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Tag Archives: 50s dating
May Day Help is on the Way
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your Friday going? Are you able to negotiate your way into the weekend without yours truly’s completely useless advice? Well, good for you. Let’s see how I can (mis)guide two souls today. Dear Barbara … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1950s toys, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's Slang, 50's television, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Americana, Big Dreams, blogaday, California, Characters, city life, Commitment, Communication, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, dance, Dancer, Dating, Dearborn, Domestic life, Engagement, Etiquette, Family, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Flamenco, flirting, Historical, historical fiction, home life, letters, Long Beach, Love, Marriage, Michigan, Nostalgia, opinion, parenting, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Romance, slang, Small town, Social Mores, Socializing, Spanish, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, weekend
Tagged 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 1950s Michigan, 50s dating, 50s family, 50s fun, 50s marriage, advice, advice column, communication, Dancer, dancing, dating, dating advice, Engagement, entertainment, family life, fiance, Flamenco, free advice, Free Advice Friday, Fridays, Funny, Howdy Doody, Humor, Language of Love, marriage, May Day, Retro, retro style, romance, Spanish, television series
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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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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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April is No Fool
Hi there, guys and dolls! Another special day is upon us. Yours truly doesn’t believe what anyone says til afternoon. Heck, why bother to get up before noon today? Snore away, dear friends. Another take no guff gal I know … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s business, 1950s food, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1950s toys, 50's Slang, Adult Contemporary, Alter Ego, Americana, april fools day, Blogs, Characters, city life, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, diary, Etiquette, Fictional Characters, flirting, Humor, long read, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s ads, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s workplace, Americana, april fools day, falsies, Funny, office humor, Office life, Office work, pranks, spaghetti tree, work life, workday wednesday
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Oh, if Only All of Our Problems were so Small
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s everyone doing? My wish for you is to have such trite problems as my two questioning ladies do today (of course, we won’t tell them their problems are just small potatoes, will we). Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s food, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Americana, Beauty Pageant, cookies, Creativity, daily blog, diary, dieting, Domestic life, Family, family life, Girl Guides, Humor, letters, Love, neighbors, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Relatives, Retro, Romance, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s dating, 50s fun, advice, advice column, Americana, bad advice, Beauty Pageants, dating advice, family life, free advice, Funny, Girl Guide cookies, Girl Guides, Humor, letters, Nostalgia, Retro, romance, Vintage
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If You Knew Ozu Like I Know Ozu
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s everybody doing? Planning on nestling down in front of your TV this weekend? Well, I have some terrific Raves n Faves for you. Five of my favorite movies by Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. Now … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1960s movies, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's Movies, black and white movies, Blogs, Characters, city life, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, Coffee Shop, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, Domestic life, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, family saga, home life, Humor, Japan, Japanese Movies, movies, Nostalgia, Office life, Pop Culture, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Vintage, vintage fashion, Yasujiro Ozu
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's housewife, 50's Movies, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s marriage, 50s workplace, black and white movies, Classic Movies, Criterion, entertaining, entertainment, Equinox Flower, family life, family saga, Faves, Funny, Good Morning, Humor, Japan, Japanese, Late Autumn, Raves, Retro, romance, The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, Tokyo Story, Vintage, vintage glamour, Yasujiro Ozu
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