I clicked on a link at Facebook and boy was I happy to see this site. It takes us all back to the the 60's when things were so much more simple and relaxed. As I read the content, boy I had to agree with just about everything on it. I remembered my mother using that coke bottle with a stopper on it and sprinkling laundry to iron them.
I used to love the smell of freshly ironed clothes. Mom had the same wooden ironing board until we had to sell the contents of the house and the board never sold. It remained in the house for the next owner. We had a big old wooden radio in the kitchen that sat on the counter for years. It still worked, but was replaced with a microwave oven. Not sure where the radio went, but wish I still had it now..it would be worth more than it was then.
So many new conveniences that make our lives easier, or do they? I can remember it taking all day for mom to make a big pot of soup and her tending to it ..made the house smell so wonderful. Now the crock-pot does that in no time and it tastes similar but not really the same. Did your family ever use Green Stamps? We got them at the local A&P store for groceries we bought. I knew we had to go out of town just to redeem them. Mom bought an iron and many other items we needed at home. I can still taste that nasty glue they had on them. Mom made us kids do the licking of the stamps.
Everything is fast now.. the faster the better, some say. I am one to think that slow is better to enjoy every minute of life. Nice to look back on things that really help us see how far we have come along.
HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS A GREAT ONE!!
I used to love the smell of freshly ironed clothes. Mom had the same wooden ironing board until we had to sell the contents of the house and the board never sold. It remained in the house for the next owner. We had a big old wooden radio in the kitchen that sat on the counter for years. It still worked, but was replaced with a microwave oven. Not sure where the radio went, but wish I still had it now..it would be worth more than it was then.
Everything is fast now.. the faster the better, some say. I am one to think that slow is better to enjoy every minute of life. Nice to look back on things that really help us see how far we have come along.
HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS A GREAT ONE!!
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I remember it all! I was an apprentice mechanic before I got drafted and worked in a service station with full service pumps. We not only pumped your gas, we also cleaned the windshield, checked tire pressure and under the hood and we gave out Gold Bond stamps and coffee mugs with the purchase of 8 gallons of gas. Regular was 28.9 cents and premium was 32.9.....this was before unleaded. I was making a whopping $1.75 an hour, working and 48 hours a week while (nights) in my last 2 years of high school.
I remember licking green stamps to put in the books but, funny, I don't remember every using the myself. Must have been my parents.
I miss the good old days too Sis!
xoxox
I'm a child of the 70's so that's a bit before my time however I still know exactly what you mean and do miss what seems like a far better time. We still live under the same sky though and I'm blessed to see the good things no matter what time I find myself in! Bless you my friend!
Chip..boy you had a great work ethic to put in so many hours and still be in school.Looking forward to the MOON shots you must have at least a dozen to show us..now don't you??
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