Topic: Middle Aged Memories

Jul 28, 2011 08:21 PM NativeMainer wrote:

I, too, HAD to have a Pixie cut for years and years and years, until I could pay for my own haircuts.  So, as a teen I grew my hair long and to this day it is never shorter than waist length, usually hip length or longer.  And yes, that was one element in my choice to "refuse" chemo.  The fact that the research shows chemo generally isn't helpful for early stage bc doesn't seem to stop the docs from "recommending" ("ordering" would be a better term) it. 

Jul 30, 2011 01:04 PM Stanzie wrote:

Oh NM - very cool you have long hair!!!! Oh, I did NOT know that about early stage and chemo!!! Wow! That is kind of huge isn't it.....

Aug 6, 2011 04:20 PM, edited Aug 6, 2011 04:21 PM by elimar

I used to love Honey West.  She had a pet ocelot.

Aug 15, 2011 12:01 PM NativeMainer wrote:

I remember, and still have the scar, but I have to look for it to find it now. 

Aug 25, 2011 02:36 PM Meece wrote:

Yep, I have the scar and it was the topic of discussion a couple weeks ago.  DS came back from overseas and showed me his.  It is manditory to have if you serve overseas, or so he said.  DH, DS and I all compared the scars.  I noticed mine a lot more when I was young, but never gave it a thought.

Sep 2, 2011 08:32 AM NativeMainer wrote:

I remember saying the Pledge every school day, too.  I don't remember if we did it in High School or not, though. 

Sep 2, 2011 11:20 AM elimar wrote:

Also in the grade school years, if we went to a friends house to play, we didn't ring the doorbell.  Instead, we went to their porch or door and "called them out" by name.  I look back and find it totally charming now.  Somehow, this practice did not carry on to the generation after us.

Sep 5, 2011 11:54 AM Stanzie wrote:

Bernie ellen- how interesting you have not heard of so many of these things... but then I'm sure we wouldn't have heard of many of your childhood toys. I do one day so want to go back to Ireland - it is one of my favorite places on earth and everyone was so nice - just a lovely country.

I didn't grow up in a neighborhood with a lot of kids which I missed that kind of interaction. I had hoped it would work for my kids but even though there are children around - somehow the ages and personalities don't mix. I love hearing stories like that though. 

We had one family across a busy street who had kids (well they were raising the kids- their parents were killed in the Orley Plane Crash) anyway, there was a big field and we would meet them there and make up stories and play. Besides the big field there was a fish pond, tennis courts and then along closer to the beautiful old home( which was torn down - termites) which was build early 1900 it had an old swimming pool and statures and there was an overgrown shrubbery maze with a stature in the center. The couple who lived in the home were elderly and had let things fall into disrepair but they were always so sweet to us as Trick or Treaters on Halloween. I wish I had taken pictures but I was pretty young and never thought about it.... maybe the pictures in my mind are more magical than reality.

Sep 18, 2011 06:16 AM Stanzie wrote:

elimar- I loved this show. I remember one summer when traveling with my Mom and sister we planned the whole trip so we were near a tv for this show - LOL! I hadn't seen it in years but heard Carol Burnette was going back on as a tribute - it was a couple of weeks ago I think. Anyway, I could still keep up! Very sad it is being cancelled. At least Erika finally won her emmy a few years back. But loved Tad when he was younger and funny!

Don't want this thread to disappear either!

Sep 18, 2011 05:36 PM elimar wrote:

Sep 19, 2011 09:02 AM Meece wrote:

I can stil remember the word "As sands through the hourglas.." as I was lying in my room supposedly taking a nap.  That was my Mother's soap.  When my kids were little we recieved 3 stations because we lived out of town.  The wind down time during their naps was limited to soaps so I chose Guiding Light,  & The Young & The Restless.  I'll bet I could catch up on them now as well, if they are still on.

Sep 23, 2011 06:09 PM OG56 wrote:

I love reminicing and I had forgot about the "calling out" I was thinking too about how I used to spend the night with my GF's they were sisters and I fell right between them in age. We would play until the street lights came on Mother May I and reinacting the Wizard of Oz and they always tried to make me ToTo! I remember when the oldest of us stayed outside during the Wizard of Oz because she wanted to talk to a boy!!! I was disgusted LOL

Remember Creature Feature and Saturday nights Sci Fi?

Sep 23, 2011 11:24 PM SharonMH wrote:

Hi  duckyb1, oh those were the days.    Sure do miss them.  But looking forward to new memories. SharonH

Sep 26, 2011 12:12 PM duckyb1 wrote:

Sharon and Paula...........I'm long passed middle age.........If my age right now was considered "middle", I would be living to be 152..............now we all know that isn't happening, but it gives you a good idea how old I am.................truely don't qualify for "middle age status", but thought a trip down memory lane would be fun...............hugs, and have a gread day.............

Oct 2, 2011 11:24 AM Meece wrote:

I was walking down memory lane with my new hair stylist yesterday.  We were talking about home perms.  My mother used to perm hair for our neighbor, my grandmother, and us girls.  She used Lilt foaming perms.  I remember the ammonia smell that filled the kitchen... and the rest of the house.  I loved to watch her spray the foam on the rollers and watch it dissipate.  I also used to take the little sponges and make shirts for my troll doll.