Posted on November 10, 2009 by sablemable and saved under Guest Bloggers, Hilarious Mid-Century, Mid-Century Menu, Vintage
Once again, thank you to Jan for a hilarious, inventive and amazing post! This is the greatest! It’s 1959 and I’m taking the girls, Sara, Ruth and Alex on a road trip to California and yes, I know I’m insane, but I did promise them a visit to Disneyland. Afterward,…
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Posted on August 27, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under 1940, Decorating & Home, Hilarious Mid-Century, Shopping, Time Capsule Homes
When Tom and I were visiting our friends recently, we decided to stop by one of our favorite stores, Penzy’s Spices, to stock up on some spices that we needed. While we were there we did a ton of browsing and, as always, I ended up in the adorable 1940′s…
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century
So, I finally cracked and “MadMenned” myself and Tom. I couldn’t get it exactly right, but it was fun. Enjoy! Pretty cute, huh? If only I could have gotten us in the same file!…
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Posted on June 29, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century, Mid-Century Menu, Our Houses
Happy Monday, all! Here are some shots from my party this weekend, although they are pitifully few. I didn’t have much time to wield a camera with all the guests coming and going. I have to admit with some embarassment that Hubs and I weren’t the most prepared for a party…
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Posted on June 14, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century
Hello all! Hubs and I are driving home today, so I am just doing a super short post today. Here is one of our cats, Midnight (aka Screamapillar), a Norwegian Forest cat that we found on the railtrail when we were running last year. People here just abandon cats in…
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century
Hi Everyone! Today is my birthday! I probaby shouldn’t be this excited, since this means I am one year closer to 30, but I am really too happy to worry about being older right now. I am just excited to be where I am in my life right now. So,…
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Posted on April 19, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century
I got some great info in an email the other day from reader Sara, whose refinished Heywood Wakefield table I featured on Monday: I do not know if you receive Food Network on your cable, but I wanted to tell you about these ladies from Austin Texas. They were on a show…
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by RetroRuth and saved under Hilarious Mid-Century, Mid-Century Menu
Welcome to the weekly Mid-Century Menu, where my adventurous husband and I cook and eat an “interesting” recipe we find in my collection of vintage cookbooks. Hooray. Sorry for the lack of enthusiasm, but last night’s dinner was…interesting to say the least. I think it has ruined my love affair…
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