Lucky Dip

Starting today, amma post Lucky Dips when I have time to, rather than promising to post them on Fridays, which I obviously - if you've been watching this blog - rarely get to.

So. here we are, Tuesday, November 4, election day.   

I hope you voted.  

If not, you're not allowed to see this MAAAHvelous Lucky Dip.  Please close this window, and GO VOTE.  

There.

Now on to what you voters came for:

                                                     Uncle Sam is in the house! 

AND on a necktie !!!

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/1940s_heroic_uncle_sam_print_neck_tie-256867484893290971

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                                                        The circus is in town !!

 AND on a clock!!!

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/the_circus_is_coming_to_town_square_wall_clock-256124542011902288

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                                                               Squirrelly !!!

on a wallet !!!!

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/beautiful_squirrel_print_trifold_wallet-256295677545894389

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                                                        good hair day !!
 
 On a button !!!

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/alice_doing_her_do_button-145177226498691259

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                                             The late Middle Ages !!!

on a pillow!!!

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/13th_century_heraldry_print_lions_rampant_and_bird_throw_pillow-256619613784777710\

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                                        A more exciting than normal wine bottle label !!

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/ad_1600_swiss_soldier_print_wine_label-256464569940598859

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Thus ends today's Lucky Dip.  

More next week.

Until then, come see all the THOUSANDS of my items here:

                                     www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products 

October 2025's haul of antiques and untiques

 I'm so sorry I missed the last several months, but I was doing tons of flea markets, thereby selling TONS of stuff, so very little of it ended up in my Etsy shop.

But some of the very very very best merchandise did, as you can see:

          The above happy little guy is looking forward to having a home in your wine bottles.

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Next, onto something big...

to wit, our Big Pig.  

Correction: our papier mache and fabric Big Pig.  

19" from snout to tail.  Which is pretty big, in papier mache terms.

Big Pig is not just a BIG PIG, Big Pig has a wonderful personality, and will make a wonderful roommate and/or someone to enhance the warmth and awesomeness of your home.

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And now something REALLY neato, to wit...

                                                Satsuma moriage espresso set.

 The two photos above show the fronts and backs of the cups.

You're getting the whole shebang: pot, creamer, sugar bowl, six cups, six saucers.

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Next up, something a super neato 1950s Loft's Candies tin

 

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Next up, a high Victorian necessity...

Actually, these were necessities until at least until..., um, I'm not exactly sure, but I do remember my grandmother opening up her oven with a lit match in order to light the pilot light.

 

Thus and therefore, these necessities would be mounted above the stove, to give the housewife easy access to the matches needed to light their gas stove. 

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We be having unicorns !!!

Two unicorns, one music box (found under where the unicorns are chillaxin').  The music box plays 'The Impossible Dream.'

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Lastly, but hundreds of miles from leastly, we have this AWESOME sterling silver brooch:

This utter marvel measures SIX INCHES from top to bottom.

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Until next time, see more, get more here:

 

AntiquesUntiques,Etsy.com  

Tuesday Song of the Week

one day late. 

But super mega worth waiting for, boy howdy.

Because today we have...  

                                             Casino Royale - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

When I was a kid, we had EVERY Herb Alpert album. 

Whenever I hear one of their songs, my brain immediately travels back to the living room, where my mother would be dusting the blinds or whatever, while this song would be playing.   

The Tuesday Song of the Week

 I wish the oldies stations would play today's TSOTW more often.

I swear, if I hear 'Crocodile Rock' one more time, I will not be responsible for what happens next.   

Now on to what you came for: 

                                       'I'm Burnin' for You' - Blue Öyster Cult

If you were to take the umlaut over the O in Oyster seriously, it would mean that Oyster would be pronounced uhrster.  

The Star Made Me Buy It

 Today we got our first ad with Irene Dunne, who's hawking Royal Crown Cola.  

Would anyone actually wanna learn '...how she picked Royal Crown Cola' ???

In the unlikely event you do, here it is:

The movie that the ad mentions (see it at the top of the ad) is 1942's Lady in a Jam, which is probably one of the 1942's top ten stupidest movie titles.  

Amma check today to see if the supermarket I work at (YES, the Full-Service Bohemian has a part-time gig as a supermarket cashier) has RC Cola.  

I think I had it maybe once.  So maybe it's time to check it out again.  

Or not.  

I'll let you know.   
 

Mug of the Month

We're all aware that Halloween is coming, right?

And we're all aware that Halloween is a holiday that's kinda skeleton-intensive.  (although probably not as intensive as the Day of the Dead, i.e. Dia de Los Muertos).

So skeletons...

Or rather skeleton.  Singular.

Wanna see?

I'd give you a larger view of this, but lately Zazzle is displaying things kinda blurry-ish.  I guess to minimize people stealing other people's images.  Weird, and kinda stupid.  

I actually own this mug, but made the mistake of putting it in the dishwasher one time too many.  So rather than show you that, this is the image of the mug in my Zazzle store.  

Thus and therefore know that it looks wayyyy better in person.  

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/busy_skeleton_print_coffee_mug-256647938704406175 

Tuesday Song of the Week

 FUN STUFF! 

                                         The Kiffness - 'Look I'm Gay'