Today is the first day of our Spring Break. I think I might be a tad more exited than my girls. As many of you know I homeschool my babies. As much as I LOVE homeschooling and wouldn't have it any other way, I also LOVE days off. So what did I do this morning? I stayed in bed with my new thrifted pillow cases. I picked up this sweet pair for $6.00. They are precious.
Unfortunately my darling had to go to work. If only we were independently wealthy....
I did do a little light reading while I sat in bed until....10:00. There I said it. 10:00!! You can't blame me, I stayed up way too late watching "Rock of Love...Bus." It's a skanky repulsive show and I can't help myself.
I found this old magazine at the antique mall where I got the pillowcases. It's a Good Housekeeping magazine from July, 1936. It is awesome! I love reading all of the advertisements. They are hilarious. Let's take the add for Camel cigarettes for instance...
Apparently, we should smoke....for digestions sake. Who knew?
Hmmm....what if she is??? Whatever shall I do???
Of course!! Give her some Ovaltine, that'll fix her.
Click on this one above, it's fabulous. There's a lot about 'keeping your man happy' in this magazine.
I think these little girls were crank calling people...."...is your refrigerator running?...giggle giggle"
I love this ad. It's awsesome. It's basically telling you that your makeup should not make you look like a painted up hussy. After all, we don't want to make our husbands angry.
Oooooohhhh he's mad...."grrrrr"
Can you imagine feeding your baby Pet Milk? Well, chubsy wubsy up there seems to like it. I do love me a smooshy baby!
Ooooh! Peg's sure to catch herself a husband now! Maybe even the pipe smoker or weenie roaster!
WHAT kind of naughty tooth brush IS this???
Ok, I'll stop now. I could spend hours posting pictures from this magazine. One of the things I like about it is that it is from two years after my little cottage was built. It's so fun getting a peek into what it was like for the people who first lived in my house.
I also picked up these little gems. They're cute as cute can be.
Since I can't stay in bed all day reading old magazines, I better do something productive. I'll clean the bathroom.
There. Nice and shiny. This little bathroom has come a long way. When we first bought this house, before we could even move in, it was so disgusting that I wouldn't let my little girls use it. While spending our days here renovating I would run my girls up to the little grocery store when nature called. So my husband gutted the whole thing and rebuilt it. He moved plumbing and lights and made it into a much more usable space. The layout before was just weird. We still have a bit to do in here, like finish the trim on the bead board, and a couple other little things. It's small, but that just makes cleaning it faster.
Now let's make scones!
Yum. Perfect for a rainy day. I think I'll have them in the living room, cuddled up with a quilt and a cup of tea.
Can't forget the lemon curd. I love this stuff. Maybe I'll be a real lady and just smother my scone with it.
There we go.
Next on my list is to move to the sewing room and work on this. Hope to show you more progress soon.
Here's to a rainy Spring Break afternoon. x
Wow, you sure made me feel like I wanted to join you. Enjoy your spring break. We homeschool too but not this week.
Jocelyn
http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Jocelyn | March 23, 2009 at 04:45 PM
What a nice and relaxing day. I know you must have giggled the time you were reading that magazine. Thanks for sharing. What exactly is lemon curd?
Posted by: Carrie P. | March 23, 2009 at 04:45 PM
What a perfect day! Love the old magazine. I keep looking for them in my antique mall but can only find them as old as the 70s and 80s! Well I made scones for dinner tonight. Yes, dinner!
Posted by: Stephanie | March 23, 2009 at 05:07 PM
That was a very productive day indeed! Thank you for inviting us in for a spell! ~Kelly
unDeniably Domestic
Posted by: Kelly | March 23, 2009 at 05:23 PM
Your post made me feel like I'd enjoyed a bit of your rainy spring day! :) Thanks for the "visit!"
Posted by: Terri | March 23, 2009 at 06:21 PM
That old magazine is so cool! I'm going to have to keep my eye out for one.
Shelly
Posted by: Crazy Creek Quilts | March 23, 2009 at 07:03 PM
You can't get any better than a day like this. Enjoy while you can. I love the magazine ads. That is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: valerie | March 23, 2009 at 07:51 PM
What a GREAT post!!! You put a smile on my face! Loved the magazine, loved the pictures, loved it all. Enjoy your break, ours is next week!!!
Posted by: Julie Isa | March 23, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Hehehehehehehehe........
You made me giggle the whole time! These magazines are absolutely wonderful and the advices in there are to die for! Hehehe...I would love to sit in your lovely cottage, drink a nice cup of tea, eat tons of scones with lemon curd, while sitting under one of your beautiful quilts. Then I have to go in this super sweet bathroom to brush my teeth with hte tooth brush you showed us. Hehehe...
