tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post112671850185387650..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: BirthdayRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1127223012992483172005-09-20T08:30:00.000-05:002005-09-20T08:30:00.000-05:00Thanks y'all!I remember going to several reunions ...Thanks y'all!<BR/><BR/>I remember going to several reunions at my great-grandmother's house. She was very nice but her family was a different story... lots of black sheep, shall we say.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1127104928225496612005-09-18T23:42:00.000-05:002005-09-18T23:42:00.000-05:00Wishing you a very happy birthday! And many more!L...Wishing you a very happy birthday! And many more!<BR/><BR/>Love the childhood photos-- they're wonderful.Turtlehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943151416742196757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1127006232323200552005-09-17T20:17:00.000-05:002005-09-17T20:17:00.000-05:00Happy birthday kid.Happy birthday kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126911569555346362005-09-16T17:59:00.000-05:002005-09-16T17:59:00.000-05:00Hey! I agree with nic, what are you doing with my...Hey! I agree with nic, what are you doing with my grandmother in that second picture?!? :)swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126908609979173792005-09-16T17:10:00.000-05:002005-09-16T17:10:00.000-05:00Jeez!, My childhood pictures are much the same. Sa...Jeez!, My childhood pictures are much the same. Same era...When I see those "catty" glasses I always think of my elementary teachers. They were all women and most wore those very specs.<BR/>Thanks for sharing the pics and the particulars.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126874793633685882005-09-16T07:46:00.000-05:002005-09-16T07:46:00.000-05:00Thanks y'all. Yeah Jerry I remember playing with t...Thanks y'all. Yeah Jerry I remember playing with that popper thing!<BR/><BR/>SM you're exactly right. Back then they did use commercials during kids' shows to make you buy toys (or cereal), but at least the toys weren't part of the show.<BR/><BR/>Lyn, my sister says you stole her cowgirl outfit!<BR/><BR/>Those glasses... how in the world could I have actually chosen those? Judging from the other girls' glasses though, I guess there wasn't much of a choice at the time. I do remember that I liked the color. (They were light blue.) I was the first kid in my class to get glasses so you can imagine how much I loved them (not). The next pair I got were the ever-popular "granny glasses". I worked all summer to buy contact lenses just before high school. I probably abused them, because now I can't seem to wear them anymore.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126873742225071482005-09-16T07:29:00.000-05:002005-09-16T07:29:00.000-05:00I get the touch of sadness in the pre-party pictur...I get the touch of sadness in the pre-party picture. I think pictures of empty rooms do that---it's the people that bring the room to life, so without the people it just seems sad and lonely and barren.<BR/><BR/>Great pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126828943924733372005-09-15T19:02:00.000-05:002005-09-15T19:02:00.000-05:00Happy BDay! Welcome to the world of vintage photo...Happy BDay! <BR/><BR/>Welcome to the world of vintage photos...hop over to my blog...they are my main attraction.<BR/><BR/>I love your glasses...mine were much the same, just solid black...cat women...just not too sexy on a 8 year old. <:-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the wonderful post. Very fun to read the stories. =^..^=WCTshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693966467468475923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126821402428148272005-09-15T16:56:00.000-05:002005-09-15T16:56:00.000-05:00Happy birthday, and I love those photos...though t...Happy birthday, and I love those photos...though the second one made me do a double-take: what's my grandma doing in your family pictures?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126800598760377692005-09-15T11:09:00.000-05:002005-09-15T11:09:00.000-05:00I love the pictures! Especially the one of you whe...I love the pictures! Especially the one of you when you were 10 in the pedal pushers. I think I am older than you by a couple of years, but our gatherings certainly had the same look! You were absolutely a cutie pie!<BR/>I think nostalgia sometimes comes with a tinge of sadness. The past is irretrievably out of reach and yet captured in a moment in black and white. <BR/>BTW-- No parties for me either. I think the last one I had was when I was 10.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126795006714717982005-09-15T09:36:00.000-05:002005-09-15T09:36:00.000-05:00Maybe I'm just imagining this since I wasn't aroun...Maybe I'm just imagining this since I wasn't around in the sixties, but it appears that your photos are devoid of marketing content other than a coca-cola bottle held by one young lady. Nowadays kids have parties chock full of Barney, Lion King, Spiderman, etc etc, which seems to be a distraction in my opinion. I'm actually a little intimidated by kids' themed merchandise because I don't have the time or desire to keep up with rapidly moving trends.megabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559930821395345335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126791408956706972005-09-15T08:36:00.000-05:002005-09-15T08:36:00.000-05:00First birthday: familiar toys. Didn't you just lo...First birthday: familiar toys. Didn't you just love those rolling plastic thingies? We had one that popped plastic popcorn all day long...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126790815175659812005-09-15T08:26:00.000-05:002005-09-15T08:26:00.000-05:00Happy almost, sometime in a week, birthday day. Y...Happy almost, sometime in a week, birthday day. Your pictures look as though they could be one of my sister's parties. Same glasses don't you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126790697598651352005-09-15T08:24:00.000-05:002005-09-15T08:24:00.000-05:00and whats wrong with vintage? Nothing thats what. ...and whats wrong with vintage? Nothing thats what. The pictures were wonderful. Thank you for sharing them.KFarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11060166642694814717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126789449918817042005-09-15T08:04:00.000-05:002005-09-15T08:04:00.000-05:00Pablo, I've decided to revel in the cringe factor!...Pablo, I've decided to revel in the cringe factor! 75 years LOL.<BR/><BR/>Colleen, <A HREF="http://www.squareamerica.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A> is a site with lots of vintage photos. I think I'll go back and add that in the main post too.<BR/><BR/>I like looking for the little details also. Did you notice the "Better Homes and Gardens" magazine on the coffee table? That magazine has been around for a good while.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126788871849905592005-09-15T07:54:00.000-05:002005-09-15T07:54:00.000-05:00I love looking at old photos. It's nice to revisit...I love looking at old photos. It's nice to revisit certain parts of the past. I like looking not only at the clothes, but objects, like what was hanging on the walls, what knicknacks were on the tables, what kind of toys I was playing with in the photos...that kind of stuff.<BR/><BR/>I do like all of the flowery pants in your photos. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1126787766590147672005-09-15T07:36:00.000-05:002005-09-15T07:36:00.000-05:0075 years is a long time to wait to have your next ...75 years is a long time to wait to have your next birthday party. I say party now. There are very few photos from my childhood that don't make me cringe, and even fewer that I would ever choose to post online. Thanx for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com