Friday, January 17, 2025

Quote of the Day

 


Day hides with closing wings her charms
And all is cradled in repose, save where
Yon band of black, belated crows
Still frets the evening air. ~ Emily Pauline Johnson

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Grrrsday

 


Pecking order.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Vintage Knitting - a Bedspread Leaf Motif from 1962

 

A handy small project for pick-up knitting on winter nights.  I'm not up for a bedspread, but this would look nice as an afghan.  Complete instructions are in Workbasket magazine, December 1962, and can be downloaded from the Internet Archive

Monday, January 13, 2025

Vintage Magazines - Blue Book, February 1941

 


The cover story certainly looks interesting.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Caturday!




 

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Other Crafts: Lapel Pins from 1966

 


The mid-century craze for "novelty" lapel pins included miniature versions of just about everything you could think of - military personnel, flowers, Scottie dogs (very popular) and here from the May, 1966 Workbasket magazine, a pair of doll-sized scuffs (which I think would look better on a doll).  

This particular issue is from the Internet Archive and available as a free download

Monday, January 6, 2025

Obscure Holidays - Happy National Cuddle Day

 

kitten cuddle puddle courtesy of the Anchorage Animal Control FB page

Monday, December 30, 2024

Happy New Year's And A Short Hiatus

 



Over the holidays, I am the on call logistics manager for the regional response team, and we have been working a multi-unit fire up north since last Monday.  Although my role is a desk job and consists only of a) tracking vehicle use, b) sorting various documents pertaining to the shelter we are running and c) hounding people to submit their requisitions and receipts so I can get the books to balance, I am for some reason just plain bushed.

Blogging will resume next week.

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Caturday!

 


Friday, December 27, 2024

Quote of the Day

 


To recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting.  It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. ~ Oscar Wilde

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Grrrsday

 


Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Christmas,1944


 

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Christmas Crafts - Designs from 1953


Some holiday designs to trace, from the McCall's Giant Golden Book, published 1953.  Available as an online loan from the Internet Archive.

Monday, December 23, 2024

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Caturday!

 


Friday, December 20, 2024

Quote of the Day

 

Colliers Magazine, December 13, 1952

 Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. ~ Dave Barry


Thursday, December 19, 2024

Grrrsday

 


Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Vintage Crochet - A Christmas Tree from 1951

 


From Star Needlework Book #83, Crochet for Christmas, a pattern to make the Christmas trees shown.  Apparently (I don't crochet) you make a cone form and then insert fringe.  



Instructions for the doll dresses (and so much more) can be found here (scroll down).