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Holidays

American Christmas – WWII

Christmas, WWII: The year 1941 was a time of great change for Americans. Despite the tumultuous time, Christmas still remained an important holiday to many Americans. It was a time of traditions and wartime sacrifices. So, what was Christmas like …

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Holidays Life Updates Vintage

Vintage Victorian Christmas at Vaile Mansion

One of the nice things about always being on the go, down some highway or other, is that it gives you experiences. New places, new people, spending time in towns and cities you’ve never been and, for someone like me …

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New Year’s Sparkle: Picking out my retro jewelry for ‘Auld Lang Syne’

New Year’s Sparkle! I’m in the process of getting all gussied up for a New Year’s Eve celebration tonight, nothing fancy, just friends and music. Food, of course! I don’t drink, so I can get glammed up without worrying about …

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Holidays Vintage

Photos: The Peery House Parlor

For some reason it took until we were gearing up to move to get the mountains (I mean mountains, as in stacked on top of each other mountains) of my mother and step father’s antiques out of this house. They …

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Holidays

Photos: Vicarious Road Trip

I’ve been getting fun, new and old-fashioned correspondence from the ‘rents as they make their way to Idaho and back, including postcards and stories of the things they’ve done and the people they’ve seen. And every now and then a …

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Holidays

Photos: Holiday Trinkets #001

Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to do much blogging lately so I’m extremely late posting holiday trinkets but there are several which, due to laziness (I have to take photos, and I don’t want to!), I’ve decided to post …

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