Bound for Billetproof

This weekend we loaded up the kids and headed North to Billetproof. Chehalis, Washington hosts this huge gathering of hot-rods and bikes every year. Texas, Michigan, and California also host Billetproof once a year, so if you live near by I suggest checking it out.
It was very hot, and supremely bright out, but worth every hour of visiting good friends and hanging out with cool cars. I even ran into local blogger Atomic Redhead!
I brought my camera along and took tons of pictures, which I was going to share with you, but photographer Mark Coffin said it better than anyone could, so I guess I will share his shots instead!
Mark is amazing, not only did he nab some killer snaps of my little daughter dearest and I, he got some fabulous shots of all the amazing cars. Many of us wandered the fairgrounds with umbrellas and parasols to hide from the glaring sun, even Margaux Jean.
The Husband drove us up, and my son was also along for the ride. Here he is driving grandpa's Salt Flat Rat with Dad to the right and Margaux as a pin-up passenger.
All in all it was a wonderful day, with tons of family and friends. I love car shows and cant wait til Hotrod-A-Rama, and Jake's Birthday! Hopefully our 27' T will be running by then and we will have something fantastic to drive up in.

Cruisin the Gut

Another Busy weekend has left me, and we are darn near another. The summer is booked entirely for me. I wish I had more time to blog and share all the wonderful things I have seen this summer. Like the darling wedding of Solanah and Sam! Which was darling and 50s style in a huge old victorian era home.

After Solanah's wedding there was a "first annual" cruise-in smack in the middle of downtown. We went to scope it out thinking it would be a bust. Were we ever wrong! The cruise was quite crudely called, "The Gut" and was chock full of hot rods, projects, and lovely people on the side of the street waving! There were more people jammed in downtown Vancouver than I have ever seen gathered in our little town. Main street was alive with excitement. We met up with my father-in-law who drives the lovely green "Franklin-Stein" and with Mother-in-law in tow we jumped in for a ride. The kids had a blast and waved and cheered to all the on-lookers. Solanah happened to be walking down the street, and offered to take some pictures of us in the hot rod cruising "The Gut" for you to enjoy.

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Pre-Historic Patterns

There is a house on my short drive to work, that has been for sale for a few months. Its a big old Craftsman style, and I love it. I really wanted to buy it, until I noticed a "Sale Pending" sign the other morning.
Well yesterday, I am driving along, oogling the house, and I notice a tiny sign in the front yard, "Garage Sale."
I slam on breaks and run inside, and it turns out to be a completely un-advertised Estate Sale. The only thing I saw that I wanted in my quick glance, was a giant box of patterns marked, "$10 for all"
So I took them all, as you can plainly see. Most were from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Above is a picture of the best ones! I am quite happy with my score, and watch ETSY, as I will be listing the ones I can bear to part with soon.


In other ETSY news, I was featured in another treasury!!
I am the skirt in the top left corner:

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I also bought a new Hot Rod magazine (My and My Fella's guilty pleasure!) and it featured tons of 50s hot rod pictures, with 50s swimsuit models! I will be scanning and posting for your viewing pleasure soon!