'Retro'

Greenville, Ohio is a wonderful small town in farm country with lots of rich heritage.  It is home to Annie Oakley, Lowell Thomas, and the gum wall.

I had read about the gum wall but saw it for the first time this weekend on…

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“The Atomic Housewife” series: Post Grape-Nuts, 1958,

I hate to vacuum. Too heavy. Too noisy. Too inconvenient.

My husband does the…

“Oh, Ralph, not the lemon!”

If you lived in the L.A. area around the 70’s, you might remember that Winchell Donuts commercial where some middle age guy (wearing an undershirt no less) was trying to sway his wife into eating donuts.…

 

Soda Pop Stop

Originally uploaded by formwerks.

Here is just one of the many flavors of soda pop at the world famous Galco’s in Highland Park, Calif (near downtown L.A.)

Orange soda reminds me of my youth.

My first and second cousins and I have a Yahoo Groups list going and our most recent conversation which has now been going on for at least three weeks is about memories and what we remember.

It seems that memories is something…