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1976 Schwinn Breeze – My New Bike

In reno, thrifting on 18 April 2010 with 6 comments

When I was a kid, I had a yellow Schwinn Breeze with a basket over each rear tire to deliver The Detroit News (almost exactly like this one.) I couldn’t ride my bike on Sundays, though… the papers were way too huge to fit all in my rear baskets, so I’d pull an overstuffed wagon [...]

Work to do

In crochet, thrifting on 18 February 2010 with 5 comments

I’ve heard some people say that it’s a pain in the ass to go back and forth between different hook/needle sizes with their projects but I’ve always found it to be a fun challenge. Right now, I’m working on a hot pad for myself in thread with a size 5 steel hook, and also a [...]

Kitcheneering – Vintage Recipe Thursday

In baking, recipes, thrifting, vintage recipe thursday on 26 November 2009 with 2 comments

A few days ago, I found this great little recipe scrapbook put out by Safeway stores in the late 30′s and early 40′s entitled “Kitcheneering”. The book has blank pages inside, and some handmade lined pages made to fit for a table of contents in each section. The original owner of the scrapbook wrote the [...]

American Needlework

In blogs I read, crochet, sewing, thrifting on 5 August 2009 with 7 comments

Always on the hunt for more inspiration, I pick up just about every vintage craft and needlework book I see at thrift stores. A few months ago, I found “Woman’s Day Book of American Needlework” by none other than Rose Wilder Lane, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s daughter! Kristin’s recent about Sew, Mama, Sew’s month of hand [...]