I call this lamb "Korma"

 

"Don't get too attached to them, honey. You're not going to see them again."
"Well, not until Sunday Dinner next week."

Bonus - Donald J Trump - what an odious piece of shit. 

Bonus 2 - 

Ethel is On The Fence

 

I could make some dodgy comment about DJTrump and his war on Iran...but I'm too classy for that.

Bonus - American Black Bear and Canadian Polar Bear.

 

Return To The Love Compound

 

Ah, the turn of the decade.

After lovely little Mary Jane became Flower-Child Astral-Primrose, and ran off with Willian "Bear" McGurk, and sprogged out three lovely children with minimal future. And the lived happily at Colonel Sid's Love Compound, until reality set in.

Yes, 1970.

Bonus - Nun Boxes.

Who Likes Short Shorts?

 

Not these three gals, that's who.

According to the slide, they are " Zola Barbara Mary June 1959". So, that's nice.

Bonus - 

School mis-led me...

Libby and Gustaf's Christmas

 

Libby does seem to be in shock, so maybe she was a bad girl and wasn't expecting a Bride Brenda doll. Gustaf, seems to know a lot more about what's happening.

Bonus - 

"I'm Dreaming Of A White (Goods) Christmas"

 

An undated slide, but probably early 1960s. I guess that this is what little suburban future-housewife girls really wanted for Christmas. 

Yikes.

Bonus - 

"el Oasis"

 

Well, it looks like Mexico to me, but I'll open it to the viewers to add any better guesses.

I presumed that the sign "refresco nogar" would help searching, but that translates as "Walnut Soda", which sounds unlikely. Refresco is a big drinks brand, worldwide, so...no help.

Bonus - 

Happy Fish Day

 

As regular readers know, Americans love fishing, and photographing their success.

Here we have Gilbert "Gil" Gustavson, and the results of his Boxing Day exploits.

Bonus - 

In The Stocks

 

Joan's punishment for Not Having Henry's Martini Ready When He Came Home - 3 Hours In The Stocks.

The 1950's were tough.

Bonus - 

Yikes

The Birthday Boy

 Clearly, some lucky bloke is having a birthday today, and this may be the best Birthday Picture you'll ever see.

It's tempting to spend a couple of house addressing the imperfections, but .... no.. It's imperfectly perfect.

Happy Birthday, Ray.

Bonus - Why MRI's are avoided during pregnancy

At the 1991 Antique Car Run

 

It appears to me like this is 1991's New London to New Brighton  Antique Car Run, and you won't convince me otherwise.

Glad to say that the run is still ongoing. (As in, it's still run annually, not that some of the 1991 cars are still to get to the finish line.)

http://www.antiquecarrun.org

Bonus - 

The Dodge Meat-Dragger

 

This was the vehicle that ignited suburban America's love affair with the Pick-Up. 

Alas, it was a love affair that started with a ribbing. Don Draper was a young advertising exec, and as with many corporations, there are some initiation rites / pranks. A long stand, a left-handed frying pan, sky-hook etc.

Don got the "Sell Pick-Ups to Middle Americans" task ... and he nailed it.

Bonus -  Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi read letters between Sultan Mehmed IV and the Zaporozhian Cossacks

Have Yourself A Creepy Old Christmas

 

Been another weird year, so... have a great Chrimbo.

Bonus - 

Goin' Fishing with Me Buds

 

As mention (many times) Americans seem to have an obsession with posing with their catches after a day fishing.

This is different. This seems to be before the fishing expedition, and shows the Good Ship Buddy, ready for a day fishin' and downing them brewskis.

Bonus - Where Helium was First Discovered

Bonus 2 - (relevant) Creative Art.

Troop 88 and the Southwest Indians 270

 Today, we have one for the subset of Blog Readers who are teenage girls and / or fans of American Domestic Architecture.

In the frame are Douglas (left) and Zacharia (Not "Zack"), standing in front of a simple domestic habitation.

I wonder where they are now...

Bonus - 

When life just ... clicks.

The Old Argument Continues

 

Mrs Mavis McGinty (left) argues that Milk should be added to the cup BEFORE the tea is poured.

Mrs Nora Clavicle (right) vehemently disagrees, and Milk should be added AFTER the tea.

Silly old bats. It's not important.

Bonus - James Brunt Organizes Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Cairns and Mandalas

Life's A Beach

 

But it appears that 2020 was a beach located to a sewage outflow, and 2021 might be worse.

Bonus - Woman believed to be last remaining widow of US civil war soldier dies

Bonus 2 - A nugget of good news. The 2,000-mile “Yellowstone to Yukon” corridor helps grizzlies and wolverines safely follow their migration rates through populated areas.