tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post404455762038944898..comments2023-10-28T10:54:00.310+01:00Comments on jumbles and pompoms: Fifties Fabulousness & galloping gourmets (well, just the one gourmet actually)Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-47562082408229135972012-02-25T00:16:00.455+00:002012-02-25T00:16:00.455+00:00You lucky lady!
I love vintage cook book ads.
that...You lucky lady!<br />I love vintage cook book ads.<br />that Curtise is a jem.<br />besosdoradadamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115732129336500002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-56728234919572516582012-02-08T12:23:34.837+00:002012-02-08T12:23:34.837+00:00Ooh oh vintage ads, love 'em. I agree, it look...Ooh oh vintage ads, love 'em. I agree, it looks like the babe in the wood is going to end up in the leaf mulch at any second. And good ole Curtise, sending you lovelies.<br /><br />I only usually show the quick projects on my blog, precisely because I have so many started years before which I haven't finished! Crack on with blanket while there's still snow on the ground and you'll be ready for picnic season (when is that these days? September?)<br /><br />xLakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-21729901465858173332012-02-08T11:57:37.337+00:002012-02-08T11:57:37.337+00:00Oh I love looking at those ads. We found lots of o...Oh I love looking at those ads. We found lots of old newspapers under the lino in this house when we moved in..... of course I had to read them all xx♥ emma bear forever ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/18346183571115776159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-83892797558386978502012-02-07T19:52:14.047+00:002012-02-07T19:52:14.047+00:00....hahahaha....SQUEAL away Pip.... I couldn't.......hahahaha....SQUEAL away Pip.... I couldn't right a post myself without a SHRIEK or five....**wink**....!!<br /><br />Aren't those adds AWESOME....So wholesome & simple.... Do you think you might have a couple framed or will you leave them as they are & flick through them from time to time....?<br /><br />Hope you're having a WONDERFUL week....!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Tamarah :o)Shabby Vintage Junkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905338587479330990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-39287435838318884412012-02-06T11:45:59.724+00:002012-02-06T11:45:59.724+00:00What a fantastic stash of goodies - they would be ...What a fantastic stash of goodies - they would be right up my street too! Thanks for sharing the piccies, I love old ads.<br />xSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428734866238643758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-19519878337381947462012-02-06T11:11:22.465+00:002012-02-06T11:11:22.465+00:00What a fab parcels! admiring the beautiful vintage...What a fab parcels! admiring the beautiful vintage ads, the persil ads is just adorable! the pinny and hankie are lovely and i cant wait to see your patchwork project! <br /><br />x susan♥ Miss Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615298030351481246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-320424837817351122012-02-06T10:26:05.702+00:002012-02-06T10:26:05.702+00:00That's a lovely stash there, especially the ma...That's a lovely stash there, especially the magazine, I love those old ads too. Looking forward to reading updates about your patchwork adventure! xxxThe Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-38854360663749611882012-02-06T10:14:35.910+00:002012-02-06T10:14:35.910+00:00Love your blog!!! xoxo from Rome
www.rockandfrock...Love your blog!!! xoxo from Rome<br /><br />www.rockandfrock.com<br /><br />Ps. Follow each other???Valeriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065190093415926092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-38482828627939374792012-02-05T21:06:45.358+00:002012-02-05T21:06:45.358+00:00What a glam ad for a pedal bin! Lovely parcel of g...What a glam ad for a pedal bin! Lovely parcel of goodies. Hope you get to use your picnic blanket this summer!<br />Lisa xLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286339918056081955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-88483491872858380842012-02-04T19:06:32.221+00:002012-02-04T19:06:32.221+00:00I've got a few old mags which I bought purely ...I've got a few old mags which I bought purely for the great ads.I'm still plodding on with my crochet blanket..you'll have your patchwork done before I'm finished I should think! :0)bellaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09579328217041430937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-16074377181353590102012-02-04T18:30:03.908+00:002012-02-04T18:30:03.908+00:00Patchwork picnic blanket?! Sounds fantastic!Patchwork picnic blanket?! Sounds fantastic!his_girl_fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478394514503451317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-65445969480090890952012-02-04T11:08:11.915+00:002012-02-04T11:08:11.915+00:00I love looking through old magazines, especially t...I love looking through old magazines, especially the adverts and recipes...<br /><br />Good luck with your patchwork picnic blanket xxBarri-Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273020647763581573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-70837907671263000982012-02-04T00:56:38.286+00:002012-02-04T00:56:38.286+00:00Oh what lovely gifts you received.
