Mid-Century Photo Friday: Arapahoe Acres (psst, this ones for sale)

October 8, 2024

Mary-Frances O'Dea

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Mid Century Time Capsule in the Oklahoma Panhandle

Traveling over the holidays, we made a point to stop at the Cimarron Heritage Center Museum & Information Center in Boise City, Oklahoma.Why you may ask? The primary draw at the time was that it houses the largest collection of dust bowl memorabilia in the United States. With photographs and even some of the amazing dust (really, you have to touch it, it’s fantastic). What we didn’t expect when we got there was the vast

MidCentury Kids Book Kate and Kitty

More ’60’s than ’50’s – these illustrations are from “Two Stories about Kate and Kitty”, illustrations by Alice Schlesinger. 1968

Mid-Century Photo Friday: Apache Motel

This photo, taken by a friend of mine (Studio Whimsy) – is of the Apache Motel in Moab Utah – great sign and apparently a fantastic 50’s motel! Be sure to check on older Mid-Century Photo Friday posts to see other photos posted in the comments! (and be sure to link here to any of your mid-century photos you want to share!)

Trimming PomPom Junipers

You all may remember our bushes in front of our house:Here’s what a professional does with them. Not that I did a “bad” job, but hoo-whee, I think they look terrific like this! Thanks to Big Mall Rat (Scott) for his research on my bushes. Even after I gave him a hard time for cutting his down (I do understand hazards when you can’t see out of the driveway!). I’m just thrilled to know what