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Tag Archives: flash fiction
Bridge Night Buffet from the Fridge of Madge
Hi there, guys and dolls! You know, I usually love Monday Night Bridge. I look forward to it all week. Not for the game of course, but to catch up on who did what to whom, who didn’t do what … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s food, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Bridge night, Characters, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, Drinks, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Food, Games, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Holiday food, house party, Humor, journal, Ladies Night, long read, Menu, neighbors, Nostalgia, Parties, party food, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s humor, 1950s parties, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s food, 50s fun, banana candle, Bridge Club, Bridge night, Characters, dear diary, diary, flash fiction, Funny, Gossip, Humor, jello salad, journal, neighbors, party food, postaday, potluck, Retro, retro food, retro style, suburbia, Vintage
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I Have Discovered the Joy of Skiing
Hi there, guys and dolls! Winter blues already got you down? Not me, no siree. See, I don’t think it’s ever too early for the first getaway of the year. Pour yourself a hot toddy and read along. It all … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, Alter Ego, blogaday, Characters, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, diary, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Historical, historical fiction, Holidays, Humor, long read, Love, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, road trip, Romance, Shopping, skiing, Social Mores, Socializing, stories, Travel, Uncategorized, Vintage, weekend, winter, winter getaway
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's dating, 50's fun, blogaday, competition, daily blog, dating, dear diary, flash fiction, flirting, Funny, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, Retro, ski holiday, ski instructor, ski resorts, skiing, Vintage, weekend, weekend getaway, winter, winter holidays
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Making Things Bright
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, no matter where you are in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting definitely shorter and in most places a little chillier. And with the holiday season upon us, it’s most likely time to … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Husband, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Characters, Christmas, Christmas Lights, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, historical fiction, Holidays, home life, household chores, Humor, jealousy, journal, long read, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, Retro, short story, Social Mores, stories, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's fun, Christmas, Christmas Lights, daily blog, dear diary, diary, Fiction, fictional character, Fictional Chararacters, fifties fun, flash fiction, Funny, Holiday, Holidays, Humor, journal, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, Retro, short story, suburbia, Vintage
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Who Do I Want for Christmas?
Hi there, guys and dolls! The season’s coming up fast, isn’t it? I spent my weekend making lists – what to get the girls and the bosses at work, my family (now don’t get me started on that one – … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, Alter Ego, Americana, blogaday, Characters, Christmas, Christmas presents, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, diary, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, flash fiction, flirting, historical fiction, Holiday Parties, Holidays, Humor, long read, Nostalgia, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Relatives, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, stories, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's dating, 50's fun, Christmas, christmas present, daily blog, dating, etiquette, family life, Fiction, fictional character, Fictional Chararacters, flash fiction, Funny, Holidays, Humor, Nostalgia, Retro, romance, 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
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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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Meet Chuck, the Office He-Man
Hi there, guys and dolls! Is your workday Wednesday going well? If it is, good for you! If not, just put your feet up for a moment or two and enjoy reading the story of Chuck, whose day is most … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's Husband, blogaday, Characters, city life, Communication, Conversation, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, day job, diary, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, journal, long read, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Social Mores, Socializing, stories, Uncategorized, Vintage
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s business, 1950s humor, 50's fun, big baby, big business, blogaday, boss, career girls, day job, diary, employer, Fiction, fictional character, flash fiction, Funny, Gossip, he-man, historical fiction, Humor, new blog post, Office life, Office work, secretarial pool, work life, workday wednesday
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That Ding-Dong is Not Avon Calling
Hi there, guys and dolls! Don’t we all like to look pretty? And what’s more fun than getting together with a bunch of your friends and having an expert glamorize all the girls at once? Well, with my bunch, I … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, Alter Ego, Beauty, beauty disasters, Beauty Treatments, blogaday, Blogs, Characters, cocktail culture, cosmetics, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Historical, historical fiction, house party, Humor, journal, Ladies Night, model, Nostalgia, Parties, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, short story, Socializing, stories, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's housewife, Beauty, beauty disasters, beauty fails, blogaday, cosmetics, creative writing, creativity, dear diary, diary, Domestic life, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, flash fiction, Funny, House parties, housewife, Ladies Night, makeup, neighbors, Nostalgia, Retro, suburbia, Vintage, vintage glamour
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How A-muse-ing!
Hi there, guys and dolls! And another weekend zip, bang gone! How does that happen? Well, quickly and even faster when you spend time in the company of a great artiste. Let me tell you all about it. See, I’ve … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, Alter Ego, art, art gallery, artist, blogaday, Blogs, Characters, Conversation, creative writing, daily blog, diary, entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Humor, Inspiration, model, muse, Nostalgia, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, short story, sketch, stories, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion, weekend, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, art, art gallery, artist, blogaday, creativity, dear diary, fashion drawing, flash fiction, Funny, Humor, muse, new blog post, Nostalgia, Retro, sketch, Vintage, vintage glamour, weekend
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Iffy Motherly Advice
Hi there, guys and dolls! Can you believe it? Another Friday finally showed up. Hope you haven’t eaten too much Halloween candy. Those little devils add up past girdle capacity. Trust me, I know. Time for a bit more not … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Beauty, blogaday, Characters, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Etiquette, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Halloween, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, journal, letters, long read, Love, Marriage, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, opinion, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Romance, Self Esteem, Social Mores, Socializing, stories, suburbia, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's fun, advice, advice column, bad advice, dating advice, eyeglasses, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, flash fiction, Funny, Humor, letters, Love, love potion number nine, mother, motherly advice, Nostalgia, opinion, postaday, Retro, romance, Vintage
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Trudy’s Sure Got Some Rose Colored Glasses
Hi there, guys and dolls! Hope your workday Wednesday whisking by! Here’s a little cautionary tale to entertain you on your coffee break. We had a gal pal drop by for a visit, Trudy. She was our day-dreamy girl, always … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, Alter Ego, blogaday, city life, cocktails, Commitment, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, diary, Domestic life, Engagement, entertainment, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, journal, long read, Marriage, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, stories, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writing
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Tagged 1950's etiquette, 1950's workplace, 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s marriage, blogaday, cautionary tale, Engagement, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, flash fiction, Funny, Humor, journal, marriage, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Retro, Social Life, Vintage
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