Wednesday, December 31, 2008

I Love Lucy New Year's Eve Marathon is On!!



The I Love Lucy New Year's Eve Best-of Marathon is on TVLand!!!!!! Happy New Year, dear readers!!

For more information and schedule, go here: TVLand Official I Love Lucy Show Site.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Year-round flea marketing, as seen on HGTV...



If you live up North and are sick of snow and ice, here is inspiration for an impromptu trip down South:

As seen today on HGTV , here is a year-round (yes, an amazing concept for us snow-bound nor'easterners!) flea market that is advertised as part of, at least every August, "The World's Longest Yard Sale" (click on the link to see more about this uber-shopping phenomenon). Apparently, the "World's Longest Yard Sale" goes through states like Alabama and Tennessee to who knows where? As the Mountain Top Flea Market website says, it is "rated #1 in the Fairs and Flea Market category by Alabama's Bureau of Tourism and Travel, with over 1.64 MILLION VISITORS in 1995. Open Every Sunday, Year-Round, Rain or Shine, 5 a.m. Until ...? 11301 U.S. Hwy 278 W. Attalla, AL 35954." Happy Hunting!

You can see a video of this awesome flea market here: Market Top Flea Market TV.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Woman of the Year



I just watched Katherine Hepburn in Woman of the Year and fell in love with the scene where Hepburn, as Tess, fearless city desk reporter, cooks her husband breakfast in a typical 40s kitchen. She almost blows up the coffeepot and the waffles bubble over and the toast goes flying everywhere because she can't cook and has never been domestic but is trying to please him anyway. That scene is endearing and infuriating at once, because she is such a strong woman who acts no different than a man, but who nevertheless is expected to follow 1940s wifely conventions. And, on a more superficial note, I own the same canisters, toaster, mix-master, etc as in that divine movie kitchen. I have to find a copy of this movie!!
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

1925 Crane Kitchen


1925 Crane Kitchen
Originally uploaded by American Vintage Home

Am I crazy for wanting my Craftsman kitchen to look like this now?


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Friday, December 12, 2008

Goodbye, Bettie Page, we knew you well...



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