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About Me

ALOHA! My name is Lenore. Hubby and I make custom-designed coloring books for restaurants, bands, weddings, and any special event!We live in New York, and spend our time galavanting around the city together, sprawled out on the floors of various bookstores with towers of books surrounding us, dining in little restaurants off the beaten path, exploring museums, thrifting and antiquing, trying out fun and unique recipes, and making crazy art.Also, our cat is utterly insane.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~

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My Interests

Vintage toys. Retro candy. Exotica LPs. Tiki Mugs. Tattoos. Lowbrow art. Cooking. Singing (Rockabilly and Jazz). Anything from the 1940s-1970s. Hanna Barbara cartoons. Old coloring books. Watching The Boomerang network. Cheesy old coloring books from the 1960s and 1970s. Old comic books, especially Archie, Scooby Doo, Richie Rich, and all of the Hanna Barbara ones.Things I collect: Tiki. The Florida Orange Bird. Vintage cake and cupcake decorations. Retro and vintage decor. Vintage coloring books. Cat-eye glasses.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone generous, who owns a yacht, a monkey, or a chicken. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~M y friend Kelly guides you through how to host a gay and festive luau, and your most intoxicating Tequila dreams!

Music:

Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Annette Funicello. Johnny Cash. Charline Arthur. Martin Denny. The Ratpack. Janis Martin. Wanda Jackson. Patsy Cline. Ella Fitzgerald. Glenn Miller Orchestra. Django Reinhardt. Cab Calloway. The Andrews Sisters. Danny Kaye. Peggy Lee. Kitty Kallen. Martin Denny. The Beach Boys. Elvis. Joe Maphis. Theme songs from super-cheesy 1960's, 70's, & 80's TV shows. Current: The Moldy Peaches. Kimya Dawson. Arcade Fire. The Hi-Risers. Jimmy Cavalo. Waitiki!. The Haole Cats. The Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. (The SIT & Die Co.). Robert Drasnin. The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. Jonathan Richman. Laurie Berkner. The Lounge-O-Leers. Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

Movies:

Bella Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla. Kitten With A Whip. So I Married An Axe Murderer. Barbarella. Cabin Boy. Road to Bali. The Cat People. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. Amelie. Under The Tuscan Sun. The Pink Panther (original). Fantasy Island (made for TV movie). Good documentaries. Scopitone videos, and vintage school scare-films and educational films.

Television:

The Muppet Show. Ace of Cakes. LA ink. The Office (US and UK). Arrested Development. Three's Company. The Simpsons. Three's Company. All Hanna Barbara cartoons. Anything on the Boomerang Network. Space Ghost. Cheesy old children's shows from the 1970s. Nanny & The Professor. H.R. Pufnstuf.

Books:

Any writings by Eckhart Tolle. (Author of THE POWER OF NOW.)

Heroes:

Amy Sederis is my ultimate hero.

My Blog

Home Sweet Home

Doing some spring cleaning today, in preparation for house-guests this weekend. I swoon over the scent of murphy's oil soap, lemon pledge, and white laundry that smells like fabric softener and bleach...
Posted by Lenore on Thu, 15 May 2008 10:49:00 PST

Butternut Squash Khoresh

I just cooked one of the most delicious dinners I have ever made. I can't wait for Steve to get home and taste this. I have been sneaking little spoonfuls here and there, just in awe of it. It's my ad...
Posted by Lenore on Wed, 14 May 2008 04:20:00 PST

Cargohydrates.

Picture this. A four year old (four TODAY), who has a daddy who is a nutritionist. A few hours after her birthday party ends, it is finally time for dinner. Her Nana makes the birthday girl's special ...
Posted by Lenore on Sun, 11 May 2008 06:12:00 PST

The Yaya is on her way!

Leaving for MD soon! Busy packing today. Our niece, Princess Samantha (sometimes Pirate Samantha, depending on her mood du jour. "LET'S PLAY, ME HAW-TEEES! COME AWN UNKA STEEVE ME HAW-TEE! COME AWN AU...
Posted by Lenore on Thu, 08 May 2008 05:54:00 PST

A Day at The Farm

Yesterday was the big event at The Golden Earthworm Farms, where our local CSA food co-op's home base is. The Golden Earthworm is 100 acres split into two parts, one being 40 and the other being 60. O...
Posted by Lenore on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:03:00 PST

Face Painting, Psychology of Play, and Square Dancing Dreams

I'm pretty happy right now! We are going to go visit our niece and one of our nephews soon, for our niece's birthday. Samantha is one of the biggest joys in my life, and she rocks my world. Her little...
Posted by Lenore on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:38:00 PST

Pot-smoke, cheap cinema, and The White Castle.

Tuesday nights are "movie night" in the Koppelman household. There is a local theatre which shows really cheap movies on Tuesday nights. Only $4 a ticket! It feels like the sort of movie theatre that ...
Posted by Lenore on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:56:00 PST

My Theme Song

One of my favoritest songs on the planet, since I was a wee one and first saw the movie as a kid. I have had this little ditty playing in my head since I was about 10 years old. It came on one of my D...
Posted by Lenore on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:54:00 PST

So excited!

I am SUPER EXCITED to have one of my very best friends on the planet coming to visit me soon! She is going to be here in mid May, and I already have planned out a ton of stuff for us to do. She and I ...
Posted by Lenore on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:16:00 PST

Roadside stand nostalgia

I love NYC more than just about any other city. I wouldn't live anywhere else! But there are a few things I do miss about living in the south. I grew up in New Orleans, and then lived in Florida for a...
Posted by Lenore on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:38:00 PST