Vintage Advertising - Mennen Talc 27 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am

A fragment from This Week magazine, probably around 1914.

He Makes Preserves And Redeems Us 26 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am

(clipart from Dover) Mildred (yes, that Mildred) sent a bag of peaches into town via brother-in-law.  They're smaller than commercially grown eating peaches, and tend to go from rock-hard to mushy in...

Caturday! 24 Aug 2013 | 09:56 pm

The Online Bookshelf - Desperado 23 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am

A grim and gritty Western from classic pulp writer Clifton Adams.  Available as a free download from Munsey's.

Sewing - 1952 "Bridal Mocassins" 21 Aug 2013 | 08:55 am

From the Australian Home Journal.  Left-click to enlarge.

Vintage Advertising - Cadbury's 20 Aug 2013 | 07:35 am

Scanned from one of my early 1950's Woman and Home magazines, probably May 1950.

Sumer Is A-Goin Out, Llude Sing Cuckoo 19 Aug 2013 | 04:19 am

We are definitely coming down the backstretch for summer, the beans, etc have shot their bolt and the spousal unit has been canning up a storm.  It was chilly enough last night for the cats to want to...

Caturday! 17 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm

You Know You're In Trouble When You Hear --- 17 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am

"Hmmm...curious.  I've never seen that before." Quoth the physical therapist, a nice English gentleman who warned me "You might find this unpleasant*" before putting me through a series of exercises ...

Grrrsday 16 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am