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Break Out the Popcorn
Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you still taking up real estate on your couch? Well, for this week’s Raves n Faves I have some fantabulous films for you, by the clever and controversial director, Otto Preminger. They’ve got power, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Fashions, 50's Movies, 50's Slang, Americana, Ben Gazarra, black and white movies, blogaday, Carol Lynley, city life, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, Communication, Conversation, Coversation, daily blog, David Niven, detectives, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, France, Gossip, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, Hollywood, intrigue, jealousy, Jean Seberg, Jimmy Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Love, Marriage, movie stars, movies, Mysteries, Nightlife, Nostalgia, Otto Preminger, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Romance, romantic suspense, Scandal, slang, Small town, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Movies, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s wives, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Movies, 50s dating, 50s fun, adventure, Anatomy of A Murder, Ben Gazzara, Bonjour Tristesse, Bunny Lake is Missing, Carol Lynley, Cinema, city life, courtroom drama, Criterion, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, directors, Duke Ellington, etiquette, Eve Arden, fashion, Faves, Francoise Sagan, French Riviera, George C. Scott, Glamour, Great Britain, Hollywood, intrigue, James Stewart, Jean Seberg, Laurence Olivier, lawyers, Lee Remick, Michigan, Morals and values, mothers, murder, mystery, Otto Preminger, Raves, Retro, romance, romantic suspense, Scotland Yard, Small town, teenagers, the Zombies, thriller, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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Free-falling Advice
Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to another edition of Free Advice Friday. Let’s get right to it and see who I can help or hinder this week. Dear Barbara Jean, We all suspect that the new girl in our … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Slang, advice, advice column, Americana, blogaday, city life, Conversation, daily blog, day job, Domestic life, Etiquette, Family, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, jealousy, letters, Office life, Office work, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Retro, slang, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Teens, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, advice, advice column, executives, family life, free advice, Free Advice Friday, Funny, home life, letters, lies, parents, promotions, Retro, secretarial pool, secretaries, teenage girls, teenagers, Vintage, work life, work place
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Spring Must be in the Air
Hi there, guys and dolls! You know when you hear some great gossip and it’s meant to be on the QT so of course, that means you tell only one person and you pinkie swear them to secrecy but they … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's Slang, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, blogaday, city life, Conversation, daily blog, day job, diary, entertainment, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, long read, Love, Nostalgia, Office life, Office Romance, Office work, Perspective, Pop Culture, Romance, Scandal, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday
Tagged 1950's Culture, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s workplace, dear diary, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, flirting, Funny, Gossip, Humor, office gossip, office humor, Office life, Office Romance, Office work, Retro, Vintage, work life, work place, workday wednesday
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Free Hints for Fixing Husbands
Hi there, guys and dolls! Nothing causes more problems than domestic bliss, doesn’t it? Or maybe it’s just husbands… Anyhoo, I’ve got a couple of fine devoted wives asking yours truly what the heck to do with their other half. … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, amateur theater, Americana, childrearing, collaboration, Communication, Conversation, daily blog, Domestic life, Etiquette, Family, family life, Hollywood, home life, Humor, letters, Marriage, Nostalgia, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Relatives, Retro, Social Mores, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 1950s husbands, 50's housewife, 50s fun, 50s marriage, actresses, advice, advice column, amateur theater, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, community theater, family life, Funny, Humor, husbands, Nostalgia, practical jokes, Retro, stage plays, suburbia, Vintage
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