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Crisp and Unclear

We had apples at our house. There were other fruits, though not as many as you may suspect, as this was back in the last century and no one had invented Star Fruit or Kiwi or such other modern contraptions. My father had half a grapefruit with his breakfast, we ate enough bananas thatContinue reading “Crisp and Unclear”

Half-Baked Blogging

No, we are not going to pause for any more food trivia. We are going to discuss postcards again and not get bogged down in side missions involving this or that bit of culinary history. Those of you who asked about the two Ms in M&Ms will just have to…oh, all right: it standsContinue reading “Half-Baked Blogging”

When and Why

Would you stop now, Bluebrry Baked Beans? This is not a foodie column, as anyone who has heard me speak of my mother’s Tapioca Meat Loaf and my own landmark Turkey liver Pizza will attest. There are other places on the Interwebs which can provide you this information, and I wanted to get backContinue reading “When and Why”

Since You Asked

Well, Butterscotch, Brisket, I had intended to go back to talking about postcards I have sitting around, but I have had a few questions about some topics I glossed over in the last column, and they were interesting enough to make me go out and run down the information. Rice Krispies hit storeContinue reading “Since You Asked”

Food Fashions

I was worrying a bit more about things we eat and drink this week and, of course, once again turned to the Interwebs for answers. I was about as successful as I am with anything on that fickle ocean, but I did pick up a few vague answers to go with my vague questions. Continue reading “Food Fashions”

Days of Yore

So, just a touch over 130 years ago, a man named Brown and a man named Bigelow started a company called Brown & Bigelow, a company known to this day for putting pictures on things. Art prints, but also using same images on decks of cards, cigarette lighters, clothes, and, especially, calendars. Helping companiesContinue reading “Days of Yore”

Shades of Drinking

All I really wanted to know was why raspberry-flavored things are blue. The problem with these things you really want to find out, in these days of the Interwebs, is that you are led along so many other avenues which take you in other interesting directions. Come to think of it, I was likeContinue reading “Shades of Drinking”

Reality, Pre-TV

There are, of course, some postcards that are rarer than others. But there is one sort of postcard that is so rare that some people can’t be bother with it, while other people can’t get enough. This is known in the trade as an RPPC, or Real Photo Post Card. (The whole argument overContinue reading “Reality, Pre-TV”

Mid-Century Moppets

If pscyhogenic amnesia, protecting your brain from painful memories, does not prevent you from recalling our last column, you will remember that we discussed a number of strange species of being which inhabited the postcard world at the turn of the last century. Led by the Kewpies, there were numerous different kinds of smallishContinue reading “Mid-Century Moppets”

Putti, Putti

Not long ago we discussed postcard babies, who had two main roles to play, demonstrating Jerome K. Jerome’s definition of a baby as an object with a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. Children, however, played a multitude of roles, depending on the artist’s notions Children mightContinue reading “Putti, Putti”