Claudius and J.R., Two Special Dachshunds

I would like to introduce two special Dachshunds who are great friends to my family.

Claudius is the sewing Dachshund. He creates amazing handcrafted Dachshund items, like the Christmas tree skirt and afghan pictured, despite the help of his parrot siblings, Willis and Petrie.

J. R. Ferguson is 21 1/2 years old Dachshund but doesn't have the paperwork to prove his true age. Some of the books for auction are the end of J. R.'s collection as he is no longer actively selling on Ebay.

Claudius and J.R. sent some special Dachshund goodies for me to sell at auction to help with ongoing vet bills for my Dachshund Barney Fife. Claudius sent handcrafted items, and J.R. sent a big box of beautiful vintage books. What great friends they are! The doxie goodies they shared are all available at the link below:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=%22by+barney%22

Old Atlanta Restaurants and Bars - as Seen Through a Vintage Matchbook Collection

I recently lucked into an amazing BIG collection of old Atlanta - Georgia - and Southeastern USA matchbooks. (The photo above is just a very small portion of this collection.) Some neat ones here! Anyone remember any of these restaurants or bars? I love hearing about old restaurants, and would love to hear your memories of these places. A few of these are still around. Some are local and some are national chains:

• The Country Place at Colony Square


• The Magic Pan - a Creperie


• 57th Fighter Group


• The Original House of Pancakes


• Fisherman's Cove


• Quinn's Mill


• Mick's


• Burt's Place - Burt Reynolds theme bar / restaurant at the Omni International in Atlanta


• Williams Seafood - now in Atlanta


• Savannah Fish Company


• The Green Jacket Restaurant


• Petite Auberge


• Hillary's - Lenox Square


• People's


• Pelican's Landing


• Le Peep


• Dailey's


• The Lark and Dove


• The Hungry Fisherman


• Victoria Station


• Mother Tucker's Food Experience


• Little Gardens Restaurant and Lounge


• The Sun Dial


• Ireland's Home o' the Original Stake an' Biskits


• The Abbey


• The Lion and Unicorn


• Lion's Den - CNN Center - great picture of the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz


• Molly Malone's Chowder House


• Malone's Bar and Grill


• The Upper Crust Famous Stuffed Pizza


• Carlos McGee's


• D.B. Kaplan's


• E.J.'s - E. Andrews Drive, Buckhead


• Houlihan's Old Place - great art nouveau style graphic

If you'd like to take a peek, here are all the vintage matchbooks:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=match*

Vintage Florida Tourist Brochures - or Wish You Were Here

I had lots of fun going through a big package of vintage tourist brochures and listing them! I am always happy to find these vintage brochures, especially 1950's to 1960's vintage. They make me happy because I remember fun family vacations during my childhood (a bit later, 1960's to 1970's), and I suspect other people feel the same way! The ones I just found from Florida are so neat that I had to share a few photos. Some of the attractions featured include:

1. Lightner Museum of Hobbies in St. Augustine, Florida





2. The Oldest House, St. Augustine, Florida





3. Potter's Wax Museum, St. Augustine, Florida





4. Ripley's Believe It Or Not, St. Augustine, Florida





5. Chimp Farm, Dania, Florida





6. Sea Zoo, Daytona, Florida





7. See Rock City, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee





8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Florida





9. Florida's Finest Attractions - especially nice 1955 brochure





10. St. Augustine's Mystery House, Florida





11. The Great Masterpiece, Lake Wales, Florida

How is that for a dream retro Florida vacation? If you could add in the Weeki Wachee Mermaids and Silver Springs with the glass bottom boats, you would be in retro travel heaven!

Here are a few of my brochures - I have about 100 more to list.

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=%28brochure%2Cplacemat%2Cmotel%2Cmotor+court*%29

Ruth Chew, Vintage Fantasy Books for Children

Ruth Chew is a wonderful (too-rarely mentioned) vintage author of fantasy books for children. She was born in 1920 in Minnesota, and moved to New York to raise her family. I believe she is still living. Her books are wonderful! Some involve time travel, and some involve magic. You can find a list of her books by publication date at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_chew
I always try to keep several of her books listed in my store as well:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=ruth+chew

British Pub Songs - and Elsa Lanchester

When I was in college, I worked for a time as a waitress at a British pub. Once a week an older lady came in and played British pub songs on the piano. I just found this CD to list and think it is great fun. It's by Elsa Lanchester - The Bride of Frankenstein - and she is singing Bawdy Cockney Songs. It's such a hoot that I couldn't resist passing a song list along:

Fiji Fanny
At the Drive In
Please Sell No More Drink to My Father
When a Lady Has a Piazza
Linda and Her Londonderry Air
If You Peek in My Gazebo
Catalog Woman
Rat Catcher's Daughter
Never Go Walking Without Your Hat Pin
The Husband's Clock
Lola's Saucepan
The Yashmak Song
Faith, Hope and Charity
Little Fred
I'm Glad to See Your Back
My New York Slip
The Janitor's Boy
The Ruined Maid
Mrs. Badger-Butts

I love unusual finds like this - they make my eBay day interesting!