, Decade, Decorating & Home, Fun Kitchen Finds, Kitchen, Mid-Century Decorating, Sara in AZ, Vintage, Vintage Images, World War II
By Sara In AZ My Grandmother is an enigma. She has many stories to tell, but keeps most of them close to the vest. It’s not until you start prying and questioning do you really find out the juicy tidbits from the past. I suppose I am guilty of this…
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Posted on May 28, 2012 by RetroRuth and saved under Author, Culture & Media, RetroRuth, Vintage Holiday, Vintage Images, World War II
By RetroRuth Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic. ~ General John A. Logan They hover as a cloud of witnesses…
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Posted on November 8, 2011 by Andrea and saved under 1940, 1950, 1960, Accessories, Aprons, Dresses, Fashion, Sewing, Vintage, Vintage Crafty, Vintage Images, World War II
By Andrea I am a big time pattern collector (some might say that my collection borders on a hoard, hah!) Combine that with my love of vintage, and you get someone who is a sucker for vintage patterns. I was trying to impart some organization to my patterns the other…
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Posted on August 6, 2011 by RetroRuth and saved under 1940, Advertising, Culture & Media, Decade, Decorating & Home, Fun Accents, Mid-Century Decorating, Our Digital Library, Renovation, World War II
By RetroRuth I was lucky enough recently to stumble across a great upholstery book from 1955 in my local Salvation army. But that isn’t what this post is about. What this post is about was tucked snuggly inside the front cover of said upholstery book, sitting patiently and waiting for…
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Posted on March 26, 2011 by RetroRuth and saved under 1940, Culture & Media, Decade, World War II
By RetroRuth I am not sure how many of you have seen the trailer or clips from the documentary Saving America: A Diary of a Generation by Pony Tale Films, but if you haven’t seen anything about it and you are interested in WWII history and culture, then this is…
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