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Tag Archives: Domestic life
Me, Myself and I
Hi there, guys and dolls! What did you get up to on your weekend? That exciting, huh? Well, sometimes you just have to slow down a little, don’t you? Well, yours truly certainly does. I know, I know, hard to … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's television, Alter Ego, Americana, Beauty, Beauty Treatments, Blogs, books, Characters, Classic Television, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, day off, De-stressing, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Food, home life, household chores, Humor, indulgence, Italian, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Relaxation, Retro, Self Esteem, Uncategorized, Vintage, weekend
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Television, 1950s, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's music, 50s food, 50s fun, Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Bubble Bath, cherries in the snow, Dagwood, Domestic life, Ed Sullivan, Funny, Humor, Lil Abner, Mario Lanza, Mary Worth, me time, Nostalgia, pampering, Peyton Place, Prince Valiant, Retro, Sunday, Vintage, weekend
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TV Time in the Neighborhood
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your week going? That’s nice. You know, I agree, it’s been a long week. Maybe it’s just time to gather the family or friends around and see what’s on the tube tonight. Let’s see … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's television, Americana, blogaday, Blogs, Classic Television, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Sitcoms, suburbia, television series, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Television, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50s fun, Classic Television, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, Father Knows Best, Faves, Funny, Hiram Holiday, Humor, Ozzie and Harriet, quiz show, Raves, suburbia, Tab Hunter, Television
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Just Stay Home and Join Them
Hi there, guys and dolls! There’s nothing like getting your chores around the house done, is there? Everything smells fresh, a place for everything, everything in its place, that kind of stuff. There’s also nothing like a little adventure to … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Characters, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Fiction, flash fiction, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, household chores, Humor, neighbors, Nostalgia, Parties, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's housewife, 50s fun, 50s marriage, blogaday, circus, dear diary, diary, Domestic life, Funny, housewife, housework, journal, marriage, neighbors, Parties, Retro, suburbia, trapeze, Vintage
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Holiday Advice for the Seasonally Addled
Hi there, guys and dolls! Hope your seasonal plans are going along just spiffily. I’ve got letters from a couple of women who could use a little help making their Christmases a little brighter. Let’s get right to free advice … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Blogs, Careers, Characters, Christmas, christmas parties, Christmas presents, Communication, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, day job, Domestic life, Etiquette, Family, family life, family saga, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Holiday Parties, Holidays, home life, Humor, journal, letters, Nostalgia, Office life, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Relatives, Retro, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s marriage, 50s workplace, advice, advice column, Christmas, christmas guests, Domestic life, etiquette, Funny, Gossip, holiday guests, Holidays, Humor, letters, office humor, Office life, Office work, sick day, work life
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Help is Here for the Holidays
Hi there guys and dolls! This week I have some fretful friends in need of some Christmas crisis relief. Are you in holiday hot water? Send me a note, there’s still time for me to get you back on Santa’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's music, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Characters, Christmas, christmas pageant, Christmas presents, creative writing, daily blog, diary, dogs, Domestic life, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, historical fiction, Holidays, home life, household chores, Humor, journal, letters, Marriage, Nostalgia, opinion, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Self Esteem, Social Mores, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s marriage, advice, advice column, choir, Christmas, christmas pageant, christmas present, Domestic life, Evening in Paris perfume, Funny, household, housewife, Humor, letters, Nostalgia, Retro, suburbia, Vintage
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Raving about My Faving Cookies!
Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to Thursday. You know what that means, this week’s Raves n Faves. Remember how I said the other day that my girdle needs some help? Let’s just forget about that, shall we? For goodness … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, Alter Ego, Americana, baking, blogaday, Blogs, Christmas, christmas baking, cookies, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, dieting, Domestic life, entertainment, Food, Holiday food, Holidays, home life, journal, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Recipes, Retro, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Culture, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s food, baking, Betty Crocker Cook Book, Birds Nest Cookies, Christmas, cookies, dear diary, diary, Domestic life, Eating, Faves, Holiday food, Holidays, home cooking, homemade food, Nostalgia, Raves, Recipes, Retro, Rum Balls, Snickerdoodles, suburbia, Thimble Cookies, Thumbprint Cookies, Vintage
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The Joneses Need to Keep up with Me…
Hi there, guys and dolls! You know the saying, “keeping up with the Joneses?” Well, the only Joneses I know personally (that would be Jay, Jill and their children Johnny and Janey yeah, that’s right…) quite frankly bore me to … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, 50's Movies, blogaday, Characters, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, home movies, house party, Humor, journal, long read, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vacation, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's Movies, blogaday, Characters, dear diary, diary, Domestic life, family life, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, fifties fun, flash fiction, Funny, home movies, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, Retro, suburbia, Vintage
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