Greetings Earthlings, I'm back from outer space!!

Can't forget this tacky Vegas pillow! and salt and peppers with roosters...

I got these in pink and gold one day, then in turquiose and gold the next!

Howdy! Yes - I've been away! Seems like years, but only days. Check out this gold metallic lampshade! And my other goodies I've found since I've been away! I had a weekend class, my Grandkids from Florida and my son here! Pix of that later.

And these pink melmac dishes, all for only 3.50! Then, I must have had the retro goblet gods on my side, because I ran acrossed lots of glasses this week...Oriental, but with an egyptian figure, and pastel palm tree glasses!

So all you vintage loving guys and gals, check it out! I have hit the jackpot!! Zootsuitmama

I also found an awesome '50's Bar B Que Cookbook, and a fondue fork set -still in the box! I also came across this "burlap brown" table cloth someone had made. They took extra special care to do the stitching and applicaid fruit!

Wish? Did somebody say Wish??

Today is better, which it usually is if we just wait it out! I have my son here, and tomorrow his two daughters get to spend a couple of days over here with him, so I'm excited to see all of them. It's my younger son's birthday and mine is Fri. so we can all be together! I guess Jambie granted me my wish!! Meka leka hi meka hiney ho! long live jambie! You winners out there...please send me your info!! xbettiexdoll@aol.com

Up late again...

Hello all. I have so much on my mind, I'm having trouble getting sleepy. Tired, yes. Maybe if I hadn't chipped an iceberg out of my 1946 fridge at 10:30?

Or maybe it's the big dinner at Mom's? Plus the homemade strawberry shortcake? But - one thing I know is really on my mind, that I haven't really shared with all of you yet. Ya see, I didn't get to go out of town this weekend as planned. I had the car checked over, and the oil changed, tires rotated, etc. and they found massive amounts of brake work that (they say) totals around $700.00! Of course, I will get a second opinion, but jeez Louise!The worst part is that I felt like I let Mick down by not making it to the Casablanca. Because, I have two boys of my own, and he feels like a son to me, and because I am fairly new to all the blogging stuff, and he is the first few that I have come to know and like...but it sucked.

Then, there is the fact that my two older granddaughters are here from Florida. They moved about a year ago, and I haven't seen them. I used to have them almost every weekend, before "mom" decided to take them to a place far far away. So, since they are staying with their uncle, I feel that I have to "make appts" to see them. I hope I'm just tired and delusional, but it seems like they are purposely delaying me seeing them. Granted, their Dad -my youngest son- has had issues, but I wanted to always be there for them. Maybe tomorrow will be a brighter day..right now it's getting ready to storm, winds blowing and thunder and lightening.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down....

More give away items!

Ok, so I'm late again! Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Here is the rundown on the "extras", I was able to figure out who posted on their blogs to send me new followers...and those who were new. So, if I miss someone, PLEASE tell me! I'll make good on my offer to send a gift to anyone who sends me a new follower!

Last post I listed these gifts:

I am trying to match the winners to comments that were made. (Ex)-some said they loved cookbooks, etc. So I  posted  the winners of each item. Then, I will give y'all the rest of the day to "correct" me if I missed ya! So- stay tuned. Zootsuitmama

Atomic Mama likes cook books

Brooksie: turquoise flowered plate

La Dama likes cooking

Kim: aprons

Happy Homemaker: cookbook

chandlerguera: white jar with strawberries

Vintage Christine: deco vase

'50's atomic house: swirl glasses

Pam: yellow flowered creamer

Linda: flower wall hangings

ckayork: luncheon cloth:

Brown and pink print apron w/rickrackchartreuse "deco vase"

So-everybody-email me your info at xbettiexdoll@aol.com!

Some sneaks and peeks!

I had the drawing for the big winner, but this is the first glimpse into those who sent me new followes, and some  runners up and new followers... More in the morning, AND who gets what.

Drum roll time! A day late, sorry!

AMBER VON FELTS!! CONGRATS!

ok...There can only be one BIG winner, but, as promised, tonight I will post all the extra gifts for those who helped bring my follower list up to 58! In the meantime, Ziggy the dog, man of the house and alpha male picked......NOW, FOR SOME OF THE RUNNERS UP...FOR PROMOTING MY LIL' BLOG!

tune in tonight! I'll post the groooooooovy prizes. They are fabuloso!

My bestest friend Merilee at RetroCurbclimber gave me this a while back, and two of the chairs are no longer usable, but I love the print on the chairs! Plus - This is my new look in the "dining room: converted from a bedroom off the living room. A while back, I moved my bedroom to the back of the house. I have had this table, but in a different place. I love the boomerang legs! It matches the blond desk and china cabinet! The green formica is now spending the summer on my deck, and has more seating when we eat out there! I have the "leaf" to extend it, too. Angel my beagle baby is snoozing in the corner as usual.

