Bunnies Rule!

Nothing says "Spring" like bunnies, kitties and little wild flowers!  Oh and fluffy clouds too! 

Happy Easter!

Such a cheerful face!  This bright and colorful Easter card was sent to me in the late 1970s while at college and is from my step-grandmother Mildred.  Knowing Mildred, I'm sure a goodie box followed suit, complete with some yummy petit-fours!  I love the spring colors in this card and the brightness in general.

Rita Hayworth is Stayin' Alive

So True!

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

Barbara Jordan

Peach Blossoms

Bradford Pear Blossoms

Gracie - 2012

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!

While You're Ill!

This get well card from 1974 has it all ... cute kitten, colorful flowers and a bright butterfly!  What's not to like?  Our family friend Minnie sent it to me when I was in the hospital and inside she typed "Hurry back to Petersburg.  Always, Minnie"  She was a very nice older woman and I loved spending time with her when I was growing up.  She had a little chihuahua named Mike and when he did something wrong, she'd call him "Michael". The things we remember!  The card is Olympicard brand and I still see those around!  

Eileen Brennan's Scalloped Potatoes

This recipe from Grandma's recipe box sounds delicious to me!  It's a newspaper clipping and I can't tell how old it is but I'd guess maybe 1980s thereabouts.  Her local newspaper must have had a feature on celebrities'  recipes and this is Eileen Brennan's.  Yum!  I haven't seen her in a film for a while so I did a search to see what she's been up to ~~~~~>

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Brennan

2) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107281/

I want to eat at Eileen Brennan's house!

Mom - 1960s

This is my mother pouring herself a morning cup of coffee in the early 1960s!  I have so many fond memories of growing up in that little gray house.  I can see the coffee pot clearly in my mind but I don't know what type it was ... it had two pieces to it and was put on the stove top.  I'll have to ask her about it!  Red counter tops, metal cabinets ... very retro!  I'm sure she was thrilled for my father to take her picture first thing in the morning!  He loved his camera!

Bill Deal and the Rhondels

So true!

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

Erma Bombeck

Why don't you hang out the window like other dogs?

What dog owner can't relate to this cartoon?  I cut this out of a magazine back in the 1980s.  The cartoonist is Gallagher and it was published in a book called "Animals, Animals, Animals".  I'm not sure which magazine this was clipped from but the back of the cartoon has the title of an article called "The Children Nobody Wants".  Sounds cheerful & uplifting!  I'll stick with the cartoon!