Picture Sundays: Kangaroo Butlers
A prediction from 1965: kangaroo butlers. A prescient, peak oil aware alternative to those robots we were supposed to have by now? Via Paleofuture....
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Picture Sundays: Cactus Candy Box
There should be a rule that if you have a cool old package design you should have to keep it. Thank you Cactus Candy Company for not hiring a new graphic designer....
Picture Sundays: Mountain of Squash
This mountain of heirloom squash was the centerpiece of the National Heirloom Exposition that took place in Sonoma in September of last year. Next year̵7;s Exposition will be taking place on September 10, 11, and 12 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The past two years have featured an amazing roster of speakers and exhibitors all for a very low admission charge. It̵7;s well worth traveling a long distance to attend this unique event. If...
Picture Sundays: Grape Nuts
No wonder I have steady nerves and a keen, clear brain....
Picture Sundays: Cigarette Card Trellis Advice
Via Deirdre̵7;s Garden Diary and Homesteading, a Wills Cigarette Card from 1923. A little gardening advice with your cancer sticks....
Picture Sundays: Feral Chard
A two year old Swiss chard plant that never gets any water. It̵7;s growing in a bed I̵7;m not using right now. It̵7;s huge, insect free, and growing better than the vegetables I pay attention to....
Picture Sundays: Make This Squirrel Lamp!
Tired of them in your fruit trees? Via Modern Mechanix...
Picture Sundays: Cactus Disguise
Via Mostly Forbidden Zone....
Picture Sundays: Doberman Chariots
“Ready for the race! Brutus of Quintre and his charge are ready for the sulky races, a regular feature of some of the South African sporting events.” Photos via The Doberman Insider. Now that we are without a car, it̵7;s time for us to figure out alternative forms of transportation. Our late dog was a Doberman and I remembered a book we used to have about the breed that showed some unusual events that used to be held in South Afr...
Picture Sundays: Compulsory Chickens
...quire little attention–only a few minutes a day. An Interested child, old enough to take a little responsibility, can care for a few fowls as well as a grown person. Every back yard in the United Sates should contribute its share to a bumper crop of poultry and eggs in 1918. In time of Peace a Profitable RecreationIn time of War a Patriotic Duty...