Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

image from the Graphics Fairy

When April steps aside for May,

Like diamonds all the raindrops glisten.

Fresh violets open every day,

To some new bird each hour we listen. ~ Lucy Larcom

Grrrsday

 

Vintage Leatherwork - a Belt from 1938

This is the sort of "make do and mend" craft that was popular during the Depression and then later when people were enduring rationing.  Although nowadays you could certainly haunt thrift stores for old leather purses or ponchos, probably the most reasonably priced way to create this would be purchasing a bag of leather scraps online.  From Mechanics Illustrated, Deember 1938.

Happy National Tell A Story Day

 

image from Time magazine

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

 

Whoever makes a garden

Has never worked alone;

The rain has alway found it,

The sun has always known. ~ Douglas Malloch

Grrrsday

 

Vintage Home Trimmings - Knitted Laces from 1950

 

A treasure-trove of laces to trim your towels, pillowcases, and babyclothes.  From Woman's Day magazine, May of 1950.  Two additional pages of instructions can be found on my Flickr page.

VIntage Advertising - Campfire Marshmellows

 

From Good Housekeeping magazine, February 1929.  If you want to give that recipe a try, left-click to enlarge.  A black and white copy of the entire magazine is available to read at the Cornell University Library digital collection.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

A summer's morning gave one a beautiful feeling, like Christmas carols and dog's eyes. ~ Ruby Ferguson

Grrrsday

 

Sewing - Dolls' Dressmaking from 1950

From the May, 1950 issue of Woman's Day magazine, three pages on making dresses for two different doll sizes.  There are no patterns offered - p3 has instructions on how to cut pieces using the doll body as a guide.  Left-click to enlarge.

 

Happy Thomas Jefferson Day

 

"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual." 

Culture Vulture

 

Spending the weekend in Chicago being all artsy-fartsy. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom tonight, the Matisse exhibit at the Art Institute and then Mme Butterfly tomorrow.

Quote of the Day

 

Grrrsday

 

Welcome To The Midwest

 

Children's Crafts: Paper Animals for 1917

 From Handicrafts for the Handicapped, a set of paper animals for a sick or invalid child to cut out and play with - in the days when Mamma was not only cook, housekeeper, washerwoman and seamstress, but also nurse and occupational therapist.  The book can be found on the Internet Archive.  

Vintage Advertising - Crisco Shortening

 From the Pictorial Review, April 1933.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question:  Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly? ~ Sandra Day O'Connor

Grrrsday

 

Tatting - A "Foursquare" Medallion from 1952

 

From the March, 1952 Workbasket magazine, a straight-forward medallion tatted in four parts.  The issue is available as a free download from the Antique Pattern Library.

Vintage Holidays - Easter

 

copyright-free image from the Graphics Fairy

To The Guillotine!

 There were quite a few of these to be seen this afternoon.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

National Day of Protest

 

Saturday, March 28th.  Find a local event and get your 🫏 out there.

Grrrsday

 

Some county EMA has a sense of humor. 

I Hab Caught Anodder Code

 

I just hope it's the last one for this winter.

Just Do It

 

Vintage Holiday Project - A Crocheted Shamrock from 1952

 

This is two days early - but I usually post needlework projects on Tuesday, and I will be at the polls all day.  From Workbasket magazine, March 1952, a rather fetching shamrock motif for a granny square.  Left-click to enlarge.

Caturday!

 

Quote of the Day

 

How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks. ~ Dorothy L. Sayers

Grrrsday

 

Vintage Crochet - Lingerie Lace from 1912

 From The Girl's Own Paper, a monthly periodical issued by the Girls' Friendly Society until well into the 1950's. A quite elaborate pattern for crocheted lingerie lace.

Vintage Holidays - St Patrick's Day

 

copyright-free image from The Graphics Fairy

Caturday!

 

A Civic Duty

 Apologies for the lack of posting - I am an election judge, and I've been working early voting this week.

Caturday!

 

Words To Live By

 

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled, the more I gain. ~ Susan B. Anthony

I, On The Other Hand, Didn't Get A Single One

 

When we returned from our cruise, one of Baldur's second graders gave him this.  It evidently has been riding around in his backpack since the 14th, as there is a badly smashed piece of candy taped to the back.

It's the thought that counts, right?

Vintage Knitting - Slippers and a Hat from 1960

 

From the 1960 edition of McCall's Golden Do-it Book, here are some beginner, straight-line knitting projects and quick to make. This marvelous book is available for one-hour loan only at the Internet Archive.

Vintage Advertising - Eagle Brand Condensed Milk

 

From the Pictorial Review, February 1929.  The recipes look delicious; left-click to enlarge.

Caturday!

 

Quote Of The Day

 

Any act of love, however - no matter how small - lessens anxiety's grip, gives us a taste of tomorrow, and eases the yoke of our fears.  Love, unlike virtue, is not its own reward.  The reward of love is peace of mind, and peace of mind is the end of man's desiring. ~ Harper Lee

Waxing Lyrical

 

We are now in France

Where the young men wear tight pants.