Middle Aged Memories

I had the paper set of dolls for Mary Poppins, with the paper handbag carrier, like this:

I remember Colorforms but don't so much remember playing with them.  Wikipedia says Miss Weather debuted in 1962. Love Mary Poppins handbag carrying case. I also did not much if at all play with paper dolls. I have a brother 18 months younger than me. Wonder if they would not have survived with him around. Remember my mom taking us to see Mary Poppins and she fell asleep during it. I can't think of another movie she took us to by herself. As a family we went to plenty both regular theater and drive in. No idea why she thought it special enough for that. Not like I knew anything about it or remember about wanting to go. But she found the Beatles fascinating as well as Elvis.

Meece - I had not heard of Block City. Ebay guides has a history of them.

One of these days I need to read the first 60 something pages.

Loved Body on Tap and playing with paper dolls. Almost as much as my Weebles!!

My Grandpa had an orange ashtray similar to that last one.

I actually have one of my grandfather's ashtrays as an ornament in my formal diningroom.  The room is decorated in antiques and this "stand" ashtray was made by my uncle back in the early 40s.  I took the glass insert out and used it as a plant stand until recently.

I have some little "snack sets" from the 50s, I have sets of both pictured below, but the rectangle ones have an ashtray built in corner below the cup holder.

Those snack sets are so retro cool.  Makes me want a finger sandwich.  Nowadays, you might find a plastic set.

Keeping to the kitchen, what 70's kitchen didn't have a decorative straw pot holder?  I remember having a set of straw coasters in the shape of grapes.  Mine came from Pier 1, and were in the green, purple and bluish colors of real grapes (not weird orange ones.)

Oh Eli - I still have somewhere one my mother crocheted around coke bottle caps in grape shape. I love figurative crocheted potholders like teapots though rarely see them even in antique stores. Makes my want to dig in big box in closet to find the grape. I think I might have had a straw one but know I had many more that weren't.  I missed out on being the owner of snack sets.  Cups used for coffee or punch?

My grandmother had a few of those towels she got as souveniers from family who traveled places.

I have about 30+ snack sets  Some were my mom's, some my aunt's and some my former MIL's.  I used a lot of them at the bridal shower tea I threw in September.  I think they were classy in their day, and I still think so.

Meece,  Tossed?  I never do that without checking how much it goes for on Ebay these days.  Hehehe.

Speaking of Ebay...I went looking for a zodiac poster that I remembered having in junior high.  Well, someone has it in a fixed price auction for close to $100.  Yow!  Guess I'll just have the memory for free.  Here it is tho'.  Do these look familiar to anyone else?

It was something like one of these and I don't think I'd get much on Ebay.

I still have one my mom made.  I just slip in on a branch end or prop it up.  I think her's was made as a pin.

I have two slightly bigger ones, made from the rubber seals on mason jars, but for each wrap around the seal there is a 8 or 10 stitch chain before the next wrap, so that the wreath looks more leafy and curly.  I looked for a picture but didn't see any.  My two could be rare now.  Hope you can get the idea.