tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62118894598256291002024-03-06T15:00:51.843-05:00***Retromodgirl***I am a professional woman living in a craftsman-style bungalow I constantly redecorate, causing much eye-rolling around here. I love design, from HGTV to Domino magazine. Eames, Saarinen, Eva Ziesel, Russell Wright, and William Morris are my favorite designers. I am obsessed with retro, vintage, kitsch; Flea Market is my middle name. This is my take on the best and worst of design, leavened with a pinch of snark and my commentary on this insanity called life...Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-31070360238867947012017-08-16T19:55:00.000-04:002017-08-16T21:19:43.501-04:00Long Time No PostI see, like others in Blogland, I stopped posting once the so-called smartphone killed a lot of blog creativity since about 2012 or so. But these are new times, and that calls for new scribblings. I've been blissfully vegan since January 2014 and it's the best decision I ever made! <a href="https://veganoutreach.org/category/vegan/" target="_blank">Vegan Links</a><br />
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I still love all things retro and vintage, but now my focus is also advocating for animals and planting the "seeds" of veganism.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/192282192/patchwork-womens-boots-boho-combat-in" target="_blank">Vegan patchwork Boho combat boots.</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ecause, who doesn't want to stand out <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from the vegan leather Doc <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marten crowd?</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miles and miles of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> MCM goodies under one roof.</span> </span></span></span><br />
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Picture courtesy of <a href="http://americanhotelny.com/">The American Hotel site.</a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazZcdG1lPUuDD7O1wtCIRjsevQUE-IOcADICt3aPupNmD4oKwybE9tZh3j1JUbzZh-ULBxd9eZDvMSHJrkukE8nnhxgYdbQ3wqXeWkH-EJhH0ApepdoqsUnSPWuzD6xPI9eO_ZaJPHd4/s1600/sssign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazZcdG1lPUuDD7O1wtCIRjsevQUE-IOcADICt3aPupNmD4oKwybE9tZh3j1JUbzZh-ULBxd9eZDvMSHJrkukE8nnhxgYdbQ3wqXeWkH-EJhH0ApepdoqsUnSPWuzD6xPI9eO_ZaJPHd4/s400/sssign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684547249932656610" /></a>Old Sharon Springs, NY tourist sign. Picture courtesy of <a href="http://americanhotelny.com/attractions.html">The American Hotel site.</a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vUHo_b_lCcuZvtEc47pVc9n1ygfFwzDZXD5VbMJW7LXPgPHAYfEtOPLtGfk7xMR9zkw3o73BfGdBs5Hrfb9_GOB0b1LHJmZeHExSvj3hjL7VcND3d5O3e-Js1Bk5WtkbvQBZo0Q1sF4/s1600/roseboro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vUHo_b_lCcuZvtEc47pVc9n1ygfFwzDZXD5VbMJW7LXPgPHAYfEtOPLtGfk7xMR9zkw3o73BfGdBs5Hrfb9_GOB0b1LHJmZeHExSvj3hjL7VcND3d5O3e-Js1Bk5WtkbvQBZo0Q1sF4/s400/roseboro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684549668876438898" /></a> Roseboro Hotel, Sharon Springs, NY. Picture courtesy of <a href="http://www.roseboro.com/roseboro_exterior.htm">The Roseboro.com site.</a><br /><br />I have always loved my adopted area, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_Valley">The Central NY Mohawk Valley</a>, from the rolling hills and farms to the friendly people. Not only is it Amish Country, but it is a superb blend of bucolic scenery, New York State history, antiques, and retro living. But I recently discovered <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/the-fabulous-beekman-boys/the-fabhhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifulous-beekman-boys.html">The Fabulous Beekman Boys </a>, otherwise known as Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, transplanted Manhattanites, and their 1802 farmhouse about 12 miles from me in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Springs,_New_York">Sharon Springs, NY.</a> They have a show on Planet Green, and are very active in the Sharon Springs town life. Which is a good thing, because Sharon Springs is a fading tourist town experiencing a cultural resurgence thanks to folks like the Beekman Boys and the proprietors of the <a href="http://americanhotelny.com/">American Hotel </a>, among others. In fact, the little mineral springs resort town is now populated by Manhattanites of all sorts, and is more creative and lively because of it. If you want a real old-fashioned rural day trip experience, take Route 20 from Albany, NY all the way to Sharon Springs, and spend time at quaint shops like <a href="http://www.cobblerandcompany.com/">Cobbler and Company</a>, a refurbished cobbler shop turned antique and novelty store, and <a href="http://blackcat-ny.com/doc/cafe_about.htm">The Black Cat Cafe, </a> a wonderful from-scratch bakery and restaurant. For more info on my area, visit the <a href="http://www.mohawkvalleyliving.com/">The Mohawk Valley Living blog</a>, and <a href="http://www.sharonspringschamber.com/">The Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce site.</a><br /><br />Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a look at the Beekman 1802 mansion's fabulously decorated rooms, to the tune of some swank Ultralounge Buddy Greco. What could be better than rural history, retro decor, and vintage tunes? Happy Holidays!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TO8PiYXQlD0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>(Click on the Youtube title link at the top of the video screen to see the video in large scale.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br />For more Fabulous Beekman Boys Youtube videos, go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Beekman1802?feature=g-all">here.</a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-16274818537258539952011-08-31T16:56:00.005-04:002011-10-10T21:56:15.513-04:00My Recent Thrift FindsWhile we recover from Hurricane Irene's craziness, I will give you a peek at my recent thrift finds (excuse the crummy Blackberry camera pics):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqXfN94749GraeBBA6BN_0m7NL5Jeov4Oc0tYDq9IJnv7Ox4fJonNUpH2mlDni3c2eOXzWjrofjlNsbUTAkIjAI8hDfNsM2puppi-CajqlwVyqwfRkcGTdHpqHPwEUQhxSMVhX7wkEeA/s1600/IMG00546-20110831-1044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqXfN94749GraeBBA6BN_0m7NL5Jeov4Oc0tYDq9IJnv7Ox4fJonNUpH2mlDni3c2eOXzWjrofjlNsbUTAkIjAI8hDfNsM2puppi-CajqlwVyqwfRkcGTdHpqHPwEUQhxSMVhX7wkEeA/s400/IMG00546-20110831-1044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647127741691618322" /></a>Fondue pot w/utensils found at Johnstown, NY thrift store: $4. Folding theater seats from old Canajoharie, NY High School, found at Settler's Block Antiques, Canajoharie, NY: $200. The seats are stamped "CHS" and are engraved with old student names.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQJbgC0E8HW3Aq1bMPyvBtno44VpJZd_ZWce3CXmBRxY5jv-Yl1H3tO7seMqpvJF2uM8kG26yPlDXaLCp5R7P3Ubi26t-AHXToq5FCqN3qxTOiYrGT04fqpyyTJkvR94H-DbPSpyIYsc/s1600/IMG00544-20110831-1042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 30http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif3px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQJbgC0E8HW3Aq1bMPyvBtno44VpJZd_ZWce3CXmBRxY5jv-Yl1H3tO7seMqpvJF2uM8kG26yPlDXaLCp5R7P3Ubi26t-AHXToq5FCqN3qxTOiYrGT04fqpyyTJkvR94H-DbPSpyIYsc/s400/IMG00544-20110831-1042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647127732927257538" /></a>I scored the only two <a href="http://www.pyrexlove.com/designs-orange-gold-casseroles/glassware/">Designs</a> Pyrex mixing bowls (sorry, only one shown) that were made: the 343 1 1/2 quarts and the 344 3 quarts, $18, found at the <a href="http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/Lake+Luzerne-NY/Village+View+Variety+Shoppe/1502080">Village View Variety Shoppe</a>, Lake Luzerne, NY.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmggKUEXhRkjs7z-19WnUJFPyot4VBJyVtlhSGeyZMBMRsWVUPCKmiMVM1NY8MR8HSdhPLlox0pQ1qGxe-ptFQUQQwXr_N-RYTjsNMJo-u038ubEQ3If8nqGKWNzv-WZ4TFjRSaMnhcQ0/s1600/IMG00542-20110831-1042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmggKUEXhRkjs7z-19WnUJFPyot4VBJyVtlhSGeyZMBMRsWVUPCKmiMVM1NY8MR8HSdhPLlox0pQ1qGxe-ptFQUQQwXr_N-RYTjsNMJo-u038ubEQ3If8nqGKWNzv-WZ4TFjRSaMnhcQ0/s400/IMG00542-20110831-1042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647127727728529730" /></a>My first <a href="http://www.pyrexlove.com/in/vintage-color-patterns/friendship/">Friendship</a> Pyrex Cinderella casserole find, $20, found at the <a href="http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/Lake+Luzerne-NY/Village+View+Variety+Shoppe/1502080">Village View Variety Shoppe</a>,Lake Luzerne, NY.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQx8DYxmu9W3kjB8EI-q7nOvGpSvF6c7kftNubdqQFi1_CoH4XsBq753qD-27S2Nf9OxvB5AsnED7oOA1Bccictdkg_EYSZfQQTSh1F5WW2UDkjt6LSm0vGRmgJZbdbZO4iKOUtT_6rM/s1600/IMG00547-20110831-1044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQx8DYxmu9W3kjB8EI-q7nOvGpSvF6c7kftNubdqQFi1_CoH4XsBq753qD-27S2Nf9OxvB5AsnED7oOA1Bccictdkg_EYSZfQQTSh1F5WW2UDkjt6LSm0vGRmgJZbdbZO4iKOUtT_6rM/s400/IMG00547-20110831-1044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647127781625083330" /></a>Southern Belle embroidered dresser scarf, $3, <a href="http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/Lake+Luzerne-NY/Village+View+Variety+Shoppe/1502080">Village View Variety Shoppe</a>, Lake Luzerne, NY.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75GoxDDBIuMqJ6reS4nFx68Ljr7-IyS87L0CwZEAJqNFdkC4eAfwXv71gwFBDM8MWrTYUhGPNRqEVg77WKPP0Kjx0N504b8DjrHaTEKWG50xf0-sLjPP1TtQl9SHyevp4wlU32DTN6l4/s1600/IMG00539-20110831-1034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75GoxDDBIuMqJ6reS4nFx68Ljr7-IyS87L0CwZEAJqNFdkC4eAfwXv71gwFBDM8MWrTYUhGPNRqEVg77WKPP0Kjx0N504b8DjrHaTEKWG50xf0-sLjPP1TtQl9SHyevp4wlU32DTN6l4/s400/IMG00539-20110831-1034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647127344322607522" /></a>And the piece de resistance for the week so far: 1950s-70s chrome based barrel chair, $3, found at the same Johnstown, NY thrift store as the fondue pot.<br /><br />I have lots more pics to share when I get around to capturing them. Happy Thrifting, everyone! <br /><br />Shared at <a href="http://apronthriftgirl.typepad.com/apron_thrift_girl/2011/10/thrift-share-monday-los-angeles.html">Apron Thrift Girl's Thrift Share Monday </a> link party.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-8819589820035138282011-08-14T11:47:00.002-04:002011-08-14T11:51:04.569-04:00"I Wish I Looked Like Cindy Crawford."--Cindy CrawfordThis is for all the beautiful women who think they are not. My favorite quote in this video is by Cindy Crawford, who says, "I Wish I Looked Like Cindy Crawford." This is a must-view for all women.
