Vintage Crochet - A Christmas Bear from 1950

 

From Workbasket magazine, October 1950 comes a frilly teddy bear to crochet for Christmas - slightly more  legible instructions and the entire issue can be found at the Antique Pattern Library.

Tis Autumn Equinox

 

AKA the day people in Chicago jam Randolph Street near Millennial Park to get a photo of the sunset aligning perfectly with the east-west street grid.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

If you want to know who rules over you, look at who you aren't allowed to criticize. ~ George Orwell 

Grrrsday

 

Vingage Knitting - Baby Booties from 1957

 

From Workbasket magazine, September 1957 (this is from the copy in my collection, but the entire magazine can be found at the Antique Pattern Library).  By the time you finish making these, the weather may actually have cooled off enough for a baby to wear them.

Vintage Advertising - Borden's 1949

From Woman's Day, March 1949.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

The prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. ~ Hungarian proverb

Lest We Forget

 

Grrrsday

 

Jewelry - A "Wall of Jericho" Necklace from 1957

From Workbasket magazine, October, 1957.  Where the name came is anybody's guess.  The entire issue is available as a free download at the Antique Pattern Library.

 

Obscure Holidays - National Honey Month

 

copyright-free image from the Graphics Fairy

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

Cats have it all - admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it. ~ Rod McKuen

Grrrsday

 

Vintage Woodworking - A Whatnot from 1943

 

This is an example of what boys were expected to be able to accomplish, perhaps with a bit of help from Dad or the shop teacher.  From Popular Mechanic's The Young Craftsman, available as a free download from Archive.org.

Happy Labor Day