Category Archives: Blast from the Past

13th Street Circa 1982

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This is another picture I shot back when I was in art school in the early 1980s. Illustration majors were required to take a pricey photography course. As a sophomore, I didn’t know my ass from my elbow so I … Continue reading →

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Miss Blanchette’s Painting

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tina

I found this painting while searching through my flat files the other day. It was given to me on my birthday by an elderly women when I worked in a convalescent home in high school.

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Friday Five – Number Thirty

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tina

Thirtieth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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The Craft Movement Pioneers

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Tina

Before the internet, cable TV, Martha Stewart, and Pinterest there was Women’s Household – a wonderful little magazine published on newsprint in the mid sixties. It featured articles on sewing, knitting, gardening, cooking and crafts. They included a column where … Continue reading →

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The Latest Thing on the Jean Scene!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Mrs. Crankipants

Hello, one and all! It’s Mrs. Crankipants bidding you a joyous greeting from a time before the internet, a time of three television networks, a time of diminishing expectations and a time that a million hack comedians were all attempting … Continue reading →

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Mon Grand-Père et ses Enfants

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Tina

I was digging thru an old jewelry box over the weekend looking for a necklace and I came upon some old B&W negatives. Curiousity got the better of me, so I threw them on my scanner to take a better … Continue reading →

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Snow Baby

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tina

 

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Domestic Bliss: Making Spaghetti

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Tina

Second in the Domestic Bliss series.

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Domestic Bliss: The Most Important Meal of the Day

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tina

First in the Domestic Bliss series.

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Give Peas A Chance

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Tina
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So Long Summer!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Tina
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Save Now for Your Trip to the Moon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Saturday marked the untimely passing of the First Man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. I was six years old going on seven during the summer of 1969, and I like millions of people across the world was glued to the … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Airplane!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Tina
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The Perils of Family Dishwashing

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Tina
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