Quote Of The Day

 

The Old Hunting Grounds, by Worthington Whittredge

'Tis all a myth that Autumn grieves,

For, watch the rain among the leaves;

With silver fingers dimly seen

It makes each leaf a tambourine. ~ Samuel Minturn Peck

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Holiday Crafts - A Cat Pumpkin from 1958

 

From the October, 1958 Pack-O-Fun.  I downloaded it from the Internet Archive but when I went back to look, it was no longer there. 

Vintage Advertising - Beechnut Peanut Butter

 

From Woman's Home Companion, February 1921.

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Quote Of The Day

 

image from the Graphics Fairy

But there is no place so far away that one can escape one's own self.  The country of the heart is always the same. ~ Gladys Taber

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Tatting - A Vintage Scalloped Edging

 

I don't remember exactly where I got this, but from the layout/typeface it was published in an older Workbasket, probably from the 40's or 50's.

And as a bonus, you now know how to remove grease spots from a silk dress.

September is National Preparedness Month

 

The theme for 2022 is "A Lasting Legacy - the life you've built is worth protecting."  And don't forget your pets.

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Est Miraculum!

 

image from the Guardian (UK)

So, remember that letter we got from the IRS last winter? We received a follow-up today, basically saying you guys were right, we were wrong, you don't owe us any money.

Thank You So Very Much, Jenny McCarthy

 From Forbes magazine:

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Vintage Children's Crafts - Watchbands from Plastic Bottles

 

These very nice watchbands are from Make It From Odds And Ends by Edna Clapper, who was one of the creative geniuses behind Pack O Fun magazine and the sock toy book that I think I have already linked to. It's a one-hour borrow at the Internet Archive.

(although personally I see them made in scraps of Ultrasuede or pleather).

Happy National Sewing Month

 

image from the Graphics Fairy.

You Can Tell When A Pro Is Up There

 

(I recommend you play it with the sound on).

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Quote Of The Day

 

All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made. ~ Virginia Woolf

The Online Bookshelf - Really So Stories by Elizabeth Gordon

 

In an obvious homage to Kipling's Just So Stories, this 1924 book tried to walk the line between entertainment and useful information.  I don't know if it succeeded, but the illustrations by John Rae are lovely.  Free download at Project Gutenberg.

 

Vintage Toys - A Floppy Colt from 1973

 

From Pack O Fun, August/September 1973, a colt to make of gingham or whatever you please.  

So Much Help

 

There's a reason the bed was still unmade at 11:44AM.

Wait - What?

 

As part of an annual fundraiser for the Boys and Girls' Club, my husband has offered to rappel off a downtown hotel - for a fee.  So far his online donation site shows almost a quarter of the necessary sum, all of it contributed by members of my family who are evidently united in their eagerness to watch him jump off the roof of the Marriott.

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Image from doverpublications.com

Hike in groups.  Bears like to have options. ~ National Park Service

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