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I luv Retro Things

http://iluvretrothings.blogspot.com/

Blog of a 38 year old collector of vintage & retro kitchenalia, books & magazines, movies, knick knacks, movies etc.

• Added on: Jul 27th, 2007
• Country: New Zealand
• Language: English

• Author: A. Forbes
• Listed in: Home and Garden Personal
• Tags: retro vintage thrifting op-shopping

Recent Posts

• What's been happening around here - my new camera

  Posted on Tuesday August 4th, 2009 at 12:06 in family, home, Me

  I am mightly impressed and thankful this week.My old digital camera has been needing a to be upgraded but we haven't had the money. Earlier this week I happened to see a ginormous sale whereby digital cameras here were slashed to very low prices. My ...

• Frank Sinatra's 1947 home in Palm Springs

  Posted on Monday August 3rd, 2009 at 08:04 in palm springs, Frank Sinatra, 1940s, vintage houses, frank sinatra's house in palm springs

  It seems to be getting harder and harder to find photography of vintage celebrity homes. This one below is of Frank Sinatra's house designed by Stuart Williams in 1947."For a house of a star, the four-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot house was modest, even...

• Pickle fever - a funny story!

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 15:03 in family, home, Me, funny stories, pickles, retro advertising

  Want to hear something funny? This ad for HEINZ Pickles reminded me of way back before I found out I was pregnant with my oldest son. I had been helping a friend and her husband move house and for some reason I had this weird craving for pickles.We d...

• Rita Hayworth's Picnic Adventures

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 08:30 in vintage photos, rita hayworth

  I love these honest fun images of vintage movie star Rita Hayworth with her friends.Here she is above peeling tomatoes while her friend Virginia Hovey prepares jelly sandwiches for bicycle and picnic outing.And in this one she's leaving her house wit...

• Great deals on toilet paper

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 02:24 in family, home, winter, Me, flu, tissues, toilet paper

  I'm amazed at how much toilet paper costs in the supermarkets and for a family of 5 it doesn't take long to go through it all. Last week my sister, who works for a hygiene company suggested I let her send us some toilet paper and tissue to see how it...

• Mad Men Yourself

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 00:06 in Me, mad men

  Now you can have the chance to Mad Men yourself - click here. Here's my effort above :-)...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Jewelgirl

Love this blog and all the great retro items on it!

Posted: January 7th, 2009 | More Reviews From jewelgirlloveretro | Report This Comment

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