As you can probably tell, I love vintage stuff! Unfortunately, it is not always easy to find real vintage items. The good news is, you can almost always find new items that are made to look vintage.
I love the look of vintage wicker, but wicker is not a material that holds up over time. This is one of several wicker patio sets that caught my eye. It really does look like one of the old sets you would see on a Victorian porch in the midwest.
Or what about this set that is actually made from plastic, but has the old time feel. There is nothing better than sitting out on the porch on a warm summer evening and rocking the night away!
This was one of my favorite Sesame Street songs, taken from a Huey Lewis and The News Song (Hip to be Square). This one is Hip to be A Square and teaches kids about shapes.
We have been talking about taking a trip to Rome for several years now. My husband’s father is from Italy and my husband would love to travel there and see where his roots come from. After watching the film Angels & Demons recently, I would love to visit the sites seen in the movie. In the movie, Robert Langdon visits various sites in Rome to try and prevent several murders. The path he takes was supposedly made by a secret group called the Illuminati.
After searching the internet for airfares, europass rates and international travel insurance, I came across an actual do-it-yourself tour put together by Sharon Holton-Schmitt of the Milwaukee European Travel Examiner. Part one of the tour takes you to St. Maria del Popolo Church in the Piazza del Popolo
St. Peter’s Square
St. Maria della Vittoria Church
and the Trevi Fountain.
This is only part one of the tour, so I am patiently waiting for part two to be published! Sounds like fun!
Dom DeLuise passed away on May 4, 2009 in his sleep. He was 75 years old. DeLuise was often known for his comedic roles and starred in many Mel Brooks films.
DeLuise was born on August 1, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. He appeared in his first television show in 1964, The Entertainers. In the 1970s and 1980s he would star frequently with his friend Burt Reynolds in such films as Cannonball Run and Smokey and The Bandit II. DeLuise also did work in animated films and used his voice talents in The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail and All Dogs Go to Heaven.
DeLuise was also an avid cook and wrote several cook books. He struggled with his weight throughout the years often not heeding advice from friends and family members to lose the weight by dieting, diet pills or other means. In 1993, he finally lost 100 pounds before hip replacement surgery.
Burt Reynolds made this statement after learning of the death of his friend:
“I was thinking about this the other day. As you get older and start to lose people you love, you think about it more and I was dreading this moment. Dom always made you feel better when he was around and there will never be another like him. I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone. I will miss him very much.”
DeLuise was married to Carol Arthur and has three sons who are also actors: Peter, Michael and David.
Recently, the New York Yankees have had to cut prices on their premium seats. Why? There seem to be some empty seats. The price of New York Yankees tickets for front seats is over $2,000 and other seats are well over $500 and $1000. An upper stand seat to the 1953 World Series sold for $7.00. What a difference!
Do you remember this short animated “commercial” that was used in movie theaters? The concept orginated in 1957 and the first short was animated by Dave Fleischer and produced by Filmack Studios of Chicago.
DeLuise was also an avid cook and wrote several cook books. He struggled with his weight throughout the years often not heeding advice from friends and family members to lose the weight by dieting, 
