ok so in keeping in this home warm & cozy theme, i thought to share a "in a snap" vintage housewife...goodie...mmmmm

ok so in keeping in this home warm & cozy theme, i thought to share a "in a snap" vintage housewife...goodie...mmmmm

howdy gals...ooh my proud proud heart...this is my sweet lil' chick a dee...and her senior pictures...please allow me to share while her favorite songs are playin'












first let me say...i am just so lucky to be her mom...and am so blessed to know her...she is truly the most amazing young woman...i am so excited to go through this time in her life with her...thank you kittens for letting me share...














this is "Porta' Party" a 1958 Westerner...with the most yummy 55' Chevy pullin' it along the beach...this is really is a party on wheels..with the sweetest darn tropical party theme ever...take a peek...
i am very blessed to be a part of such wonderful talented women and their vintage dream trailers...my next post will be a doozy...pictures of many of my sisters trailers...all different...some i know some i do not...just a mix of different styles...some quarky some dreamy...stay tuned...what fun!
howdy lil' ladies daddy-o & i campin' in arizona...ready to share one more fab~u~less 50's trailer...oh my...check this one out...
here is one beautiful trailer...this is Joie De Vivre' a 1957 Jewel owned by my darlin' friend Karmen #823...yes she is our Marhta Stewart of vintage trailers... check out her outside...can you believe her sitting area...oh my oh my!
Howdy gals...Cat here feelin' better about my rooten' tooten blues...why because this here is the most adorable trailer ever! take a peek...
Howdy sassy ladies...oh have i got the rooten' tooten' blues! All my sisters are hitchin' up their sassy lil' trailers and hittin' the open road! happy trails to you sisters on the fly...
next i wanted to share my outfit find for this week...ekkkkkkk! a "SWIRL"my very favorite vintage dress maker ever! which i know you kittens know i've "ooooo~ and ~ aaaahhhhh's over... time and time again...well this sweet doll of a dress is my newest 1950's swirl dress...a sweet black checked gingham dream...this adorable dress is quickly becomin' this kittens favorite one NEW OLD STOCK...total of vintage swirl dresses #8...love them!

The Vintage Housewife button...eekkkkkkkkk! Really Cat we can be a Vintage Housewife too? Yes sassy kittens copy and paste my cute lil' button " at top on my side bar "and add my sassy 1940's vintage gal to your blogs...inspire your readers and yourselves to stop and enjoy all things vintage from the past! Yahooooooo! So put on your cherry red lipstick, tie on a sweet lil' apron and grab my sweet lil' button! Enjoy! SO GET OUT OF THOSE EVERY DAY OL' RAGS & MOUSE-Y HAIR...
AND...
SHINE LIKE THE DIAMONDS THAT YOU ARE!!! SASSY LADIES...a lil' razzle dazzle!
GALS YOU ARE LOVELY, SPECIAL, AND SO DARN' TOOTIN' CUTE...WHY CUZ GOD SAYS SO, THATS WHY! SO GO OUT AND LIVE IT UP GALS! ITS YOUR DAY !! THROW ON THOSE PEARLS AND THAT RED, RED LIPSTICK...AND BE FUSSED ALL OVER!!! ENJOY IT LADIES... CUZ THE NEXT DAY HONEY ...ITS ALL OVER!!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY FROM THE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE TO ALL YOU SWEET LADIES WHO LOVE YOUR LIL' CHICKS!! GOD BLESS YOUR MOTHERS DAY!!!! REMEMBER TO KEEP IT ROCKEN' ! ITS YOUR WEEKEND KITTENS!
CAT^..^

As many of you know from last year...Viva Las Vegas is one vintage extravaganza...one full week of vintage dressin',shoppin, and dancing...and...kittens it gets better and better every year! This is unlike any other vintage shoppin' week anywhere...hundreds of thousands of vintage lovers pull out all stops...from countries all over the world...dressin' in the very best vintage around! Ballrooms and ballrooms of vintage shoppin' and bands playin' everywhere all day and all night long! This for sure is one rocken' vintage week indeed...
Our relationship had many many talks about times of the 40's and 50's when women placed their families first and love their sailor boys. She was a women with much sassy style making her own clothes, and never leaving the house without her jewelry & her nails painted. She gave me the love of wanting to provide a warm home for all friends and family. And that ol' southern texas love of many many old southern gospel songs...as well as that old casino excitement of lady luck...lucky Lavern loved a good game of poker!
SO I HOPE YOU ALL ARE READY FOR A VERY LOVELY VALENTINES WEEK,REMEMBER LIVE IT GIRLS AND MAKE IT YOURS...SASS ~YOURSELVES UP...EVEN STAYIN' HOME WITH YOUR BIG DADDY...THROW ON A LIL' FLIRTY DRESS...YOUR RED RED LIPSTICK...AND OOOOH DOLL THROW ON THOSE OL' ROMANTIC 40'S SONGS OF SULTRY SWEETNESS... OH..YOU'LL JUST FEEL LIKE A DOLL!
THANKS FOR SWINGIN BY FOR A LIL' GETTIN' READY FOR VALENTINES TIME...CAT~
next the shoes...ummmm love them...they are one of my favorite pairs... honey- brown leather 1940's wedgies with double straps and buckle...very comfy for swing dancing! the thing is i can't wear them much because i only have two brown dresses...oooh the heart ache! hee hee i guess i need to get to shopping for another one!
hope you enjoyed this kittens daily outfit...thanks for swingin by...cat~
YOU ARE SO BUSY... hee hee- THAT IS SO FUNNY...YES WE DO GET A BIT BUSY...BUT ITS FUN...I LOVE TO TRY NEW THINGS AND DADDY-O ALWAYS SAYS YES...SOOO WHY NOT! ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I JUST NEED THAT GOOD OL' FARM HOUSE EVENING OF SWEET CANDLE GLOW AND YUMMY BREAD IN THE OVEN...I ENJOY ADVENTURE, AS I AM SO SURE YOU ALL DO...EVERY ONES LIFE IT SO BUSY...I JUST LIKE TO CHOOSE MORE OF THE FUN THINGS!
