Category: Vintage Friday

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Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1966

Do you ever get wanderlust or rambling bones? On this Vintage Friday, let’s take a musical stroll back to 1966 to a man with a melodious voice, Mr. Gene Pitney. The song Golden Earrings was covered by numerous artists and draws us in with its haunting guitar and melancholy gypsy lyrics. I hope you enjoyed… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1966

Vintage Friday: Romania 1963

I am excited and honored to present a special Vintage Friday for you written by friend and fellow author Carmen Stefanescu. Carmen lives in Dracula’s Country of Romania and is wonderfully informative on many topics, including literature, music, hidden mysteries, and mythology. She is sharing insights about her home country as it was in 1963 and… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Romania 1963

Vintage Friday: 5 Cool Off Cocktails

Ready for an easy peasy cocktail to cool off the deep summer heat? Here’s one per weekend to carry you on through the season. Grab your juicy vintage romance novel and head for the beach, pool, or back yard. Watermelon Cooler Ingredients: 3 ounces Watermelon Juice (Make this by placing a few chunks of watermelon… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 5 Cool Off Cocktails

Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1965

Groovy music from the Sixties, man, on this Vintage Friday! We used to dance “the Jerk” to this tune from 1965. https://youtu.be/LHF2LHtHt78 It wasn’t until after the turn of the current century that I discovered that one of my favorite musicians Doug Sahm, head of the Tex Mex band Texas Tornados, was none other than… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1965

Vintage Friday: Bonbon Cookies 1955

On Vintage Friday today we continue our harvest talk about how important it is to take time to celebrate our accomplishments. Along the same idea of self pampering and showing gratitude to others, the “it” cookie of 1955 was the iconic bonbon. Bonbon cookies are frilly, uptown, and resemble candy. When you think of bonbons,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Bonbon Cookies 1955

Vintage Friday: Blue Moon 1883

Watch out for werewolves if you plan on crossing any moors tonight, because we are under the mystic influence of a blue moon. The technical meaning of the term blue moon is the manifestation of two full moons in a single calendar month. When people began using the term around 400 years ago, the meaning… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Blue Moon 1883

Vintage Friday: 11 Kisses for A Promise to Keep

A PROMISE TO KEEP Author – Dorothy Cork First Published – 1974 Genre – Romance SubGenre – Medical, as were so many early Harlequins. This is the only medical romance Dorothy Cork wrote, and she did a fabulous job with it. Setting – Australia – the coast of New South Wales Hero – Grenville Garrison,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 11 Kisses for A Promise to Keep