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<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-51014574294656662942011-07-24T19:59:00.003-04:002011-07-24T20:08:51.710-04:00Flea Market Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepkGXhE-dvQeWY4NqPbjep-7Kjqi7BsN2Din80Spw2a2pXGTgLOLGz6wFsauznPL8q9wL4aiR0xF6JwZpaKNfNy-A0vOM4KN68NmVgP5pMkz3CJOqIRMib1omWyvZiNe617VXWrWKqus/s1600/firekingeggnog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepkGXhE-dvQeWY4NqPbjep-7Kjqi7BsN2Din80Spw2a2pXGTgLOLGz6wFsauznPL8q9wL4aiR0xF6JwZpaKNfNy-A0vOM4KN68NmVgP5pMkz3CJOqIRMib1omWyvZiNe617VXWrWKqus/s400/firekingeggnog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633073191750775202" /></a><center>(photo credit from Ioffer.com)</center><br /><br />We went to the Middleburgh, NY outdoor flea market today, where I scored a set similar to the one above for--wait for it--$11! I have never seen a set like it in any of my Fireking books, or in any antique store for that matter. I also bought a yellow rose tin match holder for $3, a walnut and marble-topped Victorian table for $60, and some vintage advertising crates with great graphics for $5 each. It was a good day.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-67819496707581200822011-07-14T22:59:00.001-04:002011-07-14T23:03:25.622-04:00Are They Still Cool? Bueller?This one speaks for itself. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GpPa9pvlkEg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-26924712621633640362011-06-10T22:08:00.005-04:002011-06-10T22:34:58.925-04:00Gene Kelly Pole-Dances!I just watched the beginning of <a href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/374/Pirate-The/">The Pirate</a> today with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, and was surprised to see Gene Kelly pole-dance in a movie from 1948! I mean, where were the censors? Anyway, really hot stuff:<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x4_IiHf8hCw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><a href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/374/Pirate-The/"></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-3943277879320364792011-06-04T10:27:00.003-04:002011-06-04T10:43:19.560-04:00The 325 Square Foot HomeThere is something beautiful, unique and simple about this 320 square foot home, as seen on <a href="http://consumerist.com/2011/06/family-of-three-lives-mortgage-free-by-downsizing-to-320-sq-ft-home.html">here</a> on the Consumerist:<br /><br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Y15dxUZN3s?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Y15dxUZN3s?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br />Could you live in such a small, efficient little home?<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-30892520185719656962011-04-10T20:33:00.012-04:002011-04-10T21:36:01.979-04:00Stylish Home Decor Round UpHere are a few home decor treasures I am liking today (click on the links in blue to go to each item):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFI1EfSREaQ9QtiUZ1zTt6lt2CRSp4dK-Ikr4Wb_2e-ZJ07heVXjIDZES2SsJFiZrKM4ESqwNF5iD_PEnP5M6IK7xTv1tjzdZx6KmvpwcpMappZfDknE_cgsOHp3s8kmSJDJzMCwtEdXI/s1600/product_thumb.php.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFI1EfSREaQ9QtiUZ1zTt6lt2CRSp4dK-Ikr4Wb_2e-ZJ07heVXjIDZES2SsJFiZrKM4ESqwNF5iD_PEnP5M6IK7xTv1tjzdZx6KmvpwcpMappZfDknE_cgsOHp3s8kmSJDJzMCwtEdXI/s400/product_thumb.php.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118051900914850" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blisslivinghome.com/london-candles-p-1655.html">London Candles, Blisslivinghome.com.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGug_7FSybxJDmCWhFE25xEBptuI_0uIsC9mqQZZY8IPXz2ock7Mq25psY5YOSh0R2210siDJ50gOvXi9IEYssO5zm-daFwcnkFn-gdeSdVqrWrumcp3w3MsRLbKU5hzH-fB3j8_Slp0/s1600/mermaid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGug_7FSybxJDmCWhFE25xEBptuI_0uIsC9mqQZZY8IPXz2ock7Mq25psY5YOSh0R2210siDJ50gOvXi9IEYssO5zm-daFwcnkFn-gdeSdVqrWrumcp3w3MsRLbKU5hzH-fB3j8_Slp0/s400/mermaid.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594120315731044274" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70396971/mermaid-ceramic-tea-can">Mermaid Tea Can, Chalinns on Etsy</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUikRH9wvTWMMLB0fruq0yO7rZkF7EdeToeSN33BGmU_cfyPMyUtA_g95fyyGe34PnwhOF_1KoyRwmkuhXnypWSY0ltVSlB51VnICrbH7KglzYmg0mCn4ga8EoXP6MJjEmqN6P_SjlgoM/s1600/bPY-ETGLSIL.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUikRH9wvTWMMLB0fruq0yO7rZkF7EdeToeSN33BGmU_cfyPMyUtA_g95fyyGe34PnwhOF_1KoyRwmkuhXnypWSY0ltVSlB51VnICrbH7KglzYmg0mCn4ga8EoXP6MJjEmqN6P_SjlgoM/s400/bPY-ETGLSIL.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_55941211791349http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif24658" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pylones-usa.com/pylones/product.php?product=705">Eiffel Tower Grater, Pylones-USA.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhref="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP4UAmfzQhcxfojJ7H2ulrmyyuANxpZwFrlGzyvv1pziCW1WDlGqWc9V5_VvLsfx0yPZIdOlSfGbd31cp_jTpv39IPNLqy4lPjj1qC-kLd1H2yQITMNLis0Ab3TwFo7OESahNdhfYniQ/s1600/audrey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP4UAmfzQhcxfojJ7H2ulrmyyuANxpZwFrlGzyvv1pziCW1WDlGqWc9V5_VvLsfx0yPZIdOlSfGbd31cp_jTpv39IPNLqy4lPjj1qC-kLd1H2yQITMNLis0Ab3TwFo7OESahNdhfYniQ/s400/audrey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594122464676956786" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.modcloth.com/Apartment/Bookstore+Desktop/-Fifty-Dresses-that-Changed-the-World">Fifty Dresses that Changed the World, Modcloth.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcn6s7OR2N1LnHNdux5NC28xD0kwxb448295yn7bn0FI0rl3tM8uxFqdtGDc_z2W573eQJ4DDfbNPgAOBmA0-6LUR1WtcKAgm-7v1Xp_ZSglg4naVelKyolJNyett0V-ryu6nKVJRLsw/s1600/Bedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcn6s7OR2N1LnHNdux5NC28xD0kwxb448295yn7bn0FI0rl3tM8uxFqdtGDc_z2W573eQJ4DDfbNPgAOBmA0-6LUR1WtcKAgm-7v1Xp_ZSglg4naVelKyolJNyett0V-ryu6nKVJRLsw/s400/Bedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594126299438487810" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/bed-and-bath/all-decorative-bedding/marimekko-samovaari-berry-bed-linens/f40134">Marimekko-Samovaari Bed Linens, Crate and Barrel</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrALqcKcehqxUZliE6N2cDxvazXVYGkC4cvAdUWAUWjWuO2BCALvEEgl-_BJwER1NhHxP3qUa1VW0PLvECQKwtPaRfrV347WoqLgLuNpM_VaStpMElb7EEK6p4oLJZSd4o1e6FzMMO3o/s1600/pillow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrALqcKcehqxUZliE6N2cDxvazXVYGkC4cvAdUWAUWjWuO2BCALvEEgl-_BJwER1NhHxP3qUa1VW0PLvECQKwtPaRfrV347WoqLgLuNpM_VaStpMElb7EEK6p4oLJZSd4o1e6FzMMO3o/s400/pillow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127550034139234" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59796434/happy-birds-cushion-in-teal-on-white">Happy Birds cushion by RoddyandGinger on Etsy</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRxLHTHJX9moD2l6mNQ7qyCG6knCPnw-bFsR5ZOCuxxQQnzEF7_ERG0yTXMDH8K9e9SwZm2xPdl_FecEg7Nua3Qz4psIVFGj5rLlAqcqAwlFcLFyr24qOCsA84KzfJiDCHzkNvgXjVVI/s1600/globe.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRxLHTHJX9moD2l6mNQ7qyCG6knCPnw-bFsR5ZOCuxxQQnzEF7_ERG0yTXMDH8K9e9SwZm2xPdl_FecEg7Nua3Qz4psIVFGj5rLlAqcqAwlFcLFyr24qOCsA84KzfJiDCHzkNvgXjVVI/s400/globe.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594128615462431266" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pylones-usa.com/pylones/product.php?product=976">NYC Globe, Pylones-USA.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W8cUdceLrIOTwKvAUP8G2PbFPCIaukL3m2nyQDlrqYArZJF8gm7em7QDumgevLtCalz6-R8A6yQJz9dDbsZLXVV_1I7f2efkB4ZTfoNHJF8heMisqyYX95p2oMs2w7TcpU5nPNGkKdc/s1600/cathhomeprint.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W8cUdceLrIOTwKvAUP8G2PbFPCIaukL3m2nyQDlrqYArZJF8gm7em7QDumgevLtCalz6-R8A6yQJz9dDbsZLXVV_1I7f2efkB4ZTfoNHJF8heMisqyYX95p2oMs2w7TcpU5nPNGkKdc/s400/cathhomeprint.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594130880505565346" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68246999/some-like-it-hot-cathrineholm-inspired">Some Like It Hot Print by Handz on Etsy</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdEE2nMtqAmi11dtnV5hi4WQUr8jbWyvNd1onNUDHANrTyDU7uF951hS3Tf3AfIZxUA8zYCj8cUCEMi_bd5yb1Pcy69izcuhxVrCwd2k2n3WNn3r42xq7PEKi0lJwmPJT5OCCkZSKtuE/s1600/silverware.