Chairs are visible here.

Hey hey hey! Counting down to Mick's party! This is now my new screensaver! I ran acrossed these houses RIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!

Time to take the shades off and face the crowd!

Here I am. Zootsuit mama. I hate pictures of me, but oh well. 55 and counting! I still feel like I should be 35 or 25, but since I have kids aged 38 in August, 36 in June and 20 last Sunday June 13th-I guess it's time to face reality....Keep in mind that this was 6pm, after working all day . AND, I cannot see how kids take their own darn picture with those camera phones, but I look like a convict. Soooo.... I will vow to start showing the real me, in vintage clothes and say "Whatever" I am what I am. Could be better, could be worse, but glad to be alive and 55 (56 on June 25th!) I wouldn't go back, and every day gets better. So -tell me?

If I have only one life, should I live it as a blonde? Only my hairdressers know for sure if blondes have more fun. Of course, I had fun with grey, black, red ....whatever the haircolor!

INside-I am still that crazy smiling girl at the Thanksgiving table, in 1966! Pre-Beatles, pre-mod, British invasion me.

It's two o'clock in the morning...and time for a give a way!

I finally got my rear in gear and took the pix! For 50 followers I will be giving...a retro cookbook (love the dull pictures, so appetizing??!!) a poodle bookend/penholder, and gravy boat, some Florida and Hawaiian coasters,and a vintage tablecloth! Just write something about the contest and you'll be "in like Flint".

But wait! for an added bonus, just get someone new to join my blog, and I'll send you and extra special prize!!

51 followers!! Thanks guys and dolls!

I have been on the "blog circuit" for a fairly short time. In that time I have met some of the coolest, nicest people in the world.Thanks for including me in the fun! Now...I promised a give a way? Oh, yes...Stay tuned -tonight I will post the pictures and reveal the mystery gifts. One hint....it will include vintage table clothes in the mix, but .... THAT's NOT ALL, FOLKS!

PS-I guess the last post is "all washed up"...But -I did learn something. Maybe there just isn't that much real vintage laundry stuff (mid century mod, that is) to be had? Stay tuned, also, for a big debut of MY retro laundry room. Hopefully I will get it back together this weekend!

Hey all you hip chicks and dudes! I have a PROPOSITION!!

For some reason, I am obsessed with laundry rooms. I wonder, could it be because my cute little retro laundry room was taken over a few years back by my son? Why, yes. I believe it is the reason. If I am using short curt sentences, it's only because I am stifling a scream!! Not once, but twice, my son was allowed to move back into my extra room off the basement. Ya know what the definition of insanity is, RIGHT?? "Doing the same things over and over, and expecting different results".

I can't believe I never took any pictures of my little launderette, just to prove that it really did exist. That was before my blogging days...many long years ago.

So, I am relying on cute pix from the internet to compensate, and when the lil room gets back together, I'll take a bunch of pix!

But, wait! I'll describe it. First off, after I fumigated and washed everything down with bleach (YES IT WAS NECESSARY!!) I painted the walls white, moved in my oriental yellow formica table with the inlaid oriental women, put up all my retro tin laundry signs etc..and even made a little corner for my sewing machine that I have never used. It was precious. I could wash, dry and fold my laundry, without having to fight the dust bunnies from the dryer and trip over years worth of vintage stuff that I just couldn't live without! It was cheerful and homey. And then, I lost my mind for a minute, "Why don't you, and your girlfriend, move in until you find your own place again?" Ha ha. Two years later, and my little room was filled with any computer equipment that was known to man, stacked to the ceiling crap, a bed, shelves, TV ....on and on. Then came the famous day when my sanity returned...but that's a story for another time. But, before I could remove the stuff ("I'll come get all my computer garbage soon...") guess what? A flash flood, stopped up sump pump and lots of slimy clothes, junk, computer equipment sitting in water up to my knees. And, it's funny, but guess who hadta remove it? Right! Zootsuitmama. So - if I ever post something that even hints that I again am losing my mind and about to let someone move in, please do an intervention!!

So.... until I get the laundry room back together (oh, and I forgot to mention my pink ironing board!)-I have a propostion. I am about to reach 50 followers...so-ya know what that means? Give a way! I need pictures, stories, or both posted on your blogs about retro/vintage laundry stuff. That's all it takes to enter. I'll post pix tonight of the give a way goodies! So - get on it! It will motivate me to get down there and get my room back together!

Believe it or not, this is the first  type of washer I remember my mom using as a kid!