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Candy Colored Bad Perm Memories 30 Jun 2013 | 05:01 am
I've had my share of bad perms. I would tease my mother about some of my childhood photographs where I am sporting an obvious "Mama-was-in-the-mood-to-try-a-Toni" do. Someday, I will do a search for a...
Thrift Shop Shirt to Pinup Girl Art 25 Jun 2013 | 02:21 am
My mother came to the end of her long battle with Alzheimers nearly two years ago and I just kind of lost steam on blogging. Alzheimers is such a mean disease and takes the one you love piece by piece...
Maternity Fashion Then and Now... 26 Apr 2011 | 09:33 am
We could talk about how the lingo has changed from Biblical times to now...from "being with child" to being "preggers". Instead, I would like to do a little flashback in history and discuss maternity ...
Pearl and Viola: a craft project with history 20 Apr 2011 | 09:38 am
****I found some very kitschy wall art this past week at the Highway 80 Garage Sale event. It made me wonder about the story behind it because the creator's name was signed on the back. I have no way ...
A Sailor's Not a Sailor Till a Sailor's Been Tattooed! 14 Apr 2011 | 06:05 pm
The influence of all things "sailor" must go way back further than this humble blog can cover, but I realize I have enjoyed the "sailor" theme since.... was it the first time I watched South Pacific?...
a book I didn't know about...and a pink dress 29 Mar 2011 | 05:03 pm
One of my favorite books, as a girl, was Little Women. Pure sweetness, tragedy, and love were on each and every page. Being the oldest of four girls in the family, I was very familiar with the emotion...
The Story of the Vintage Sky Blue Dress Tossed with Roses 22 Mar 2011 | 04:09 pm
A quick little post of a yummy 1970's vintage dress I discovered at a wonderful local Catholic Church Sale. It is on sale now in my Whimsy Daisy Etsy Shop! It is so sweet and innocent. I could love s...
You have been MOUSED! 18 Mar 2011 | 07:26 am
This is another true-from-my-life story on how two very different people manage to live together and even laugh! My husband, Bob and I went on a shopping extravaganza to our small town "mall" (Family...
Thrift Store Item Sends Me Dialing for Dollars... 18 Feb 2011 | 08:20 am
One of my favorite memories is coming home from school to find my mother watching the Dialing for Dollars 3:30 Movie. She would sometimes have her ironing board set up with her big heavy silver iron a...
Fancy Tickling... 3 Dec 2010 | 07:43 pm
Here are some items that have sold lately in my Etsy Shop that apparently tickled the new owner's fancy. I'm always intrigued because you never know when you list something if someone will actually wa...
