Wordless Wednesday - Basset Hound Vintage Postcard "Hi Folks"

Found at Birdhouse Books

Did You Know Tuesday - Almond Joy

February 16 is National Almond Day.   Just reading this news made me think of one of my favorite candy bars:  Almond Joy.

Almond Joy is  a coconut filled candy bar with almonds on top -- all coated with milk chocolate.

It was originally manufactured in 1948 by the the Peter Paul candy company.  It replaced another candy made by this company called the Dream Bar.  Peter Paul later merged with Cadbury before being purchased by Hershey's.  Almond Joy bars are now made by Hershey's.

Here's a 1960's commercial for Almond Joy:



You may remember the jingle from this commercial that mentions both Almond Joy and Mounds (similar candy bar with no almonds):  "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."  This commercial ran in 1978, although the jingle was still popular into the 1980's.  The jingle was written by composer Leon Carr, who wrote pop music like "Hey There Lonely Girl" as well as commercial tunes.



Is this candy bar one of your favorites?  Do you prefer Almond Joy or Mounds?   Or do you have another almond-based candy that you enjoy?  I hope you'll leave a comment, below.

Music Monday - "Love Land" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1970)

I first heard this song while playing Song Pop, my favorite music trivia game.  I really love it, and can't believe I never encountered it before.

"Love Land" was released in 1970 by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.  This song reached #16 on the Billboard record chart in 1970.

Charles Wright hails from Clarksdale, Mississippi.  He is a former doo wop singer who sang with the Twilighters, the Shields, the Turks, and the Gallahads.  He started his own band in 1962, and over the years the changing band incarnation included many singers and musicians, including Daryl Dragon (The Captain and Tennille).

This is really such a great song!  If I was a music supervisor for a movie or tv show (one of my dream jobs), I would find ways to use this song over and over again.  It would be great on a show like Scandal, which utilizes retro soul music so well.

Have you heard this song before?  If not, do you like it?  I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.

Book Spotlight and Giveaway - To Be a Child by Debra Schoenberger

Book Synopsis
Give a child a cardboard box and his imagination will turn it into anything but!

Today, it is less common to see children playing in the streets, especially in urban areas. The plethora of ready-made toys should make any child happy. What usually happens is that the box the toy came in becomes the toy!

This book documents children at play (and at times at work) from 10 different countries. A child's ingenuity never ceases to amaze me and I hope you will share these images with your children as well. 

Buy the book: Website Amazon

Author Bio
Debra Schoenberger aka #girl with camera
"My dad always carried a camera under the seat of his car and was constantly taking pictures. I think that his example, together with pouring over National Geographic magazines as a child fuelled my curiosity for the world around me.

I am a documentary photographer and street photography is my passion. Some of my images have been chosen by National Geographic as editor's favourites and are on display in the National Geographic museum in Washington, DC. I also have an off-kilter sense of humour so I'm always looking for the unusual. Plus I usually have a lot of scars on my knees.

(le sigh...)

I live with my creative director, Miss Pickles (my budgie) in Victoria, BC, Canada.

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Weekend Window Shopping at Birdhouse Books

Hi all!

I have many vintage cards newly listed at Birdhouse Books this week.  I'm wrapping up Valentines (for now!) and have some Easter and St. Patrick's Day cards beginning Sunday evening.  You'll find all these pretties at Birdhouse Books on eBay.

Sharing just a few of the many new cards listed:

A little girl cuddles her cat on this vintage Valentine.

 A cute Beagle puppy takes a bubble bath on this vintage Valentine.

This vintage Valentine features a little girl wearing snowshoes.

A boy stands by a retro radio on this vintage Valentine.

A cute little terrier dog uses an old fashioned cash register on this vintage Valentine.

Two little fish swim in a goldfish bowl on this vintage Valentine.

A little girl dives from a diving board on this swimming theme vintage Valentine.
 

This lovely early 1900's vintage Easter postcard features iris flowers.

An Irish colleen stands by a flag with a silver harp on this vintage St. Patrick's Day postcard.

This vintage St. Patrick's Day postcard features a wooded glen, handshake, harp, and shamrocks:  "Dear Harp of My Country."

I hope you've enjoyed this peek into the windows at Birdhouse Books!