I Salute YOU on Veteran's Day, 2009
on Nov 11, 2009 in military Veteran's Day Here's a great big THANK YOU to all those who have chosen to serve their country in the military. And I'd also like to thank all those family members, who are left behind to deal with everyday life while they are missing their loved ones, for your sa...

Where Have All the Manners Gone??
on Oct 31, 2009 in manners nostalgia traditions OK, I know I'm old, and I realize things change over time. But I'm so sorry to see that one of the old ways that has been ignored by with new generations is plain good manners.I watched a young man push his way through an exit door at a store the oth...

FOUND - INFORMATION about POSSIBLE JEWEL TEA COMPANY Premium TEA POT
on Oct 15, 2009 in Jewel Tea Co. Family Memories Premiums vintage childhood memories identifying antiques A collector named Dottie was nice enough to let us know that Joan's tea pot was probably made around 1900 and would be worth about $150, if it's in good condition.Joan writes:I have a brown ceramic tea pot with , I think, pewter trim. I thought my gr...

Am I Racist?
on Sep 21, 2009 in McCarthy Racist Communist McCarthyism It seems like everywhere I turn I read or hear that so and so is racist, because of something they said or did. It's been leveled against so many that it reminds me of the Senator Joseph McCarthy's hearings in the 50's, which I remember very well. We...

We Always Have Been Among the Silent
on Sep 3, 2009 in Silent Majority Town Council protest quarry White Rock politics Hubby and I have voted in every national, state, and local election since we were old enough to vote, but recently politics has taken a more interesting turn for us. We have become very interested in our little rural town's local politics, and we've...

Our Dirty Butter Collectibles Shoppe is Now Filling with Interesting Collectibles
on Aug 12, 2009 in mask Friday Date Day Vintage Collectibles Shoppe Estate Sales Yard Sale African face mask Dirty Butter Estates I've been busy adding items to almost every category of collectible we have in our DIRTY BUTTER ESTATES Collectibles SHOPPE. This mask is one of my favorites, because of the rich color of the tanned leather, and the fascinating way it is made. When y...

Our NEW Dirty Butter Collectibles Shoppe is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!
on Aug 12, 2009 in online sales catalog Vintage Collectibles Shoppe Harding University Dirty Butter Estates Well, I've finally done it. Our large selection of vintage collectibles have been orphans now for quite awhile, as we closed our eBay store some time ago, and I had not found the time to put them online in our own catalog. I've been too busy working...

FAMILY GAME NIGHT - A Thing of the Past??
on Aug 9, 2009 in board games TV television hulu.com Do you watch much television? Up until the change to digital I would have answered that as a yes, but we lost some of our favorite stations and that cut into our TV watching considerably. Then several weeks ago an electrical storm took out our Amplif...

Bless This House O Lord We Pray
on Aug 4, 2009 in calendar towels vintage linens Collectible Shoppe Dirty Butter Estates We went to an Estate Sale last week and found something I've never run across before. In the linen closet, stacked together neatly, was a HUGE stack of calendar towels, with dates stretching back through several decades. I thought I had hit the Mothe...

McDonald's - King of the Advertising Premiums!!
on Aug 3, 2009 in Premiums advertising Odie McDonald's Garfield Dirty Butter Estates advertising collectibles I don't know that my title is accurate, but it certainly seems so. Premiums have always been a traditional part of advertising on the part of many companies, and we enjoy looking for advertising collectibles when we go on our Date Day, and have sever...