The Old Folks Home

[Highcotton]

Oh you got me to thinking.. I have to bring up goodies.   5 cent candy bars.  Penny Candy..really, only a penny.

Turing those pop bottles in for cash.  Oh yeah! 

Every Easter, those colorful little chicks in the window at the five and dime store.

And, being able to go play your favorite record in the five and dine store while shopping..one of my favorites..Bobby's Girl.  

Hop Scotch at school   Jump rope at school.  Prayer at School.  Skirts only for us girls in school. The Poodle skirt.    Can't remember the name of the shoes..but those black and white ones..that the girls and the boys wore.

 10 cent lunches in school
My beautiful mother, coming to the PTA  meetings.  

I had to play hop scotch with my older sister. She was the only girl with 4 brothers. She was totally spoiled. I was the middle kid. There was a soda fountain in town called the sweet shop.

 

[Pozees]

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Eek, no, the boys will be able to see your panties in the reflection on patent leather! LOL

 

[pickitfarm]

I realized I was old when I could no longer see my birth year on an online form drop down and I had to scroll to find it.

I am not 50 yet and I recall 9 of items on the list. Some owned by my grandparents, sprinkle top soda bottle, wringer washer, party line and metal ice tray with lever. When I was young I thought the coke bottle with the sprinkle top was for watering plants.

 

[Cynthia12]

Ha, yes, Saddle Shoes, and I remember wearing my socks all neat and folded down like that too.

 

[chickadoodles]

Goodness, it must be too cold to do anything outside so we are all here chatting!

Welcome new friends!

Ron, I am THRILLED you are getting rain - and have my fingers crossed it saves a little for us!

Arielle, as others have said, it really is just a guide - last year we had an overnight low of 11 degrees on May 13. Killed all the buds on my apple trees, luckily I had been procrastinating about planting the vegetable beds so not much to lose there, but it was really a shocker.

Came home last night to DH ranting about how everything we build from now on will be overbuilt to the max, doesn't care if he has to use 2x6s for wall studs if it means we can get enough insulation in there. Translation - he is irritated about cleaning and refilling waterers in zero degree weather, dropped one and broke it, and is worried about the chickens. He needed to vent. I quite understand.

Today it is supposed to get all the way up to 12 degrees (currently 3), and tomorrow back into the 30s. I sincerely hope it does.

SCG glad you had all that practice at falling well, sure paid off! Hope you are okay.

Chickadoodles I am so glad to hear you are having success, it is a rush isn't it?

tnspursfan - I felt the same way Maddy does for many years. Then I had to vacuum up after the tree one year. I had insisted on keeping it up an extra week, and it was a real tree. Never knew a pine tree had so many needles. I still love how cheery and festive they are - do you have a little tree or shrub outside you can decorate for Valentine's Day and Easter? Maybe that will make her happy?

Yes it is! My DH said he is not building a new coop every year... lol

 

[drumstick diva]

Correction : re: Howdy Doody, I got the name wrong it was "Princess summer, fall, winter spring." that makes more sense

, and "Beulah the Witch was from another show (with Fran Allison) and Oliver Dragon. I know old people lose short term memory but, why am I losing long term stuff?? Now I am upset. I'm gonna have to cheat and check google.

 

[ozexpat]

Correction : re: Howdy Doody, I got the name wrong it was "Princess summer, fall, winter spring." that makes more sense

, and "Beulah the Witch was from another show (with Fran Allison) and Oliver Dragon. I know old people lose short term memory but, why am I losing long term stuff?? Now I am upset. I'm gonna have to cheat and check google.

because it was a long long long time ago

dont worry

we will still love and care for you when you cant remember us

 

[drumstick diva]

thanks OZ .

 

[getaclue]

Saddle Shoes

 

[drumstick diva]

I never wore saddle shoes and didn't like the look. In high school they were part of the outfit girls wore if they were members of the Senior girls council. I also think the brownie and girl scout troops wore them. But, then again my memories are leaking like a sieve.