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdEE2nMtqAmi11dtnV5hi4WQUr8jbWyvNd1onNUDHANrTyDU7uF951hS3Tf3AfIZxUA8zYCj8cUCEMi_bd5yb1Pcy69izcuhxVrCwd2k2n3WNn3r42xq7PEKi0lJwmPJT5OCCkZSKtuE/s400/silverware.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594132426972524690" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69063367/service-for-six">Vintage Service for Six, SadieOlive on Etsy</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-87168419381952532952011-01-14T19:55:00.007-05:002011-01-14T21:36:13.354-05:00Talk About Cheesy! 1970s AdsClose your eyes. Step into the Wayback Machine. Imagine there are no computers, no cell phones, no DVDs or Ipods. Imagine a world with books and skate keys and penny candy, vinyl records and 8 track tapes and hokey tv. A world where running around outside with your friends until dark, or playing with Barbies or Hot Wheels or GI Joes, was the most fun a kid could have. Now, imagine that you have taken a break to watch afternoon television. This is what you would see:<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Wy4fvDBQ0U?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Wy4fvDBQ0U?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br /> I was 15 when this catchy jingle came out. Pizza hut was a Saturday afternoon staple after rollerskating or shopping for us teens. Tip of the hat to <a href="http://www.retrojunk.com/">RetroJunk</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/seanmc31076#p/search/1/2Wy4fvDBQ0U">seanmc31076</a> on You Tube.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fJYvtyEGqjo?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fJYvtyEGqjo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />This epitomizes my childhood tv viewing experience. We were so innocent then! Includes the famous Mean Joe Green Superbowl Coke ad. Nod to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Genius7277">Genius7277</a> on You Tube. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Lq1_hqvybA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Lq1_hqvybA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j22apcmtWKs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j22apcmtWKs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />More retro tv goodness from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Genius7277">Genius7277</a> on You Tube. This was a time of shlock, cigarette ads and sexism. As you can see, the 50s and 60s hairstyles and clothes still lingered in 1970-71. And dig those mini skirts and the shag carpeting! <br /><br />I hope you have enjoyed your time in the Wayback Machine. Happy Viewing!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-82615210535378642872010-09-25T19:13:00.002-04:002010-09-25T19:21:02.151-04:00The Funniest Man on Earth<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/PlcBIJBpeKo/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PlcBIJBpeKo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PlcBIJBpeKo?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />This is the ultimate in 1980s nostalgia. Jack Rebney, RV salesman and self-titled "angriest man alive," is Winnebago Man in a new documentary about one of the first--albeit unwitting-- viral video stars of Youtube. Directed by Ben Steinbauer, the film features Jack Rebney as they discovered him today, still sharply funny and full of ire. The video itself, which can be found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56u-bZwexyU&feature=related"> here </a> (beware, not safe for work but outrageously hilarious), is a series of 1988 outtakes from an ad for the 1989 Itasca Sunflyer Winnebago motorhome, narrated by Jack Rebney. It was first circulated on VHS by cast and crew of the ad, which then fell into the hands of VHS tape collectors, who copied and traded it until it ended up on Youtube in 2005. Truly one of the funniest outtakes cllp I have ever watched, and a great statement on the unconscious effect even our most insignificant actions can have on the world. Can't wait for the DVD, which comes out on November 2nd! Read all about Winnebago Man <a href="http://winnebagoman.com/index.php">here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-81637016957660779842010-09-05T12:11:00.002-04:002010-09-05T12:16:04.925-04:00Why do I Love Rotary Phones?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPUDRi84bHyfx24ilK_cGYPtkejhGW8rkrDn6HFLRRNnpH39nmP_KmNtfPM5sD0DJJTAuBePQWexnmwJ9Fzu0jkIcF_Gd06NHikI1R-ULDWfxob-fMbmofeSPv1ZabCM6CutqhC-TECk/s1600/20100901_35.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPUDRi84bHyfx24ilK_cGYPtkejhGW8rkrDn6HFLRRNnpH39nmP_KmNtfPM5sD0DJJTAuBePQWexnmwJ9Fzu0jkIcF_Gd06NHikI1R-ULDWfxob-fMbmofeSPv1ZabCM6CutqhC-TECk/s400/20100901_35.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513458995534059826" border="0" /></a><center>(Hubby in a rotary payphone booth at the antiques mall)</center><br /><br />Why do I love rotary phones so much (ranking right up there with my irrational love for canister sets, atomic lampshades, and chrome)? It's bad enough I remember calling my friends on them as a child! I miss the swirl of the dial as you dialed each digit, and you could not wait for the number to connect! Sometimes even now, I have to look around to find the rotary phone when I am out and hear someone's "retro" cell ring tone...Recently we put a red rotary table phone in our bedroom, and I can now say we are both half-deaf and highly nervous...that was taken out ASAP! We put it there because it is one of the only rooms in this "quaint" (translation, hard-to-live-in) 1920 money pit with a phone jack, other than the kitchen, where the microwave sits. I wonder, how did we stand them growing up?</p><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redgiantsfan/3583380909/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3583380909_33ba5994c7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redgiantsfan/3583380909/">Orange Rotary Phone</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/redgiantsfan/">redgiantsfan</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-53311255945651941812010-08-16T11:07:00.005-04:002010-08-16T12:50:59.898-04:00Will Wonders Never CeaseAustin, Texas is known as the burgeoning art and crafts mecca of the U.S. After all, it's the place that gave us <a href="http://naughtysecretaryclub.blogspot.com/">The Naughty Secretary's Club</a>'s Jennifer Perkins, <a href="http://www.diamondsandgunsbyactionjackson.blogspot.com/"> Action Jackson</a>, and <a href="http://www.artistsforaustin.org/">Artists for Austin,</a>, to name a few. According to the <a href="http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/redevelopment/cad_wkshp.htm">Austin City Connection,</a> "the creative sector in Austin is a $2.2 billion industry that contributes over $48 million annually to the City tax base and over 44,000 jobs." Part of that vibrant scene revolves around a little diamond in the rough called <a href="http://thewondercraft.com/">The Wondercraft,</a>a vintage airstream named <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewondercraft/sets/72157623343275077/">Stella</a> turned diy craftsmobile and boutique. According to their website, "the WonderCraft exists to help everyone achieve a more creative lifestyle. The WonderCraft's mission is to propagate daily creativity and passion for its staff, students, local artists and patrons, by way of mobile classes, creative parties and events, and one-of-a-kind, artistic products. These services and products will be offered through a combination of shared space belonging to local businesses and an eye-catching, vintage trailer that travels wherever the need for artistic expression exists. We hope that our iconic Airstream trailer will inspire wonder and leave a trail of creativity in its wake."<br /><br />Here are some pics of The Wondercraft's innovative owners and boutique: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfglw2qulkQnwK-vp8BnHRrXmLt0KOjlLWsDM_PLVFFlsqAdwqDJuHNDvJDvBE5-wW4a7fxhIrzeqfLbQxYGRaUh2fw0Ow4gm5OXvpOB5rxv2tX6ZIz5wbe575FfkV-GSTQY8yEcYSIkw/s1600/wondercraft12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfglw2qulkQnwK-vp8BnHRrXmLt0KOjlLWsDM_PLVFFlsqAdwqDJuHNDvJDvBE5-wW4a7fxhIrzeqfLbQxYGRaUh2fw0Ow4gm5OXvpOB5rxv2tX6ZIz5wbe575FfkV-GSTQY8yEcYSIkw/s400/wondercraft12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506026736475421570" /></a><center>The WonderCraft gals! top to bottom: Jenifer Bryan, Beth Hempton, Kimberly Sae-Eua & Beth Albrecht.</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUVkexD5F83iE-R_cdYISkuodM3ehuIyql3UigE3tTaNOwa2A6wc8k1XmJpt2qwhLtQ0lwEcJEw08H3U2dVc74zNl0eKmyj3yV1Y4L3dKO_kQ-oFyblx2NWLfUKAl0TCEKYDof7Q_-W4/s1600/wondercraft11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUVkexD5F83iE-R_cdYISkuodM3ehuIyql3UigE3tTaNOwa2A6wc8k1XmJpt2qwhLtQ0lwEcJEw08H3U2dVc74zNl0eKmyj3yV1Y4L3dKO_kQ-oFyblx2NWLfUKAl0TCEKYDof7Q_-W4/s400/wondercraft11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506026738846559922" /></a><center>The Wondercraft's February 2010 Grand Opening.