Modern Woman Mondays: Still Not A Suzy Homemaker

I'll admit I've been more than a bit smitten with Suzy Homemaker ever since I found out she wasn't just some phrase my mom made up; so when I spotted the oven at a trip to the thrift shop this weekend, I was very tempted.


The $39.99 price tag removed the possibility.

But still, I am going to have to get one so that one of these days I can fire it up and see how it compares to the Easy-Bake Oven. For science, you know.

Meet Beaver Greenway

As featured in a page of Dinosaurs of Wyoming:

This Is How You Get Yer Bike On

Via La Meow.

When Ephemera Leaves Bruises

No, I'm not speaking of the bruises along my arms from carrying all those heavy boxes of paper but of the foxing which can occur, leaving marks on the people on the pages. Like on this Arthur Crouch pinup from this 1941 cover of Collier's.


Looks like that tomato's got a bruised arm.

Vintage French Maidenform Ad Features Vulcan Model

Via eBay.

High-Fives On Fridays

Want to give high-fives too? Sure you do!

But read & visit mine first!

1) Two words: Babee Tenda!

2) Canadians were in WWII? Who knew? (It's like they're an independent country or something!)

3) Rian Fike made The Miami Herald!

4) A general shout-out high-five to A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe.

5) MrsTattooedGeek for her Skull with Butterfly Wings in Black Natural Cotton Tote.

Retro Flinstones Toy

We saw this at an auction and when the guy behind us won, I asked him if I could snap a few quick pics. I keep wanting to call it Dino, but Dino was a pet, not the working crane.

That 70's Purse Comes A-Calling

New old stock vintage 70's Dallas Handbags Telephone purse:

Shiny black vinyl embossed to replicate alligator, the handle of the purse is the phone handset.

A large and roomy size, it measures 14 2/3" long and 12" high, not including the handle. The bag has a long shoulder strap.

Never used, the hang tag instructions are still attached, the original paper stuffing is still in the bag and the cellophane wrapper is still on the handset (removed for the pictures). The bag is in mint condition and has the telephone cord included. And, yes it does work, tested it.

"Could He Be In Love With Julie & Hate Her Father Also?"

Romeo of The Motorcycles meets his Juliette in The Mods, by Sandra Lawrence with photographs by Ken Williams, A Lancer Photo Novel, 1967.




Via: Flickr & eBay

Lawn Kitsch On A Grand Scale

Go see all about it.

How Florida Secures A Great Harvest

Virgin sacrifice among the oranges.
And you thought Anita Bryant was the only chick sacrificed for the sake of the fruits.

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Never Too Dated

We mean that this photo has classic elegance which appears timeless; we're pretty sure the model had lots & lots of dates.

Meme & Youme

High-Five Fridays is on a hiatus, but I'm going to use this time to participate in the memes I've been tagged for (and so far neglected). If you hate how I'm doing these, all lumped together in one post, then please don't tag me anymore. *wink* (It's flattering, really; but when inundated my already "far behind" life lags even worse.)

Four score & seven years ago, Thom of Planet Fabulon gave me/us the E for Excellence award. I now bequest (with hopes they take action faster than I!) the award to the following (who I believe have not already received it &/or will pass it along):

iKonic Vintage
Slip of A Girl (for A Slip of a Girl &/or A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe)
Vintage Goodness

Next, Miss Janey, by way of Mr Peenee, confuzzled me into playing the Mrpeenee Auto Haiku Tag Meme. The short story on how to play is:

In five syllables, no more, no less, describe the worst movie you can think of.
In seven syllables, no more, no less, describe your worst date.
In five syllables, no more, no less, describe the worst job you ever had.

Here's my go at it:

Body count, no Bruce.
Wet thumb, knocked up.
Teen boy sneaker help.

Here's who I torture with an official tag (anyone else is free to play):

Crazy Crafty Cat Chick
Slip of a Girl
Full Body Transplant

Last, but not least, Crazy Crafty Cat Chick (who should post more often so I can add her to the sidebar) tagged us, so I'll post this; but taking my cue from Silent Porn Star, I won't tag anyone. If you want to participate, you just copy & paste the list into your blog, adding your blog to the list, and publish. (And tag, if you so dare).

Dhanosh

Marketing Myself

Brawny Hunk

Motorparasi

Nicksplat

Annette

Super Hero Extraordinare

Everyday should be Christmas

The Gadget Guru tech

Available Light

Dad's Dish

What Goes Under the Sun

One Quart Low

Stephan Miller

Mental Poo

Search for Blogging

Renatodoxaguia

Angel Baby

The Sleeping Turtle Art Gallery

Hanna

JollyJo

Olga the traveling bra

Concept is addict

Postarelibero

Nokhathai

Momreviews

Into the Rabbit Hole

Smile! Tomorrow could be a lot worse!

Wicked Whispers

Anand's blog

Catatonic Kid: A Mind Boiling Over

Discorax's House of Woot

Blogging from the Bog

Shiv's Brain

Secret Spiritual Dance

Sisters of a Different Order.

OMYWORD! Did I say that?

Letters from Exile.

~From the Myst~

I-Ching Online.

The World According to Me

Rantings & Ramblings

Crazy Crafty Cat Chick.

The BearTwins Mom

Gracefully Abnormal

Kitschy Kitschy Coo

Only 2 Weeks Until The 4th Of July...

Mothers, have you made your matching outfits?

Dangerous Dames Selected By Mike Shayne

Hand-picked, we imagine.



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Vintage Rocket Toothpick Dispenser

If you need something to boldly go between your teeth and remove that annoying piece of corn you dislodged from the cob at dinner, why not launch the tool in style?



Once filled with toothpicks, all you need to do is press the top down to pop up a toothpick. It's neat no matter how you define it.

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Bunny Babbits

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Vintage Dick Tracy and Junior S&P Shakers

Vintage 1920s-30s chalk S&P shakers worth their salt.

Barbie of the Birds

Looking for that perfect Barbie, the "glamorous-yet-about-to-die" kind of doll we've all been craving? Look no further! Barbie, a'la Hitchcock's The Birds:

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A Poor 1930s Wife

38 As a 1930s wife, I am Poor Take the test!

I'm guessing I did this well due to the number of economical questions and the number of children. It certainly had nothing to do with any of the cooking or domestic skills; and in "keeping mouth shut" & "risque jokes" I likely did even worse.