DO YOU REALY DRESS 40'S & 50'S DAILY? WHY YES !!!! DAILY...I LOVE THE FUN DRESSES AND WONDERFUL JEWELRY... ITS SO CUTE!
I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO THROW ON A PAIR OF JEANS UNDER A OL' FARM DRESS AND THROW ON A PAIR OF MATCHING COLORED CONVERSE... DADDY-O AND I OWN MANY, MANY PAIRS...THEY ARE FUN 50'S & GREAT AT SOCCER GAMES, FLEA MARKETS,CAMPING, AND FOOTBALL...I EVEN OWN UCLA BLUE FOR THE GAMES & A PINK PAIR FOR MY PINK LIL' TRAILER...hee hee...ROCKABILLY IS FAR MORE FUN...MATCHING THE OLD WITH THE NEW...KINDA COOL!
TIL NEXT TIME YOU SASSY KITTENS YOU...THANKS FOR SWINGIN BY FOR SOME VINTAGE GIRLY TIME...CAT~
THE CUTE AS A CUPCAKE FAIRY IS SPRINKLIN' HER MAGIC SUGAR COOKIE DUST AND....MY LIL' 53 IS...
OOOH PRETTY... THE LIL' 53 IS BRIGHT AND SHINY WITH NEW PINK PAINT! I LOVE IT! THIS IS ME IN FRONT OF HER WITH HER NEW PAINT...SWEET AS CAN BE...IN THIS 40'S FARM HOUSE DRESS...I LOVE THE BLACK PIPING AND BIG PLASTIC BLACK BUTTONS...
WELL ,... SASSY KITTENS YOU WANNA TAKE A PEEK AT A FEW OF THE BEFORE AND AFTERS OF THE LIL' TRAILER ...WELL HERE GOES...
THIS IS THE BACK COUCH AREA WHICH FOLDS INTO A BED OOOOH SO SO UGLY& OLD...BUT NOW...
SWEET AND COMFY...NEW BED AND ALL THE YUMMY COMFORTS OF HOME...SOFT QUILT AND THE CUTEST 1950'S WALL ART EVER...A SET OF A LIL' BOY AND GIRL PRAYING...THE LIL' GIRL ON THE OTHER SIDE IS PEEKIN' WHILE SHE'S PRAYIN'...SO SO CUTE.
NEXT THE FRONT KITCHEN AREA NEEDED SO MUCH WORK... BUT NOW CUTE AS A CUPCAKE PINK....YEP...THATS WHAT I THINK !
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE WHOLE THING WAS THE STOVE...I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A PINK STOVE...SO THE WHOLE TRAILER HAD TO BE PINK....
SO NOW IT IS!!!...ISN'T IT DARLING...I JUST COULDN'T WAIT TO GET IT DONE...VERY VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE I THINK...
LAST...THE CUTE LIL' CUT-OUT CABINETS WERE JUST SO SWEET WITH THEIR SCALLOP DESIGN...I LOVE THE WAY THEY POP NOW! THEY WERE UGLY LAYERS OF STICKY PAPER FOR SHELVES...LAYER AND LAYERS...UHHH!
SO GALS THIS IS THE NEWEST PROGRESS OF MY LIL' 53 CUTE AS A CUPCAKE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE TRAILER...I LOVE HOW SHE IS TURNIN' OUT DON'T YOU GALS?
OOH MY OOH MY FISH # 3....OOOH WEEEE! SHE'S STARTEN' TO MAKE THE MEN AROUND THE LAKE LOOK...
OOOH SHE DID A GREAT JOB...STUCK TO THE LAKE AND WAITED...FOR...
OOOH LIL' HONEY FISH # 5... SHE'S STAYIN' ALIVE ! SHE STARTED EARLY &... IT WAS BEGINNIN' TO GET A LIL' DARK...BUT SHE KEPT IT UP... SHE KEPT HER FISHIN' STICK IN THE LAKE FOR FISH #...
FOR FISH #6 !! OOOH MY GOODNESS CAN THIS BE...WE WERE ALL SHOCKED AT SWEET LIL' SWEET... AND HER LAKE LUCK...
THE MEN WERE SO JEALOUS AND SAYIN' HOW COULD THIS BE...DID RAY HAVE A SECRET...OOH GOLLY GEE!
NOOOOO WAYYYYYY! FISH #7...OOOH MY GOODNESS HOW COULD THIS BE... RAY-RAY HAS A FISH TALE THAT IS.......... AS BIG AS CAN BE!!!
SO AS YOU CAN SEE AMARAY IS THE FISHIN' QUEEN...BOY THIS GAL HAS BRAGGIN' RIGHTS...
NO ONE IN THIS FAMILY CAN EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE FISHIN' QUEEN!!!!
..AND BOY...THOSE FISHIN' BOYS AROUND THE LAKE...MUTTERED AND TOOK A LIL' PEEK... AT THIS LIL' FISHIN'...CHICK-A-DEEEE!
SO AS YOU CAN SEE A WEEKEND OF FUN AND FAMILY...
THIS IS MY LIL' CHICKS AND DADDY-O MAKIN' OUR FAMILY FAVORITE OF HOBO BURGERS... A CAMPING TREAT!
GROUND BEEF...AND ALL THE YUMMY FIX-INS TO CHOOSE TIL' YOUR HEART IS HAPPY...YUMMY VEGGIES,POTATOES, AND SEASONINGS...TO MAKE LIL' MEAT LOAFS TO PLACE ON THE FIRE...
A ALL IN ONE MEAL...THEY GIRLS LOVE THEM & LOVE TO MAKE THEM!... ITS A GREAT WAY TO HAVE SOME FUN AND TO GET SOME VEGGIES INTO THE MIX OF ALL THE CAMP FIRE GOODIES!