Thanks for showing all these things!!
Hugs,
Sabine T. xxx
Posted by: Sabine | March 23, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Hia Sarah, what a lovely find that magazine was. I am so glad that husbands aren't so domineering these days. When I was staying in an isolated cottage in Ireland, there was one of those curved edge early Frigidaires in the shed- still working! :-) It was lovely to be using a bit of history.
I am amazed at how things like the Ritz crackers still have the same box, yet things like the cornflakes have changed so often in my lifetime.
Well done on the bathroom. I would love to change mine and get rid of the gold taps (have on sink so far) and have a claw foot bath tub in keeping with the age of the house.
Have a great week.
Posted by: Melanie | March 24, 2009 at 12:56 AM
It's amazing how many of those items in your adverts are still around today, G loves Ritz crackers and I couldn't start my day without cornflakes... it took us 4 years to finish our bathroom, well it would be finished if Hub would put the ceiling lights in properly :-). Enjoy your Spring break..
Lisa x
Posted by: periwinkle | March 24, 2009 at 07:41 AM
I love the post! Thanks for inviting us into your home. Do you mind if I pick your brain a bit about homeschooling? We are considering it...but have just begun our research. If you don't mind sharing some of your experience with me, I'd appreciate it! You can email me at: mauk.jessica @ gmail.com (remove spaces)Thanks!!
Posted by: Jessica | March 24, 2009 at 07:55 AM
Thanks for sharing your magazine, that was so fun to see!
Posted by: sheri howard | March 24, 2009 at 07:58 AM
love the old magazine and I love your bedding. I had seen your post back in Jan (I think) when you got it. We recently (this weekend) painted our room and when I saw your post today with your beautiful linens peaking out -I went to the Cath Kidston Home website and ordered some new bedding for me. I put a post on my blog and linked you too it since you were my inspiration to go the the CK website. Thanks!
Posted by: Jeannine | March 24, 2009 at 08:38 AM
What a great post. I have a few mags like that and I love to browse them. The adds are better than the articles!
Your gorgeous pillowcases and your comfy cosy homemaking bring me back to when I was that SAHM. Ah, good ol' days...I'd love to go back to that for a while. Well, I will for the summer as I am a teacher and off from end of May. I so look fowrard to it every year.
Eh, now...I feel a bit sheepish telling you that you won the handmade goodies giveaway on my blog. ..(only because you are such a fab seamstress and my beginner efforts can't compare)... so can you send me your address and I'll get them off to you.
All the best....from Pam in Ireland.
Posted by: white o'morn cottage | March 24, 2009 at 02:23 PM
Hey,Sarah. Your brother was one of those chubby babies who dined on pet milk. It was mixed with kero syrup and water. Imagine that! Loved the book, what a hoot.
Love, Mom
Posted by: Mom | March 24, 2009 at 03:05 PM
I love old magazines. I have quite a collection. Times have certainly changed. Happy Spring Break, I homeschool too. Personally I'm ready for summer to hurry up and get here.
Posted by: Christine | March 24, 2009 at 03:24 PM
What a wonderful post. Love all those ads from the old magazine. Glad you are enjoying your spring break. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
Posted by: sherry | March 26, 2009 at 05:15 AM
Rock of Love... NO!!!!!!!!!!! Please don't tell me you're watching Skanks On A Bus. Oh, I actually have no idea what that show is and I'm only guessing they're riding in a STD on wheels motor-home bus. Hey, you suppose they use that toothbrush? Nah.
The ads are a riot and I loved your comments with them. Especially how "It's so fun getting a peek into what it was like for the people who first lived in my house. " I loved that!
Posted by: happy zombie | March 26, 2009 at 05:53 PM
This post was so much fun! I feel like a lady of leisure just looking at it! Thanks for sharing all the great old advertisements.
Posted by: threeundertwo | March 27, 2009 at 02:32 PM
That was such a fun post!!!....so much to read and laugh at...great medicine for today...Thanks.
Posted by: Lindsey | April 09, 2009 at 06:15 AM
You're too funny...I also watch that sleaze show, Rock of Love! I first saw last season & laughed a few times, but this season was just plain boring bad...I'm sure he'll be back next season looking for love. lol.
I have several old magazines that have ads that crack me up...I just adore them 'tho...I like to imagine my home & family so neat & perfect like the photos...yeah, right.
Posted by: tammyCA | April 14, 2009 at 12:03 AM