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Valentine’s Day Caption Contest
Back by popular demand! . Last Valentine’s Day we posted a vintage Valentine’s Day card and asked you all to write captions for the card. We had such an outstanding turn out, we’ve decided to present TWO vintage Valentine’s Day cards, and see what captions you can come up with. Hilarious? Poignant? Traditional? The only [...]
Here’s to the New Year!
Well, at least we know SOMEONE likes the Sporting Girls Top! . . Meet Sophie! Maybe she’s got an inside look into 2013 fashion!! . . . .
Merry Christmas Y’all!!
Design History 101: Guerrera’s Revolution Jacket
The history of the Mexican Revolution cannot go without talking about its women – in fact, Guerrera, literally means, “heroic” women. These passionate and courageous, women warriors are often remembered for the violent or sinful acts of war, even though they weren’t much different than those by other Mexican Revolution heroes like Carranza or Zapata. [...]
Our Junk Gypsies on HGTV!!
Our friends over at Junk Gypsy have a HUGE Sunday tomorrow! The pilot of their HGTV series will air at 7/6CST!! Check out THIS great article that DishTV did about the girls and their acclaimed series. . > Jolie and Amy have been Double D gals for years and have included a couple of Double [...]
Happy Thanksgiving and Many Blessings!
. . Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! . . .
Tomorrow is NATIONAL TIE ONE ON DAY!!
Here’s the latest press release for tomorrow’s National Tie One on Day! . . Contact: EllynAnne Geisel 719-545-5704 ellynanne@apronmemories.com www.apronmemories.com . PUEBLO, CO – National Tie One On Day™ Thanksgiving Out of a Can. When it came to opening a can and calling it cooking, my mother was the champ. And no meal lent itself [...]
Pancho & Sancho, Now
I shared a family re-memory last post of our “Pancho & Sancho” day. Well, “Pancho and Sancho” are now Sophomores and Juniors in high school and if you asked them, just plain STUD JOCKS! And just in case they should ever get too high on themselves, Audrey and I thought we should take ‘em back [...]
I’ll be “Sancho”, You be “Pancho”
There is a little Mexican village just across the Rio Grande from Lajitas called, Boquillas del Carmen. It’s not much, but people used to cross over from stateside Lajitas for an “exotic” dinner or festive shopping in the small, local market. Unfortunately after 911, the crossover ferry was shutdown, cutting off virtually all of its [...]
National Tie One on Day!
Women clad in aprons have traditionally prepared the Thanksgiving meal,and it is within our historical linkage to share our bounty. – EllynAnne Geisel . . EllynAnne Geisel first tied on domestic armor in 1999, while writing an article about aprons and was struck by the history she knew must be woven into the fabric of [...]