SO THATS OUR VERY..."FISH-Y" WEEKEND... OF R & R...{RAY & RAY}HEE HEE!
THANKS FOR SWINGIN' BY CAT~
NEXT THIS GAL GOT TO GO TO A WONDERFUL VINTAGE ESTATE SALE! OOH WHAT GOODIES...
A VINTAGE 50'S PINK BATHROOM CABINET...WITH THE PRICE OF $ .50
A SWEET METAL 50'S NAPKIN HOLDER AT TOP...FOR $ .25
A SMALL WIRE COOKBOOK HOLDER THAT I WILL PAINT PINK FOR...$ .50
A SMALL CHROME SUGAR TIN FOR...$ .25
A SWEET SPICE RACK FOR...$ .25
AND A CONDIMENT CADDY IN CHROME FOR $5.00...TOTAL $ 6.75 WOOOHOOO!
HELLO LADIES, THIS KITTEN IS WORKIN' & SPRUCING' UP THE LIL' PLACE...THE LIL' 53', AND I WANTED TO SHOW YA'LL WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TOO!OOH HI, LIL' HONEYS! THIS IS ME AND I AM WEARIN' MY ADORABLE 1956 PINK WRAP DRESS MADE BY SWIRL! A COMPANY THAT MADE AFFORDABLE WRAP HOUSE DRESSES THAT EVERY LIL' VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE COULD AFFORD!
I LOVE SWIRL DRESSES...THEY HAVE ONE BUTTON UP ON TOP OF BACK... THAT IS SWIRLED & THEY ALWAYS HAVE TWO BIG YUMMY POCKETS AT FRONT! YOU MIGHT NOTICE ETHEL ALWAYS WORE SWIRL WRAP DRESSES IN I LOVE LUCY. THEY WERE A HOUSEWIVES FRIEND FOR COMFORT WHEN THE HOUSE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED!
SO ANY WHO, THIS KITTEN HAS BEEN A ROCKEN' AND ROLLIN'! WITH ONE HOT FIRE UNDER ME... AND LOTS OF LOVELY GOODIES TO SHARE FOR MY NEW OL' 53' TRAILER! SOOOO...WELCOME AND COME ON IN!
OUR WEEKEND STARTED OFF WITH A BANG!!! YES I DROVE UP AFTER FRIDAY SOCCER PRACTICE WITH LIL' CHICK RAY-RAY,... AND DADDY-O & LEXY HAD ALREADY GOTTEN A ROLLIN'....YIPPY!!!!
DADDY-O HAD WATER SANDED THE TRAILER...& GOT TO GETTIN' IT PREPARED, FOR SENDIN' IT OUT,... TO GET PAINTED!!!!...OOOOH I CAN HARDLY WAIT! WE DECIDED TO KEEP IT SWEET PEA PINK! HOW DARN HAPPY WAS I!
NEXT ALL OF US KITTENS GOT THE CABINETS AND DRAWERS A GOIN'...THIS IS SWEET DOODLE BEAR...AMARAY AND OOOH HONEY SHE WAS A SANDING' DOLL! SHE WANTED THOSE SWEET LIL' DRAWERS PINK!!!!!!!
SO HEAR THEY ARE SWEET PEA PINK! HOW SWEET AS A CUPCAKE ARE THESE LIL' TINY DRAWERS...JUST PURRRRRRFECT FOR LIL' 50'S THING-Y'S!!
SO AFTER A DAY OF WORKIN' ON THE LIL' 53'... DADDY-O ASKED IF I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE POMONA CAR FLEA MARKET....HMMMMMM...A CAR FLEA MARKET?...WELL....IT'S FOR THE TRAILER, DOLL...~ OKAY DADDY-O!!
SO WE DID...AND IT WAS A BLAST! THOUSANDS OF VINTAGE CARS FOR SALE AND ANY LIL' ACCESSORY YOU'D EVER NEED WAS RIGHT THERE...OOOH A HUBBY'S CAR COLLECTING DREAM! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO SEE HIM ACTING LIKE ...LIL' OL' ME!! JUST GIDDY LIKE AT ONE OF MY FLEA MARKETS...WHAT FUN...THE LIL' CHICKS AND I LAUGHED!!
NOW ON TO A FEW LIL' THINGS... THAT THIS KITTEN JUST HAPPENED TO PICK UP!
OK SO I'VE BEEN SHOPPIN...AND SO FAR THIS IS WHAT I BOUGHT...ONE VINTAGE THERMOS BY COLMAN IN PINK!
ONE SWEET AS A CUPCAKE VINTAGE BOX WITH LIL' DRAWERS IN 50'S PINK!
AND...ONE SWEET LIL' 50'S PINK MANTEL CLOCK...I JUST LOVE IT!!!!
SO DO YOU SEE, DADDY-O...SHOPPIN' FOR THE SWEET 53' TRAILER...CANT'CHA SEE! HEE HEE!! WELL HE HAD TO LOOK A BIT! WHO WOULD BLAME HIM...
WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND...
SO THANKS FOR SWINGIN' BY... AND KITTENS THANKS FOR STOPPIN' IN FOR SOME WELCOME AND COME ON IN TIME!!! CAT~
THIS IS SASSY SWEET SUE AND SHE IS HANGIN' OUT IN HER 50'S TRAILER...LOOK HOW ADORABLE HER LITTLE GINGHAM CHECKERED CURTAINS ARE! THEY LOOK SO VERY RUSTIC...AND HER SWEET TASSEL CHAIRS...I SEE A ROOTEN' TOOTEN' LIL' WRANGLER IN HER DON'T YOU?
NEXT, THIS IS CUTE LIL' CONNIE AND SHE IS IN CALIFORNIA IN THE LATE 50'S SHE IS AT BLUE SKIES TRAILER VILLAGE...
IT IS A TRAILER PARK WHERE ALL THE BIG STARS WERE INVESTORS IN THE THE 50'S. BIG NAMES LIKE BING CROSBY, & ROSEMARY CLOONEY HELPED DEVELOP THIS RESORT, ...FUN IN THE SUN GET AWAY!
