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Happy Winter Solstice

Source: Etta’s Etceteras

Source: Etta’s Etceteras

Source: Getty Images/ Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ CORBIS/ Corbis

Source: Etsy/ CowboyCatVintage

Source: Etsy/ CatWalkButtons

Source: HiBid/ Skyybrook Auctions (Knoxville, TN)

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

2026 Is the Year of the Fire Horse

Source: http://www.TheTampaBay100.com

Source: Etsy/ FrauVogelJL

Source: Etsy/ Wodensglas

Source: HiBid/ Fin’s Finds LLC (Plainfield, IN)

Source: HiBid/ Palmers Auction Co. (Campbell, NY)

Source: HiBid/ Red Truck Auction Company (Carrollton, KY)

Today Is the 45th Anniversary of ‘9 to 5’ Movie

Source: http://www.Discogs.com

Source: Getty Images/ Ron Galella

Source: WorthPoint

Source: Etsy/ printmafiaarchive

Source: Etsy/ tlnest

Source: HiBid/ Auction Monkey (California, MD)

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Honoring the Lynda Sues

Source: Library of Congress, “The Great Snow at Old Orchard. Photograph by E through the back door,” from Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s scrapbook, December 1947.

Source: WorthPoint

Source: WorthPoint

Source: Etsy/ WPCollectibles

Source: Etsy/ WPCollectibles

Source: Etsy/ VintageDarlingg

Source: HiBid/ Hicks Auction Co. (Boonville, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Hicks Auction Co. (Boonville, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Jamie Walker Auctions (Lincoln, DE)

Cher First Performed on SNL in 1987

Source: http://www.Discogs.com, Cher’s “Dark Lady” 1974 album (club version).

Source: http://www.UltimateClassicRock.com, Reggie Lewis/ NBC/ NBCU Photo Bank. Cher performs on “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 21, 1987.

Source: Etsy/ culturesips

Source: HiBid/ R&R Auction House (Dow, IL)

Source: HiBid/ The Natural State Auction Company (Conway, AR)

Source: HiBid/ The Natural State Auction Company (Dow, IL)

Remembering Anthony Geary

Source: http://www.UPI.com, Anthony Geary at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Geary won a total of eight Daytime Emmys for his portrayal of Luke Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital.”

Source: Getty Images

Source: Soap Opera Digest/ Erik Hein/ ABC Photo Archive. Anthony Geary and Genie Francis as Luke and Laura on ABC’s “General Hospital.” Their wedding on Nov. 16 and 17, 1981 drew more than 30 million viewers.

Source: MSN/ Claudio Gama/ Instagram. Anthony Geary (l) and his husband Claudio Gama at their home in Amsterdam, August 2025.

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Trusting Rob Reiner with Your Story

Source: Getty Images/ CBS Photo Archive, Rob Reiner as Mike “Meathead” Stivic on “All in the Family” (CBS 1971-1979).

Source: AP News, photo by Chris Pizzello/ Invision/ AP File, Rob Reiner with his father, Carl Reiner (l) at hand/footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2017.

Source: Alamy, Michele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner.

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Catching Up with Christmas Craze 1998

Source: http://www.FurbyToyShop.com

Source: Target, a 2025 DJ Furby (Rainbow) available for $69.99.

Source: Etsy/ AlexsVintageShopUS

Source: Etsy/ flipeye

Source: HiBid/ Bighorn Auction Co. (Idaho Falls, ID)

Source: WorthPoint

McDonald’s Grinch Socks

Source: Library of Congress, “Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) at work on a drawing of a grinch, the hero of his forthcoming book, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’/ World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna, 1957.”

Source: Etta’s Etceteras, McDonald’s drive-thru in Gatlinburg, TN, Dec. 5, 2025.

Source: http://www.RestaurantBusinessOnline.com / McDonald’s

Source: HiBid/ Ned F. Gregg Realty Inc. (Bascom, OH)

Source: HiBid/ Brown’s Thurmont Auction (Thurmont, MD)

Source: Etsy/ ParkStreetUpcycled

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Auction of the Weekend Dec. 14

All photos are from HiBid/ Honesty Comics (Rapid City, SD). According to the auctioneer, the 449 lots include 10,000+ comics (sold individually and in batches) plus more than 500 toys. Auction begins closing Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1:00 pm Mountain Time (3:00 pm Eastern Time). The broker premium is 15%. Enjoy browsing this eclectic collection and good luck if you bid!

Lot #453, DC Superman 1969 comic book “The Witching Hour,” described as rare.

Lot #21, Incredible Hulk 1990 shower set (use as showerhead, faucet cover or doorknob cover). Back of box.

Lot #21, front of box.

Lot #24, Barbie and Midge carry case, dolls and clothes.