Mom’s Traveling Bar - The Executain 707

June 29, 2009 · 4 Comments

On Saturday- my husband and I volunteered over at Neat Repeats. Neat Repeats is the new thrift store opened by my eldest son’s school to help fund tuition and other costs for the private high school. It was our first time volunteering and frankly I wasn’t sure what to expect. Neat Repeats was located just off the highway in Plymouth, WI in a modern strip mall, that was very clean and well maintained. After a few brief introductions to the other volunteers and a look around the store, my husband and I were... [Read the full story]

What’s in Your Vintage Shopping Bag Meme

October 6, 2008 · 11 Comments

A couple weeks ago I was tagged by Bobby to do the What’s in Your Handbag Meme. However, I really don’t think anyone wants to see into my purse. Basically my purse is a repository for all the receipts for both my businesses until I can account for them. I know “bad bad accountant…,” but I found that it keeps those suckers off my desk. Then I don’t feel bad about the back log of expenses I have to record in Quick Books and as we all know accounting is not about actual numbers, it’s... [Read the full story]

My New Site Vintage Charm Collector

March 8, 2009 · 12 Comments

I haven’t been posting as much, because as some of you know life gets in the way of blogging. However- I am still here and mucking about with my hands in old stuff and selling said old junk on eBay. Finding new old things to love and hoard along the way. Recently I have found myself rather taken by vintage charms and charms bracelets. I remember when I was a young girl my Mother had what I thought was the most incredible charm bracelet. It was a heavy duty double link charm bracelet covered in an array of sterling... [Read the full story]

Vintage Eighties Picture of a Couple of Clowns

September 17, 2008 · 10 Comments

Since I post a lot of pictures of my Dad on my blog, I thought I would switch up and post some pictures of my Mom. So here’s one from the late 80’s of me and her with a clown at the circus. We are sitting in the front row of the Ringling Brothers - Barnum & Bailey Circus and the year is 1989. Looking at this picture raises all sorts of questions, why are we at the circus as adults… why is that girl clown touching me? Why on earth did my Dad shell out good money for front row seats, at least seats close... [Read the full story]

It’s Arbor Day Charlie Brown

April 16, 2009 · 18 Comments

For Easter I checked out It’s The Easter Beagle from the local library and was pleasantly surprised to see that it also included the 1976 television special “It’s Arbor Day Charlie Brown.” I actually enjoyed the Arbor Day special more then the Easter special. The Arbor Day Special was timely viewing for me. This is partially due to my recent attempts to adopt a more “green” lifestyle for the Gartner clan. It seems lately I have been acutely aware of how much waste my family of seven puts... [Read the full story]

Happy Birthday to “U”

May 4, 2009 · 9 Comments

I hope you didn’t think I disappeared. I thought I would write a brief note on here before I took some time off to enjoy a long vacation with my Mom, but I just plumb forgot to pop in on here. My Mom who lives in Denver flew in on the 25th of April and stayed until today. I am very sad to see her go, especially since it is my birthday today- but we had a fabulous time together. We spent a lot of time shopping, watching movies, and hanging out with my children- it was all very relaxing. To finish off her vacation, my... [Read the full story]

Bathing 1971 Style - It’s All About Naked Joy BABY!

February 23, 2009 · 16 Comments

I am hitting the vintage magazines again, leaving the 1940’s movie magazines aside for awhile and I am back to the most fabulous decade of them all the seventies. The seventies were fabulous for two things and just two things only- one ME and two ME, I mean Star Wars. I am just kidding- the seventies was a great decade for lots of reasons, but still even I shudder to look at the fashions of 1970s and with good reason. So instead of scaring you with advertisements of scary hippie reject clothing, let’s light... [Read the full story]