Cheetah Velour

Laws Museum

I recently visited the Laws Museum in Bishop, CA. I wanted to go there for the longest time but never had the chance. I love a good roadside attraction!

The museum did not disappoint! There are several buildings (these are just a few), each one having a different theme- one is full of old cameras, one is full of bottles, one is full of stoves, so on and so on. 

Here are just a few of the things I saw there-

(If you look closely, underneath the hearse is a wicker casket)

If you ever find yourself in the neighborhood with five dollars in your pocket, you know where to go.

flea market finds (now with more links!)

I finally got out to the Alameda Flea Market over the weekend. I hadn't been out there in months. Nothing like good company, kitschy finds, and kettle corn by the bay! Besides, this blog has been seriously lacking in kitsch lately, and it's high time I did something about that.

THIS was the find of the day- the Official Cheetah Velour Ice Bucket! I'd been resisting buying an ice bucket forever. Sure, you can find one in any thrift store but I was looking for just the right one. This is it! Now every drink will taste just like being in the Jungle Room at Graceland.

 

I also got these sweet Nugget Sam AKA Last Chance Joe cocktail glasses for a buck each. The real Sam/Joe is 36 feet tall and lives in Sparks, NV. (Side note- if you click on that link, Roadside America  also lists the Guns and Jewels of Elvis display as one of the 'Nearby Offbeat Places'. Yup, THAT'S ME!)

 

Hmm, what else? This cute planter (thrown in free with the ice bucket, I didn't even have to haggle)-

 

and this paint-by-number, perfect for the spare room.

 

If loving cheese is wrong, I don't want to be right.

What have you brought home lately?

more pyrex love

Now if I could only find a lid for this one...

   

wordle

Have you tried wordle yet? It's addicting!

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Here's the Cheetah Velour wordle. (click on the image for a better look)