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Kitchen Towel for our Pennsylvania Dutch Kitsch-Inn!

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I bought one of these “hand made” hand towels 2 summers ago at the Pennsylvania Gift Haus at my fave PA roadside attraction Road...

August 21, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Super Timor Bug Spray Commercial via Africa

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My pal Jay Schwartz from The Secret Cinema hepped me to this Super Timor Bug Spray Commercial and it’s too groovy not to share. All it...

August 20, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Crazy Quilts – 1970s Style!

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I’ve got two crazy quilts in my collection of fun stuff even though I am honestly not a quilt person in the least! But when I saw this...

June 21, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Frency Singing Family Goes Cowboy – La Famille Dessureault Record Album

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When I saw the purple clad cowboy family (bare midriff ? check. Purple cowboy hat? check. Unflattering doubleknit polyester slacks? check!) ...

May 29, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Cheer Up! You Could Be At Work barware

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It seemed only fitting that I share this on our last day of a most fabulous trip to California, as it kinda sums up the way I’m feelin...

May 20, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Pretty Woman Knee Highs- Kitsch at the Supermarket while September Played!

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As I darted out of the grocery store line because I had forgotten paper napkins, what to my wondering ears should I hear, but  strains of &...

April 12, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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K-tel Disco Dynamite Continuous Disco Music!

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Original Stars! Original Hits! As Advertised on TV! I for one can never get enough of  K-tel records, and through my years of thrifting hav...

March 14, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Swinging 60s Dancing Kids Jewelry Box

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It is rare that I spend over my limit when out thrifting/antiquing, but when I saw this jewelry box years ago in — Fitchburg, MA -? &#...

March 13, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Frances Brewster Comb and Hair Pin Caddy

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I inherited this from Retro Roadhusband’s great aunt, and LOVE the handy comb and the functional way it could hold hair pins, should y...

February 13, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Tupperware World Headquarters – A Must Visit

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Two of our favorite central Florida attractions are within a stones throw of each other on the old Orange Blossom Trail – aka Route 17...

February 10, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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The Gates at GatorLand and Mold-a-Rama Machine!

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One of the highlights of our short jaunt to Florida this past weekend wasn’t the Magic Kingdom, Epcot or Universal – it was GATO...

February 9, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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It was a K-Tel Records Kinda Morning

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We got together with a bunch of pals last night after Musician Husband’s local gig, and the music on the Sirius radio station had us a...

January 30, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Dinosaurs are Great for Rings and Things!

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Ask and ye shall receive! I’ve been using this Moldarama dinosaur to hold my rings when I do the dishes ever since we got married (com...

January 26, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Have a @#$*($%^$%!!! Day

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Allee, you mentioned the “sickly sweet” sayings of the Sillisculpts so I just had to share ours with you: He’s a 1967 Paul...

January 23, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Today’s The First Day of the Rest of Your Dreary Life…Happy New Year!

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My sister and I always crack up at the saying “Today is the first day of the rest of your life” as it was painted on an interior...

January 21, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Have You Seen My Pepper Mate? He’s Ivy League!

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Here’s the solo salt shaker that I could not resist while out thrifting and she’s now part of our Christmas collection: If you e...

January 17, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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A Belated Christmas Miracle! Santa Claus S & P Brothers Reunited!

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It was a Christmas miracle, I tell ya! We have had one lone Santa Clause salt and/or pepper shaker in our collection for a while now, but lo...

January 10, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Jaunty Christmas Styrofoam Ball Duo from Fun World Inc

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I could not resist these two holiday icons – santa and a snowman, faithfully repproduced in what appears to be a nylon sock encasing t...

January 8, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Fez Topped Shriner With Magnetic Personality!

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I don’t recall where I picked up this shriner with a magnet base but he’s one of my absolute favorite kitchen magnets- of which ...

February 6, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Howard Johnson’s 5th Anniversary Champagne Glass

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This is one of what used to be a pair of HoJo’s champagne glasses that I found on one of my thrifting adventures when RetroRoadhusband...

February 1, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Mod Betty’s Kitsch-en “I Will Hold The Teabag”

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You know it’s love when you’re pleased that your husband picked up your birthday gift at a local garage sale – and that...

January 31, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Record Coasters For Allee

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My pal Anna had a set of these record coasters on her tiki bar and I thought they were the most clever things ever, so when I saw them at a ...

January 20, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Mexican Rodent With Sombero, Guns and Sparkles

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This is the piece de resistance of my thrifting adventures yesterday. I spotted him across the shelf and actually asked a lady to move (well...

January 18, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Marlene, The Nearsighted Ceramic Poodle

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Marlene is the star of my kitsch collection – with blue rhinestone eyes, ceramic cats-eye glasses, rabbit fur accents and a faded pink...

January 17, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Spaghetti Handed Doggie

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Allee, you were on my mind yesterday as I had a glorious day of thrifting, and this little dog with the spaghetti paws and ears just cried o...

January 16, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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