EACH OF THE STARS NAMES, WERE THE ACTUAL STREET NAMES! ...SO YOU COULD CHOOSE WHERE YOU WANTED TO HOOK UP YOUR LIL' HOME AWAY FROM HOME! DONT'CHA JUST WANNA PULL UP AND CAMP ON BING CROSBY WAY!!!
THIS IS A SWEET ADORABLE 50'S TRAVEL TRAILER... IN THE CUTEST RED EVER! WHAT A SWEET & FUN TREASURE...I LOVE IT, COULDN'T YOU JUST SEE A VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE, IN A LIL' APRON BRINGIN' SOME SMORES' TO HER STRONG CAMPER MAN IN THIS LIL' DREAM...
OOH COKE -A -COLA GOODNESS...ISN'T THIS THEME TRAILER ADORABLE? WHAT FUN...THIS KITTEN THOUGHT...I WANNA BE SWEET SUE...SO... DADDY-O...
WE CAN DO IT!!! YES WE CAN!!!!!!
YOU SEE I LOVE TO CAMP AND I ADMIT I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRAILER WITH ALL THE YUMMY COMFORTS OF HOME...BUT THERE IS JUST SOMETHING SO DARN ADORABLE ABOUT A 1950'S TRAILER...
SO THIS VINTAGE GAL GOT GOIN'... AND LOOKED AND LOOKED... AND...
I DID IT! I FOUND A 1953'{ THE SAME YEAR AS LUCY MY CAR} FIELD& STREAM TRAILER...OOOOH HAPPY TRAILS!!
LOOK IT IS SO SWEET...YES A LOT OF WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE... BUT LOOK ITS SO SWEET AND PINK!
ISN'T IT THE ...PURRRR.....FECT ACCESSORY FOR LUCY!
SHE'S GONNA LOOK GREAT PULLIN' UP TO THE PARK WITH HER NEW TRAILER & OUR SWEET BIKES ON THE BACK...LOOK THIS KITTEN IS NOW A 50'S VINTAGE CAMPIN' LIL HONEY! I CAN BE SWEET SUE!
SO NOW ON TO MY HAPPY TRAILS... LOTS OF WORK...AND OH HONEY, I'VE GOTA' GET COLLECTING... LOTS OF 50'S GOODIES IN SWEET PINK! YIPPY SHOPPING!
THANKS GALS FOR SWINGIN' BY FOR SOME "HAPPY TRAILS"...TRAILER-ITE FUN! CAT~
WHAT A GREAT JOB DADDY-O...AND IT'S REMOVABLE! HEY A GIRLS GOTTA HAVE OPTIONS!!! SO I WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET ONE SO FAST! WHAT A HOT ROD DADDY!!
...A TISKET A TASKET YIPPY I'M GRABBIN MY LAUNDRY BASKET! AGAIN! {PART 2}
THANKS FOR SWINGIN' BY FOR SOME VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE LAUNDRY HANGIN GOODIES! CAT~
THANKS LADIES FOR SWINGIN' BY THE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE....CAT~
CAT'S NEW GOODIES!
SO ANY WHO... I WANTED TO SHARE A NEW SET OF GOODIES...THIS IS AN AD IN A MAGAZINE FOR SHOES...THEY ARE SUN SHOES FROM THE LATE 40'S CALLED THE CALIFORNIAN...THEY WERE $ 2.95...FROM SEARS...MANY HOME MAKERS IN THE 50'S STILL WORE THEM WITH HOUSE DRESSES...ADORABLE HUH...WELL.....
SO A WONDERFUL "HOT" FATHERS DAY & A LIL' TREAT FOR ME! OOOH GOLLY GEEE!
THANKS GALS FOR SWINGIN' BYE MY PLACE...CAT
WHY THE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE LOVES WATKINS SO MUCH?
WELL YOU SEE GALS ,THIS LINE IS AN OLD FAB COMPANY SOLD OFF OF A WAGON IN 1868!!! CAN YOU IMAGINE AN OL ' TIMER PULLIN UP TO THE HOMESTEAD WITH POTS A CLINGIN' AND A CLANGIN'...SELLING OL' REMEDIES AND LIGAMENTS TO HEAL WHAT AILS YOU! THAT'S J.R. WATKINS! A TRIED AND TRUE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE'S LINE!
FROM A BLUFF HIGH ABOVE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN WINONA, MINNESOTA. THE HOMES AND HANDS OF GRATEFUL, HARD-WORKING, GLOBALLY MINDED CUSTOMERS GET TO ENJOY A REFRESHING AND NEVER DOCTORED UP LINE OF CLEANING PRODUCTS...THAT SMELL SO DREAMY!
GALS, THIS DREAMY AND ALL NATURAL LINE THAT THIS KITTEN JUST LOVES... WORKS GREAT!!!!
FOR YEARS I HAVE BOUGHT WATKINS FROM A NICE LIL' LADY AT THE OL' FARMERS MARKET. THE COMPANY IS KNOWN FOR REMEDIES, EXTRACTS, AND COOKING GOODIES LIKE FRESH OL' VANILLA...AND NOW THEIR PRODUCTS AT TARGET!!!YIPPY!
SO THIS VINTAGE KITTEN JUST HAD TO SHARE WITH ALL YOU SASSY, HOME LOVIN GALS! ONE SMELL LADIES AND YOU'LL JUST WANNA TIE ON A SWEET LIL' APRON AND CLEAN SOMETHIN'....YOU JUST WILL DOLL!!!
J.R. WATKINS HAS MANY PRODUCTS. A FEW I LOVE FROM THIS LINE...THE WHITE CREAM LINIMENT...TO RUB ON THOSE OL' SOAR LEGS AFTER A NIGHT OF SWING DANCIN' OOOH YES!
