Cool Postcards

I came across these vintage postcards while cleaning out the walk-in closet on Easter weekend...

Now I realise I might have posted them when I first started blogging in 2008....but I just was too lazy to go through aaaalllll the blog posts!!!

Here goes:

                                This is the Jacques Cartier bridge between Montreal and Longueuil
                                on the southshore.

                                This is Man and his World (Terre des Hommes-in french)
                                The name brings back tons of magical memories, the postcard not so much.
                                This is where I first tasted Iranian, Bulgarian and Japenese cuisine.
                                 This place changed my life, I didn't know it at the time, my parents were foodies and brought me everywhere so I got infected with the food diversity bug!
                              

                               For me this the Montreal skyline...without the Big O
                                  

This is a really, truly Montreal thing. The Metro! This is McGill station. gateway to a lot of underground shopping.

Now I have no idea why I kept these postcards in my important paper bin....

And they were new, unused....

After much talking and thinking....

I remember buying some postcards in the late 80's because I  had a lot

of out of the country friends ....

But obviously I neve sent any!

Be sure to check out the 1970's car!

Retro Tuesday: More of the World's Tackiest Postcards

Happy Retro Tuesday to all! My first offering is not only tacky it's in BAD taste, but I just couldn't resist! Just what is life without bad taste? We need bad taste so we know what tasteful is like!

Lautenberg Laboratories is the leader in controlled environment Beta testing for the personnal hygiene and pharmaceutical industry. Providing clinical,laboratory and random field testing for both consumer as well as idustrial products. Ask your rep for details. FDA approved.

You know I didn't make that up! I'm looking for a job but not this one!LOL

On to more tacky and less bad taste...

Why pay more? When you can have that rich look of wallpaper,without the cost! DecorWall goes on easy. It's fun and economical too!

It seems that you put ink or pait in the thingamagig and roll it on the wall. I would so use it! 'coz wallpaper is making a comeback... Here in Canada we have this reality home decor show called Colin & Justin Homeheist . Those guys are particularly fond of wallpaper, and not the discreet stuff...The BIG PATTERN wallpaper. So click on the link and check out a couple of videos. It seems us canadians are totally in love with them....I like their designs however I find them a bit much for the regular folks. They come in like 2 tornados and redo 3 rooms...what about the rest of the house??? You're stuck with your old stuff and 3 hyper stylish rooms with wallpaper....I tell you not for everybody....

And last but not least and neither tacky nor tasteless is this little gem

 

A lovely weekend Bar-be-que. Now this is how a picture a saturday at the Casablanca Hotel & Resort. Hot dogs and iced tea then a nice movie at the drive-in! Heaven I tell you!

For more interesting,retro and sometimes tasteless fun be sure to hop to Crazy Suburban Mom and say hi to my friend Tracy!

Retro Tueday: World's Tackiest Postcards

Today's Retro Tuesday is brought to you by a weird book I bought AGES ago: The World's Tackiest Postcards. Published in 1987 by Klutz Press. It's a 80's Novelty book, you know the kind...

.I don't remember exactly where I bought it, but it was surely from a second hand book store. We had a great one in Montreal on St-Antoine av. near Old Montreal, it was called the Book Nook. It was a great od place, with squeaky wood floors and lots of dust and books and chairs. You could litterally spend a sunday afternoon just hanging out. It closed a couple of years ago.

 So this is a book of postcards that you can remove and mail your friends and family....Some are TOO much....

Does not look good to me....That one is from the Mariner's Restaurant Fishboil near Fort Bay Ohio. Their slogan? You will surely say, it is the BEST in Fort Bay! Well, Fort Bay people I feel for you! It looks so boiled!

 

What about this one? It's for Marathon's DINE/OUT cartons....It looks more like a TV diner to me...Oh Well!

This is one of my favorites! Poor guy he loks so not there! He is stuck in the ugly motel dimension....UGH!

Actually it is a post card for the Del-Ray Motel 2 miles wet of Indianapolis on Route 40. Bathrooms feature 'SaniKleen Protection'. Friendly People.

Night or Day-Stay Del-Ray!

Such a catchy tune!

Have a great Retro Tuesday! And be sure to visit my funny and retro friend Tracy @ Crazy Suburban Mom  

Retro Tuesday on a Wednesday....I was just plain LAZY!!!

Yesterday I was really, really lazy! I managed to do a couple of chores but had to kick my butt every step of the way!

We had a very full evening on Monday, we went to the vet and found a stray dog on the way back....I just went to sleep very late!

I found these postcards in a thrift shop for 10 cents a piece a couple of months ago....Of course I didn't need those postcards but I found them really funny.

I love the one with the little old lady who's obviously very proud of her house. All these dolls....folowing me with their little beady doll eyes! SCARY! well not really but I'm not a big fan od decorationg with dolls....It's just me.

Aaaaahhhh! the ripening of the cheese!

I would love to see this once in my life. Since these are all Holland postcards the cheese is probably Gouda or Edam (ooooh! better both!)

But the really big question is....do they really dress this way?

With my super vintage detecting power, I'm guessing that they're from the 70's...

Am I right? There is something about the colors....

And look at that big vat of milk.....Future cheese! YUM!

Have a super day and don't forget to visit one of my vintage sisters...Crazy suburban mom at www.crazysuburbanmom.com

I scanned, I scanned!!!

Last night, on my to do list I wrote: Find postcards and put in frames.

In 2007 I had a vision for the bathroom..Why not a beach theme? Pale blue (aqua) walls, a lot of white, a chandelier, sea glass, shells...(see previous post...we are now just finishing the bathroom...LOL) We went to the Lachute flea market and I found these wonderful vintage postcards. I put them in a drawer for safe keeping and since we never started the bathroon redo, I forgot about them....and basically I lost them! What else is new? We got around to the bathroom in late August 2008 did the paint installed the chandelier, but still had some details to think of....I was still thinking about the postcards...but not finding them. On canadian Thanksgiving we went to OOB (Old Orchard Beach) and I got some frames at the Christmas tree shop for the postcards....And then I lost the frames...lol

I had a flash of genius this morning and I remembered where I stashed them and 15 min later I found the frames....Guess what? I need to trim them so they can fit....But I wanted to scan them first so I have an intact picture. I had to learn how to scan....install the software etc....But I' really proud of myself I did it!
Now to trim and frame!