Happy Halloween!



So True!

There is no season when such pleasant

and sunny spots may be lighted on,

and produce so pleasant an effect on the feeling,

as now in October.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Petunia - October 2012

Sour Cream Pecan Pie

Mom - Early 1960s

Petunia - October 2012



Boothill Graveyard, Tombstone, Arizona

This postcard of Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona was sent to me by my mother in 1982 while they were on one of their roadtrips west.  She writes:

"We went to Tombstone today.  Heading for El Paso tomorrow.  The weather is nice but very windy.  We picked olives from a tree in a shopping center in Tucson.  See you soon."

Sounds like they were having a great time!  The postcard was postmarked from Willcox, Arizona and has a 13 cent stamp of Crazy Horse.

Put something silly in the world that ain't been there before. ~ Shel Silverstein



Sweet Potato Pie

So True!

Wild blueberry jam spread over hot toast on a frosty morning - a summer memory splashed against the coming winter's chill.

Lillian Brulatour

Our road facing east

Me on an autumn trip to the mountains - Early 1960s

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Scare Up Some Fun!

This adorable and not so scary black cat Halloween card has such a vintage look about it even though Katherine sent it to me just last year!  I love the simple design and I have a soft spot for black cats.  I wish card manufacturers would reprint some of their vintage designs from bygone years and sell them along with their modern prints.  I bet they would have great appeal and sell like hotcakes!  I'm sure the greeting card industry appreciates my free advice ... ha ha!  At any rate, this is a great card!

Apple Tart

Mom - Early 1960s

There was a definite process ...

Sweet Potatoes & Cranberries

Me - Early 1960s

Erie Lackawanna

I took this black & white photo in high school during my photography phase.  I loved developing the photos in the dark room at school!  I don't know why I liked taking photos of trains ... I still do for that matter.  It must appeal to my inner hobo! 

Water Carrier

I don't remember the occasion for this card but judging by the handwritten inscription inside it was just a card to say hello!  Sent by my Belgian penpal Rudy back in the 1980s, he writes:

"Just to say hello.  Have a nice day.  Take care!  Much Love, Rudy"

The card itself was sold by Unicef and the design is described on the back as "Water Carrier - Bakary Dieme, Senegal.  Courtesy of the Collection of the Musee Dynamique (Dakar)"

Fresh Peach Pie

Wildflower Garden Patch - June 1999

Carmina Burana ~ O Fortuna | Carl Orff ~ André Rieu

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

My mother sent this postcard to me when they went to Disney World in Florida for a week back in the 1980s (postmarked April 16, 1985) and she writes on the back: 

"Hi Honey, Hope everything is alright with you.  The weather here hasn't been the greatest!  We had fun in the park yesterday, going to Epcot this morning.  See you Friday."

Weather aside, it sounds like a good time was had by all!

Peach Tapioca Pie

Happy Birthday to a Grade-A Dad

This birthday card was from me to my Dad in the early 1960s.  It's a great fold out card and says inside "From your little half-pint!".  My mother signed my name so I wasn't even in school yet and obviously she funded the venture ... thanks!  He would have been 89 this November ... doesn't seem possible! 

Drowsy girl!

Mom & Dad's Flower Bed - June 1999

Louis Tussaud's English Wax Museum

I picked up this booklet on our visit to Atlantic City in the mid-1970s.  As much as I loved the beach and boardwalk, this museum remains one of the highlights for me.  Being a history buff, I enjoyed every minute of it!  I did a search online to see if the museum is still open but it apparently closed shop although there are others still around in various locations. Here's a Wikipedia article on Louis Tussaud and his wax museums  ~~~~~> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Tussaud

Ziggy

It's impossible to describe how popular Ziggy was in the 1970s!  He was everywhere!!  This card was sent to my by a friend Chris during my first semester at college.  She worked with my mother and had come to visit me at Longwood shortly after my arrival.  The date inside the card is 9/9/78 and the sentiment inside the card reads " ... Hope YOU'RE having a nice day ...". 

Chris wrote:

"Surprise!  Thought you'd never hear from me, I bet.  You're almost right.  Well, I'm here at Regency Square Mall, shopping & squandering my hard-earned dollars frivilously.  You probably won't get this card until sometime next week as I don't normally carry stamps on my person while shopping.  The reason for this card - my feet are killing me!  Hope you are not suffering from "shopper's foot" - you probably are studying your books, I'm sure.  I really enjoyed the visit to Longwood, and hope to be able to see it more often; perhaps I'll come visit you one Sunday - now that I know how to get there - that is if I don't overshoot Farmville by continuing through it due to its gigantic size.  At any rate, hope that you are adjusting smoothly to college life & atmosphere, plus enjoying your studies & improving your camping skills.  Your mother is fine - We miss your phone calls.  Take care of yourself (eat breakfast!) & write once in a while. Love, Chris"

Easy Rules of Thumb, Medium White Sauce & For Great Gravy

Mom & Me at Cape Hatteras - Early 1960s

Tree Ripened Peaches! - 2012

The Wednesday Dance

O'Neill's Card and Candle

Obviously this little plastic calendar card came from O'Neill's Card and Candle shop at Cloverleaf Mall in 1975.  That small shopping mall was so popular in the 1970s but sadly was abandoned over the ensuing decades for larger malls in the surrounding area.  I wonder if anyone else still has their 1975 wallet calendar? 

Buckingham Branch - Keysville, Virginia

Betty Bunny

Betty Bunny was sent to me in the early 1960s by my grandfather and step-grandmother Mildred and the card is still as embossed and glossy as it was at that time.  The verse inside the card reads:

"Betty Bunny's all dressed up and what she comes to do is bring this happy birthday wish Granddaughter, just for you!"

She's a cutie!!

Napping in a sunbeam - July 2012

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Mom & me - early 1960s

Early morning in cow pasture - June 2012

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy birthday wishes to my beautiful mother who turns 80 years old on July 17th! 

What's your Italian name? Mine is Annunziata Rizzo !

Your Italian Name Is: Annunziata Rizzo

Ciao!

What's Your Italian Name?

Blogthings: If Quizzes Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Take Quizzes

Happy Birthday, Young Lady

This adorable fold out birthday card was sent to me in the 1960s by the Kilpatricks who lived one street over from us.  They were an older couple and I loved visiting them.  Her name was Minnie and her husband was called "The Colonel" and was in fact a retired military colonel.  The card is signed "Minnie & The Col. & me too".  The "me too" part referred to their little chihuahua Mike.  Needless to say, I was crazy about him and I like to think he enjoyed my visits too ... after all, he did send birthday greetings!  The duck's bow on the front of the card is ribbon and still firmly attached to the card.  This American Greetings card has a great whimsical design and was a good bargain for 25 cents!

Happy July 4th!

Happy Fourth of July!!



Date Bars

Clematis - May 2012