OOH AND SWEET LEMON CREAM BODY LOTION THAT SMELLS JUST LIKE A CREAMY LEMON BAR...OH GALS I'VE GOT ONE IN THE KITCHEN, ONE NEXT TO THE BED, AND ONE IN THE CAR!!! MY LIL' KITTENS ALWAYS TELL ME I SMELL SO GOOD WHEN WE GIVE GOODNIGHT KISSES!THE NEW LINE HAS GREAT SCENTS FOR THEIR NEW PRODUCTS... THEY ARE LEMON, LAVENDER, AND GREEN TEA...OH THEY MAKE THE HOUSE SMELL SO SO GOOD! NOW WHATS BETTER THAN THAT DOLLS...CLEANIN' AND ACTUALLY ENJOYIN' IT!
SO HEAD ON OUT TO "OL' TARGE" {TARGET} AND SNATCH UP A WONDERFUL SMELLIN' PRODUCT THAT WILL MAKE YOU JUST WANNA CLEAN SOMETHIN'!!!!
GOOD GOLLY, THANKS FOR SWINGIN' BY THE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE...CAT
THIS IS DADDY-O WORKIN ON HIS ROCKEN' CAR A 63' T- BIRD!!! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY-O!!!
YOU SEE THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT DADDY-O, THIS BEING ONE OF THEM...GOD HAS BLESSED US GIRLS WITH A STRONG FATHER WITH KIND HANDS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR HOLDIN' DURING PRAYER! WHAT A DAD!!
THIS ROCKEN' DADDY, IS ALWAYS ON BOARD FOR THIS KITTENS CRAZY TRIPS AND IDEAS...HE IS WONDERFUL...HE ALWAYS SMILES AND SAYS YES!! HOW DO YOU BEAT THAT GALS!
HE LOVES THE 50'S FROM THE MUSIC TO THE CARS...HE EVEN DRESSES WITH ME...I LOVE IT! GRAB YOUR HOT ROD LINCOLN DADDY-O!!!! {HIS FAVORITE SONG}
DADDY-O IS VERY KIND AND SO INTERESTING...OK AND FUNNY TOO...YES YOU KNOW THE GUY THAT EVERYONE LOVES BECAUSE THEY ARE SO OUT GOING...YEP THAT'S HIM! TAKE HIM ANYWHERE AND YOU'LL FIND HIM WITH SOME OL' TIMER TALKING ABOUT THE GOOD OL' DAYS AND THE CARS THEY DROVE IN! HE IS VERY VERY LIKABLE! HE'LL FIND SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH JUST ABOUT ANYONE!
DADDY-O IS A GENTLEMAN NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT HIS LIL' KITTENS...HE OFTEN CARRIES THEIR PURSES, OPENS THEIR DOORS, AND DOES SURPRISE THEM OFTEN...BOY THEIR HUBBY'S HAVE ALOT, TO HOLD UP TO, I TELL HIM!
ONE AMAZING THING ABOUT HIM IS HIS LOVE FOR OUR GIRLS...I HAVE NEVER IN MY WHOLE LIFE MET A MAN WHO PUTS SO MUCH INTO HIS CHILDREN! DOING THIS WITH-OUT THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS OWN FATHER WHO DIED WHEN HE WAS 10.
IT AMAZES ME...DAILY...HE ALWAYS CUDDLES THEM, PLAYES WITH THEM, AND NEVER HESITATES TO SAY SORRY, WHEN HE IS WRONG. HE MAKES THE GIRLS LUNCHES & PRAYES WITH THEM EVERYDAY.
HE ALWAYS DOES ALL THE GIRLY THINGS RIGHT ALONG SIDE OF ME... ALL OF THEM! HE NEVER MISSES A BEAT! THIS DADDY-O DOES IT ALL WITH A HUGE SMILE! THIS ALL THE WHILE WORKING HARD 10-14 HOUR DAYS! FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HE SMILES EVERYDAY WHEN HE GETS HOME...EVEN WHEN HE'S WORKED SO SO HARD!
EVERY DAY THE GIRLS RACE EACH OTHER OUTSIDE TO KISS HIM FIRST!!" YELLING DADDY'S HOME!" RUNNING OUTSIDE ,TRIPPIN' EACH OTHER & PULLING, JUST TO GET TO HIM FIRST! IT BLESSES ME BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING SO BIG & THEY STILL DO IT EVERY DAY! NEIGHBORS AND PASSER BYE'RS CANT BELIEVE IT! IT IS SO CUTE...THEY REALLY LOVE THEIR DADDY-O!
I LOVE HIS SMILE...AND HE ALWAYS DOES WHAT HE CAN TO MAKE HIS 3 KITTENS DREAMS COME TRUE...HE TEACHES THE GIRLS THAT A GOOD MAN IS KIND AND GENTLE ,ALL THE WHILE BEING STRONG, HAVING HONOR, AND ALWAYS LAUGHING... EVEN DURING HARD MOMENTS! HE SHOWS THEM HE LOVES THE LORD... AND THAT HE HAS GROWN IN HIM...HE IS A GREAT DAD!!SO TO SAY THE LEAST, I PRAISE GOD FOR THIS DAD! AND IF I CAN SHARE...THIS KITTEN IS BLESSED... BECAUSE MY VERY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HIM IS THIS...HE TRIES HARDER EVERY DAY... TO BE A BETTER CHRISTIAN & FATHER!!
SO ALTHOUGH HE ISN'T THE GREATEST FISHERMAN... {HA HA}
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY-O!!
THANKS KITTENS FOR LETTING THIS GAL SHOW AND TELL HER ROCKEN' DADDY-O! NOW OFF TO THE FLEA MARKET...LETS GO DADDY-O ...PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND GRAB YOUR" HOT ROD LINCOLN!!!!" CAT-
FIRST THE GALS & I HIT ALL THE FAVORITES OF OUR ORANGE CIRCLE ADVENTURE. YES, UP AND DOWN THE STREET... TO THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET!!! WHERE THE GALS & I WENT-A -LOOKIN' FOR WONDERFUL GOODIES AND ONE OF A KIND TREASURES!
