The Tuesday Song of the Week

This week's TSOTW speaks to many of us who are stuck home with almost nothing to do

That 'us' doesn't refer to moi.  I always have stuff to do here.

Anyway...

'I'm Bored' - Iggy Pop

pillow talk

We haven't talked pillows in quite some time.

So let's do that now.

Get your vegetables in throw pillow form

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Make a porcine friend!

 It's captioned 'Berkshire Sow, Breeder'
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Everything's coming up roses !

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For the art deco decor, Twenties decor and/or eclectic decor

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1939 Boeing 915

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circa 1902 G & J Tires ad

This is one of my favorites.

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To see the other 1,400+ pillows in my shop, go here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/pillows+poufs

Wanna see a picture?

A couple of my FB friends have posted requesting people send in their own landscape photos. so we can all see different parts of the world, or the country, or the what have you.

The only requirement is that the poster not be in the photo.

I probably have a ton of photos I've taken of this or that landscape, but I think this one is pretty neat.

Since it's actually a cityscape, 

the city being London in 1984.  During this time I was in the UK for three months at the University of Exeter.  (If you would like to send me a few thou so I can go back, or many many thou so I can move there, convo me)

What's so neato about this image is that the guy is wearing a bowler hat, which I thought was one of those things consigned to the hatbox of history circa 1932.

Bag O' the Day

With all the busy busy things nurses are doing right now, they really deserve some appreciation.

Appreciation that would be gratefully received,

in tote bag form:

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/circa_1914_nursing_school_graduates_tote_bag-256530671695551328

Keywords for your interest and edification: gift for a nurse, nurse gift, nursing sister present

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is well on his way to being forgotten.

Bert Parks for Vitalis

For years Bert was the MC for the Miss America Pageant.

The pageant has pretty much fallen off the radar.  Or at least off of my radar.

Back in the day, EVERYBODY - even if they hadn't watched the pageant - knew who the latest Miss America was.  

The last Miss America I can name is Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, and that's only because she has such a long name.  

Fun fact: on one of the telecasts, Bert opened the show by singing the Wings song 'Let 'Em In.'  

That made my little brother laugh so hard, I thought we were going to have to call 911 before he popped an artery.  

Watch it on YouTube !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJBDcb7kq_g

Tuesday Song of the Week

Something a little ...

Well, considering what's going on...,

Anyway...

'Be Near Me' - ABC

Corona virus

Important directions from nurse Kitty:

Bag O' the Day

My intention today was to show you one of my marvelous little wristlets, but it turns out they're all out of stock.  

So a tote bag it is.

But what a tote bag!  

A real charmer.

And, like all the bags in my shop it was made in the USA.  

Here it be: 

I found that cute little toy clown in a thrift store. then photographed it on my porch.  Now it's on everything from bags to mugs to tiles to pillows to... well a whole bunch of stuff you can see here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?qs=The%?rf=238225004668148127Z

If you want to go directly to this bag, go here:

https://www.zazzle.com/the_clown_tote_bag-256096206862275492rf=238225004668148127Z

If you'd like to see the over 700 (yep, SEVEN HUNDRED) tote bags in my shop, go here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/shopping+bags?rf=238225004668148127Z

Keywords for your interest and edification: clown print tote bag, clown print bag, clown lover gift, clown lover present, clown collector gift, clown collector present

Latest antiques and untiques

Been super busy the last two weeks.  

Otherwise, you'd be seeing more here.

The wait has nothing to do with no virus nothing.  

So...

We have the lovely Euterpe, Greek muse of music  

She probably began life next to a clock, circa 1910 or so.

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Next we have Pickard China game birds salad plates

Amazingly, Pickard is still in business. and still making their china in the USA.

What I'm selling is seven plates.  Two mallard/duck plates.

Two plates with Canadian geese

two plates with pheasants

and one plate with grouse.

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this is a marvelous beauty

in the form of trinket box

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     hors d'oeuvre picks, fruit designs   SOLD

As tiny as these things are - less than 4", plus the holder - it's amazing how heavy it is.

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Three AYDORABLE vintage accordion pleat aprons

each and every one with its original tag

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This is something über-awesome, and yet for the life of me I couldn't get a good photo

Chinese silk yardage, background color is a slightly bluish gray

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beautiful inlaid scene of Venice that doubles as a music box!
It plays 'Santa Lucia'   SOLD

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That's all for now.  But as always, there is TONS more in the pipeline.

See more, get more here:

www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

The Tuesday Song of the Week

Something classic and Sixties:

'The Lonely Bull' - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Bag o' the Day

This one's a real charmer:

Especially if you like lions.

Or mice.

Keywords for your entertainment and edification: lion print tote bag, cute lion print bag

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/lion_and_mouse_print_tote_bag-256281822111526757
Check out the other over 700 tote bags in my shop here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/shopping+bags

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is... 

Ray Milland for Personna Blades

Unlike most of the other actors from the UK, who still sounded British/Welsh/Scottish throughout their US careers, I don't recall Ray Milland sounding even remotely not American.  

The Tuesday Song of the Week

I love love love this.

Loved it even before I got to see Nabucco, which I did around 2013.  Opera Philadelphia on a Sunday in October.

It was beyond awesome.

'Va Pensiero' (aka 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves') - Albano Carrisi

March's retro ties !! Vintage ties !! Novelty ties !! Cool neckties!!

As ever and always, some marvelous marvels.

Such as: 

a handsome horse print tie

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windswept 19th century beauty

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1850s print of Franzenburg Castle

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15th century print of Jesus

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Froggy went a'courtin'

 The perfect tie for the first date and/or for when you're proposing to your gal.
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late 19th century French theatre artiste De Clerq

Back then there was no shame in having meaty legs.
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See more, get more here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/ties?st=date_created

Mug of the Month

Today we're going bowling.

To wit:

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/bowl_and_enjoy_coffee_mug-168128255985073097

Keywords for your entertainment and edification: gift for a bowler, bowler gift, bowler present