Put Your Holiday On!
I like the look of vintage advertising. I have a small collection of it. But my question is always: was the general public really this weird 60 years ago or just the hacks that wrote this cornball text?Nice. I think I'll buy one for my Beau Friend.

The Dreaded Kreativ Blogger Award
Fellow blogger Linda Fleming found my post about Lakeview Cemetery worthy of an award. I am thankful for the thoughtful gesture, but here we are...dreaded "Kr

Once Upon A Time: I won a golden ticket
It is an odd sensation when you look back at some events in your seemingly little life and realize that they are quite extraordinary indeed.I was always "art boy" in school, it was

Further Adventures in French Cooking...Dammit Julia!
It's addictive...I freely admit it. All that butter and cream (yum). I have always made it a goal to cook a healthy diet but that big blue cookbook keeps calling. I used to be a real veggie chef, but now I

Rotten Pumpkins litter the Deathly Hallows
The last vintage Jack O'Lantern has been boxed away and I have that familiar old feeling...All Hallows Blues. Most people just won't feel this way for another 2 months, when they pack away all that Jesus stuff that they covet. But this was always my most favorite time of year and now it is