Michael Popek's Blog, page 147

Happy Birthday

Birthday card, no date. Reverse side reads:

The best of joy and happiness -

With love
Dot

Found in "Yinka-Tu the Yak" by Alice Alison Lide. Published by The Viking Press, 1938.

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Giveaway Winner

Fantastic turnout this week, thank you all so much for entering.

This week's winner was Kendra Stewart, who entered on Facebook.

Hope to see you all back here next week.

Friday Giveaway: 11 Volumes of Poetry - contest closed

I'm giving away these eleven poetry books this week.

High Tide - Selected Poems
Poems of Milton
Poems of Lowell
Poems of Holmes
Treasures of the Poetic World
Poems of Sir Walter Scott
Poems of Tennyson
Poets of America
Farm Rhymes - Riley
Poems of Longfellow
Rhymes of the Times

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 11 Volumes of Poetry

I'm giving away these eleven poetry books this week.

High Tide - Selected Poems
Poems of Milton
Poems of Lowell
Poems of Holmes
Treasures of the Poetic World
Poems of Sir Walter Scott
Poems of Tennyson
Poets of America
Farm Rhymes - Riley
Poems of Longfellow
Rhymes of the Times

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Twitter , Facebook or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

Good luck!

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Snow Day

Film negative with four photos. Here they after going through my film scanner:







Found in "The Comforts of Madness" by Paul Sayer. Published by Doubleday, 1990.


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Figs And Thistles

Vintage bookmark featuring Psalm 1.

Found in "Figs and Thistles" by Albion Tourgee. Published by Fords, Howard and Hulbert, 1879.

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Good Enough For Me

Recipe for chocolate cookies:

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup flour
2 sq. chocolate, cocoa can be used
1 cup nuts
1 egg
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp B. Powd.
Little salt,, vanilla and little cinnamon

Drop onto greased tin. When cooled, put a little frosting on each cookie

Mrs. Stewart Wilson

Found in "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book" published by Meredith Publishing, 1965.

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Giveaway Winner

This week's winner was @RuthieJonesTX, who entered on Twitter.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Lucky Thirteen -contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Vintage Valentines

With tomorrow's giveaway, I figured today was the best day to share some of these vintage Valentines Day cards.











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