OK, this may be completely silly, but I have the idea stuck in my head, so I'm going with it!
What do you remember from your childhood, or maybe your grandparents house?
I remember:
Blond furniture in my parents house.
Drive-in movies.
Black and white TV.
The first man on the moon.
Zorro.
Barkcloth.
My Dads 1957 Saratoga.
Atomic used to be a scary thing.
Watching Our Gang and The Little Rascals on Saturdays, or was it Sundays?
When thrift stores looked like antique shops (but at the time, they were just junk shops).
The Cold War.
A lot more WWll vets.
Using my imagination to play, not having the toys all featured from TV shows.
When smoking was cool lol.
Cars had fender curb whiskers on them.
Seatbelts were optional.
Hand-mixing cake mix.
Waffle irons.
OK, that's enough for now!
What do YOU remember?
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Im proavbly to young to be telling these, but
ReplyDeletePlastic on the davenport and chairs.
KitKat Clock
COASTERS!
A lot of old Junk (I later grew up and discovered 1 by 1 were treasures.
and Black and white photographs, since 1 was 7 every time i go to grandmas, i can spend hours looking at them
:)
I remember cars with no seat belts and as a kid would sit in my mom's lap. lol I remember a time before video games, DVDs and CDs.
ReplyDeleteI remember our first color television.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching My Three Sons on that tv and loving Chip.
I remember when JFK was assassinated and how sad and confused I was.
I remember the very first time the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan.
I remember Mr. Ed the talking horse.
I remember our Morris Minor.
I remember my first car, a 1950 Buick Dyna-flow given to me by my Grandma.
Thanks for that post and stirring up all those great memories.
I had older parents (mom was 42 when she had me, which back then was shocking - lol). I remember;
ReplyDeleteThe Danish modern blond wood bedroom set
veneer furniture
console tv (which was black and white)
console record player/radio combo
candy cigarettes
drive-in movies (we still have one locally)
first man on the moon
Bobby Kennedy's assassination (though I was quite young)
my dads pink cadillac with fins and bullet lights
bakelite radio
transistor radio's
hula hoops
Autumn Leaf (by Hall) dishes/bakeware
Jadite as regular dishware
Fun posting, and it really got me thinking!
Sorry, but I had to come back and add a couple more things...I also remember;
ReplyDeleteThe plastic light up Santa that was taller than me (I was five)
Aluminum tree with electric colored rotating light
Hamburger Helper
=D
ReplyDeleteMy folks were much older when I was born too, Carole, so know what that was like.
Thanks all for sharing!
I remember all of those things! My transistor radio was my favorite present as a kid. I lived with that thing glued to my ear. Ahhh, such wonderful memories of Christmas past. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I had a transistor radio too. As long as I had one of those little square batteries, I thought I really had some special piece of modern technology. And mine had an earplug! I'd listen to it late into the night.=)
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh! I am 62, so I could go on and on. I might come back and post when I remember other stuff and have more time. Like Carole, my mother was 42 when I was born, too. However, she was 15 when my oldest sister was born. Her husband was a builder(sister) and she had WONDERFUL mid-century houses and furnishings.
ReplyDeletefiberglas drapes
chrome legged furniture
blonde furniture
formica kitchen table and chairs
cosco kitchen stool