the verb 'to smoke'?!?!!

For sentimental reasons I keep a grade school work book (from Argentina) handy. Only this weekend I actually spent time absorbing it. As ridiculous as it sounds, it is peppered with the verb 'to smoke'. Yeah, the early 70's were different times indeed! Look closely, even the dog has a butt in his mouth!





Same work book gets kudos for great images of vintage appliances.

Dishwashers, friend or foe?

We don't have an 'automatic' dishwasher, so most of the time, our sink/countertops looks like what you see above. If you own one of these modern appliances, tell me, I'd love to learn pros and cons. Recently a mama friend told me that a dishwasher saved a friend's marriage - apparently one of the partner's had an aversion to kitchen messes like the one pictured above.

Another modern appliance I'm interested to hear first hand about is the pannini grill. Anyone have one of the many versions out there? It's the only thing I'm thinking of asking Santa to cart over to my kitchen.

I'll be posting lots of pics over the weekend, or as soon as I can find that darned magic cable that downloads pics to the desktop.

Happy Holiday Weekend.