Grandma Lupe's Authentic Tamales

No yard sales today.


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Grandma Lupe & Daughter Mary

 Rey did a write up of Grandma Lupe's tamales here: Rey's Tamale Page 

Wanted to share pictures of  Aunt Crispina's Back yard in lovely Jamul,CA.  The weather was beautiful. We celebrated Grandma Lupe's 80th Birthday. Grandma Lupe has been featured on the Food Network for her famous tamales. I have personally seen people wait hours  at the Indio Tamale Festival to purchase her legendary tamales.   Mary, one of Grandma's Lupe's daughters, is my Yard Sale partner in crime.

Here are some pictures I took before I left......

Recycled Rubber Tire Purse???

Have you ever seen a purse made out of old tires? I didn't notice it until the seller mentioned it. My pictures don't give it justice. The purse is really cute.The logo states " Greater Good" El Salvador.
I googled when I arrived home and found there's all types of recycled rubber tire items.
Take a peek:

Fashion Sketching By Patricia L. Rowe

 I love old books on fashion so when I came across Patricia L. Rowe's
"Shorthand Fashion Sketching"  ...I had to get it!

There's an Introduction written in 1959 from Rowe while living in Captiva,Florida. She explains how the pages of the book is designed to teach in the quickest possible time, by the shortest possible method, how to sketch fashions in the most practical way.
Lessons include The Basic Fashion Figure-Front, Three Quarter View and Smaller Size. Section II describes The Figure in Motion. Other sections include, Basic fashions from blouses and necklines ,collars,sleeves,basic skirts to hemlines,hats and coats. It concludes with fabrics,textures and patterns,techniques in pen,brush and pencil. I loves the historic costume section. Take a peek........

Shorthand fashion sketching

Rachel's Doll Rescue

 This is Elizabeth.

 She was 50 cents.

 I think she is the cutest thing. Her red bow makes me smile and she is really sporting those black shoes. Her hair is priceless. 

She reminds me of my daughter Julia when she was a little girl.

 Have you ever found a doll and wondered her story? Where she came from? What places she visited ? Who loved her? Why she was alone?

 I find myself doing that with people.

 The little girl in us growing into women....

 Do we have a story of  wonderful romance, travel, family and friends ?

 Tales of adventure, mystery,suspense and drama?

Rich with family traditions,good food and company?  

   What is your story?