--We were thrilled to discover this late 1950's, early 1960's vintage cookie tin, complete with made in Japan red flocked deer image. Aside from a dent in edge of the lid, it cleaned up beautiful and is marked Macy's. Click on the photo.
--An interesting Brit
site with some free building downloads http://www.scalescenes.com/railscenes
--A truly marvelous
bit of architecture! http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/8104515496/in/contacts/
--A Christmas “village”
cake http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsmycake/5348983291/
--Very clever idea for
paper doilies; click on the link and keep scrolling down the page http://www.thecottagemarket.com/2011/11/christmas-in-white-tutorial.html
--Best price we have
seen on crepe paper nut cups http://thecakegirls.com/shop-1/party/nut-cups-and-cones/crepe-paper-nut-cup-white-with-white-ruffle.html
--It’s Sci-Fi Saturday
on Toys & Stuff…Today’s toy is a wonderful repo of a Golden Age of Space
Toys classic – the Dimestore Dreams Spaceship X-100. Dimestore Dreams debuted
at the 2000 Toy Fair and was a subsidiary of Binary Arts a prize winning
manufacturer of children's toys, puzzles, and games. Bill Hanlon, noted toy
designer, authority and author of the celebrated book "Plastic Toys:
Dimestore Dreams of The 40s & 50s". Their toy line was a
masterful reproduction of classic toy cars, trucks, motorcycles, and of course
this wonderful spaceship. See more here http://www.toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/10/dimestore-dreams-20400-spaceship-x-100.html
--We were thrilled when Danika shared her family's Christmas cake recipe with us; see below
I do hope you will all try this recipe. It's been in my family since at least the 50's, and we only have it at Christmas. This year my sister tried something different, serving it with a dollop of creme freche.Hugs and kisses
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Vanilla ice cream goes perfect with rum. Thanks for the recipe Danika.
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