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Santa Claus is Back in Town!

2008-12-02T18:48:36Z

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I have to say my Thanksgiving was fabulous. Nothing really exciting happened, I just hung out with my children, while Jer cooked for us. I decided early on that I would take some time off from blogging and just enjoy being with the family. I did have to [...]

Two Vintage Turkey Recipes For You - Buttery Roast Bird or Three Stooges Stuffing

2008-11-26T03:52:40Z

I really hate being in the kitchen- despite being told I am a decent cook. As of writing this post I haven’t even done my grocery shopping for Thanksgiving- even though I have to feed seven people. Cooking to me is like drudge work- although I love the finished product and eating great food. As [...]

Can You Make Money From Scrapbooking? My Answer to the Question Posted on Scraps of Mind

2008-11-23T05:39:46Z

You might wonder what this post has to do with vintage, it doesn’t but in a round about way which I will presently get to. Over two months ago Karen of Scraps of Mind had a post titled Can You Make Money From Scrapbooking. First of all- I want to apologize to Karen for taking so [...]

Vintage Playmobil - Fun & Action Since 1974

2008-11-18T20:41:27Z

One of the things I love about my job is finding toys, books, and videos from when I was a child. Recently I found an almost complete vintage Playmobil Castle set from 1985. Upon finding it- I immediately had the vague relocation that I had played with Playmobil as a child. I seem to recall [...]

Flashback to Christmas 1960: Santa Please Bring Me a Jerry Mahoney Dummy

2008-11-23T05:42:30Z

Last week- I came across this cute little letter to Santa from my Dad. The letter was written sometime between 1959- 1961, based on my Father’s age and the handwriting. The letter to Santa reads; Dear Santa I would like a red-coulds and blue-coulds set and the Confederates and the Yankees and a Jerry Mahoney dummy. [...]

Vintage Ads From 1972

2008-11-13T05:48:36Z

Last week I had the opportunity to read a small stack of Family Circle magazines from 1972. This was great fun for me since I was born in 1972 and gave me a chance to see what was happening in the world from the female perspective… in some ways it wasn’t pretty. Besides the rampant cigarette [...]

Thrift Store Book Bag: The Sibyl in Her Grave by Sarah Caudwell

2008-11-11T04:50:46Z

One of the reasons I have not been posting more then 2 or 3 times a week is because when the weather gets cold I like to snuggle up with a good book. I know some of you like to snuggle up with your computers but I am old fashioned. I used to spend about 3 [...]

Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann, and the Other Woman

2008-11-07T03:45:50Z

A few years ago, when I was first getting really serious about vintage and selling, I went to what is considered the local “mother of all church rummages.” Held once a year in a Lutheran mega church, that has over 10,000 members, this is a two day junk selling extravaganza. There are lines outside early [...]

Buy Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree For $9.99

2008-11-03T18:42:55Z

Some of you really hardcore vintage or used merchandise devotees like myself may not realize the entertainment value of Christmas catalogs and newspaper advertising inserts. In case you are not up to snuff on what’s hot in Christmas retail this year or need a good laugh I will share with you my recent perusal of [...]

Halloween is Over Now We Can Move on to Christmas

2008-11-01T05:08:09Z

Now that Halloween is officially over I feel it is my duty to inundate you with vintage toys and retro junk… forget buying retail and new merchandise. Wouldn’t you like to buy overpriced thrift store junk on eBay this year? You can’t get old mildewy thrift store smell at Wal-Mart can you? How about old [...]