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I hope some of my followers are still around. I am planning on starting a new project this fall late Summer. I realized my site has been down for a few weeks and I have been inattentive to it. That wi...
21 April 1951 “Movie for a Sunday: Young Wive's Tale” 21 Apr 2013 | 09:59 pm
Well, here we are again another Sunday. I hope you enjoy today’s film. It features a very small roll for a future star Audrey Hepburn. The film is about the post-war housing crisis and in this scenar...
19 April 1950 “Guest Post: Frugal Foodies Will Favor This Frosty Cake” 19 Apr 2013 | 11:07 pm
Frugal Foodies Will Favor This Frosty Cake This weekend I had a chance to try out a cake I’d wanted to try for a long time. A Frosty Snowberry Cake, from a 1950s-era Pillsbury Bake-Off book. The “sno...
18 April 1950 “A Question, Shall We Share?” 18 Apr 2013 | 06:40 pm
I have been so busy of late. I have a big project for my printmaking course coming due. We are doing some major changes in our yard and as it is Spring am trying to get my planting in as I can. We are...
7 April 1950 “Movie for a Sunday with Mickey Rooney: “He’s a Cockeyed Wonder” 8 Apr 2013 | 01:18 am
Today’s Movie for a Sunday is a small often forgot comedy starring MIckey Rooney and Terry Moore, “He’s a Cockeye Wonder” “Freddie Frisby is informed by Bob Sears that he can't marry Bob's daughter, ...
4 April 1957 “ Nifty Fifties Bathrooms: Colors Galore and Great Color Guide to Redoing or Recreating a Vintage Bath” 4 Apr 2013 | 10:22 pm
When bathrooms began to become the norm for the middle class most fixtures were available only in white. There are some lovely examples of hand-painted china type but would have most likely been in ...
1 April 1955 “Beetle Stocking Mender & Perfect Rye Bread” 2 Apr 2013 | 12:08 am
I had thought of a few funny April Fool’s pranks I could play on my reader’s today, but a friend of mine shared this one with me. So, it being vintage, I felt it worth sharing with you. It is from a 1...
31 March “Movie for an Easter Sunday” 1 Apr 2013 | 05:37 pm
I hope all who celebrate are having a lovely Easter Sunday, and for those who don’t I hope they have a joyous day as well. Today I thought our Sunday Movie should be the sequel to the 1950 comedy hit ...
29 March 1959 “Connie Converse, the Lost Musician of the 1950’s: How Sad & How Lovely” 30 Mar 2013 | 12:36 am
Every so often, as I sift through my ephemera of the 1950’s, I come upon little moments that feel so poignant and almost sad. This can manifest itself in so many ways. In this instance, with Connie ...
28 March 1954 “How Do You Like Your Eggs? Classic Celebrities Share Their Favorite Way” 28 Mar 2013 | 05:35 am
Though I haven’t any information on Doris Day’s favorite use of eggs, I do have some other fun information from actors of old. First off we have Jimmy Durante. He loves his eggs Raw, thank you very ...