FROM DARLIN' LIL' JUNKIN SHOPS TO...SCARRRRRRRY DOWNSTAIRS BASEMENTS...WHERE, WE'LL CALL HER EDNA... WALKED US DOWN & SHOWED US 75% OFF... DUSTY, AND DARK UM...OK...TREASURES! HA HA HA
THE SASSY GIRLS AND I HAD A BLAST!!!
AFTER A WONDERFUL LUNCH , WE WERE OFF TO THE SO DARN DARLIN SHOP OF OWNER & DEAR SASSY GAL CYNTHIA... OF HEAVENLY HOSTESS!!!!!!!! THE MOST ADORABLE SHOP IN THE WORLD!!!! WHERE THE GALS & I HAD A ROOTEN' TOOTEN' GOOD TIME!
THESE SASSY GALS HAD A BLAST TRYIN' ON WONDERFULLY MADE APRONS AND CHIT'CHATTIN' ABOUT ALL THINGS VINTAGE! FROM SWEET MEMORIES TO VINTAGE PURSES AND SANDALS!!! WHAT A DREAM!
MS. HEAVENLY HOSTESS WELCOMED US GALS LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY! SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO DARN SWEET TO THIS KITTEN...IT IS TRULY ONE OF THIS GALS, PEARL OF STORE FAVORITES AND I JUST HAD TO SHOW THE GIRLS!
A WONDERFUL APRON STORE WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL THINGS EVER! HOSTESS BOOKS, ADORABLE HEADBANDS{OK THAT MATCH THE APRONS...OH GOLLY GEE} TO FAB AND SASSY RETRO COOL ROCKABILLY THINGYS'...A KITTENS DREAM SHOP!!
ONE LIL' HIDDEN GEM AT HEAVENLY HOSTESS IS TERRI...A SASSY SWEET GIRL WHO I JUST HAVE A GIRLFRIEND OF A TIME WITH!! YOU KNOW THE KIND OF GAL WHO YOU CAN JUST SIT AND LAUGH WITH...SHE IS SO ADORABLE AND IS SUCH A FUN SIDE KICK!!! A LIL' ETHEL TROUBLE-NESS TO HER!{ YOUR GREAT GAL!}
SO GALS IF YOUR EVER DOWN IN OL' ORANGE CIRCLE AND WANNA HANG OUT WITH SOME ROCKEN' GALS...DROP ON IN AND SEE HEAVENLY HOSTESS!! TELL THEM CAT SENT YA!!! THEY'LL TREAT YOU LIKE A PRINCESS!!!!!
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THANKS RUTHANNE & SISTA SHERRI GIRL... I HAD A BLAST, WHATS NEXT ON THE ADVENTURE!
AND ALL YOU BLOG GALS...I'LL BRING YA ALONG FOR THE RIDE!! TO THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET... DONTCH' KNOW !!! LOVE YA CAT^..^
THIS PAST WEEKEND MY DADDY-O & I GOT TO SWING INTO THE... MAXWELL DeMILLE'S CICADA CLUB ! OOH FOR SURE DOLL!!!
ITS A 1928 BUILDING IN LA THAT HAS BEEN RESTORED BACK INTO A NIGHT CLUB JUST LIKE ITS ORIGINAL STATE IN THE 20'S! ITS ARCHITECTURE IS JUST AMAZING AND IT IS RESTORED WITH THE SAME ELEMENTS AND TEXTURES. THESE SALVAGED PIECES ONCED WERE HOUSED WAY BACK IN THE LATE 20'S!!! OOOH HONEY BEAUTIFUL!!
THIS CLUB IS PACKED WITH A EVENING OF GLITZ AND GLAMOUR. THE OWNER SEEN BELOW IS THE M.C AND INTRODUCES THE ACTS IN TRUE 20'S & 30'S FASHION...FROM THE RADIO STYLE TALK ON A TRUE BIG MICROPHONE.
A DRESS CODE IS ENCOURAGED OF COCKTAIL & VINTAGE ATTIRE! OOOH BUT THATS THE BEST PART!!! DOLLS...YOU JUST GOTTA' LOOK LIKE A DIAMOND!!!
THIS IS SOME OF THE WONDERFUL STAFF...AS YOU CAN SEE THE CUTE LIL' DOORMAN AT THE TOP AND MR. DeMILLE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT...THEY ARE SO COOL!
SO ANY WHO...THE REASON FOR GOING WAS TO SEE ONE OF THIS KITTENS FAVORITE GIRL SINGERS! SHE IS SUCH A CUTIE ! SHE IS A SINGER OF NOW WHO SINGS 20'S&30'S FASHIONED MUSIC IN THE KINDA BETTY BOOP STYLE! I LOVE IT!!
HER NAME IS JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS... AND SHE HAS SUCH A SASSY STYLE ! SHE IS AMAZING. I TRY AND FIND NOW BANDS AND SINGERS WHO HAVE THE YESTER YEAR STYLE TOO THEM SO I CAN SEE THEM, AND SHARE THE MUSIC WITH MY CHICKS! SHE IS ONE OF THEM, AND HER 6TH CD JUST CAME OUT THIS WEEKEND. HER 1920 & 1930'S MUSIC HAS A INNOCENT, CUTENESS, WITH A TOUCH OF THAT SULTRY, & OBSCURENESS OF THE 30'S BETTY BOOP.
YOU SEE IN THE LATE 20'S & EARLY 30'S BETTY BOOP A CARTOON CHARACTER PUSHED THE ENVELOPE! SHE AS WELL AS OTHER MIC SINGIN' GALS DID.{JUST BY LIFTING THEIR LONG SKIRTS TO JUST BELOW THE KNEE}SHOWIN' THEIR TOES TAPPIN...WAS NEVER REALLY SEEN!
THEIR SULTRY SOUND THAT WAS HIDDEN BY SWEET LYRICS AND VOICES, MADE A GAL MIC. SINGER VERY SASSY INDEED!ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE 20'S & 30'S MUSIC HAS HIDDEN MEANINGS I ENJOY THE CUTESY' ASPECT OF IT, AND JANET DOES JUST THAT...SHE ALWAYS PUTS WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL SINGER OF THE SONG, AND WHAT YEAR. FROM ONE NAMED PERSONS TO ICONS LIKE COLE PORTER.
