Secondhand Treasures Magazine

Saturday afternoon, standing in the dreaded checkout line, that has at least two people ahead of me, I start reading the magazine covers. As my eyes scan from People to Martha Stewart Living magazine, I see a magazine that I would actually read.

A magazine full of useful articles
and, inspirational ideas.

The cost was a little steep
at $9.99, but I deserved a treat. 

A list of online websites for treasure brokers on page 33.

Tip and tricks for the collectors on page 39.

Ideas and advice for sellers on page 79.

Inspirational DIY's on pages 109-111.

Peppered throughout the magazine is True Story
articles about collector and resellers.

The back of the magazine is an advertisement
for the American Pickers guide to Picking.

So this afternoon, I relaxed with my Secondhand Treasures magazine, and a bowl of Rainier Cherries that were priced at $4.99 a pound. It was an expensive afternoon, but sometimes you just have to treat yourself to a short Saturday afternoon staycation.

Can You Guess The Year Of These Designs?

I thought it might be fun to play a fashion guessing game.

Name which decade these designs are from... 

If your guess was the 1950's, you know vintage fashion. 

Designs are from: Simplicity Fashion Preview June 1956.

College Cost and Kitchens in 1969

I have had hours of fun reading the March 1969 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Not only do the advertisements bring back memories of my teenage years, some of the articles are making me yearn for the prices of the good old days. 

On page eight of the March 1969 issue an article titled:

The College Cost Picture: Is It so Grim..

*an excerpt from the article*

Steve, a high school senior, plans to enter a private four-year university this fall. If his school's charges are near the average, his first-year costs will be about $3,000 for tuition, board, and room. Transportation, books, entertainment and miscellaneous expenses, which obviously can vary, may add another $1,000.

Page sixty six showcases 10 kitchen, let's take a peek at these 1969 kitchens.

This might work in the kitchen of 2012
if you really liked red.

What do you think the designer Vern Yip,
from  HGTV would say about this design?

Everything old is new again.
I could totally see this in todays kitchen.

This kitchen reminds of the one in
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

As much as I enjoy traveling back in time and remembering how things use to be, I am pretty happy with my here and now.

Colored Bathroom Tissue

While perusing a March 1969, Better Homes and Gardens magazine I saw some advertisements for items that I had forgotten about.

March 1969 issue that I purchased
from an estate sale for 25¢.

I had forgotten while growing up my mother purchased toilet paper with designs and in pastel colors similar to and including some of these.

Plant Lady Scott's fresh flowers in your bathroom
and watch it burst into bloom. In Venetian Pink,
Persian Blue, Emerald Green and Antique Gold.
A garland of colors by Lady Scott.

I have never heard of Aurora bathroom tissue.
Aurora's softness, delicate scent and beauty, has
 a sensible white inner ply under a pretty pastel
outer ply that they will insist on having every time. 

Kleenex Boutique Collection.
Four pow! pow! pow-erful ways to glow.
Hot Pink, Bold Gold, True Blue,
and Avocado Green.

I don't remember ever seeing the Avocado Green
in our bathroom, thank goodness.  

Love the gold angel holding up the blue tissue. 

Colored tissue was around sine the late 1950's.
Love how the bathroom tissues matches her towels
and her dress. We never used Soft-Weve.

These elegant ladies matched their tissue
to their stunning night gowns.

I see the bathroom tissue, but where is the toilet?
This is an ad from Better Homes and Gardens, 1956.

Northern was my mother's choice for bathroom tissue, our bathroom was pink tile with a black border running around the middle of the room. We always had pink tissue in our bathroom, but sometimes there was green and blue.

Did you have colored bathroom tissue at your house when you were growing up. What color tissue did your mom use?

Start of My Summer Reading

One of my favorite authors Mary Kay Andrews released her new book Spring Fever just a few weeks ago. 

Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless.  They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history.  She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia.  But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she’s been given a second chance.  Maybe everything happens for a reason.  And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back.  But there are secrets afoot in this small southern town.  On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone.  Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future. 

Excerpt taken from: http://marykayandrews.com/the-books/books-by-mary-kay-andrews/spring-fever/

Mary Kay Andrews is a New York Times best selling author of Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues.  Mary Kay Andrews is a former journalist who wrote for The Atlanta Journal Constitution. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she enjoys thrift shopping, that's a girl after my own heart. 

I have read every one of her books and enjoyed each and every one of them. Blue Christmas, based around an antique store and its owner remains my favorite. 

Want a good book to read during the summer, Spring Fever is my recommendation.

I would love it if you would share your recommendation for a good read.

Cheerfully,

Paulette

Thrift Share

This weekend I was the source of thrift treasures, I hosted a rummage sale in my garage and driveway.

Preparing for a rummage sale is a lot of work but during the sale I was able to talk with so many charming people and hear some marvelous stories. 

I did manage to sneak off to attend a rummage sale a few blocks away for some new treasures.

1950's  Bar B-Q apron

with such cute drawings and funny phrases.

"Mother of a hamburger" my favorite.

"If you want to see flying Saucers
Go pinch the waitress"

I can't get enough suitcases, I just love
them. The size on this one was perfect to
store my vintage children's books.

Purchased for $3.00. I found a few surprises
when I opened up the suitcase when I got home.
The inside was in poor condition, and a few
items were left inside. Some sort of trim, fur
colar, a long line bra, and

the bottom of the case was lined with a few pages
from a 1955 newspaper. I love ephemera so I
 thoroughly enjoyed reading the want ads.

The suitcase was made by Wheary

and had this patent pending tag still inside. According
to the tag the suitcase was made between 1931 -1934.

Looking forward to see what everyone else found this week.

I am linking up with:

  Her Library Adventures, Flea Market Finds

Apron Thrift Girl, Thrift Share Monday

Me and My Shadow, Magpie Monday

Hey, What's for Dinner Mom? -  The Penny Worth Project

Cap Creation, Thrifty Love Link Party

Loco Moco ~ Hawaiian Fast Food

All over Hawaii you see Loco Moco, a classic Hawaiian soul food dish, listed on menus for breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

Loco Moco is a traditional fast food - on the bottom of the plate a scoop of white rice, a hamburger patty, one sunny side up egg, that is smothered with brown gravy. 

As you eat break the egg, combine the burger, egg, rice, and gravy for a perfect bite of Hawaiian paradise.

You know the saying "When in Rome..." so I tried this Hawaiian classic and found that the flavor combinations was delicious. 

Looking for something inexpensive, quick, and easy to prepare here's the recipe.

Loco Moco 

Ingredient

1/4 pound ground beef

1 egg

cooked rice

hot prepared brown gravy

Preparation

Cook hamburger patty in frying pan over medium heat to your liking. 

Set burger aside and cook egg sunny side up or over easy using the 

same pan used to fry the hamburger.

To serve this dish place a bed of rice in a large bowl or place, top with the hamburger

patty, fried egg,  and hot gravy.

Makes 1 serving for a hurgry person.

I tried this dish with rice, but Loco Moco was also offered with a base of mashed potatoes.

Maybe Loco Moco could be the answer to that age old question;

What should I make for dinner tonight?