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I Know I Am a Child of the 80’s and 90’s… But I Totally Had a Monster-Nik Growing Up.
It feels like forever since I have written an article, and in honor of it being October I wanted to write about something Halloween-related. In this case, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite Halloween toys as a … Continue reading
Last Travel-Log from the Road – 10/4/12: Antique Archeology-Nashville Submitted by Carol
When we set out on our cross-country journey at the beginning of September, we knew we wanted to antique our way across America, but we weren’t exactly sure where we would go. We still have a few more days on … Continue reading
Travel-Log #8: Broad Summary (Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas) – Submitted by Carol on 10/3/12
Despite good intentions, I’ve discovered that keeping up on a blog while traveling the width of the country is no easy task. Whenever possible, we’ve tracked down and run into antique shops and malls in pursuit of a “find.” In … Continue reading
Travel-Log #5: Now and Then Second Hand Store – Orange, CA 9/26/12 Submitted by Carol
As promised earlier, we are leap-frogging over several successful forays into antique shops earlier in the trip to report on another shop connected to a popular TV show. Heading out on this trip, we knew we wanted to re-visit Orange, … Continue reading
Travel-Log #4: Abilene, Kansas 9/12/12 Submitted by Carol
Note: Our apologies for the lack of Travel-Logs during the past two weeks. It’s not that we haven’t been antiquing; we have. However, between very busy days on the road and sometimes very poor wi-fi connections at our motels in … Continue reading
1950’s Donald Duck Wall Decoration – A Ducky Disney Whodunnit
One summer morning about two years ago, on what was to become a very hot day, I was on one of my typical hunting and gathering missions at my favorite weekly flea market. I had already been through the market … Continue reading
Thunder Wings Lion-O
I’m a huge Thundercats fan now, but as a kid, I was only really familiar with some of the toys and had only a passing knowledge of the cartoon. It wasn’t until Cartoon Network’s Toonami started rerunning old episodes in … Continue reading
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Travel-Log #3: Platte City, Missouri – 9/9/12 Submitted by Carol
After several hours of soaking up history in St. Joseph, Missouri and Atchison, Kansas (Pony Express Museum, Patee House, the house where Jesse James was killed, and Amelia Earhart’s birthplace), we were heading south along the Missouri River toward Kansas … Continue reading
Travel Log #2: LeClaire, Iowa 9/7/12 Reported by Carol
We entered LeClaire, Iowa, which is just north of Interstate 80 and on the banks of the Mississippi River, at about 9:45 a.m. I was taking note of the price of gas at a BP station when Jim shouted, “There … Continue reading
Pick of the Week: Miniature House
This week’s “Pick of the Week” comes from one of our favorite flea markets. This is a prime example of a “diamond in the rough” in that when I found it a lot of the porch railings as well as … Continue reading