</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bli-eNxGjem6tsJGm9tkoOWWNjDxpsEHk5zkQOWzEgVNg1c13FrWR7TseI74_bbq0TpwFAgosxUG5CDpWOyhBkDyzgWkIyAVdtFciEVdArqt1TQtu-iliNrigALWSyZB54sgpgvdTDo/s1600/wondercraft10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bli-eNxGjem6tsJGm9tkoOWWNjDxpsEHk5zkQOWzEgVNg1c13FrWR7TseI74_bbq0TpwFAgosxUG5CDpWOyhBkDyzgWkIyAVdtFciEVdArqt1TQtu-iliNrigALWSyZB54sgpgvdTDo/s400/wondercraft10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506026359429546450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRrygDE05MwWz01JbYwPPPfzLuKDtSzR9bEWlTxOAivMiEXGewYycrCiNndv7MdsB92A4zmFJohHZFv5G4ycikGYelaMBZ12Hjrmq3525FJ_gjOqdOLwD72bReMLdMgdwCGBFT_NGsmk/s1600/wondercraft9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRrygDE05MwWz01JbYwPPPfzLuKDtSzR9bEWlTxOAivMiEXGewYycrCiNndv7MdsB92A4zmFJohHZFv5G4ycikGYelaMBZ12Hjrmq3525FJ_gjOqdOLwD72bReMLdMgdwCGBFT_NGsmk/s400/wondercraft9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506026352329739074" /></a><center>Renovating Stella.</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt-X9VynQpQ2deVQcDBLr3XeRACCOyHMGWghzjXOZqtUVLLe_95HpeIaXzAfuk_oul5OpA81rpcakPwwqCGF67598rweX6afJhgPOARsl8enRkLvQ2DnGBvbVSAy6YKbFMtDI24CgwPw/s1600/wondercraft8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt-X9VynQpQ2deVQcDBLr3XeRACCOyHMGWghzjXOZqtUVLLe_95HpeIaXzAfuk_oul5OpA81rpcakPwwqCGF67598rweX6afJhgPOARsl8enRkLvQ2DnGBvbVSAy6YKbFMtDI24CgwPw/s400/wondercraft8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506026343712469570" /></a><center>Stella When She Was First Found in Victoria, Texas </center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLPTcis7RZ7ZcX4POu8l_pbyK4TMVya_ZinRB4QFT2bOs3kx3fp1qeTf2MKuD0rMlJy34WLbKIHA0pFhqbiWQ_7Bh7Yg6iihGa88jOsF3JvvgADZcZu01Np89twZC9eidJWg7DzG6HCA/s1600/wondercraft7.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_4Uf88MASqMPv_q4H4adqGMpkyBA5_csCJqrX-ctnN4BRP7LqLWAS0j9KC_SpSz0qJOQOooVsvI9X8Uas8Fd9t1mpbPh9iSI16egRakIh64Y5HADJ42OD5_LswU6J62Gp7iNcy_qxJ0/s400/wondercraft5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506025668795902242" /></a><center>You can buy these<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/actionjackson"> here</a></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk_JPT35phrhKAa51b4fBz7nsxLmzoTK8FqmOfJeIOplj0SeZn7xeQKtT2J-HKrshd8JgbtAjPn9392sMSKV40J8LlSX7Zgr9fBMlXKiOXcaVfZr1-VmXBHZ82qaiNYbRbrd-hZ_ii3k/s1600/wondercraft4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk_JPT35phrhKAa51b4fBz7nsxLmzoTK8FqmOfJeIOplj0SeZn7xeQKtT2J-HKrshd8JgbtAjPn9392sMSKV40J8LlSX7Zgr9fBMlXKiOXcaVfZr1-VmXBHZ82qaiNYbRbrd-hZ_ii3k/s400/wondercraft4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506025665165944642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohnw5o5KECFIXuIjsBMYcSOofuH3_XDBtV1pEm6KAuGj-VGlpM2cBmX-CirkIZzVkfUYpCqX41hZYaGF71Jgcg8fB7kulQHDRcXcNnWXZ2uFsDRORoVJGTgGZql-VUbPOzrWMDVorMnE/s1600/wondercraft3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohnw5o5KECFIXuIjsBMYcSOofuH3_XDBtV1pEm6KAuGj-VGlpM2cBmX-CirkIZzVkfUYpCqX41hZYaGF71Jgcg8fB7kulQHDRcXcNnWXZ2uFsDRORoVJGTgGZql-VUbPOzrWMDVorMnE/s400/wondercraft3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506025666543930658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClYIUwsywyAhcOPyxmQ0UvKImUHqVCTJ_9zZLvhxqzxPHUiIK5h_6mHYfrpHkjoUnwocOZCD6HhHUA3utoEX-Jwd4Q4lN2HP_jCSpzdeqYN4RtwWdPxTUCW9gcp-Sn3qvZwWzYEHq0LI/s1600/wondercraft2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClYIUwsywyAhcOPyxmQ0UvKImUHqVCTJ_9zZLvhxqzxPHUiIK5h_6mHYfrpHkjoUnwocOZCD6HhHUA3utoEX-Jwd4Q4lN2HP_jCSpzdeqYN4RtwWdPxTUCW9gcp-Sn3qvZwWzYEHq0LI/s400/wondercraft2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506025662099852866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EvPvIhqixpYmentOiUbQf8Gv40rhJIO-HcxdeR5_sd6YE2jkGMJ2OFTqKhofs0dPwTTSkXabS2FcXxIW2CYQnLLgqlaTbugZLqJKPhzsPD1sde31Ackshrny_Zo5w__SwI5hDW4wgPo/s1600/wondercraft.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EvPvIhqixpYmentOiUbQf8Gv40rhJIO-HcxdeR5_sd6YE2jkGMJ2OFTqKhofs0dPwTTSkXabS2FcXxIW2CYQnLLgqlaTbugZLqJKPhzsPD1sde31Ackshrny_Zo5w__SwI5hDW4wgPo/s400/wondercraft.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506025655484417874" /></a><br /><br />The Wondercraft is <a href="http://thewondercraft.com/">here.</a> If you find yourself in Austin, go explore!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-25225553327286841722010-07-21T22:51:00.001-04:002010-07-21T22:54:45.567-04:00Retro Office Safety Training Video<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bcg53bRktCg&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bcg53bRktCg&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />I remember the days of pencil skirts, rotary phones, dangerous file cabinets and spilled coffee! Do you?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-8714697877993582572010-07-21T21:19:00.005-04:002010-07-21T22:00:39.915-04:00Pug Calls Batman from His Lair<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrIp3k5pJQM&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrIp3k5pJQM&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />If you are like me (ahem, old), you remember a certain Batman cartoon on Saturday mornings in the early 70s. Watch as a cute and talented pug summons Batman from his Batcave, complete with retro cartoon images from the show! Via <a href="http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/19/batman-pug/">Urlesque</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" border="0" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-46604693286470519622010-06-25T14:33:00.005-04:002010-06-25T14:58:58.714-04:00Vintage Sale Drive for Atticus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC04UVng5j53bJWN8fGtjtES1-wkcztf7aAXis3jL7gcgSxIsT13diM0n6hvWIM-8XmhrJhZz78e7hWGOTJrXzVR9USMyKfqwa3NysqMiDfG9x4sfe1TiyuWhnxbVj-AUMoIeGoO4mtQ/s1600/piewacketbanner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC04UVng5j53bJWN8fGtjtES1-wkcztf7aAXis3jL7gcgSxIsT13diM0n6hvWIM-8XmhrJhZz78e7hWGOTJrXzVR9USMyKfqwa3NysqMiDfG9x4sfe1TiyuWhnxbVj-AUMoIeGoO4mtQ/s400/piewacketbanner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486782710218343602" /></a><br />One of my all-time favorite bloggers, photographers, and retrolovers, Lara Rossignol, from the blog<a href="http://www.piewacketblog.com/"> Piewacket, </a>is having a fund drive to benefit her ailing kitty, Atticus. You can read about his medical issues here:<a href="http://www.piewacketblog.com/journal/2010/6/22/the-atticus-project.html">The Atticus Project.</a><br /><br />You can visit her etsy store here:<br /><center><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Octochick?show_panel=true"><img src="http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/7476/piewacket.jpg"></a></center><br /><br />Please patronize her etsy shop and give aid and love to Atticus!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-29592123967907122362010-06-18T19:45:00.011-04:002010-06-18T20:22:05.950-04:00Etsy Favorites Roundup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Qcf2E6sUSIdPk8j7ZthDwCJDck_N29p13YwJdkpboToa-cqCVZokKDUw5e5lwP_cKP0PZKppEQUDFFt-hU7M7WUHN6uoWbHqw8a6mxTx3U71wRbYNS4_CTFLAG4PRsBqBaZs_CGQNjM/s1600/etsy9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Qcf2E6sUSIdPk8j7ZthDwCJDck_N29p13YwJdkpboToa-cqCVZokKDUw5e5lwP_cKP0PZKppEQUDFFt-hU7M7WUHN6uoWbHqw8a6mxTx3U71wRbYNS4_CTFLAG4PRsBqBaZs_CGQNjM/s400/etsy9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484273153455019266" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/34166083/vintage-mid-century-covered-casserole">Vintage Mid-Century Covered Casserole, retroactivetreasures, $$38</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9b5yoeBI1BEFONoO92nv507VS-NInw5Qmoz2a6f1zS5oJtiXBkjCNp7emacZgS2mn1eolXS-eLigse-PIKGsmjkOO78gzjqr5T200hsuZxKBTy0M_Djuw0DST_9xQV9mWZ_Qd19Wekk/s1600/etsy8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9b5yoeBI1BEFONoO92nv507VS-NInw5Qmoz2a6f1zS5oJtiXBkjCNp7emacZgS2mn1eolXS-eLigse-PIKGsmjkOO78gzjqr5T200hsuZxKBTy0M_Djuw0DST_9xQV9mWZ_Qd19Wekk/s400/etsy8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484271246755582002" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/12331091/orange-orchard-on-a-pedestal-mug">Orange Orchard on a Pedestal Mugs, youareyou, $19</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEANqzCyyQ7ikoGV4eESLrKIBWHY0XJY75kxdwaNpM21AmaZnyIOs_T0fkIsE8KU9YwRWmqVNdY1Bq_Zd-mOFufjwsiTXs9GqQ385rk_EVUmKc6Ef8BCqP_zNaASYslE0AGg11USZNzEs/s1600/etsy7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEANqzCyyQ7ikoGV4eESLrKIBWHY0XJY75kxdwaNpM21AmaZnyIOs_T0fkIsE8KU9YwRWmqVNdY1Bq_Zd-mOFufjwsiTXs9GqQ385rk_EVUmKc6Ef8BCqP_zNaASYslE0AGg11USZNzEs/s400/etsy7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484270048144644546" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/47577784/aluminum-art-bracelet-free-usa-shipping">Aluminum Art Bracelet, lostelizabeth, $$32</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3i57JbE18ddRq8DJzl9zQs0Pli2W2ToM0TO-W4aVZ_C6kYMckctJYnIgwmLno3Qa7xdXZa-Ko0vq7uf9OnjxqVjR7JpTBN57wg6ixSqaxm7RbwcqR3Z0TnYWYMx3nPC8OwreD5NLVrg/s1600/etsy6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3i57JbE18ddRq8DJzl9zQs0Pli2W2ToM0TO-W4aVZ_C6kYMckctJYnIgwmLno3Qa7xdXZa-Ko0vq7uf9OnjxqVjR7JpTBN57wg6ixSqaxm7RbwcqR3Z0TnYWYMx3nPC8OwreD5NLVrg/s400/etsy6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484269354904227282" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43341071/vintage-pickup-truck-pillowcase-set">Vintage Pickup Truck Pillowcase Set, branchhandmade, $18</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfvUnJFE3Qo90u6qqzMU9NvIsLjfLyrhByhDhbGNNBjUmxPDyVs0RykJbQKhLEIz0sTBUECZpg868HhUHopDB7fT226AtuyFmJuGaQCzd29gDGcXYlFinTCZ_QjoQfT8X9JKf5XdnuHw/s1600/etsy5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfvUnJFE3Qo90u6qqzMU9NvIsLjfLyrhByhDhbGNNBjUmxPDyVs0RykJbQKhLEIz0sTBUECZpg868HhUHopDB7fT226AtuyFmJuGaQCzd29gDGcXYlFinTCZ_QjoQfT8X9JKf5XdnuHw/s400/etsy5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484268686825741074" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44816899/vintage-1950s-glitter-glamour-dress">1950s