Category: Vintage Friday

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Vintage Friday: 7 Secrets of Perfume by Flossie Benton Rogers

Who’s to say stone age women didn’t rub their skin with aromatic flowers to tickle the smell buds? With the critical need for well developed senses back in the day, it’s certainly a possibility. It’s also probable that ancient shamans incorporated fragrance into their religious rituals. Throughout history perfume has been used not only to… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 7 Secrets of Perfume by Flossie Benton Rogers

Vintage Friday: Cheesecake Cookies 1978 by Flossie Benton Rogers

I call my two grandsons my Snickerdoodles, and my son is the original Snickerdoodle. Above, his blonde haired little self is with my husband/his father and our dog Yura, daughter of our previous dog Zhivago. A bicentennial baby, our son’s favorite dessert of all time is cheesecake. He is a wonderful son—and he’s a little… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Cheesecake Cookies 1978 by Flossie Benton Rogers

Vintage Friday: Outasite! 1969 by Flossie Benton Rogers

The Beatles ride in a Yellow Submarine. Credence sees a Bad Moon Rising. Marvin Gaye reveals he Heard it Through the Grapevine. The news explodes with antiwar demonstrations and riots. Richard Nixon is now president. There are whispers of an end to the Viet Nam war. Last year we experienced the great teachers’ walkout, and… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Outasite! 1969 by Flossie Benton Rogers

Vintage Friday: Starsky and Hutch – Familiar Faces 1975

Starsky and Hutch from the mid 1970s was always one of my favorite tv shows. It starred the awesome talents of David Soul as Hutch, Michael Paul Glaser as Starsky, Bernie Hamilton as Captain Dobey, and Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear. Until Direct TV recently started carrying the El Rey channel, there were no reruns… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Starsky and Hutch – Familiar Faces 1975

Vintage Friday: Candy Time 1960

Candy to a young child in the early 1960s was doubly sweet. Not only did you get a nickel or two to spend as you wanted, but you also got a treat to take with you to school the next day to munch on during recess. I fondly remember my friends and I lounging on… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Candy Time 1960

Vintage Friday: 13 In Love

Classic poets wrote words of love that still burn within us. To my beloved Ronnie: “Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” E.E. Cummings “If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.” Anne… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 In Love

Vintage Friday: Banana Pudding 1960

As children in the early 1960s, we enjoyed our mother’s banana pudding made with vanilla wafers and topped with meringue. It was a special weekend treat that also found its way to each annual family reunion held outside at a local state park. BANANA PUDDING Ingredients: Large package vanilla pudding & pie filling mix, 3… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Banana Pudding 1960

Vintage Friday: Boston Cream Pie

In celebration of America’s birthday, we highlight a treat from the venerable city of Boston, a key locale in American history and the hometown of my brother’s favorite baseball team, the Red Sox. The popular American dessert Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, isn’t filled with cream, and may not hail from Boston. Rather,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Boston Cream Pie

Vintage Friday: Actor Musician Med Flory

Recently while relaxing and watching the vintage tv show Starsky and Hutch, with David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser, a familiar face struck my eye. I had seen him numerous times in lots of different old shows but had never learned his identity. His appearance was soothing and pleasing, his grin infectious, and his good… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Actor Musician Med Flory