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Who's Your Friend When Things Get Rough?
I remember "H. R. Pufnstuf" playing on Sunday mornings when I was kid. Being around 1974, it was in syndication. I always thought it was kind of weird and wasn't one of my favorites, but when you're...
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What was on TV April 21st through 27th, 1979
After a long hiatus (since 2020!), "What was on TV" returns with this April 21st through 27th, 1979 issue featuring Walter Cronkite who would retire from "The CBS Evening News" in 1980, though he would...
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Universal Toaster
Toast indeed is universal. Who doesn't love toast? (p.s. we can't be friends if you don't love toast). And this is a Universal Toaster, patented 1914. I found it at a private estate sale a few...
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Coffee and Toast
This past weekend I attended a rummage sale at a local church, St. John's Evangelical in Mehlville, Missouri. Rummage sales seem the last bastion of bargains. Unfortunately, their primary way of...
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I have a special treat for everyone today. Well, "treat" may be a bit strong. But if you've ever wondered what it was like to garage sale with me, this is your lucky day. Okay, "lucky" may be a bit...
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Garage Selling
 For today's blog, I thought I'd do something I've never done before: write about my own garage sale.Yes, I do have my own garage sales. About once a year I gather up things that have run their course...
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Manning Bowman Bonanza
Yes, it's another toaster and percolator post. What can I say? These things almost seem to find me rather than the other way around.A few weeks ago, I spotted a Manning Bowman percolator in all it's...
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Of All the Blogs in the World, You had to Walk into Mine
Did you ever have a dream and wake up thinking, "That's a great idea for a blog title!" No? Maybe it's just me. But that's how I came up with today's blog title.I dreamt long-time reader and...
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ICEE with my Little Eye
I know, it's "I Spy,", but that doesn't work for today's blog title. Work with me here, people!I drove past an unassuming little garage sale a few weeks ago. I almost didn't stop as it looked like...
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Saturday Night Popcorn
 When I was a kid, treats and snacks were limited, but I could usually talk my mom into making popcorn at least once a month, usually on a Saturday night. It was made on the stovetop in a big cooking...
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I'm Cuccu for Cuccuma
A few months ago, I picked up an Imusa Moka pot Expresso 3-cup coffee maker. It wasn't vintage, but it's something I always wanted to try. I'm actually surprised I didn't write about it. Anyway, it...
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School Bus Memories
It's school time once again, and actually has been for the last few weeks. I'm running a little behind on posts.Anyway, it's school time once again, and school buses are on the streets. This isn't...
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First Day Blues (and Reds and Yellows and Greens and Purples and ...)
 I'm still reminiscing about school days and every year when school starts up, I always reflect upon my own "dear old golden rule days" back in the 1970's. Throw in this recent find, and I'm instantly...
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Halloween -- I Swear Its Still My Bag, Baby, Even If I'm Late!
Holy cow, it's here! Welcome to Halloween 2023!This is the first time in my 10 (TEN!) years of participation in the Countdown to Halloween that I've been late. In fact, normally by now I have at...
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Mondays are to Die(Cut) For
Welcome to day 2. I thought I'd introduce a new feature here called "Mondays are to Die(Cut) For". Each Monday, I'll post a new Halloween die cut I found in the past year. I may post more than one...
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Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (with Her Head)
 I found this little witch minus her head at a sale last year. Fortunately, someone was wise enough to put her head in the Jack O' Lantern along with the pumpkins. A little Elmer's later and she was...
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Sunni Enlightenment
I previously wrote about Bud the Bus Driver's estate sale where I found the sealed box of vintage animal crackers. Bud and his wife also had a nice collection of vintage Halloween. Among it, I found...
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Whistle While You Twerk
Last winter, I attended an estate sale of a major vintage Halloween collector. The crowd was enormous. I arrived an hour early and was still number 60 in line. I wasn't hopeful anything would be left...
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Devilish Swizzle Sticks
Though I'm not an imbiber, I've long had a fascination with bar culture and its accessories, particularly swizzle sticks. It probably goes back to when my mom and dad would go out for New Year's Eve...
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Zombie Sneppy
 I found this freak for $5 at an estate sale, tucked away in the garage of all places. At first I thought someone had stuck a skull head on a blow-mold Snoopy body.Asking the folks on the "Vintage...
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