A Vintage Patriotic Thanksgiving Part I

There are so many things to be thankful for ...
One of them is my personal freedom ...

I feel blessed to be living in the USA ...

I'm grateful to all of the men and women
that serve and have served in the military ...

Their devotion and passion
runs very deep and true ...

They deserve our respect
and our admiration ...

They deserve our prayers ...

I'm also thankful for their families ...
They sacrifice alot in their lives, too ...

I'm grateful for the protection
that our military gives to us ...

I'm proud to be able to say that
I honor these amazing soldiers ...

What they do for us, daily, should
not go without recognition ...

This year, especially, I am
praying harder than ever before ...

And I'm holding them and their
loved ones close to my heart ...

Indeed, there's much to be thankful for ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Vintage Ads and a Mystery Meat

Ahhh ... SPAM ...
Without a doubt, one of
America's most well known
pop culture sensations!
The above ad is from 1938.
How many of us grew up
seeing that familiar blue can
sitting on the pantry shelf?

What I don't remember, though,
is my Mom ever serving us
"SPAMbled eggs" ...

Introduced on July 5, 1937, the name
"Spam" was chosen from multiple
entries in a naming contest. The
winner was given a $100 prize
for coming up with the name.
The above ad is from 1939.

Specially Processed American Meats
The source of countless jokes,
some other "meanings" of SPAM are
Something Posing As Meat
Specially Processed Artificial Meat
Stuff, Pork and HAM
Spare Parts Animal Meat
Special Product of Austin Minnesota

The copy writers for these ads must
have been a hoot to sit around with ...
I love how they described things ...
Each ad enlarges with a click
if you want to read them ...

Spam was produced
in Austin, Minnesota ...
also known as Spam Town USA

I wonder why if you could afford to
have a maid, why did you keep
Spam in the pantry? They really do
believe it's that good ... my
apologies to all of you Spam-Lovers.

In 2007, the seven billionth
can of Spam was sold.

The above ad is from 1945.
Austin is also home to
the Spam Museum ...
Who would've guessed?!

Also from 1945 ... They showed
you how to make an
Upside Down Spam Pie ...

Along with the promise of your family
coming to the table in a hurry to eat it!

Another masterpiece from the
Spam kitchens in 1945 was
the Spam Western Salad ...

Believe it, or not, there is a national
recipe competition where
submissions are accepted at the
top forty state fairs in the nation.

Those funny elephant S 'n P shakers
announced a "Savory Symphony" in
1946 ... the Spam 'n Macaroni Loaf ...

In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is
sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak"

Meet the SPAMMOBILE, a strange
oblong vehicle shaped and painted
like the rectangular can of SPAM ...
its sole purpose is to travel the
United States of America … giving
away free samples of SPAM!
I've never seen it ... Have you?

The SPAM Queen ...
I know ... but I had to show you ...

Spam is celebrated in a small local
festival in Austin, Minnesota,
known as Spam Jam ...

If you want to own this Spam
ornament for your tree this year,
just visit the official Spam website ...
not only can you shop there, but
also play games and find countless
other exciting Spam recipes ...

Perhaps a Spam pig
is more to your liking?

Or something for the little
Princess in your life?

I don't think Cocoa would like this ...
but maybe your poochie would ...

Ahhh ... Winter year 'round ...
Your very own Spam
Museum Snow Dome ...
My personal favorite of their shop!

If you ever find yourself in Austin, MN
visiting the Spam Museum, or attending
the Spam Jam, keep in mind that
there's a restaurant with a menu
devoted exclusively to Spam, called
"Johnny's SPAMarama Menu" ...

They say that serving Spam is
"top billing with any audience" ...
I hope that was the case with you
and this serving of Spam that I shared ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Vintage Thanksgiving Menus

Not all menus list only food ...
These beautiful Vintage
Thanksgiving postcards
help to remind us of some
things to truly be thankful
for this Season ...
Joys ... True Love ...
Happiness ...
Long Life ...
Notice the pretty pink
roses on the tiny cake
she's holding ... sweet!

Aren't these rotund
chefs adorable?
I love the pink ribbon
bows on the sides
of the card ...

Good Luck ...
Success ... Riches ...
Good Health ...

Could you imagine a set
of flatware like this spoon?
Sweet little sentiment
on this card, too ...

So elegant ...

Another lovely spoon ...
Be sure to listen for the
sweetest Thanksgiving tune ...
The dinner bell at noon!

What will be on your
Thanksgiving menu this year?
I think I'll serve up some
Good Health ...
Happiness ...
and True Love ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Please take a moment to see my
Halloween day in the post below ...
Thank you for visiting ...

Pumpkins, Leaves, and a Ghost!

On Halloween day, my husband
and I took the kids to our
favorite local pumpkin patch ...
That's my youngest son, above,
with our other son's girlfriends little boy ...

Here are some of the different
types of pumpkins that can
be found in the patches ...

That's my oldest son
with the little guy ...
It was his first visit
to a pumpkin patch,
and he was loving
the wheel barrow ride!

Here's my sweet husband
and our youngest son ...
The entrance to the corn
maze is behind them ...

My husband and yours truly ...

How do you like my fancy-
dancy walking stick?!

My oldest son, his girlfriend,
and her son ~ the little guy!

These are just some of
the pumpkins that the
little guy picked out ...

He had so much fun ...

We did, too!!

Back at our house,
the little guy and I
colored the
smaller pumpkins ...

EEK !!!

Time to run through the leaves ...

You better watch out !!

How cute can he be?!?!

This Cute !!!
I love the joy on
his sweet face ...

Time to head out for
Trick or Treating ...
My husband and I made
the little guy's ghost costume ...

BOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo !!!

Ahhh ... the joy of sharing
Halloween with a 5 year old, again ...
Our day was magical ...
How was yours?

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

THE WITCHES' SPELL

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing,

For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble.

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

~ William Shakespeare ~

I hope you all have enjoyed the
Vintage Halloween postcards this season ...

May your Halloween be filled
with Magic and Enchantment ...

Be safe and enjoy ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Carve Your Own JOL Online & Creative Halloween Cakes

I've always been fascinated with
fancy-dancy decorated cakes ...
Love to look at them ... but I usually
pass when it comes to eating them ...

The one above was found here.

Country Living had alot of Fall
and Halloween cake ideas ...

Country Living

More Country Living

I found this Creepy-Crawly
black 'n white cake on My Space ...

This beautiful hauted house design was
created by Sweet Honeybee Bakery

Creepy spider from Country Living

A non-purring cat from Country Living

Isn't this adorable?

Gotta love the hat on the cat ...
Created by Ladybug Cakes Catering

This is my personal favorite
of all the cakes I saw ...
Also created by Lady Bug Cakes

There's a wonderful website
that allows you to carve your
own Jack 'O Lantern online!
It's Free, Easy, FUN ...
No registration is needed,
either, which I like ...

You can carve free-hand or
use the straight cut feature ...

It plays eerie Halloween sounds,
but there's an option to cut that off ...

And to make it even better, you
have the option to have a candle
flicker inside your JOL if you want ...
Check it out ... you may have to share
computer carving time with your family ...
Enjoy!

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Do You Know Where Your Witch Is?

Wouldn't it have been nice to be
invited to a good old-fashioned
Halloween party years ago
with this sweet invitation?

Hard to believe that
Halloween is just
one week away!

Does anyone still bob for apples?

Of course, there has to be a witch
or two to make fright night complete ...
I'll cut the chit-chat and let you enjoy
some of these Vintage Halloween postcards ...

I hope everyone's got their
lanterns out 'n polished ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl