Remember Nostalgia? Boomers Long For Decades Past, But Which Ones?
Posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
When you are given to flights of fancy, waxing and waning between now and then, which decade are you most apt to feel all warm and fuzzy about?
Yes, it depends on your age.
The Baby Boomer [...]
Bubble Wrap Turns 50 – Welcome To The Remember When Club
Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010
Here we are with another occasion for folks like me to say “I remember when there was no such thing as…” Bubble Wrap is celebrating its 50th birthday.
First Barbie went through menopause, then the microwave [...]
Method Of Treating Foodstuffs – aka Microwave Cooking – Turns 60
Posted on Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Another milestone in the “I didn’t have that when I was a kid” items to dwell on. On January 24, 1950, P. L. Spencer, a Raytheon engineer, was granted a patent for his “method of [...]
continue readingOld Fashioned Cookie Swap With A Modern Twist
Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009
The women in my family have enjoyed a traditional cookie swap or cookie exchange for many years now. We are fortunate to have several generations for our cookie baking day – the grandmas, aunties, daughters, [...]
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