Archive for February, 2010
Friday, February 26th, 2010
I’m Hungry!
Nothing can beat a real pizza from Brother’s in Hamilton NJ! It’s the one food I really miss…
Too bad they don’t deliver…
4 Comments » - Posted in Recipes and food by Barb
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Morgan
Our beagle mix, Morgan.
I am still partial to beagles.
1 Comment » - Posted in Warner by Tracy
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Aye, Matey! ‘Tis the Black Pearl!
My mission today took me to Kalaeloa Harbor. I sort of knew where it was, and I was sure I had seen signs pointing the way. So I set out. Yes, the signs were all there and I was driving down the road in a very industrial part of the island. Lots of big commercial [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Barb
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
BLIZZARD!!
This year has seen a lot of snow on the East Coast. But there always has been Winters full of lots of snow! Maybe the Winters have been milder in recent years, so when another heavy snowfall arrives, people forget how it used to be.
This picture was taken out the front window of our house [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich, Historical Trenton by Barb
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Vroom!
Joan Dittrich and Kurt Warner pose on a Yamaha motorcycle. Where were they going? Not far, because Joan isn’t wearing a helmet.
2 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich, Warner by Tracy
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
The Surprising Difference
“Hello?” “Clue phone. It’s for YOU!”
You’d think from the colors, the California blonde, and the bowl of oranges that this cookbook would be all about cooking with citrus fruits. But no, the surprising difference is Carnation condensed milk. Not much of a surprise.
LAZY WEEKENDERS use Carnation cooking short-cuts for easy meals.
Those pointy shoes look painful. [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Recipes and food, Vintage Publications by Tracy
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Monitoring
My Dad loved monitoring world news on his short wave radio. He would listen for hours and hours, sometimes not even understanding the language they were speaking. Bu when he heard a word that he understood, like the name of our president, he would know what they were talking about, an what was inportant to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich by Barb
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Be My Valentine
A few days late but I thought I’d post it. A children’s valentine from the 1940s, found at Columbus Flea Market.
No Comments » - Posted in Vintage Publications by Tracy
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Science Fiction Study
Joseph Dittrich in his study near Kuser Mansion Park. The walls were lined with bookshelves holding science fiction and fantasy novels, and a very old fashioned typewriter.
1 Comment » - Posted in Dittrich by Tracy
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Follow the Plain Brick Road
Virginia and Helen Karpinski pose on a brick path going down the center of the Karpinski back yard in East Trenton. Virginia stood about 5′ 3″, so I estimate the width of the yard — and the house — stood at about 12′. Man, those houses were tiny. But so were the people back then.