SO IF YOUR EVER IN LA. CHECK OUT THE CICADA CLUB FOR A LIL' GLITZ AND GLAMOUR! NEW VENUES EVERY WEEK WITH LOTS OF BIG BAND ORCHESTRA SOUNDS . SWING, JIVE AND SASSY GAL MIC. GIRLS WILL SET THE MOOD... OOH,JUST REMEMBER...DON'T FORGET YOUR DANCIN' SHOES BECAUSE THAT IS A MUST!!!!!
SO GALS GO OUT TODAY AND PLAY SOME ROARIN' 20'S MUSIC & THROW ON A LONG STRAN OF PEARLS...YOU'LL FEEL A LIL' BOOP BOOP PEE DOO TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS LADIES FOR THE KIND EMAILS AND COMMENTS...YOU ALL ARE SO DARN ADORABLE...THANKS SASSY KITTENS! CAT^..^
BECAUSE OF THE LADIES DURING WWII, SO MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR THE "WOMAN"...FASHION CHANGED BECAUSE THEY HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH SO MUCH LESS.
THE 20'S WERE FULL OF GLAMOR AND LONG BEAUTIFUL GOWNS...BUT THE WOMEN OF THE LATE 40'S... HONEY, FARM DRESSES AND WRAP APRONS BECAME POPULAR BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF SO MUCH.. OUR DRESSES WERE SHORTENED AND WOMEN HAD TO LOOK ELSE WHERE FOR FABRICS... SO ONE OF A KINDS WERE MADE OUT OF OL' FLOUR SACKS AND OL CURTAINS. { WHICH IS WHY I AM SO IN LOVE WITH COLLECTING VINTAGE DRESSES...THEY HAVE SUCH A STORY!}
THIS ERA OF THE VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE MADE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING! BECAUSE OF THEM, OUR" WOMEN'S RIGHTS "WERE EMBRACED. THEIR READINESS TO FILL THEIR HUSBANDS JOBS, SERVE THEIR COUNTRY, AND STILL HOLD DOWN THE HOME FRONT SHOWED GREAT STRENGTH... DOIN' THIS ALL THE WHILE LOOKIN' SO BEAUTIFUL AND MAKING THEIR HOUSES HOMES. I AM JUST SO MOVED AND AMAZED!
SO THANK YOU VINTAGE MILITARY HOUSEWIVES OF YESTER YEAR AND NOW...THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR FAMILIES AND TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY!
...SO AS THIS VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE... WHO SHE HERSELF, HAS DONE THE DUTY OF SUPPORTING HER MAN IN UNIFORM... I WILL TIE A YELLOW RIBBON IN MY HAIR AND REMEMBER THE SERVICE, SACRIFICE,& STRENGTH... AND HONOR ALL THE VINTAGE MILITARY WIVES & HUSBANDS OF YEARS PAST AND PRESENT!
LETS REMEMBER THOSE LADIES AND GET ON BOARD GALS, WEAR ONE ON MONDAY SEND A COMMENT SAYIN' YOU DID SO AND LET THE GALS OUT THEIR KNOW WE CARE!
I WILL SAY A PRAYER, & PRAISE THE LORD FOR ALL OF YOU, YOUR HUSBANDS AND THIS GREAT COUNTRY!!! GOD BLESS YOU! CAT^..^
SWEET AUNT B'S PORCH IS HOME TO WONDERFUL VINTAGE STOVES AND KITCHEN'S OUT OF YESTER YEARS PAGES...WHAT IS IT ABOUT A VINTAGE KITCHEN THAT JUST MAKES THIS GAL SWOOOOON!
SASSY LIL STOVE, I LOVED THIS ONE IT HAD A PLATE WARM'ER...YES, HONEY!
THIS AMAZING VINTAGE KITCHEN PRINT WAS SUCH A FIND... I LOVED THE FACT THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY CURTAINS! OH IT JUST MAKES YOU SO HAPPY...THE PINK WAS THE PERFECT SHADE OF PINK. WOULDN'T IT MAKE A SWEET SUNDRESS...HUM...
THIS IS A ADORABLE CHILDS HANKY'...OOOH HONEY SO DARN SWEET...THIS WILL BE A POCKET ON A ADORABLE APRON!
BUT OOOOH GALS THIS IS MY TWO FAVORITE TREASURES OF THE HUNT...VINTAGE VOGART EMBROIDERY PATTERNS...TO DIE FOR VINTAGE PIN UPS'!!!!!!!!!!! I REALLY DID SCREAM WHEN THIS VINTAGE GALS SAW THEM!
THIS IS THE SECOND SET...WOW TWO IN ONE DAY...I THINK I WOULD HAVE ALMOST PAID ANYTHING FOR THESE VINTAGE GOODIES...I COULDN'T WAIT, I'M GETTING STARTED ALREADY...THEY WILL BE POCKETS ON ONE SWEET VINTAGE HOUSEWIFE'S JUNK BAG! YIPPY SOMETHING FOR ME!!!!
KEEPING WITH THE THEME... I FOUND THIS ONE ALSO IN A SHOP DOWN IN ORANGE CIRCLE... IT IS NEW AND IS FROM A COMPANY WHO IS REPRODUCING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS...IT IS SWEET...THE WHOLE CAT THEME CAUGHT MY EYE... I PICKED UP A FEW MORE THAT I WILL SAVE FOR A UPCOMING GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEP STAY POSTED!
SO THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS A VINTAGE GIRLS DREAM..A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH SWEET LIL' FINDS AND GOODIES. A FAB-U-LESS CUBAN LUNCH, A PATRIOTIC ROCKY MOUNTAIN CD FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND MY VINTAGE TREASURES.