I love all the ...Oh what lovely gifts you received.<br />I love all the ads in that magazine.<br />(I also do drool over bedding... so I totally feel a bond with the woman on the bed.) (Not the one that's on the bed that is about to fall apart.... *LOL* but the other one.)<br />=D<br /><br />Patchwork Picnic blanket??? CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!Vintage Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066185329988715511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-24481403553721327312012-02-03T22:18:39.714+00:002012-02-03T22:18:39.714+00:00Although Graham Kerr was English, he got his start...Although Graham Kerr was English, he got his start as a TV chef her in NZ. My sister and I were at the Industries Fair one year (we were teenagers) and he was demonstrating seafood and he called us up and tried to get us to eat eel. We wouldn't try it and he was quite cross with us, oh the humiliation, oddly enough I haven't tried eel still to this day, and it must be nearly 40 years.Aunty Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477299561491468402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-83348205811114753332012-02-03T21:24:20.688+00:002012-02-03T21:24:20.688+00:00Hello! Just read all of your posts and have to say...Hello! Just read all of your posts and have to say that you must have a wonderful selection of charity shops in your area. I know of 11 where I live and nearly all of them are 'chains' where I would never be able to find anything as lovely as what you've bought...<br /><br />I'm now following you and looking forward to seeing all your future posts. :)Willow92https://www.blogger.com/profile/09260484519499398341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-28288238421490583702012-02-03T20:22:58.521+00:002012-02-03T20:22:58.521+00:00I remember Graham Kerr, though my mum (being an ol...I remember Graham Kerr, though my mum (being an old school plain cooking kind of woman) was always very scathing of his flamboyance!<br />Goodness knows what the recipes in that book are like - have you tried any? In your pinny, of course!<br />The adverts in old magazines are always brilliant aren't they? If you want to cut them out for framing, I give you permission, Loo!<br />Now get sewing - we need to see that patchwork blanket, I'm not waiting another 2 years!<br />Have a lovely weekend, my dear. xxxxxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-17539111834483483392012-02-03T18:42:57.590+00:002012-02-03T18:42:57.590+00:00OMG- am I actually that old? I remember all those...OMG- am I actually that old? I remember all those products and the GG- even tried my hand at his recipes when I had dinner parties!! <br />I adore the style of the adverts, not sure if that is because I grew up with them or if its because the retro look so appeals to me!<br />H.xheartsofhampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954911284894571193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-56395975145752729772012-02-03T17:52:17.273+00:002012-02-03T17:52:17.273+00:00How very lovely for you, such a shame we don't...How very lovely for you, such a shame we don't have such lush publications any more<br /><br />I too was GG fan - my ambition as a child was to the one he chose, I spent hours fantasising about how I'd behave when he picked me!FeltByRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259936213524678492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-4926414569439795682012-02-03T16:03:14.543+00:002012-02-03T16:03:14.543+00:00Those adverts are amazing, just got to love them -...Those adverts are amazing, just got to love them - they never fail to make me smile.<br /><br />Im squealling over your blanket project too! Ive got patchwork on my craft list to do but it looks very labour intensive so have been putting ot off, i will therefore me green with envy over your picnic blanket :o) Scarlett xScarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127736256417833208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-71471622917232403862012-02-03T15:38:32.668+00:002012-02-03T15:38:32.668+00:00Curtise rocks! I don't remember the Galloping ...Curtise rocks! I don't remember the Galloping Gourmet on TV although I know the name.<br />Vintage ads are just lovely, I can spend hours leafing through old magazines. <br />Good luck with the patchwork. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-81415849798998976562012-02-03T15:09:45.388+00:002012-02-03T15:09:45.388+00:00aahhh what lovely gifts. I love old magazines and ...aahhh what lovely gifts. I love old magazines and those adverts are fab they make everything so much more inviting than they do today. That wallpaper one for crown is fab love the patterns and the colours. Enjoy your patchwork ;-)) Look forward to seeing that. have a great weekend, dee xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807783495138462705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-72773306933218738802012-02-03T12:46:01.509+00:002012-02-03T12:46:01.509+00:00Some wonderful gifts were sent to lucky you. I hav...Some wonderful gifts were sent to lucky you. I haven't thought about the Galloping Gourmet in for every, what a blast from the past. Love the magazines and you are right the ads are the best.Paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10686779265879951660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-29569641802653040992012-02-03T11:55:01.248+00:002012-02-03T11:55:01.248+00:00That magazine is fab and so evocative of its time....That magazine is fab and so evocative of its time. The adverts are amazing but the best for me is the hand drawn picture of the boy and his dog to kick of the start of a story. And no celebrity story in sight! <br />JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519222546233157254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-2554781603582263442012-02-03T11:48:24.464+00:002012-02-03T11:48:24.464+00:00I'm very jealous of that mag! It's beautif...I'm very jealous of that mag! It's beautiful. I'm in love with the illustrations. Lovely presents, how generous of Miss C!Miss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-86719691596093069472012-02-03T10:49:12.308+00:002012-02-03T10:49:12.308+00:00Lucky you getting a parcel from Curtise. Love the ...Lucky you getting a parcel from Curtise. Love the old mag....I love looking at the old ads inside too. Looking forward to seeing your blanket completed! XxVintage Bird Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391080285073918532noreply@blogger.com