pictures of my collections... and intro

[Almostclean]

hi all!!! i wanted to just introduce myself! i am not exactly a collector of old appliances (my mom is though) however, i collect retro items such as books, figurines, toys, pictures, and lil odds and ends.... i am also a lucille ball fan.... and for books, i especially LOVE children's books.... 95% of the children's books i own are mine and NOT my son's... (he can read them when he gets older though- haha... he is 7mos old right now)...

alot of my stuff is stored in the attic though cuz my place is sooooo tiny and i had to make room for my husband and child---- i have BOXES upstairs!!

but i have a big question- how can you upload more than ONE picture onto a single post?! cuz right now, i dont know how so i will have to reply to myself to show more pictures- sorry!

hehehe- nice to meet you alls!!!

here is a picture of my sad-eyed animals

 

[Almostclean]

here is some solemn kids

the artist is m. medeiros...

 

[Almostclean]

here are some more pics

i dont know who the artist is.... this will be the last of the pictures... i have a bunch of other artists including eve, lee, constanza, gallerda (i cant read the name really).... and a bunch more from the big-eyed era....

 

[Almostclean]

okay the r. & w. berries co' statues...

i have around 80 of them- including the wooden ones... and then i have 2 giant sized ones... some of them are the grayish wax color and then i have a few pink and turquoise ones....

 

[Almostclean]

i love lucy...

i am a big fan of lucille ball (in fact, my grampa used to call me lucy cuz i had that big poof of curls on the front of my noggin- hehehe)

i have some video collections plus i have the entire dvd collection of season one and two... season 3 just came out and we are gonna get it soon (my hubby likes the show too) i also have those metal poster ads in my kitchen of lucy displaying rc cola....

here is a picture of the books... and all of these were gifts from people... the blue one is a biography... the pink one is a book of all the lucy paraphen. including dolls, magazines, and it tells what the items are worth too... the white one is a scrapbook of lucy and desi and it has copies of their marriage certificate and passports, ALL SORTS OF NEAT STUFF....

 

[Suziehomemaker]

I LOVE LUCY TOO

Hi I realy love you books and the pictures of the sad animals who need a home hahaha thanks for sharing them with us

 

[Almostclean]

THANK YOU....

i know there is a slew of sad eyed animal pictures... cant wait to get more... once i get a car though.... hahahaha... one of the lucy books my LANDLORD gave me... thx for your compliments! do you have any lucy stuff?????

 

[Suziehomemaker]

want more

hi almost clean I only have a few things but not like you hoping to get some more.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

lucille ball was a ball

Ilovy lucy also,especially VITAMEATAVEGAMIN,the martian episode, the brick-grill one,the runamuck riding mower.I woulda said the chocolate factory, but I don't laugh as much at that one anymore.There never was a bad I Love Lucy, some were nice, some were superb, but some were even classics,which is,IMHO a rarity in today's television,I Love Lucy was far and away the VERY BEST sitcom of the 1950s,The Dick Van Dyke show was the best written sitcom of the 1960s,tho' I also ADORED some of the silly 60s shows such as Bewitched, and another classic,The Flying Nun simply for their fantasy appeal.

 

[retromom]

Howdy Howdy!

Hi there Almostclean from the land of dust, rust, and (today) balmy weather! You'll love this site! I learn something new every day!

Love your sad eyed pics. I remember those cute animals! I think a friend of mine even had them on her wall when she was a teenager.

As far as I Love Lucy...hands down my favourite episode was when the Ricardos and Mertzes were in Hollywood! Lucy made a fool of herself with William Holden, and then tried to disguise herself with a fake nose. It worked until Mr. Holden attempted to light her cigarette and instead lit her "nose".! Too funny. I cry with laughter every time I see that one! :-D

Do you collect any vintage appliances; large or small?

Once again, WELCOME! Enjoy the site!

 

[Almostclean]

thank you all...

retromom: no, i dont collect any vintage appliances as of yet... i have a retro fan but i hadda move it cuz i have a crawling baby you know, i dont even remember some of the stuff i have upstairs in the attic- i collect odds and ends like old solder glue, old nylons, etc.... my mom is the one who collects alllllllll the appliances... so if i find any, they will go to her collection

i love all the lucy ones in hollywood too... i just bought dvd season 3 last night.... hmmmmmm, i dont even have a favorite.... i love them all!

and mrcleanjeans, i love the dick van dyke shows too.... me and myhubby wanna get them on dvd too.... he was such a riot.... i used to love flying nun but its been ages since i've seen it.... and i loved the show "get smart" and "the monkees"... i used to love the show "hazel" too...

can you believe i am only 23?! while all the other tweens were reading babysitters club books, i was reading old classics like homer price and all the basement smelly books

and suziehomemaker: thank you too! do you collect any other famous people?! i dont- but i wanna get a bunch of biography books for my collection like of ingrid bergman... i have a pat o'brian book....

thank you all!

 

[david]

Hi Almostclean

Welcome to our show! Thanks for sharing your neat little knacks and art- you have quite an eye for them! I too Love Lucy-she was even more than a comedic genius-a truly wonderful person with a big heart. Show us more when you can.