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.

On The Road, Again

 

Blogging will be intermittent for the next week or so.

Caturday!

 

Three Days And A Wake-Up

 

Quote of the Day

 

"Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress'..."

I will do no harm or injustice to them...Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. 

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain for ever reputation among all for my life and for my art; but if I break it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me. ~ Hippocrates

You Might Not Get This One

If you don't live in the U.S. and weren't brought up in a church. 

Happy Year of the Horse

 

The year of the horse represents bravery, energy and independence (all of which we are going to need in the coming 11 months).  Instructions and the pattern to download from the Canon Creative Park.