Glitter Glamour Dress, fabgabs, $68</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorrjKmJGotgWJGK2JEeWYuUsJ6odHPqCyYD7Sd5rpZmSgCL9hKS3cgtkpZbaE-_ZVRa_WOLEmNyYZ1resV-J_z9iw2GPrgKoPs_84i8kWYvi93INBQ5PHHAtdiVO56Y8wX52xfbrYqQw/s1600/etsy4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorrjKmJGotgWJGK2JEeWYuUsJ6odHPqCyYD7Sd5rpZmSgCL9hKS3cgtkpZbaE-_ZVRa_WOLEmNyYZ1resV-J_z9iw2GPrgKoPs_84i8kWYvi93INBQ5PHHAtdiVO56Y8wX52xfbrYqQw/s400/etsy4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484267792417074194" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49227525/new-mr-darcy-proposal-scoop-neck-t">Mr. Darcy Proposal t-shirt, brookish, $22</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UwM0-CrRIBQPZ75AufaM8VnrqPs56qNhJ2i9YDD7xYzylwloyy1F_W_ENL4aIsmbFebcMC9Q2xOd7SgXGn-tDMslcKUBaLjfqWbm5MbLVVpEbH2tqLyjikk2vavySXj_4MydKKmnkmk/s1600/etsy3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UwM0-CrRIBQPZ75AufaM8VnrqPs56qNhJ2i9YDD7xYzylwloyy1F_W_ENL4aIsmbFebcMC9Q2xOd7SgXGn-tDMslcKUBaLjfqWbm5MbLVVpEbH2tqLyjikk2vavySXj_4MydKKmnkmk/s400/etsy3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484267005431802930" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49247868/i-love-you-blogs-and-coffee">I Love You Blogs and Coffee print, jenniferramos, $25</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpP5uKbEOgB4O4lIoj9tA2UtPWGhhx8MB7r4KylaM6hOCPmPpySXpKYrKBz4wHo2vZ9K1eo1AcjNDI3ZyYb-MbP0WJ8yXIjAWnD2QvZW-cYAPLKj8fPMNKnPQcYQk8KKYLhdCbEGGyF8/s1600/etsy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpP5uKbEOgB4O4lIoj9tA2UtPWGhhx8MB7r4KylaM6hOCPmPpySXpKYrKBz4wHo2vZ9K1eo1AcjNDI3ZyYb-MbP0WJ8yXIjAWnD2QvZW-cYAPLKj8fPMNKnPQcYQk8KKYLhdCbEGGyF8/s400/etsy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484266279824626610" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49094862/heart-shaped-flour-scoop">Heart Shaped Flour Scoop, beehivekitchenware, $$40</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37VrTGGLjZD1LWXad0mtqp7AWPlHJgFrKrmwxLj41kj9jbk4QInnH3zir-U4-uUnS9Ok7LA46qt5-46t9rHT9hguOZXFkps0pN2FLiGzXSiagX_rE_KQuZCYWg20N5jGWgnvydPt28p8/s1600/etsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37VrTGGLjZD1LWXad0mtqp7AWPlHJgFrKrmwxLj41kj9jbk4QInnH3zir-U4-uUnS9Ok7LA46qt5-46t9rHT9hguOZXFkps0pN2FLiGzXSiagX_rE_KQuZCYWg20N5jGWgnvydPt28p8/s400/etsy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484264811094070386" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48991654/dipping-dish-ginkgo-in-chartreuse">Gingko Dipping Dish, by hopejohnson, $20</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-40575196696836098712010-04-17T18:51:00.016-04:002010-04-17T20:40:04.376-04:00My Garden SagaNow that planting season is here again (praise the gods!), I am full of ideas on what to grow this year (flower bulbs and seedlings are quaking in fear right now). As a born-and-bred urban apartment dweller until 2005, gardening in the fresh air on my own land had always just been a sweet dream. So, for the five often fun, often frustrating, often clueless years of being a rural homeowner, my front and back yards have been the victims of ongoing gardening "experiments." <br /><br />Here are some pics of my gardening "attempts" over the last five years:<br /><br />This is what we started with:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxZZvUjB8KMGA2YqQCyvGJhjofo6WL20CDX-On4mkUcfhmX5zH58aLjSNKjyWjanVvVIrd9Sne3PPwJ8kzjxcdRL_1RlRvdV7lTXM70lrufMK5AEb359zZ3bhyphenhypheno8qGW-LQ_MLAzm5WlE/s1600/mybluehouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxZZvUjB8KMGA2YqQCyvGJhjofo6WL20CDX-On4mkUcfhmX5zH58aLjSNKjyWjanVvVIrd9Sne3PPwJ8kzjxcdRL_1RlRvdV7lTXM70lrufMK5AEb359zZ3bhyphenhypheno8qGW-LQ_MLAzm5WlE/s400/mybluehouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461249243610161586" /></a><br />Not bad, right? But it was a little bland. Silly me started to dig up that beautiful front lawn to see if I could grow a small flower garden in the middle of it. Here are some of my "tries":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMt1CgGwJQ7NqfedLWBkYEBjIcpbfXQsLvtdxMSrUVmuiaFYKQnTzoz3kgFy3l24PYpvJ65BmJbhmBOo9DKc2a9nrw3kiYbmMrtMefaf9PqrWACdvfe3tZWDPalzkjgtT4AjVux8NIyk/s1600/myfrontgarden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMt1CgGwJQ7NqfedLWBkYEBjIcpbfXQsLvtdxMSrUVmuiaFYKQnTzoz3kgFy3l24PYpvJ65BmJbhmBOo9DKc2a9nrw3kiYbmMrtMefaf9PqrWACdvfe3tZWDPalzkjgtT4AjVux8NIyk/s400/myfrontgarden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461250978549307122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim60z97APkEQM46808N4kYN7meN1PM7q-hRlTIyXmykLRR6TMHzRslBphZ574p1EpUhG4TcB-YFuJOFaII-Beldt2TvW-7MqUgy4iXU138zSGcDSAx0TmKo5Fy61Xr8NsgRcV9REIbw4k/s1600/myfrontgarden2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim60z97APkEQM46808N4kYN7meN1PM7q-hRlTIyXmykLRR6TMHzRslBphZ574p1EpUhG4TcB-YFuJOFaII-Beldt2TvW-7MqUgy4iXU138zSGcDSAx0TmKo5Fy61Xr8NsgRcV9REIbw4k/s400/myfrontgarden2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461250974721982386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic99u8uUYrhdxbKo2PXFkYSz7aBt7zhuWfZ8vdpP4H725XRN75VbRYomGzq1ccQqSuJVDFJ17_SjWziuo7QUgcJ0GsapeMiVa5N57ugTheYxlfSh_rh4kcYJZK3Xh1xE8a6rUT7gYPUys/s1600/myfrontgarden3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic99u8uUYrhdxbKo2PXFkYSz7aBt7zhuWfZ8vdpP4H725XRN75VbRYomGzq1ccQqSuJVDFJ17_SjWziuo7QUgcJ0GsapeMiVa5N57ugTheYxlfSh_rh4kcYJZK3Xh1xE8a6rUT7gYPUys/s400/myfrontgarden3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461250970728699090" /></a><br /><br />Impatiens, nasturtiums, some rocks dug from the soil, a $2 shrub from Wal-mart,some gladiolas, a thrifted miniature wheelbarrow with a nest that fell from our lilac tree. That was fun for awhile, but I was a little...unimpressed. So I dug it up and started a wildflower patch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0WCxQyb1_zv94ba2tlJxtNl5xFoOJJj8kcjIVB2kVnVJeCFc-P7TKc6fdCcw2flgk30_qRZ1D2NNlqyANeGmt2D2GywnaHrugtDPydOsQnxSZGAZxdQiS64QYh2_HUfiqS6r4NXxRe8/s1600/mytransitionwildflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0WCxQyb1_zv94ba2tlJxtNl5xFoOJJj8kcjIVB2kVnVJeCFc-P7TKc6fdCcw2flgk30_qRZ1D2NNlqyANeGmt2D2GywnaHrugtDPydOsQnxSZGAZxdQiS64QYh2_HUfiqS6r4NXxRe8/s400/mytransitionwildflowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461256336662626162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpJXaC1xt2nXcN0peHtU5K7CaxyXohOsuLpilReKdklnF0uspyM97ueO0x5raDiN_s-jWiOMvybLbsxUUcJNtTT6BoZmRqqxHQAkE6Y_povdNg6qa80IQUIuJs-rrRf11DESKjNlckAY/s1600/Mytransitionwildflowerscloseup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpJXaC1xt2nXcN0peHtU5K7CaxyXohOsuLpilReKdklnF0uspyM97ueO0x5raDiN_s-jWiOMvybLbsxUUcJNtTT6BoZmRqqxHQAkE6Y_povdNg6qa80IQUIuJs-rrRf11DESKjNlckAY/s400/Mytransitionwildflowerscloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461256334579388930" /></a><br /><br />That was fun too, but all it got me was some scraggly cosmos and poppies and a lot of weeds. So what did I do? I decided to dig up more front lawn and go bigger:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaHStPBiBY68VCT7if50JVNX3vgx3f7TlhkcrMp3Ke-lDKZsHRMFZxwRSj_tDrOCWFTE6sQx73Sh0PPejmffDw0ewmmfwVjXWnGjjb3JzxvmWJdugAAd28E7ZkTyu3FhS5nWmZy9TS5E/s1600/mywildflowerseedlings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaHStPBiBY68VCT7if50JVNX3vgx3f7TlhkcrMp3Ke-lDKZsHRMFZxwRSj_tDrOCWFTE6sQx73Sh0PPejmffDw0ewmmfwVjXWnGjjb3JzxvmWJdugAAd28E7ZkTyu3FhS5nWmZy9TS5E/s400/mywildflowerseedlings.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257708823975618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVoqNcbe_Avx409LI-eqXuktHG6GZz1dwFeFi0XrGuX4UXoFMhO6E8DkvsEiNRJIGH1gZXrLsKO619z4ZThwmh-vY4NsrcjD3OaNMas3TiIzmBxvEcy1b1q_mjy1WaBL7juQ8-xmcguQ/s1600/mywildflowerseedlings2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVoqNcbe_Avx409LI-eqXuktHG6GZz1dwFeFi0XrGuX4UXoFMhO6E8DkvsEiNRJIGH1gZXrLsKO619z4ZThwmh-vY4NsrcjD3OaNMas3TiIzmBxvEcy1b1q_mjy1WaBL7juQ8-xmcguQ/s400/mywildflowerseedlings2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257705773348274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9UoO_mcmMycMssDdAAxeLuZcDH1nW0OwXdZ5YPpuZ0fGxZ2zOYxoGB6V2XhyjyOLnvJ14izjmjoEFw-PVyHr-yXvLaA5l8ZyT7riVhU4yZTVEdbsH6BL0VYgLr00jssyzNVR1s7zWoM/s1600/Mywildflowers5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9UoO_mcmMycMssDdAAxeLuZcDH1nW0OwXdZ5YPpuZ0fGxZ2zOYxoGB6V2XhyjyOLnvJ14izjmjoEFw-PVyHr-yXvLaA5l8ZyT7riVhU4yZTVEdbsH6BL0VYgLr00jssyzNVR1s7zWoM/s400/Mywildflowers5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257286240561778" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3pmt4oIFYDhpMPxP81CHSXyluOL8iPVpSHpDh18ZdnEU3w51jEUbAyqk4P5ZyjhMGxIq8qYwrDMMJ6viS2UdcMa9EnveYDTy9Bz_5IMA0hRKB2PdJ1GcSVfg_SdiicUF9Hksm9YlLnM/s1600/mywildflowers3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3pmt4oIFYDhpMPxP81CHSXyluOL8iPVpSHpDh18ZdnEU3w51jEUbAyqk4P5ZyjhMGxIq8qYwrDMMJ6viS2UdcMa9EnveYDTy9Bz_5IMA0hRKB2PdJ1GcSVfg_SdiicUF9Hksm9YlLnM/s400/mywildflowers3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257275095619218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVnfpXGG-GppJgjKwda8WhoJpKkzOIOS1egC0kNumuGryC9dKauNlx7AE8Qyer4jYWZykrcCPPV7CP6f7PQPPIFjq-kLofSqLCY1eqTUASW8f3vP5TIIXoKcswb5DPZt-TR44QmGH1NE/s1600/mywildflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVnfpXGG-GppJgjKwda8WhoJpKkzOIOS1egC0kNumuGryC9dKauNlx7AE8Qyer4jYWZykrcCPPV7CP6f7PQPPIFjq-kLofSqLCY1eqTUASW8f3vP5TIIXoKcswb5DPZt-TR44QmGH1NE/s400/mywildflowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257271651073730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn10kkxUglMdqQjIJKXe5vBYSrnNb5tLksz8I4bYMtBhG2aEJAw65z2dS2xuPlLtX06o_6jMEm8d4OKcUXFVPRsJhmdWh0rxn4F_lbNaN9Hf32VqJ5rR1Zl-ifsplfZMQRYrT92NyWz8/s1600/mywildflowers2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn10kkxUglMdqQjIJKXe5vBYSrnNb5tLksz8I4bYMtBhG2aEJAw65z2dS2xuPlLtX06o_6jMEm8d4OKcUXFVPRsJhmdWh0rxn4F_lbNaN9Hf32VqJ5rR1Zl-ifsplfZMQRYrT92NyWz8/s400/mywildflowers2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461257266595835650"></a> <br /><br /><br />We had nice mix of black-eyed susans, purple coneflowers, sweet william, forget-me-nots, rose mallow, candytuft and more, but it was still a little...unkempt. Though it yielded some beautiful bouquets and attracted hummingbirds and butterflies, I like an organized garden, or so I thought. I can't show you the rose garden I started in the wildflower garden's place because...well...it got eaten by Junebugs the size of Volkswagons. Sigh. <br /><br />So at present, our front lawn is in shambles and our front shrubs are torn out to make way for a more appealing, low-maintenance, and spider-free garden (the shrubs were shrouded in thick white cobwebs, so lovely). Meanwhile, the shrub trunks are still in the ground, claw-like and eerie-looking, because we couldn't get them dug out before winter last year. What to plant in their place? <br /><br />Here are some perennials I am thinking of adding this spring:<br /> <br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBrN9B9cyy3O9tnubwcXkpa64iz-D4jX_7706QYxRQ1vDmxS9RH-8a51Lm80enWZ56-qWJWJ9K-Cafdix32H_ehlvQjhvIMqHnMsreqSIlFqzs29KAQuZj61lxZ8EVyjWsQoKOiPyjSM/s1600/purpleiceplant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBrN9B9cyy3O9tnubwcXkpa64iz-D4jX_7706QYxRQ1vDmxS9RH-8a51Lm80enWZ56-qWJWJ9K-Cafdix32H_ehlvQjhvIMqHnMsreqSIlFqzs29KAQuZj61lxZ8EVyjWsQoKOiPyjSM/s400/purpleiceplant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461244633043291378" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=5788">Purple Ice Plants</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIp8ky4J3nim_3kHrWO3MQIXhBEbFJz2DHz2fQXTOL5IN8672mugnDz6YibyjE9Jn2tPphpyy3uMioDQGBDbC_SRDfAb_IooIl0oHzhKG-CRafj2fowoH3iWx71xLmmt0W9t1ExNMCMI/s1600/galaxyenglishdaisymix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIp8ky4J3nim_3kHrWO3MQIXhBEbFJz2DHz2fQXTOL5IN8672mugnDz6YibyjE9Jn2tPphpyy3uMioDQGBDbC_SRDfAb_IooIl0oHzhKG-CRafj2fowoH3iWx71xLmmt0W9t1ExNMCMI/s400/galaxyenglishdaisymix.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461244961362712290" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=5192">Galaxy English Daisy Mix</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HuQqcrsdO8V-A1lhFL2IBC98aw6vx5z4ueKWA1r66Kvlz7uy_t25_K5VU0atXbZhl9EXfvCqU4e91HXNqfG2rvyQW6Mc-Ig9tmKaMhUd0oAdoacr6gnL9D-fAqpCSyKvwdgNiEFROrk/s1600/bluecascaderockcress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HuQqcrsdO8V-A1lhFL2IBC98aw6vx5z4ueKWA1r66Kvlz7uy_t25_K5VU0atXbZhl9EXfvCqU4e91HXNqfG2rvyQW6Mc-Ig9tmKaMhUd0oAdoacr6gnL9D-fAqpCSyKvwdgNiEFROrk/s400/bluecascaderockcress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461245182840350066" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=5365">Blue Cascade Rockcress</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYiQGIgjheBSqkSPyBURospS4jz7VTbG80kgG6ES10Dulp9A1tnG5p3nY246ae28snlNauMzMuLPOWRxNO7jKsEJTCPvu2RdysjKRhlP09gTdRLBMXOrtWNfkoExnZAoxDCcUb1wDK7U/s1600/manhattanpoppy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYiQGIgjheBSqkSPyBURospS4jz7VTbG80kgG6ES10Dulp9A1tnG5p3nY246ae28snlNauMzMuLPOWRxNO7jKsEJTCPvu2RdysjKRhlP09gTdRLBMXOrtWNfkoExnZAoxDCcUb1wDK7U/s400/manhattanpoppy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461245471387405042" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=3086">Manhattan Poppy</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5E5gxpTGY9qB9ExdqiP24uMqLPyeR20PZWVhK-_YTEwWbXajvAYMe3-KVa2A1bPDOF1eYlga3yBht1qOVsXcG41wKQJgLwqqVeR1M10jM1EoutxW0PuDtvbgCrHtiWu-GUO7XNbKmOw/s1600/dwarfsorbetlilies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5E5gxpTGY9qB9ExdqiP24uMqLPyeR20PZWVhK-_YTEwWbXajvAYMe3-KVa2A1bPDOF1eYlga3yBht1qOVsXcG41wKQJgLwqqVeR1M10jM1EoutxW0PuDtvbgCrHtiWu-GUO7XNbKmOw/s400/dwarfsorbetlilies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461245770154387858" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=6436">Dwarf Sorbet Lilies</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnb9SMOHXFQ8u8yXlh28Yu_AU_OqS7JFQe5G5-99IVMK_hi6gFf6RQesTvLCdL2CzcNiz9h5D9d3SM-xuV6EKS7D5oQoCuDsvEtPylHIcrM1j0Zcqse8scpYIa9M16Izqye5Ihnt42yc/s1600/doublelilacgeraniums.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnb9SMOHXFQ8u8yXlh28Yu_AU_OqS7JFQe5G5-99IVMK_hi6gFf6RQesTvLCdL2CzcNiz9h5D9d3SM-xuV6EKS7D5oQoCuDsvEtPylHIcrM1j0Zcqse8scpYIa9M16Izqye5Ihnt42yc/s400/doublelilacgeraniums.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461246286685332242" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/detail.asp?pid=5262">Double Lilac Geraniums</a></center><br /><br />All can be found <a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/spring_planted.asp">here</a> at Dutch Gardens.<br /><br />Spring has sprung, my garden muse is working overtime, and the ground trembles as I pass. Here's to another great botanical "experiment." Wish me luck. 'Cause I'm gonna need it.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-53494138796670219802010-03-23T21:50:00.011-04:002010-03-23T23:06:41.526-04:00Alyssa Starelli - Atomic Houses for Atomic People - Portland, Oregon<a href="http://www.aly-star.com/"><img src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1456/pink2009.jpg"></a><br /> (Click on the banner to visit the site)<br /><br />Meet Alyssa Starelli, founder of <a href="http://mcmleague.org/">The MCM League </a>, a non-profit dedicated to saving Portland, Oregon Googie and Mod architecture. She is also a realtor for time-capsule mid-century mod homes in Portland. As she states on her site: "From 'mid-century modern' to 'arts & crafts', my background and passion for historic architecture and my comprehensive knowledge of Portland will make your home buying experience less of a chore and more of an adventure! I specialize in mid-century architecture, and I do really get it!! If you have a hankering for originial marmoleum, or knotty pine, post and beam construction, atriums and carports, I've got your number!!"<br /><br />Here are a few of her satisfied clients and their swanky homes: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTanlndOl11WBucQLq70t8C0xrFYt0wA21w7Wh40ENJGtLz5tEMc4PD_OQbkvp8nkag9bmgJFLsKajRmbYkWeF0lbYrJbNkM6oLBmy6kuDg0AZpS6zu0T4eQPzxMf990zR242xBaT7e38/s1600-h/amanda2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTanlndOl11WBucQLq70t8C0xrFYt0wA21w7Wh40ENJGtLz5tEMc4PD_OQbkvp8nkag9bmgJFLsKajRmbYkWeF0lbYrJbNkM6oLBmy6kuDg0AZpS6zu0T4eQPzxMf990zR242xBaT7e38/s400/amanda2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452021559069290530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu2wnuGopwvoC63iScM8WLkKEOSGGL_PntWRSs3CqffbPIKnLAEeYGaEx-29-PHAnA_IGSDqfx2ka1XPa-lIfQBUCN3GJtQebbKcEozE0Jo4vmj7mU0CVfcpcHJieRi3DsEvv2uFYRew/s1600-h/amanda1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu2wnuGopwvoC63iScM8WLkKEOSGGL_PntWRSs3CqffbPIKnLAEeYGaEx-29-PHAnA_IGSDqfx2ka1XPa-lIfQBUCN3GJtQebbKcEozE0Jo4vmj7mU0CVfcpcHJieRi3DsEvv2uFYRew/s400/amanda1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452021547149872450" /></a><br /><center>Amanda Killoran, Graphic Designer/DJ/Drummer<br />Lents, SE Portland</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkkJR1gpdz4VFY4d_91ItVtzXYDecE9axPwF31QGzPhORl2NFdsqdjH10YJANuQSWKHp_qp0neOixqXxQQibpqhVb6vqYEDCZRe_QHS8m7FQszoX2iRye43k_y-Pa5tP1lff1doilZSk/s1600-h/powell2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkkJR1gpdz4VFY4d_91ItVtzXYDecE9axPwF31QGzPhORl2NFdsqdjH10YJANuQSWKHp_qp0neOixqXxQQibpqhVb6vqYEDCZRe_QHS8m7FQszoX2iRye43k_y-Pa5tP1lff1doilZSk/s400/powell2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452020455451159314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1rrvu6Buh-RbQhvkuJVhupZNAPEcuAtmyg_YWVuyBBQvQF_BEmdVGplyLM9qJCWhaVHDqcByBGLlU_XI4LrtAUPxxL4zUnCtseCMBmTv7Y4UQDC6m2EQpuFjbANptBjRV0p2U-iIBJI/s1600-h/powell1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1rrvu6Buh-RbQhvkuJVhupZNAPEcuAtmyg_YWVuyBBQvQF_BEmdVGplyLM9qJCWhaVHDqcByBGLlU_XI4LrtAUPxxL4zUnCtseCMBmTv7Y4UQDC6m2EQpuFjbANptBjRV0p2U-iIBJI/s400/powell1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452020450033954802" /></a><br /><center>Brittany Powell, Artist<br />South Tabor, SE Portland</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55yWEiKggjEMA9U9QOB_-HJKr3tFfowmgaLWv0TuAkD0KturIuG6XhyphenhyphensufBpC80YC1sYK9M2j-lsXGCEA92hlm2oZh2A45XsDNqd5RFeGuA_rZZZWk7kxi7oZ-jvJNhAalc2upKg09sw/s1600-h/browns2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55yWEiKggjEMA9U9QOB_-HJKr3tFfowmgaLWv0TuAkD0KturIuG6XhyphenhyphensufBpC80YC1sYK9M2j-lsXGCEA92hlm2oZh2A45XsDNqd5RFeGuA_rZZZWk7kxi7oZ-jvJNhAalc2upKg09sw/s400/browns2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452020440353217922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbePfl5hT4MNHq-Rqq8aYhQ_WTw5A9Vn-XznNM4TZYfOvZ4VMmmhFKS460M3Lw_3txeSb884734luGrBpxawIXSWhAp8QRMI7fa6Ql5c8Mh0St3UQAvsb3DLkVVDTtiNPU5HyQ4I7N6A/s1600-h/browns3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbePfl5hT4MNHq-Rqq8aYhQ_WTw5A9Vn-XznNM4TZYfOvZ4VMmmhFKS460M3Lw_3txeSb884734luGrBpxawIXSWhAp8QRMI7fa6Ql5c8Mh0St3UQAvsb3DLkVVDTtiNPU5HyQ4I7N6A/s400/browns3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452020435508627410" /></a><br /><center>Jim and Michelle Gringeri-Brown, Editors <a href="http://www.atomic-ranch.com/">Atomic Ranch</a><br />Eastmoreland, SE Portland</center><br /><br />Here are her unusual and innovative fliers (click on any for a larger view):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lRdqZWWk7O2GbT4gJbk7NrXlLBW5uJz2PVGQWDINUItD3-vDzLz9qFnks61bEApB2eOztBiL_TrU5c-_oIFsORnDBxRrYR-BkDM9y3zUd_5GFKaY6feEBNtsCcwvTbnm_DSvLPmsGjE/s1600-h/JHflyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lRdqZWWk7O2GbT4gJbk7NrXlLBW5uJz2PVGQWDINUItD3-vDzLz9qFnks61bEApB2eOztBiL_TrU5c-_oIFsORnDBxRrYR-BkDM9y3zUd_5GFKaY6feEBNtsCcwvTbnm_DSvLPmsGjE/s400/JHflyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452019735171068482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DQQwg9lhsx9FkwkLdOHxo9tGt_ftaJgIqztdnECZWnuKdm2VaJaH3soUmUfReP5yVvF2DMAMA0ElxkQ1dX2Hxyu2IwbDix1QRcuz9DGx5FWyKudORAFldLOoRWxjlvih3VDPJrHTnQc/s1600-h/ABflyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DQQwg9lhsx9FkwkLdOHxo9tGt_ftaJgIqztdnECZWnuKdm2VaJaH3soUmUfReP5yVvF2DMAMA0ElxkQ1dX2Hxyu2IwbDix1QRcuz9DGx5FWyKudORAFldLOoRWxjlvih3VDPJrHTnQc/s400/ABflyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452018825027171010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL427DmU4I_BV4oeo2tBKFLi19DwjSAK7cmQiuK0I18IxYX29OwRCn0L2t2VFOyNKCmYkuD1KiUZTmhyphenhyphenwzndJ0_IOnPlhrJNUsp_-drxhx-KmRPbt7sloflcLQ2PlJhhHSmErmAzni1MM/s1600-h/MTflyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL427DmU4I_BV4oeo2tBKFLi19DwjSAK7cmQiuK0I18IxYX29OwRCn0L2t2VFOyNKCmYkuD1KiUZTmhyphenhyphenwzndJ0_IOnPlhrJNUsp_-drxhx-KmRPbt7sloflcLQ2PlJhhHSmErmAzni1MM/s400/MTflyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452018821634351762" /></a><br /><br /><br />Her site even has a <a href="http://www.aly-star.com/pick.html"><img src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8396/pickoftheweek.gif"></a>! Here are a tantalizing few:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJaocCg-PtqQw0Emffne7zK8UvRbl76G0cc5I4F9tjz_mSzcsevNNs3LOp3G0o8B6ERUAPY02eoVlYHE6RTSAFujuJQCop0UNGzBFL8L7MNn9Xm22BHr1Wtg-ZYdz33SrJPxtni77U9M/s1600-h/picofweek9063514-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJaocCg-PtqQw0Emffne7zK8UvRbl76G0cc5I4F9tjz_mSzcsevNNs3LOp3G0o8B6ERUAPY02eoVlYHE6RTSAFujuJQCop0UNGzBFL8L7MNn9Xm22BHr1Wtg-ZYdz33SrJPxtni77U9M/s400/picofweek9063514-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452016960172875122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHBy8uRWToqV5px5JztAM8B06638WGSSdSUApUVDlRdnBCU9ZSZ9coeVxk1GEUhzME-_0W-RYJ_o_sGTMtas2II9tdW2ql-51cRElRXEnZR4-qN3FsyMsQzbkK6NEOCBRqzZP32o-ofc/s1600-h/picofweek9087353-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHBy8uRWToqV5px5JztAM8B06638WGSSdSUApUVDlRdnBCU9ZSZ9coeVxk1GEUhzME-_0W-RYJ_o_sGTMtas2II9tdW2ql-51cRElRXEnZR4-qN3FsyMsQzbkK6NEOCBRqzZP32o-ofc/s400/picofweek9087353-12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452016956359326274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS100g-t65H84URzf_nSN3wnrvh3a4a7UuypnEYvj_qUsaNvwx9MEidgVKuYM4iQM3BPH6Dth9LdjKpimFaKjd63aQFdtdUnY6TyT1zlGiZ91baTUQxxv9u0JF5GVQa9Pa7lGq6xTWWqI/s1600-h/picofweek9087353-13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS100g-t65H84URzf_nSN3wnrvh3a4a7UuypnEYvj_qUsaNvwx9MEidgVKuYM4iQM3BPH6Dth9LdjKpimFaKjd63aQFdtdUnY6TyT1zlGiZ91baTUQxxv9u0JF5GVQa9Pa7lGq6xTWWqI/s400/picofweek9087353-13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452016947961022738" /></a><br /><br />Come visit Alyssa's <a href="http://www.aly-star.com/">realty site</a> if you love browsing 50s-60s real estate listings, or just enjoy daydreaming about living in the ultimate MCM home in one of the most stylish cities in America. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-54321175016134987962010-03-12T15:59:00.013-05:002010-03-12T17:20:55.109-05:00Great Depression Cooking with Clara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac8qoah-r66uid-LOUXpCJ3gEnZiLdk8Cn_xOV0A-zz0iQ_7VQRNngRz7wo5kDkWZws-ofBfyfg_b29vfnPrEFFD6A4DO5AH4HrrB-xyM-utKhfCkpLXMjQXSjrLI5A8Y2R7_VvWEqVI/s1600-h/Nana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac8qoah-r66uid-LOUXpCJ3gEnZiLdk8Cn_xOV0A-zz0iQ_7VQRNngRz7wo5kDkWZws-ofBfyfg_b29vfnPrEFFD6A4DO5AH4HrrB-xyM-utKhfCkpLXMjQXSjrLI5A8Y2R7_VvWEqVI/s400/Nana.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447855477767074770" /></a><br /><br />I just discovered this fascinating, real-life Upstate New York Great Depression-era cook and blogger, Clara, whose blog is <a href="http://depressioncooking.blogspot.com/">Great Depression Cooking With Clara.</a> <br /><br />From her Blogger profile:<br /><br />"Clara is a 94 year old cook and Great Grandmother. She is 100% Sicilian-American and grew up in a Chicago suburb, Melrose Park. She survived the Great Depression and claims to have actually gained weight during America's worst state of financial despair. How did she accomplish this? Check out her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking">cooking show</a> and discover her secret!"<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Claras-Kitchen-Memories-Recipes-Depression/dp/0312608276/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3ST6SX6I96HEK&colid=21AQWJJQ4WDRL">Amazon's</a> description of her cookbook, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Claras-Kitchen-Memories-Recipes-Depression/dp/0312608276/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3ST6SX6I96HEK&colid=21AQWJJQ4WDRL">Clara's Kitchen</a>: <br /><br />"Clara Cannucciari is a 94 year-old internet sensation. Her YouTube® Great Depression Cooking videos have an army of devoted followers. In Clara’s Kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up America’s spirits, recipes to keep the wolf from the door, and tells her story of growing up during the Great Depression with a tight-knit family and a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” philosophy of living. In between recipes for pasta with peas, eggplant parmesan, chocolate covered biscotti, and other treats Clara gives readers practical advice on cooking nourishing meals for less. Using lessons she learned during the Great Depression, she writes, for instance, about how to conserve electricity when cooking and how you can stretch a pot of pasta with a handful of lentils. She reminisces about her youth and writes with love about her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Clara’s Kitchen takes readers back to a simpler, if not more difficult time, and gives everyone what they need right now: hope for the future and a nice dish of warm pasta from everyone’s favorite grandmother, Clara Cannuciari, a woman who knows what’s really important in life."<br /><br />Here is a commercial for her cookbook:<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXUFmcOxG0A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXUFmcOxG0A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="215"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Enjoy this wonderful sample of Clara's cooking genius:<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTZhrYSpXTU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTZhrYSpXTU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="215"></embed></object><br /><br />And here is a charming sneak peek into her retro-furnished kitchen, her stories, and her amazing arm-wrestling with one of her great grandsons:<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3DgQjx2qIa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3DgQjx2qIa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="215"></embed></object><br /><br />You can purchase the Season One DVD of <i>Great Depression Cooking with Clara</i> <a href="http://greatdepressioncooking.com/Buy_the_DVD.html">here.</a> This swanky lady also <a href="http://twitter.com/claraskitchen">twitters!</a> And you can buy her cookbook <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Claras-Kitchen-Memories-Recipes-Depression/dp/0312608276/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added">here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-90747833560170157312010-03-12T15:12:00.006-05:002010-03-12T15:31:34.733-05:00Mad for Madmen Barbies!From this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQsAZa0t0_kPzFRZn8E3hKz9G2v2Y8IFLdjJ0sgrgfx840h_RWs3LDRa3PZbd8l_tjRaDmdwwC_LhW2VCxbVE0-a0vr-4X_E4AbRsySFC3PKJRqu0mF-9HOYtqCA2ILrJQxAEo1h-SgY/s1600-h/intro-image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQsAZa0t0_kPzFRZn8E3hKz9G2v2Y8IFLdjJ0sgrgfx840h_RWs3LDRa3PZbd8l_tjRaDmdwwC_LhW2VCxbVE0-a0vr-4X_E4AbRsySFC3PKJRqu0mF-9HOYtqCA2ILrJQxAEo1h-SgY/s400/intro-image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447843411720441138" /></a><br />To this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsofAbVx__RFXNENOZy7wVsqB0Das0nFkaZK3idqFgGgJrEFNtGDtaZmVXj7P4mGCJS8eZ8_pCME12nzdbkVVctpSMpfm1_oiqcj3Krm12lWWAT2f5am1KZdQnARXzo7hlQRcFb6I38ls/s1600-h/Madmen_group-shot_560.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsofAbVx__RFXNENOZy7wVsqB0Das0nFkaZK3idqFgGgJrEFNtGDtaZmVXj7P4mGCJS8eZ8_pCME12nzdbkVVctpSMpfm1_oiqcj3Krm12lWWAT2f5am1KZdQnARXzo7hlQRcFb6I38ls/s400/Madmen_group-shot_560.