Ball Gum

 

Gotta love an old-fashioned gum machine, especially a penny machine. Note that it says "Ford branded quality ball gum." Methinks the square Chiclet-type gum is a modern innovation--the slot at the bottom is rounded, so...

Palmer

 

These cool pins belonged to my great-aunt Inez. I regret that I don't know when/why she took Palmer Method courses, but I assume that she used the handwriting skills she learned in order to get some sort of office job.

With Lanolin

 

It's Luron!

(This bathroom actually had a modern soap dispenser, too...I like that they kept this one, too!)

Rummage, Fun

A vintage Pendleton shirt of $1? Yes, please! 

This was the first rummage sale since 2019 because of, well, you know...

Button, Button

 

When your friend gives you her late mom's button tin...

There are some special treasures here! (Thanks so much, my sweet friend.)

Festiveness (Not Festivus)

 My festive kitchen windowsill...LOVE the wax-covered amaryllis from Trader Joe's! 

Fun Fall Outing: Part One

We went on a Fun Fall Outing on Saturday to a market that billed itself as a vintage/antique market. Mostly it was decorative rusty "shabby chic" stuff--we didn't buy anything, which is a statement on the goods on offer--but it was fun to get out and have a look around.

 

Santa Formation

They can't believe it will be Christmas in a week either (eek!).

Teeny Tiny

A teeny-tiny deer atop a teeny-tiny box o' chocolate-covered ginger. Teeny and tiny (and kinda cute, yes?)

Naughty

Santa has a Russian girlfriend--they apparently met in a library. Shhh...don't tell Mrs. Claus!

Eek

What? Christmas is just 16 days away?!? How did THAT happen? It was Fourth of July just a few weeks ago, right?

Ho and Ho and Ho

Santa says hello! (All Christmas, all the time around here...trying to load my Etsy shops with as much ho ho ho as possible...)

Spooky or Cute?

 Cute?

 Creepy?

Spooky?

Rummage-o-Rama

 'Twas a very good rummage at St. Dunstan's church. Fun!

Fancy

 I collect vintage sewing and sewing-related books, pamphlet, etc., and I just treated myself to this rare booklet: Vogue's Book of Fancy Dress, from the 1920s. It is a catalogue of various costume patterns published by Vogue; the illustrations are beyond fabulous!

J-E-L-L-O

Part of my collection of Jell-O recipe pamphlets...I love the graphics and the lurid colors (lurid, but accurate!). I don't much care for Jell-O myself (except for my Grandma York's black cherry/whipped cream/marshmallow concoction), but I do love these!

Cute/Creepy/Sad/Judgy

 These dolls were at an estate sale today. This one is ... sad.

These are kind of cute...kind of...maybe (although the one on the left has weirdly small arms and hands).

These three look a little judgmental, don't they?

Route 66 Road Trip Day 5 (Almost!)

 Alamagordo to Roswell today...

 The World's Largest Pistachio!

My handsome model is there providing size context.

 Vacation means ice cream at 9:30 in the morning!

 Three Rivers Petroglyph National Recreation Area. Amazing: more than 21,000 petroglyphs, made by the Mogollon people. on the site.

 In Alamagordo...it is a "drive-in" in name only.

 Umm...OK.

 Gunner's BBQ, out of business...you'd think they might have wanted to take their giant gun along...

 Aliens, only $25.00!

 Marvelous...ticky-tacky tourist attraction on steroids. Love it!

Roswell, of course.

 This is a cool sculpture by Sue Wink outside the Roswell Public Library.