It's a miracle that any of us survived childhood in the 1960s!
While most of us grew up with supermarkets and shopping malls already existing; some of us remember the family-run grocery stores where your options were often limited. Others might even have had the chance to grow their own food, but once general stores grew bigger and became more convenient, there was no way back. Still, the consumerist lifestyle as we know it didn't happen overnight, and we got where we are now gradually.
Often our knowledge and perceptions of the past are challenged, especially as rare photos finally reach the surface. We discover new things about political figures, icons of popular culture, and even gain insights into old practices and important historical events… Pictured here is Walt Disney when he unveiled his plans for Disneyland on national television, October 27, 1954.
Don't you love a blast from the past. Remember when it was safe to climb on a metal jungle gym and girls wore dresses to school or if you went to the library and needed to look something up this is what you did way back when. So speaking of the past, I'm finally done and ready to share a quilt I started way back in the fall of 2015. When I first saw Di Ford's book Primarily Quilts, I knew I wanted to make the hexagon quilt she calls Route 66. I had never done English Paper Piecing, EPP, before, but immediately discovered I loved the accuracy, the rhythm of the handwork, making neat stacks of hexagon shapes, and the crisp edges of each of those pieces shaped around paper. Fussy cutting the fabric is not a new concept, but a fun one to experiment with, especially when you're using the hexagon shape. The top has been done for over a year. I just couldn't decide how to have it quilted. The only area where the quilting was really going to show was in the light surrounding hexies. I finally settled on this simple swirl to make the look more modern. The real stars of this quilt are the colors and fabrics so in the center hexies my machine quilt, Kathy, and I decided to still keep it simple by accentuating the hexagon shape and a simple motif in the centers. I was super pleased at the results. It may have been started awhile ago, but it's technically my first finish of 2018! You've got to love a Hexie quilt, even when it's a blast from the past. Until Next Time- Kyle
It's a miracle that any of us survived childhood in the 1960s!
No internet, no iPhones and no tabs back then. We play with these toys and let our imagination go wild.
It's a miracle that any of us survived childhood in the 1960s!
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No internet, no iPhones and no tabs back then. We play with these toys and let our imagination go wild.
From the time I was five years old until well into my teens, this is how Easter morning went: First of all, find the basket. This usually happened before my parents even woke up. That was pretty ea…
An image from the 'Learning with Mother' books (Ladybird series 702) by Ethel Wingfield; illustrated by Harry Wingfield; First Published 1970-1972. There are five 'Learning with Mother' books in this series.
School supplies have changed a lot over the years but these retro school supplies will bring you right down memory lane.
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Hula Hoops.
Sparton “Command” Television c. 1960 (via 50s 60s 70s)
It's a miracle that any of us survived childhood in the 1960s!
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