Happy happy, merry merry, everyone. I have a punch list about a mile long to get ready for Christmas, so I’m clocking out and will be back with more retro escapades on Dec. 26. Above: A precious Christmas card made by Hallmark for Mamie Eisenhower in 1960. All images in this post courtesy The Eisenhower National Historic Site.
Merry Mamie (Eisenhower) Christmas 2011
Posted by: • December 22, 2011
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fun card! happy holidays!
This card reminds me of some of my vintage holiday table cloths! So cool! HAPPY YULE TO YOU AND YOURS!!!
Merry Christmas, Pam!
Merry Christmas, Pam! You totally changed our life this last year, and I can’t imagine we’re alone!
Merry Christmas, Pam! Thanks for all the info and entertainment you’ve provided over the last year! Hope you have a lovely break.
Merry Christmas Pam, and to all the Retro Renovators out there! Enjoy, and I hope the Retro Santa is good to all of you, and leaves his retro coal at home!
Pam- Merry Christmas to you & your family!! Thanks for all you do for us all year long!
I want to add my good wishes as well! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Everything to all!
It has been so nice spending cyber-time with so many people who share a love of the old and quirky!
PS — do any of you get Reminisce magazine? The parent company produced a book — which I bought — full of people’s stories and photos of Christmases past. Some truly hilarious pictures, mainly from the 40s through the 60s. Goofy trees, dorky haircuts, miserable kids with Santa…… super fun!
Anyway, off to make cookies!
Enjoy the season!
Chris
A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours, Pam.
The first one below is side two of a Christmas album done by Fred Warning I read about following your link for Mamie and the second is 1950′s Christmas ‘stuff’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQABaWFYMRQ&feature=BFa&list=AVGxdCwVVULXdYjZvGnFHOF6QLuPguTgmj&lf=list_related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfTdwCSqj00&feature=related
Ok, Pam!
I will sit here waiting with bated breath until you pop up again on my little computer dazling us with all things retro.
Merry Christmas and may all your bubble lights burn brightly.
Pam thank you SO MUCH for all the hard work you put into bringing us the retro mid century everyday! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well to all the others who post here to make this the lovely experience that it is!
Ditto to Allen’s comment.
When I’m blue, or bored, or suffering from sensory overload, a quick trip to retrorenovation.com soothes the soul!
I’ll be trying to figure out how to loop all of the retro holiday decor photos in a slide show (any quick tips?) to accompany some nice egg nog sipping on Christma Eve.
Pam, You Rock!
Merry Christmas to Pam, who deserves a break, and to all my Retro Renovation buddies. I wish you beautiful surprises under your aluminum Christmas tree, peace in your little mid century corner of the world, and stress free renovations in 2012. And, may the rest of the world come to understand our obsessions just a little bit more.
Ann-Marie
BTW, thanks for the link to the Mamie info, Pam. I loved it. She and I have the same bathtub!! I will be sure to tell that to the next plumber who wants me to rip out everything just because it’s “old.”
She loved so many things that many of us here love, too. I think she would be right at home with us. Why, she and I even even like two of the same fragrance brands, Elizabeth Arden and Lancome.
I wish she was still with us. Can you imagine being able to sit down with her and talk about her experiences?
And happy, happy, merry, merry to you too, Pam! Enjoy your break, knowing how many folks you’ve helped and how grateful we all are for you and retrorenovation! And happy holidays to all of the retro renovators out there … what a lovely bunch of people there are in the retro world.
A happy Christmas to Pam and all who through their exploits have motivated me to work on my place and given me ideas for future projects. Also a special thought for those of us who have to work through Christmas to keep things going
Ditto to all the thoughts and good wishes already said. Merry Christmas Pam and thank you for this great blog! So much work and research goes into in and it doesn’t go unappreciated! It’s a wonderful resource!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the other fellow retro renovators who read the blog! Enjoy time with your friends and family in your “retro” homes.
Merry Christmas, Pam!
I’d also like to chime in that you and this site have made such a significant contribution to my understanding and enjoyment of the 1950s home we purchased last year. Thanks for all the inspiration, ideas and cheerleading you offer here and on Facebook daily!
Thank you, Michael and others. You are all so sweet. I am also immensely grateful for all the avid readers and commenters — who make this endeavor all the more special to me. Honestly, it’s you all that keep me going — into Year #5 of the blog now!!!
I heard Alan Sherman’s “12 Days of Christmas” on the radio this morning. Those would be some cool retro gifts to have lined up in a row!
Happy Happy to all the retrorenovators!
I “won” my first tinsel tree on shopgoodwill.com yesterday! I don’t know what size it is, and I have another bid on a 4 1/2 ft on on another auction site. I will keep one and sell the other.
When you live in a retro world you really have to plan ahead, so we are setting aside decorations for 2012 at our house.
Merry, merry, very merry to you, Pam! Thank you so much for your wonderful blog and your gracious treatment of your readers. I love the way you build community. And of course, I love the topic of you blog!
I blogged many years ago, but frankly, I fed up with the snarkiness and immaturity of many bloggers out there. This year I found your blog and had faith again that blogging could be fun, respectful, sane, welcoming, and informative. Thank you, thank you!