My paternal grandmother, from the mountains of Kentucky, loved her some Southern Living cookbooks. No matter that she lived most of her life in northern Wisconsin. She loved cooking (oh Lord. Her blackberry cobbler.) and cookbooks in general, but I'm talking about vintage Southern Living Cookbooks - most of them are from the '70s. … Continue reading Vintage Southern Living Cookbooks
Tag: Vintage
Women’s Circle Magazine, 1963-64
There's not a lot to report from my side of the Mississippi lately. There's, you know, life things. But nothing all that interesting. Therefore. Today seemed like a fine day to share some more old magazines. My last old magazine find was Successful Farming magazine, from 1948. These are much more current; I found a… Continue reading Women’s Circle Magazine, 1963-64
Successful Farming Magazine, December 1948
Last weekend the family piled into a truck and headed to an antique store in Greybull. While I forgot to take pictures of anything inside the store (tavern chairs, Hoosier cabinet, maple vanity, OMG) I did pick up a magazine from 1948. Yes, I went to an antique store and only bought a magazine. My… Continue reading Successful Farming Magazine, December 1948
Where Am I Ever Going to Wear That, or, Closet Cleaning
While I'm pretty good about getting rid of excess stuff, be it clothing or housewares, for some reason I have a blind spot when it comes to dresses. *They're so pretty.* When I realized that I'm hanging onto a dress that I wore one time, in 2011, I knew I had to go through everything.… Continue reading Where Am I Ever Going to Wear That, or, Closet Cleaning
5 Reasons I Wear Dresses all the Time
Every so often I do an outfit post on the blog here, usually featuring a dress. And that's it and it's never mentioned again. The truth of the matter is that I wear dresses....a lot. Like 5 days out of 7. Maybe 6. If you know me in real, live, actual life then you know… Continue reading 5 Reasons I Wear Dresses all the Time
