Category: Vintage Friday

Vintage recipes, culture, and images.

Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959

In the frenzy of everyday life, do you enjoy making time for special holiday activities? Maybe crocheting handmade gifts or baking batches of delicious, aromatic cookies for the whole family to appreciate? I do. I find it’s the perfect time to deviate from the usual busy bustle and partake of pursuits that feed our souls… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959

Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts From 1910

In 1910 my grandmother was a young wife and mother, keeping house and helping her husband on the farm. Daily tasks and responsibilities kept her busy. That same year saw silent film actress Edith Lyle, depicted here, with increased success leading up to When the Last Leaf Fell. What was life like over a hundred… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts From 1910

Vintage Friday: Actress Doran Clark

Recently I discovered vintage mysteries on one of the Hallmark channels and am enjoying delving into such shows as Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Hart to Hart, and especially Murder She Wrote. While watching these series from the 1980s and 90s, a fascinating talent named Doran Clark caught my attention. There is something magical and enigmatic… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Actress Doran Clark

Vintage Friday: 7 Monsters Who Should’ve Won

Confession time. I have a soft spot for movie monsters. In the classic vintage films, we know the villains and monsters will most likely lose out in the end. Some slight doubt keeps us watching. How unfortunate are those rules of fiction! Yes, it’s true the monsters often need to lose. No one wants an… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 7 Monsters Who Should’ve Won

Vintage Friday: Spooky Treats 1972

Got the neighborhood kids rounded up in your living room? For a vintage Halloween party, try these spooky treats from 1972. ZOMBIE ALE Ingredients: 3 quarts orange sherbet, 5 quarts chilled ginger ale, maraschino cherries and grapes. Directions: Insert large chunks of orange sherbet into chilled punch bowl. Pour ginger ale over the sherbet. Garnish… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Spooky Treats 1972

Vintage Friday: Drop the Handkerchief

  Reposted   Miss Vi recently celebrated her 85th birthday. I remembered this post I wrote in January 2014 and wanted to share it again, with minor edits: For Christmas I decided to buy a set of pretty handkerchiefs for Miss Viola, the mother of a friend of mine. Miss Vi calls me her “other daughter,” and that’s a good… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Drop the Handkerchief

Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1961

A cheating woman, heartbroken man, final love note, and raging river — the combination makes for a wonderfully mournful tune. I picked a river song to match yesterday’s feature of Guardian of the Deep on the Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour, since a river is a player in that book. This 1961 song is one of… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1961

Vintage Friday: Pink Pie 1959

Sometimes a person gets into a pink mood. I think of it as longing for the simple early girlhood days of coloring, playing hopscotch and jacks, cutting out paper dolls, and baking treats in a pink Easy Bake Oven. Today we’re celebrating my pink mood with a tantalizing confection that’s as tasty as it is… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Pink Pie 1959

Vintage Friday: Route 66 – 1960

One of my favorite television shows as a young child was the iconic drama, Route 66. George Maharis played edgy, street smart Buz Murdock, and Martin Milner the easier going, Yale educated Tod Stiles. The two sped down Route 66 in a corvette and filmed episodes on location. In each segment they became embroiled in… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Route 66 – 1960