Willceau Illo News

Happy Birthday Mr.C!

Mrs. Crankipants — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:32:25 +0000

We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled program – today would have been Perry Como’s 100th birthday! He was best known for his smooth as silk crooning and gave us treasures such as “Dream Along With Me”, “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes” and my favorite – “If I’m Lucky”. From Wikipedia: Pierino Ronald “Perry” …

60 Years Ago Today

Joe_Williams — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The dapper gentleman is my older brother Charles. On the back of this picture written in pencil is May 18, 1952 meaning this picture was shot 60 years ago today!

Lady by the Water

Joe_Williams — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:06 +0000

We’re back by the water with another glass negative shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jesrey about 100 or so years ago. My guess is that this photograph was taken on the same day and in the same place as the shot of the wading children in last week’s post. It looks like …

Buttermilk Bread

Tina — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:41 +0000

This is my go to recipe for buttermilk bread, it’s easy to make and uses regular, run of the mill, all purpose flour. It has a light texture and a wonderful tang to it. It’s a great bread for sandwiches, or you can eat it the way I do – warm from the oven, slathered …

Bow Tie for a Spring Concert

Tina — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:09:17 +0000

The spring concert at Lloyd’s school is coming up, I thought it fitting to celebrate the occasion by making him a new bow tie. I’m thrilled that Denyse Schmidt’s first fabric collection, Flea Market Fancy has been reprinted, so the bow tie gave me an excuse to snap some of it up! If you’re interested in …

That’s MISTER Adams!

Joe_Williams — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:36:11 +0000

Only his friends call him Grizzly! I wonder how he came by conditioner and a blow dryer out in the wilderness. This was one of many celebrity posters that were being sold in the wake of the phenomenal success of the pin-up poster of Farrah Fawcett. TV news programs did articles on the success of …

Happy Mother’s Day!

Mrs. Crankipants — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:32:59 +0000

Be good to your Mom, she spit on a tissue to clean your face!

Mother’s Day Circa 2002

Joe_Williams — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:38:44 +0000

It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about the movie because I was hooked to the comics as a kid, and my son …

Friday Five – Number Nineteen

Tina — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:06:11 +0000

Nineteenth in a series – creating a collage using five elements.

Wading Children and a Rowboat

Joe_Williams — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:27 +0000

I’m trying to stick with the watery theme I’ve been keeping in recent posts. This was shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey although I doubt that this is Westville. I don’t think it’s the Delaware River either. I don’t know if there is enough geographical details to identify the place, but I’ll …