Vintage Photo Friday: Postcards

HAPPY JULY 4th!!!!
Have a great weekend.

All these amazing postcards are from Riptheskull. To seen an amazing collection of postcards and other images please visit his collection.

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Me looking cute.
November 16,1968

I am not sure about that date. I would only be ten months old. That's a lot of hair and finger coordination for ten months old. Maybe it's really 1969.

Mom - Have you tuned in? You better clarify. And share a detail or two while you are at it.

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Oh Man...my math is so off. The date is right. Please forgive my fatigued mind. I should have let the photo speak and not me. Peace out.

Vintage Photo Friday

HULA HOOPS






















































Hula hoop: a plastic tube of fun. My first hula hoop came on a Christmas morning. It was striped red, white, and blue. I can still hear the sound of the ball bearings swooshing around inside. My new hula hoop is sparkly green and gold. There are no ball bearings and it is a whopping 42-inches in diameter. It is adult sized and requires clearing of the room for practice. But really, as these pictures show, the place of hooping is in the yard. In the wild outdoors or, as we call it in suburbia, the driveway. Hula hooping requires space and air and light. Also a spirit of adventure and a dose of not giving a damn about looking silly. Hurrah for the hula hoop!

Photos courtesy of Flickr and Hayseed Hula Hoop by foundphotoslj;Roxie with a hula-hoop by Snap Man;1958 Linda & Hula hoop by lindabutterfly

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Sisters: Nadine & Dixie

My Grandma, Dixie was the oldest of three sisters. Here she is with her middle sister Nadine. I am not sure what the year is (mom, maybe you can figure it out). They are in Springfield, Missouri.














Sisters: Mary Lynne & Cheryl
The next generation

Circa 1947, Culver City in Gran's driveway on Hubbard St. At the time my grandparents lived next door, in the duplex in the background.

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A special Thank You to all who attended the prom. It was truly an Enchanted Evening. It was undeniably special to revisit the memories, especially the fashions of the day, from home interiors to prom couture. Mwah! Love ya! K.I.T.

Vintage Photo Friday: Prom Night

Welcome to an Enchanted Evening

Stepping back to in time to May 1985


















Frank and me
This is truly the '80s at its best. Look at the hair! Frank's hair is as high as mine and his was always longer than mine.



















The photos were taken in my mom's living room. You really have to love the shingle wall (a 70s diy project) and the shag carpet. We were quite the fetching couple. The dress was made for me by at lady at church.



















Frank was very dapper in his multiple pleated pants that tapered down to his patent leather Doc Martens. Instead of the bow tie he opted for the rhinestone pin. There is a cross pin on the pocket of his tuxedo jacket. Yes, he was cool like that. Frank was not afraid of fashion. He once wore a skirt to a club we went to in downtown LA.



















Me & my kitten Feona

I bought a vintage rhinestone necklace and earrings at an antique store on Sherman Way for the occasion. In the 80s, one could never have enough rhinestones.



















Frank's dad let him borrow his car for the evening. I don't remember what the make of the car but it was for sure American, big, white on the exterior with burgundy leather (the rich corinthian type) inside, and power steering. DEE-luxe. We were stylin'.



















Tessa, Khe, Liliane, Lil, & Michele

The pre-prom party was at Tessa Trono's house. Unfortunately Tessa is a little cut off in the picture. These are my best girl friends from high school. Michele and I are still close.
















The prom was at the Sheraton Miramar in Santa Monica (now the Fairmont Miramar). It was the usual prom stuff - dinner and dancing. After the prom we walked over to a nearby 7-11, played video games and stocked up on snacks. The next stop was the marina, where Lil's date's father had a boat that we used for the after party.

To be honest, I thought prom was going to be lame. You might have read that I almost didn't go (story here). In the end, I was glad I did. It was a fun night. Frank was the perfect date. I am not sure at the time I showed my gratitude to Frank for taking me to the prom.

Dear Frank,

Wherever you may be, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking me to the prom.
It was a great night in a large part because of you.

XO,
Natalie

Prom Committee (more pictures)
LA is My Beat
Dear Diary
Funny Magic
Knot Sew Crafty
Paper Dolls for Boys
Through the Looking Glass
Superstarra-ville
Ethbay
Needs More Gingham
Sarah's Sparkles and Purls
Handy Crafts
Living, Loving, and Laughing in Austin
Pineapples & Artichokes
Suddenly Domestic

Now if you are at the prom & I've missed you in the crowd, please leave a link in the comments.

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Happy Mother's Day!


















Mom, me, and Kirk, 1973

Hi Mom!
I LOVE YOU!!!

I posted this photo last year at this time, but I just love this picture. I love my mom's outfit, a short set, that looks a lot like my Grandma's everyday dishes. I love that my brother and I are totally making goofy faces. I love that we are dressed exactly the same in Mickey Mouse t-shirts and yellow shorts. Love it all.

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PROM is next week! Friday May 15th. Boy did that sneak up fast. Time to hunt up the prom photos this weekend. If you are going to the prom next Friday let me know so can link you up. If I miss you in the posting, please leave a link in the comments, so we can like, totally check you and your date out. If you didn't go to the prom (I hear some people didn't) post a picture from high school and tell us why or some other infamous tale of your HS experience. I know there are stories to tell. Stuff you never told your mother.

Speaking of mothers....Happy Mother's Day to you!

Vintage Photo Friday

Prom Night

The Class of 2009

Interwebs High School

requests the honor of your presence

at

the Senior Prom

"Enchanted Evening"

on

Friday the 15th of May

Two thousand and nine

Please share & post your stories and photos of Prom Night on Friday, May 15, 2009. Please RSVP and let me know if you will be in attendance (so I can link to everyone's blog).


Last week I posted my Mom's prom picture. Her dress was pretty in pink and white with a sweet bow in the front. My first high school formal was in 10th Grade. For the Winter Dance, I wore my mom's pretty pink dress that she still had in her closet. My boyfriend was dressed in pink and white as well. We walked to school from my house (I lived down the street). We made it to just across the street from the school when my boyfriend told me he really did not want to go. We turned around and came home. I remember being upset and crying. I think he walked me home but I am not sure. He probably did and then walked home himself. He didn't have a car yet. It's funny how time blurs the details. At the time it was a big deal that required lots of Kleenex. I mean. He backed out of the date. At the school. No girl gets dressed in her mom's prom dress (I'd been angling to wear this dress since I was five years old, right?) and expects to be rejected at the school gates on the night of her first high school dance. I have the faintest, vaguest recollection that my mom and her boyfriend, Bruce, took me out for an ice cream or something that night to make me feel better. That dress never really got the attention and admiration it deserved.

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Fabulous Prom Photos found on flickr: vintage high school prom 1957 by freeparking; Pompadour and More Prom by foundphotoslj; Cousin Patsi's Prom by Todd Ehlers