SISTERS

I'm sharing this photo for Flashback Friday over at Seaside Simplicity. It's an old photo ( torn corner and all ) of my sister, Vicki, and I about 45 years ago. YIKES! We're OLD now! I'm on the right. I'm not sure where we were going with our coats on but it was taken in our living room. Apparently hats and muffs were IN.

Vicki is younger but I was shorter. Even though we don't look much different in height, I was very small back in the day. My hair started out blonde but got darker as the years went by. Vicki's hair stayed blonde for a much longer time. We were rather different back in those days.   But now we're looking more and more alike. Sorry, I'm not going to share an updated photo. But now I've got the blonder hair! Hah! How did THAT happen?

We stay in touch through cell phone and e-mail. She texts a LOT!  Vicki lives in Florida with her husband, Larry. They have a beautiful home there with an indoor pool and a tennis court.  Nice place to visit!   : )

We continue to try and make family memories together and have taken  all of our children and grandchildren on vacations together. We also have a family blog that we can ALL post on and share photos. That way we don't have to share them with the whole world on Facebook although we do that also. What did we do before the internet and cell phones?

I'm joining FLASHBACK FRIDAY  . Go check it out!

I wanted to share a an AMAZING GIVE-AWAY I found on the blog, AKA DESIGN.

Who couldn't use $225 worth of FUN from amazon.com?  Go there and enter now! Good Luck!

LOVE IS IN THE AIR... AND GIVE-AWAY WINNER

 

Since it's February, the month of LOVE, I'm sharing this wedding photo of my Mom and Dad for FLASHBACK FRIDAY.  The year was 1948. Bowties  must have been the rage then.Notice also the hats on the women sitting in the pews. My Mom was married in a wedding dress that was passed down from a relative. Don't think that's a tuxedo on my Dad. After the wedding my Mom was "kidnapped" by friends of my Dad's who drove her around in a car until bringing her back to the church for the reception. Much to the ANNOYANCE of my Dad.  

They honeymooned in Colorado.

There was no meal or wedding dance after the wedding. Only cake and coffee in the church basement. Sounds pretty simple compared to the HUGE  EXPENSIVE EXTRAVAGANZAS of today's weddings. Weddings today are a multi-million dollar business. I wonder if simplicity should make a comeback? 

My husband and I were married in the same church. We were the last ones married in that church as the building was torn down and the property purchased by the Mayo Clinic, which now owns most of the downtown. We were given a brick from the old building but have since lost it! Apparently when we were young, a leftover brick didn't seem like a priority to keep hauling around. Oh well, we still have lots of photos and memories. But a brick would have been nice, I guess.

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WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE BLOG GIVE-AWAY....

Congratulations to...

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Laurie will be receiving... VINTAGE STYLE MAGAZINE 

                                                       THE LITTLE NOTEBOOK PICTURED

                                                 AND SOME VINTAGE SURPRISES!

Thanks to all of you who commented on my blog and entered. I used the free Random Generator which is a pretty fun little gadget!

If you're here from the GROW YOUR BLOG party you don't have to go back to my GYB post to comment since the Give-Away is over. I'm still getting around to visiting all the blogs myself!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

This is a picture of my Mom when she was a teenager. Isn't she pretty? It probably dates from the  mid to late forties.

 As I collect vintage items, I've found things that are similar to items in this photo. The pictures above the sofa are similar to ones that I often see. Have YOU seen these before?

Also the little lady figurine on the second shelf of the end table is similar to one I found  ( pictured here ) and kept for myself.  They are usually, like mine, planters. I really DO need to get a plant in there! My little lady is holding her hat instead of wearing it. I have her in my "green and pink" room which my granddaughters have adopted as theirs. It's really a "girly-girl" room so they love it!

 

 I also recognize the end table and even the lamp as items that you often find at estate and vintage sales. If you're a "picker" of vintage items I'm sure you recognize them as well.

When people come to our sales, one of the things that many get excited about is finding things from their childhood! What would YOU like to find again from YOUR childhood?

I'm joining the party, FLASHBACK FRIDAY, at Seaside Simplicity. Won't you join us also?