***Retromodgirl***

I see, like others in Blogland, I stopped posting once the so-called smartphone killed a lot of blog creativity since about 2012 or so.  But these are new times, and that calls for new scribblin...

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HERE IS MY 2015 HOLIDAY WISHLIST: Vegan patchwork Boho combat boots.   Because, who doesn't want to stand out from the vegan leather Doc Marten crowd? Instant Pot .  The pressure cooker...

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The American Hotel. Picture courtesy of The American Hotel site. Old Sharon Springs, NY tourist sign. Picture courtesy of The American Hotel site. Roseboro Hotel, Sharon Springs, NY. Pic...

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While we recover from Hurricane Irene's craziness, I will give you a peek at my recent thrift finds (excuse the crummy Blackberry camera pics): Fondue pot w/utensils found at Johnstown, NY thri...

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This is for all the beautiful women who think they are not. My favorite quote in this video is by Cindy Crawford, who says, "I Wish I Looked Like Cindy Crawford." This is a must-view for all wome...

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(photo credit from Ioffer.com) We went to the Middleburgh, NY outdoor flea market today, where I scored a set similar to the one above for--wait for it--$11! I have never seen a set like it in...

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This one speaks for itself.

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I just watched the beginning of The Pirate today with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, and was surprised to see Gene Kelly pole-dance in a movie from 1948! I mean, where were the censors? Anyway, re...

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There is something beautiful, unique and simple about this 320 square foot home, as seen on here on the Consumerist: Could you live in such a small, efficient little home?

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Here are a few home decor treasures I am liking today (click on the links in blue to go to each item): London Candles, Blisslivinghome.com. Mermaid Tea Can, Chalinns on Etsy Eiffel Tow...

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Close your eyes. Step into the Wayback Machine. Imagine there are no computers, no cell phones, no DVDs or Ipods. Imagine a world with books and skate keys and penny candy, vinyl records and 8 tr...

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This is the ultimate in 1980s nostalgia. Jack Rebney, RV salesman and self-titled "angriest man alive," is Winnebago Man in a new documentary about one of the first--albeit unwitting-- viral vide...

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(Hubby in a rotary payphone booth at the antiques mall) Why do I love rotary phones so much (ranking right up there with my irrational love for canister sets, atomic lampshades, and chrome)? I...

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Austin, Texas is known as the burgeoning art and crafts mecca of the U.S. After all, it's the place that gave us The Naughty Secretary's Club 's Jennifer Perkins, Action Jackson , and Artists for...

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I remember the days of pencil skirts, rotary phones, dangerous file cabinets and spilled coffee! Do you?

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If you are like me (ahem, old), you remember a certain Batman cartoon on Saturday mornings in the early 70s. Watch as a cute and talented pug summons Batman from his Batcave, complete with retro ...

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One of my all-time favorite bloggers, photographers, and retrolovers, Lara Rossignol, from the blog Piewacket, is having a fund drive to benefit her ailing kitty, Atticus. You can read about hi...

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Vintage Mid-Century Covered Casserole, retroactivetreasures, $$38 Orange Orchard on a Pedestal Mugs, youareyou, $19 Aluminum Art Bracelet, lostelizabeth, $$32 Vintage Pickup Truck P...

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Now that planting season is here again (praise the gods!), I am full of ideas on what to grow this year (flower bulbs and seedlings are quaking in fear right now). As a born-and-bred urban apartm...

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(Click on the banner to visit the site) Meet Alyssa Starelli, founder of The MCM League , a non-profit dedicated to saving Portland, Oregon Googie and Mod architecture. She is also a realtor ...

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I just discovered this fascinating, real-life Upstate New York Great Depression-era cook and blogger, Clara, whose blog is Great Depression Cooking With Clara. From her Blogger profile: "C...

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From this: To this: As seen on the blog Whorange, and on the Madmen blog, among other places. From the Barbie Collector site: "Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF), and AMC announced to...

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From an ad in the June 1936 edition of Popular Mechanics. As seen here and here and as part of today's AOL "Couldn't Make These Up" news items.

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I am old enough (cough cough) to remember the original Charlie's Angels series. Dig the clothes, the hair, the old school phones and other gadgets, and the general hokey atmosphere of this f...

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(Pics courtesy of Everyone Goes to Mick's ) Everyone Goes to Mick's is the wonderful blog of Mick Jordan, who, as his Blogger profile states, is a "Jr in College and I love ever...

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