Happy Mew Year

A re-run but worth it.   

When He Hands It To You On A Silver Platter

He (walks into the room waving a catalog): Do you know what my problem is?

Me: Don't get me started.

Quote Of The Day

To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning.  There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.  ~ James Hatch

(this is from an excellent essay somewhat deceptively titled "My Semester With The Snowflakes").

Grrrsday

And To All A Good Night

Vintage Holidays - A Cowboy Christmas

The cover off a pulp Western (that I now cannot find).  Merry Christmas anyway, pardners!

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Quote Of The Day

An owl is mostly air. ~ Ursula Le Guin

Vintage Toys - A French Reindeer From 1950

From Modes et Travaux, 1950, some stuffed toys for mamans to make.  The only pattern given is for the reindeer in the upper right corner, and you can find it about three-quarters of the way down the page on Beni's website.  No English instructions given, but cute, non?

More Vintage Christmas Stuff

A Christmas kitten from  thegraphicsfairy.com, where there are a lot of very nice old images, many of them free.

Caturday!

Quote Of The Day

The two most common things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. ~ Harlan Ellison

Aunt Martha's Workbasket, July 1937

This month's issue has only two patterns - a fancy Dresden Plate quilt, and a crocheted bedspread.  Readers are offered a titillating glimpse of issues to come, though.  

A free download is available from the Antique Pattern Library. 

Vintage Images - Edwardian Christmas

Copyright-free, from Dover.

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Grrrsday

Holiday Crafts - Pomander Balls

From The Old Farmer's Almanac, instructions on how to make pomander balls in time to give for Christmas.