Middle Aged Memories

I also remember Gold Bell Gift Stamps.  (Got a tennis raquet with them.)

The doll on page 13 is Charmin' Chatty.  Chatty Cathy is below.  I had that one with the dark hair and the pink and white striped dress, with white pinafore.  (Could not find pic of that one.)  She was in storage for a long time.  When I showed her to my kids, her string voice sounded like she needed an exorcism.  

"What's your sign?" might be a disco pick-up line, but I remember zodiac stuff being popular about 10 years earlier than that.  Zodiac medallions were groovy.  One of the first posters I ever bought was the 12 signs of the zodiac.  Very colorful, not the blacklight one tho', and NOT the X-rated one -- I was just a kid!

I remember having a great Peter Max puzzle with the zodiac on it. My older sister thought it was so cool, she copied and painted  it as a mural on her wall.

Does anyone remember making lanairds at camp.  Woven flat plastic string is the best way I can describe them. They could be made into necklaces or key rings.

As for click-clacks, my Mom also took them away from me. She was terrified I'd know out my teeth.

I had a flash about a t.v. show from my childhood the other day.

Daktari, a show about a vetranarian in the African wilds,  They drove animal stiped trucks, had a chimpanzee named Judy, and a crossed-eyed lion named Clarence.  There was a little girl played by Erin Moran, the actress who eventually played Joanie on Happy Days.

At least that's what I remember.

Oh yes, made the lanyards too, in the summer with the Parks & Recreation program.  We called it something different, so for some years I thought I missed out on all the lanyard fun til I found out I was making the same thing.

Wasn't the packaging on the Screaming Yellow Zonkers black with almost flourescent yellow popcorn exploding?

You know I heard Kilroy started out overseas during one of the WWs.  Does anyone know of this?

Whew, now I know I am not crazy.  At least about that bit of trivia.

DD still makes lanyards.....I can do the basic square one but none of the others....also some one mentioned the "loop" potholders....I did them with my older DD and still have the frame and loops somewhere in the basement.....keep the memories coming!!!

The looms are still around. My granddaughter got one for her birthday and we made a pot holder. I must say the "loops" are really cheesey these days. The potholder was very small with lots of "holes" in it.

My grandmother and mother used to make wool braided rugs. I learned how to braid and made a small one for my favorite aunt. I still have the one my Mom made........needs some sewing to repair it. I also remember going to some smelly wool factory to buy the materials. With the high cost of a real braided wool rug today, wish I remembered how to stitch it all together! Sue

My grandmother took plastic bread sacks and braided them to use for door mats outside.  They held  up amazingly well.

Elimar, I had one but for the life of me I cannot remember WHY! Sue

I remember the spools, I had a set of three to make Barbie clothes with.  We also did that sort of braiding using our fingers, of course it only had five loops and it was very loosely braided.

They had metal clips to go over them didn't they?  And a heat reactive dot ont he end to let you know they were ready to use.  At least mine were.

I think I remember those as well.  Not 100% sure though.