THANKS FOR SWINGIN' BY! KITTENS !!!!! CAT^..^
NEXT OFF WE WENT!!! GRABBING A COUPLE OF BREAKFAST BURRITOS'{ HAVE I EVER MENTIONED I AM SO DARN IN LOVE WITH BURRITOS?}
MY DADDY-O AND LIL' CHICKS DROVE ME TO PASADENA TO THE ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET! I JUST ABOUT DIED!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH , AND IT IS A MOTHERS DREAM ON MOTHERS DAY!! SO MANY THINGS GO ON AND EVERY VENDOR JUST WAS SO DARN SWEET!!!
THESE ARE OUR ROOTEN' TOOTEN FEET READY FOR SOME FUN VINTAGE GOODIE GRABBIN' I WAS SO SURPRISED THE GIRLS THREW ON THEIR BOOTS TOO!! WHAT A SPECIAL TIME!! IN THE PAST I'VE GOTTEN PRICE-Y' BAGS EXPENSIVE DINNERS...BUT THIS GAL LOVES A FLEA MARKET SO IT WAS THE BEST MOTHERS DAY EVER!!
HEAR IS LEXY LOU LOOKIN AT SOME OF THE VINTAGE DRESS, AND DOIN' SOME DRESS SHOPPIN'!! THE COUNT AT THE END OF THE DAY WAS 16!! YIPPY!
HOLD ON...I'VE GOTTA' PACK! I AM SO EXCITED FOR MY BIG TRIP TO VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKENDER, NEXT WEEK! YIPPY' I'M GONNA BE ONE DRESSED UP DOLL WITH MY DANCING SHOES ON!
THIS IS BETTY MY VANITY CASE WHICH I WILL BE TAKING TO VIVA...SHE IS WONDERFULLY, WONDERFUL! MY TWO LIL' CHICKS AND I, PICKED HER UP ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS{FOR THEM OF COARSE!} IN A VINTAGE SHOP. SHE IS HUGE AND CAN HOLD SO MANY GOODIES!! THE GIRLS AND I DECORATED THEM... THESE CASES ARE GREAT! GET ONE!
YIPPY EVERY YEAR MY ROCKEN' DADDY-O AND I GO TO VEGAS FOR A HUGE 50'S ROCKABILLY SHOW! 5 ROCKEN' DAYS OF BALLROOMS AND BALLROOMS OF VINTAGE SHOPPING, WONDERFUL DOOWOP,SWING,AND ROCKABILLY BANDS AND ONE AWESOME CAR SHOW ! FOR YEARS NOW MY LITTLE HUBBY AND I ENJOY "ALL THINGS VINTAGE" ALONG WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD! ITS LIKE YOU STEPPED BACK IN TIME! EVERYONE DRESSES IN 1940'S AND 1950'S OUTFITS...SO TO SAY THE LEAST THIS KITTEN IS MEOW WITH JOY!!
OOOH HONEY! THIS IS JUST A "FEW" OF MY DARLIN' 40'S WEDGIES AND PEEP TOES, AND A "FEW" OF THE 50'S BAGS I WILL BE TAKING! I HAVE OODLES OF 50'S DRESSES & 40'S WEDGIES! THEY MAKE ME HAPPY ! I JUST LOVE TO COLLECT ALL THE FUN A WONDERFUL COLORS AND STYLES!!
BEING THAT MY SHOE SIZE IS BIGGER THAN THE COMMON VINTAGE LIL WIFE... I FOUND A WONDERFUL REPRODUCTION SHOP IN LA. WHICH REPRODUCES THE VINTAGE SHOE. THEY ARE WONDERFUL AND CAN WITHSTAND HOURS OF TWIRLS!
VIVA IS JUST A WONDERFUL FASHION SHOW GALS ...SO TO SAY THE LEAST THIS KITTEN HAS GOT TO PLAN ...THE LADIES AT LEAST CHANGE OUTFITS 2-3 TIMES A DAY!! KITTENS THE FASHION IS... JUST TO DIE FOR!!!
THIS IS ONE OF MY NEW FINDS I'LL BE TAKING... A 1950'S FARM LADY HOUSE DRESS WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL PLUMP, YUMMY STRAWBERRIES YOU EVER DID SEE! NEW OLD STOCK! NEVER WORN LADIES WITH THE ORIGINAL TAG PRICE OF $ 4.95 WHAT A FIND! SOME SASSY SWEET GAL COULD OF SAVED FROM HER HOUSEHOLD ALLOWANCE TO BUY THIS DREAM...MAYBE FOR A CHURCH SOCIAL OR A DRIVE TO THE COUNTRY!
THIS IS ME AND MY ROCKEN' DADDY-O. HE IS SUCH A COOL CAT. HE ALWAYS DRESSES RIGHT ALONG SIDE OF HIS KITTEN! WE HAVE A BLAST...WHAT A MAN!!! THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO TRY THAT OL' SAYIN'"... YOU CAN'T... TEACH OL'DOGS NEW TRICKS "WELL AS MY LIL' SASSY FRIEND RUTHANN WOULD SAY, YOU CAN... YOU CAN!!
WE TOOK SWING DANCE LESSONS SO NOW WE CAN SWING ALL AROUND THE FLOOR! IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN! WE LOVE IT!! IT'S SUCH A COOL THING. THE MOST WONDERFUL PART IS ...IN SWING DANCING, THE OL'TIMERS & THE NEWER YOUNGINS'... GETTIN' TOGETHER FOR SOME JUMPIN' AND JIV'IN !!!
OH DADDY... THOSE OL' TIMERS COULD SURE TEACH US YOUNGIN'S A FEW THINGS. THEY ARE SO DARN TOOTIN' CUTE!!! THEY HAVE MOVES I COULD ONLY DREAM OF GETTIN' !
WELL LADIES I'M OFF TO PACK...THANKS FOR SITTIN' BACK AND ENJOYIN' SOMETHIN' THAT I DO! OH GOLLY...I'VE GOT TO GRAB MY LIPSTICK AND PEARLS... BYE KITTENS!!!!!
CAT^..^