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Tag Archives: family life
It may be Frivolous, but it’s Free
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, look at you – you made it through another week. I’ll drink to that (frankly, I’ll drink to anything, but that’s just me…)! Let’s see how yours truly can help another couple of hapless … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, Americana, art, artist, Artists, Babies, Big Dreams, blogaday, city life, cocktail culture, Commitment, Communication, daily blog, Domestic life, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, letters, Marriage, Nostalgia, opinion, parenting, Parties, party food, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Relaxation, Retro, slang, Sleep, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s fashion, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 1950s husbands, 1950s parties, 50's housewife, 50s family, 50s fun, 50s marriage, advice, advice column, Artists, artwork, Babies, childrearing, family life, free advice, Free Advice Friday, Fridays, frivolity, Funny, Glamour, Humor, husbands, Jackson Pollack, marital advice, marriage, painters, Park Avenue, Parties, party food, party fun, Retro, Seattle, Vintage, vintage glamour
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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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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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For your Reading Pleasure
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your week going? Looking for something to read? Yours truly has a great suggestion for you. One of my favorite 20th century novelists is Elizabeth Jane Howard. Now I’ve mentioned her Cazalet series as … Continue reading
Posted in 1940's, 1950's, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, Authors, blogaday, book excerpts, books, cocktail culture, Commitment, Domestic life, ebooks, England, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fictional Characters, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, home life, kindle, Love, Marriage, Nostalgia, Perspective, Raves and Faves, Readers, Reading, reading, Relaxation, Romance, Scandal, Social Mores, Uncategorized, Vintage, weekend
Tagged 1940s, 1950's, After Julius, domestic, Elizabeth Jane Howard, family life, husbands, Love, marriage, novels, Readers, Reading, relationships, Retro, romance, Scandal, Something in Disguise, The Beautiful Visit, The Long View, The Sea Change, Vintage, vintage glamour, wives
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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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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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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
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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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