Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Hot Dog! We've Got A Weiner!

The lucky winner of the Dorothy Damar catalog and some other fabbo goodies is . . . . .

*******Leah of Storybook Ranch*******

Please email me with your full name and address and the package will be on its way.  I decided to forego the Easter candy since I'm thinking everyone is either on a diet, thinking about going on a diet OR just sick of candy right now but I'm pretty sure you'll be ok with what's included. 

Oh!  Here's a crafty little Easter card Mom made for me years ago--on the back she wrote "Happy Easter from Rob Rabbit!"  Rob is Peter Cottontail's much cooler bro.
(This will hopefully make up for my dreadful lack of taste in posting the dead bunny picture on Sunday.  The funny thing is that I only got ONE negative comment--the picture seemed to take most people down Memory Lane about their own childhood experiences with the subject.  Ya just can't please everyone, unfortunately).

I just wanted to say "thank you" to everyone who reads my blog.  I LOVE writing it and it has been so much fun researching my family history and writing about all the things I find in my thrift store/yard sale/estate sale adventures.  Having been born right smack in 1950 (April 14 for those of you who might wish to send me soon-to-be-birthday greetings) I'm a member of the Baby Boomer generation who are getting all old and grey and lumpy.  I'm proud to say, though, that I'm ALSO a former hippie who has held on to her political and social beliefs, so there's a bit of a clash going on inside the ole beaner with the 50's conservatism and pre-feminism butting heads with the liberalism and Strong Sistah ideals.  I'm sublimely happy most of the time, though, so I guess things are going to be ok. So again, thank you -- and also know that I love reading your blogs and find so much inspiration in seeing you young whippersnappers making such an effort to live the retro life. When your great joy is having a vintage stove delivered or finding a cheap sunburst clock or discovering that your mother was a tap dancer, THAT'S what I'm talkin' bout, Willis!

Whew! As you can see, Blogger fixed yesterday's glitch (well, no they didn't since I just got bounced out of here but hopefully that won't happen again or I'm going to start pulling my hair out big time) and here are some family photos from 1987--not exactly vintage except in Etsy's world where they allow anything over 20 years old to be called "vintage". My nephew Sean is married to Beth and became a father last December--niece Corinne works at her local NBC-TV affiliate and has found her soulmate in Anthony. BUT BEFORE THEY GREW UP . . . they were these darling little elfkins. Here's Sean "hunting" for eggs:

Tinkie, in the "Knocking Knuckles" pose:

Here's the happy clan plus Mom ("Bama") ready for church.  In my family, you go to church on Easter and Christmas Eve.  Period.  Oh, except for Lowly Trooper Sally who became a Catholic and actually attends services more than twice a year.  Whatta ya think yer doin' Sis--tryin' to get in good wid da Loid?   Susie gained quite a bit of weight during her two pregnancies and had a difficult time shedding the poundage after #2 child Corinne was born.  Seeing her overweight, even if it was just for a short time, made me no END of happy.  These days, however, she's thin as a rail.  
(The kids look like they've just been told the Easter Bunny left them a lump of coal instead of candy and dyed hardboiled eggs.  Tinkie is thinking, "Hey, that lump of coal shit is only supposed to happen around Christmas.  What the fuh?")

Have a wonderful week, y'all!

14 comments:

  1. Love that card from Rob Rabbit!
    It's funny, I didn't think anything of that picture with the dead bunnies in it 'til I read that comment from anonymous. It didn't even phase me, but that could be because I was so excited about the Phillips thing! Don't feel bad about it. That's what I like about you. I never know what to expect when I come here!

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  2. Love Rob Rabbit!!! Hey I am also a born in 1950 gal! My date is June 9th! I knew I liked your thinkin! We are so alike the hippie chick and the aging trying to coexist. I am what I am!

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  3. Chris I love reading your blog! For the stuff you find, your life stories and for the captions you come up with for pictures like the last one on todays Post! Made fme laugh out loud for real! haha keep it up i'll always read :)

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  4. Oh, goodness! My hubby's face in these pictures cracks me up! :)

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  5. I LOVE your blog! Love the vintage pictures. I am so glad to find others that feel the same way I do about too fast paced world! Thank you for visiting my blog. I think 1953 is the perfect year of the 50's. But I found too much I wanted to encorporate into our lives so I changed it to the whole 50's! LOL! But thank you again.

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  6. Oh Chris, I love that bunny card your Mama made you. What a treasure. I enjoy your blog. I never ever miss one single post. I may not comment, but I love reading about your adventures, your family and all of your finds.

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  7. Your dead rabbit post inspired me to write one of my own! Your birthday is the day before my baby boys! He'll be 14 on the 15th. How old will you be on the 14th? The card your mom made is fabulous. Happy Easter!
    Anna

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  8. Your dead rabbit post inspired me to write one of my own! Your birthday is the day before my baby boys! He'll be 14 on the 15th. How old will you be on the 14th? The card your mom made is fabulous. Happy Easter!
    Anna

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  9. Christine, I just love your blog. I am a 50's April baby too! (4/27/53)
    I love your sense of humor. I too am a hippie chick from way back. (and my political beliefs are still the same!) We probably crossed paths on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley back in the day (looking at stamped leather purses from the street venders) or perhaps we were at the same concert at Winterland or Fillmore. Thanks for sharing so many walks down memory lane. Keep those posts coming!

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  10. When I grow up, I want to be you. ;) Adore your blog.

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  11. Loving all of these retro blogs I've stumbled upon from Dads Dish Retro and friends...

    I'm following of course!

    Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing

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  12. Woot!!! Woot!!
    Thank you! Thank You! Thank You!
    I graciously accept my prize :)

    I can relate to having your "50's self clash with your 70's self" But, like you I'm also a pretty happy person. I guess they balance each other out pretty well.

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  13. I agree with 1950s Atomic Ranch. I wanna be you when I grow up!!

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  14. PLEASE PLEASE send me your info at xbettiexdoll@aol.com so I can send your goodies that ya won!!!
    Thanks, Zootsuitmama

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