Vintage children’s illustrations: portrayal of a typical mom?

I picked up this book for about a quarter at a local thrift shop. If I had stopped at the cover I would have given it a pass. It's called "My Clock Book" and the cover illustration is an uninspired 1970's sketch of children gathered around a pile of clocks. "Originally entititled WHAT TIME IS … Continue reading →

bought and kept

Last week Mark helped his friend Grant lug an almost-new mattress to a local Salvation Army store. It was actually one I hadn’t been to, but as soon as Mark returned and I heard the words “Pyrex” and “books” I was chomping to go. A couple days later I nonchalantly gathered a bag of old … Continue reading →

Fishing for info

I'm busy busy... working on two articles, one of which is for our local paper that is essentially satisfying my love for second-hand goods. :) Below is one of the items I want to write about. I bought it for 50 cents. It's 4 or 5 inches in diameter. There is a hole in the lid. There are no … Continue reading →

Off season shopping. Again.

I had the best of intentions. Really and truly I did. I was shopping for clothes at ValVill to wear *now* .. instead I found a couple of skirts for next summer and could NOT leave them there. Why does that always happen? Check it out ... fyi those flowers are teeny sequins. :) … Continue reading →

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Vintage children’s illustrations: portrayal of a typical mom?

bought and kept

Fishing for info

Off season shopping. Again.