Random Things I Love About Portland - Independence Day Installment

Sign on the door of Miss Delta, a Southern style restaurant, on N. Mississippi Ave.

Happy 4th of July, everybody!

The Uncola as a Secret Ingredient

I'm a 7-Up girl. Please don't serve me Sprite, and certainly not Sierra Mist. I was tickled to find this recipe book at a recent sale. It's called "7-Up goes to a Party!"

Who knew you could make all this great stuff with a soft drink?

Meat marinade, biscuits, salad dressing, "sophisticated" baked beans, and...

Anyone for a Jellied Tomato Olive Mold? Perhaps not.

But, I will be making this Frozen Fruit Loaf for our 4th of July party. I'll use blueberries and strawberries for color. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Junk Becomes Useful - 4th of July Version

Vintage 4th of July stuff is not that easy to find...but I do have some fun ephemera....post cards, old photos, vintage flash cards picturing a sailor and a white picket fence. I mean, what could be more American that that? I made some color copies and got to work...

I threw on some vintage buttons and look...birthday cards for my dad and my niece, who both have 4th of July birthdays.

The Red, White and Blue

My friend Joan is such a firecracker! Her blog, Anything Goes Here, is the best of the best. Joan is throwing a party in honor of 4th of July, so I brought out some vintage goodies to show you....

(The 4th of July has always been a special day for me...not because I'm particulary patriotic, but because it's my dad's birthday. This year he will be 85!)

I found the vintage "Be Proud" mini-poster at an estate sale...love the saturated color! The sailor flash card is also a nod to my dad; he was a radar technician on the U.S.S. Essex during WW II. I discovered the decal at the top right among a large stash of old floral decals at Fun Junk in Olympia, Washington. This 4th of July, we will be in Rockaway Beach, and our beverages will be chilled in this...a huge and very patriotic galvanized tub.

Here's to a Happy 4th of July!

Old Glory

It's Thursday, which means it's time for Vintage Thingies Thursday at Colorado Lady.
Suzanne of VTT created this flag from her stash of vintage buttons...Glory-ous!
My recent fab finds are featured on my previous post...just scroll on down, girls!

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!

I found this galvanized beauty at a local thrift. The orange price tag was marked $12. It was my lucky day; all items with orange price tags were 25% off. You can do the math, I just knew it was cheap. It's big enough to take a bath in! I now have the perfect receptacle for cold Coronas and Root Beer on the 4th of July. I bet Martha would love to get her perfectly manicured hands on this...Back off girl, or someone's gonna get hurt!