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447843665935979714" /></a><br /><br />As seen on the blog <a href="http://www.whorange.net/whorange/2010/03/plastic-fantasic-mad-men-meets-barbie.html">Whorange,</a> and on the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2010/03/mad-men-barbie-dolls.php">Madmen blog,</a> among other places. <br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=261">Barbie Collector site:</a><br /><br />"Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF), and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector “Mad Men” dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed by Barbie designer Robert Best, the “Mad Men” Barbie doll line features key players from the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency: creative director and leading man Don Draper; his wife Betty Draper; Sterling Cooper partner Roger Sterling; and bombshell office manager Joan Holloway. Today’s announcement marks the first licensed doll line in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, a signature silkstone collection within the Barbie brand known for featuring couture quality fashions and accessories.<br /><br />The “Mad Men” Barbie Collector doll collection embodies the “Mad Men” series’ couture fashions and accessories, and its iconic 1960s style and aesthetic. The series, which is produced by Lionsgate and airs on AMC, has made history with its multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards by chronicling the lives of the men and women of Madison Avenue advertising in the 1960s. Season four of “Mad Men” premieres this summer.<br /><br />Gracefully molded of Silkstone®, a material that resembles the look and weight of porcelain, each doll is stylized in iconic costumes from the series, and comes with accessories true to their show counterparts. Don Draper wears his classic, polished red-lined suit and comes accessorized with a hat, overcoat and brief case; Betty Draper’s classic look is captured with unparalleled detail, from her faux pearl necklace to her pumps; Joan Holloway looks chic in a purple skirt suit and perfectly styled coif with her staple accessory — a pen necklace; and Roger Sterling is looking dapper in his monogrammed shirt.<br /><br />Fans can get exclusive collectible sketch drawings of the “Mad Men” Barbie Collector dolls when the Season Three DVD hits stores on March 23, 2010 as each DVD set will include one of the four character sketches. The Mad Men: Season Three DVD contains all 13 episodes of the season and is also loaded with hours of special features including extensive commentaries and innovative featurettes that examine the historical events that shaped 1963.<br /><br />The Barbie® Fashion Model Collection “Mad Men” Barbie® dolls will be available for a suggested retail price of $74.95. Available at BarbieCollector.com, amctv.com and select retailers."<br /><br />Get yours at <a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=261">Barbie Collector</a> or at <a href="http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/">AMCTV.com.</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-88316183899961701742010-03-11T06:56:00.005-05:002010-03-11T07:11:03.326-05:001930s Tested, Mitt Romney Approved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUJ8wHkiTblpg5HkhqrQQCa5w0gS-ijRbeypKHAbMEEEqeopiDI3hMv5SbQOuadlR37cFoAnKzWS_g6AHu-N6uRfI6bE11YNalQCGKoKP5nn29KPuDRVLXAvagpBZ-H10DycPCnHA4TQ/s1600-h/lrg_dog_car_sack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUJ8wHkiTblpg5HkhqrQQCa5w0gS-ijRbeypKHAbMEEEqeopiDI3hMv5SbQOuadlR37cFoAnKzWS_g6AHu-N6uRfI6bE11YNalQCGKoKP5nn29KPuDRVLXAvagpBZ-H10DycPCnHA4TQ/s400/lrg_dog_car_sack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447344146157974770" /></a><br /><br />From an ad in the June 1936 edition of Popular Mechanics. As seen <a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/13/dog-rides-comfortably-in-sack-on-running-board/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.pawnation.com/2010/03/10/insane-dog-products-from-the-past/?icid=main|aim|dl3|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Finsane-dog-products-from-the-past%2F">here</a> and as part of today's AOL "Couldn't Make These Up" news items.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-9123355450729167192010-02-15T08:40:00.005-05:002010-02-15T09:05:43.867-05:00Back to the Future with Charlie's Angels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh-wWdqcEvMKKRzTNnjpzEfg3nHrAhx-45T72y9HZnObgrSiHY-aXqGVPd6ekKTqzd77F08QX2sP7SXUJSCXJs1cFuykuARglcjEqZREZNPB_My6h729hbr87Mkdgmq8C7Y_65caZGa4/s1600-h/charlies_angels.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh-wWdqcEvMKKRzTNnjpzEfg3nHrAhx-45T72y9HZnObgrSiHY-aXqGVPd6ekKTqzd77F08QX2sP7SXUJSCXJs1cFuykuARglcjEqZREZNPB_My6h729hbr87Mkdgmq8C7Y_65caZGa4/s400/charlies_angels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438465935161618658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQz68ozioQGofcAc8qh8dFfZlfCLIX6JbCe1jMNwoOM5vvh-YBgCI6l07j9KFES8f59oZui5-9Up0gZS17tHO3NWyCxFfcR6E8_TyHWqAHoVpk89NJa82tET3JXpBlKSkLfz6eA2TMMA/s1600-h/charlie_s_angels_tv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQz68ozioQGofcAc8qh8dFfZlfCLIX6JbCe1jMNwoOM5vvh-YBgCI6l07j9KFES8f59oZui5-9Up0gZS17tHO3NWyCxFfcR6E8_TyHWqAHoVpk89NJa82tET3JXpBlKSkLfz6eA2TMMA/s400/charlie_s_angels_tv.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438470340304616322" /></a><br /><br />I am old enough (cough cough) to remember the original Charlie's Angels series. Dig the clothes, the hair, the old school phones and other gadgets, and the general hokey atmosphere of this fun retro show!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv-shows/charlies-angels/2663476109?icid=main|aim|dl7|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashcontrol.com%2Ffree-tv-shows%2Fcharlies-angels%2F2663476109">Charlie's Angels Pilot Episode</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211889459825629100.post-84607036148143115642010-02-12T18:30:00.007-05:002010-02-13T01:52:26.141-05:00Here's Looking At You, Kid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmt9mztnu2cMlRZLhWdB6PAByznPmLOOkcx_V1XRaN4-KYkf_vXi_QMvLmMIcpb2xUCeDTC118nvilrZvNYe3g6YdzQq0NQ8fiRRBkSa3Sw8PYTMBlLOV747xsSb6u-Uj0FobSknh0Po/s1600-h/100_1746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmt9mztnu2cMlRZLhWdB6PAByznPmLOOkcx_V1XRaN4-KYkf_vXi_QMvLmMIcpb2xUCeDTC118nvilrZvNYe3g6YdzQq0NQ8fiRRBkSa3Sw8PYTMBlLOV747xsSb6u-Uj0FobSknh0Po/s400/100_1746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437511592969517618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdv6g7ZqPRjJHzFoK_51YbazC6dL4jqPZemva9JukSNZlDWZdMImczJzwdjqeIPiqx52TuXQ_XpZOijAhfaXmCbuNeNh6GyNC8I6ZCcqjSO_BDzqAH_uW3I36t1C9Ck3VX_4Ud3dMBHI/s1600-h/100_0553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdv6g7ZqPRjJHzFoK_51YbazC6dL4jqPZemva9JukSNZlDWZdMImczJzwdjqeIPiqx52TuXQ_XpZOijAhfaXmCbuNeNh6GyNC8I6ZCcqjSO_BDzqAH_uW3I36t1C9Ck3VX_4Ud3dMBHI/s400/100_0553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437511591805795954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkHzRSVK77q3oaHX6El98dZVauaxSflsYK9MwbOQvfPp1a5UU_JKYvTOGMevn1sdpAyOac4byr4r6eGXjIDtKWq_5UC9X_OCovg8qs_RBYFzisxhT2V0iiyWNjUwIVwfJDJ8SNDE9BvA/s1600-h/100_0533.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhet2zfv6OQ0SMuf_oQqblW6F-c2fWuv9DbxRVP2EdvI8rpbwqf_rrTXUlYLSrkB3Gg742mdJhOXd2Y2GwPRRmDhZ6QcPs9pdVZcwzJqNshJ39FTFKi9gNgrTGnKyP-kkrRW3kAAhG-s2E/s400/housepictures_005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437510424357374914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVShyOwe6AOef8xJcp9tcQ3vqkmYVnQKB_uctqIt35yB8tjWrrjDwf5FcvSerAq5-K3iajPb-2bryDiQQQpKaIVHbQc_BKmEFtpqbgQ9V-FDty6fueJVrKLLDqtJiIYSHWe1iIJppXpw/s1600-h/2vkjp7kl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVShyOwe6AOef8xJcp9tcQ3vqkmYVnQKB_uctqIt35yB8tjWrrjDwf5FcvSerAq5-K3iajPb-2bryDiQQQpKaIVHbQc_BKmEFtpqbgQ9V-FDty6fueJVrKLLDqtJiIYSHWe1iIJppXpw/s400/2vkjp7kl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437510431463267122" /></a><br /><center>(Pics courtesy of <a href="http://egtmicks.blogspot.com/">Everyone Goes to Mick's</a>)</center><br /><a href="http://egtmicks.blogspot.com/">Everyone Goes to Mick's</a> is the wonderful blog of Mick Jordan, who, as his Blogger profile states, is a "Jr in College and I love everything about the 1940's, 1950's. I own a tiny cabin that was built in 1943 and this blog is about everything that goes on there, tips on how to get fantastic vintage and retro finds and just a place to share that cool stuff!" This video, from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZGGwII7Ic">Mick's Youtube site,</a> showcases the little cabin he bought at 14 and renovated over the next 4 years to retro perfection. He even has a tiny drive-in theater in his backyard! <a href="http://egtmicks.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-micks-and-casablanca-hotel-resort.html">Mick's charming retelling of how he bought and fixed up the Casablanca Resort and Hotel</a> is an enchanting, inspiring read.<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u4ZGGwII7Ic&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u4ZGGwII7Ic&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />And here is<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5PJ2lPFn2M"> his Christmas video</a>:<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5PJ2lPFn2M&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5PJ2lPFn2M&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />Find Mick's blog <a href="http://egtmicks.blogspot.com/">here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85752/retromodgirl/5f0901ce10ecf3809d2f7c59249c4369.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Retromodgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077288962304340076noreply@blogger.com4