Thursday, April 25, 2024
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Vintage Crochet - Workbasket Magazine, July 1947
Monday, April 22, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Quote of the Day
for Susan's multiply
delayed flight with
a jar of pickles
a woman flying out
after visiting Mount
Olive college couldn't
take on board even
though it would have been
I'm sure a precious memento
and maybe her only reminder
of North Carolina if
she doesn't come back. ~ Chris Mazzara
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Children's Crafts - Plant Pots from 1953
With spring (almost - sorry about that, Utah) upon us, here are some easy projects for plant pots to decorate in various ways. From my personal copy of McCall's Golden Book, published 1953.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Quote Of The Day
Look, the dreamer is coming! Let us now kill him and cast him into some pit...We shall see what will become of his dreams. Genesis 37:18-20.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Vintage Tatting from the Antique Pattern Library
Tatting and It's Uses, by Miss Johanna Rubli, undated but sometime in the 1910's from the illustrations. Some lovely medallions and edgings, and a free download from the Antique Pattern Library.
Monday, April 8, 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
Quote Of The Day
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Just A Butterfly
And I'm on the road again tomorrow, taking a bus tour with the Illinois State Museum to Alton and Memphis. Back Friday.
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Opportunity Knocks But Once
We arrived in Chicago last night on a typical Illinois early spring day, meaning it was pelting down rain and the wind was blowing all the signs over. Hopped on the regional shuttle bus to drive us back downstate, and the driver lamented that there were only three passengers. Such a load just wasn't heavy enough - he was going to have to fight to keep it on the road.
I knew I should have had that second muffin.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Glad To Have Helped
There were eight different Nachtische displayed on the buffet last night. I stood next to a lovely English gentleman who had slices of Sachertorte and Doboschtorte on his plate and was dithering over the Esterhazy cake.
Me: Go for it. Think of all the people on the Titanic who skipped dessert.
(When last seen, he was happily helping himself).
.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Eastward Ho!
Off to our Danube cruise. Blogging may or may not occur for a while.
(and the lovely young couple that usually does our pet-sitting f is going to be living in the house, in case you were worried about the dogs. I have no idea what we're going to do if they ever decide to start having kids).
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Quote of the Day
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Vintage Woodworking - Art Deco Doghouses, 1943
From The Young Craftsman, 1943, a collection of projects designed for young woodworkers, from the pages of Popular Mechanics magazine. Free download from the Internet Archive.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Quote of the Day
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Scrap Crafts - Cardboard Hampers, "Easily Made" from 1930
Monday, March 4, 2024
Vintage Advertising - Argo Cornstarch
From McCall's magazine, March 1919, an advertisement for Argo Cornstarch that includes a couple of recipes if you can enlarge it enough to still be legible. Food advertisements in the days before color photography came into widespread use are uniformly bright and pretty.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Quote Of The Day
Under the constitutional laws of the United States, there has never been an argument that a former president is immune from prosecution for crimes that he committed while in office. ~ Judge Michael Luttig
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Vintage Workbasket Magazine - November, 1946
Some very nice projects in this one, including a knitted rag rug, edging and baby socks, a crocheted table runner, and a quilted afghan. Free download from the Antique Pattern Library.
Monday, February 26, 2024
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Quote Of The Day
As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did. ~ Shane Claiborne
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Vintage Upcycling - Slipper Socks from 1947
From the October, 1947 issue of Woman's Day - their monthly column "How To Be A Girl" offered projects as well as etiquette and dating advice. Here are three different styles to make from felt and old socks.
Left-click to enlarge.