A few highlights from the year 1936: The Brown Derby’s Robert Cobb unveiled the Cobb Salad The Volkswagen appeared on the scene (Interesting side note: last night I dreamed I was driving one) The Phantom comic strip began in newspapers In the USA people suffered through a major heatwave, and many did not make it… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Summertime 1936
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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: 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: 13 Odd Facts from 1915 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Welcome to 2015! It seems unreal that we’re already fifteen years beyond Y2K. What was life like a hundred years ago in 1915? Here’s a snapshot. • 1915 was the first full year of World War I, and there were brutal battles on the western front, but the United States would not enter the war… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts from 1915 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: Scottish Breakfast 1789 by Flossie Benton Rogers
With history being made in Scotland today, however the vote goes, we can’t help but to start off with a good hearty Scottish breakfast. I can envision poet Robbie Burns sitting down to enjoy such pleasing fare during one of his countryside travels in 1789. Although nutritious and filling, this breakfast is of the lighter… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Scottish Breakfast 1789 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: Young Ladies 1930
Looking at old pictures of my mother when she was a girl brings forth a flood of emotions and sweet nostalgia for the old days I never got to see. She is in the front row, second from the left. One of thirteen children, seven of whom were girls, her last remaining sibling passed away… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Young Ladies 1930
Vintage Friday: Sisters 1958
Flashback to 1958 with my sister in high school and me in primary school. Those who have sisters know how vital they are, how irreplaceable. We lost Marcella in 2004, and it just doesn’t seem possible that was ten years ago. She married when I was still little, and I remember moping beneath the restaurant counter, missing… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Sisters 1958