~ARE YOU WATCHING? LOOKING? LISTENING? Another Give-a-way Starts Soon!

~OCTOBER GIVEAWAY IS COMING SOON~

Just a quick heads-up before I scoot out the door for a day of Estate Sale and Tag Sale Shopping!

I'm so excited about my Fall Giveaway and hope you'll check back in the next day or so to see what's coming up!

I'm going to do something special! Very special!

Love and Blessings...Rebecca

~VINTAGE SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE - Sweet-but those pointy bras must go~

~AUGUST 1950 SEVENTEEN~

A few years ago my daughter graduated from high school and we celebrated by going antique hunting (she loves old jewelry!). While shopping together at a local Antique Mall I happened upon this fabulous vintage 1950's Seventeen Magazine. Since Adrie's Grandmother (my Momma!) graduated from high school in 1952 I thought it would be a sweet gift for my girl. I wanted her to see what life (and clothing) was like when her Gramma was her age. My girl was 17 at the time and I was quite sure she would be both surprised and amused at both the articles and the pictures.

~LOTS OF SUITS~

The Magazine has almost 300 pages and is filled to the brim with pictures of the most fabulous fashions. Can you image that today? Three hundred pages? Skirts, sweaters, dresses, stocking, lingerie and shoes filled almost every page...guess what was missing????

PANTS!

~SKIRT AND SWEATER COMBOS~

I'm quite sure my Mother wore a little duo such as the one above. She loved skirts and sweaters and she is wearing a sweet little set in her high school graduation picture...

~LEATHER HEELS MADE IN THE USA~

I would soooo wear these shoes today....

~MORE FABULOUS SHOES~

And any of these as well!

~BE STILL MY HEART~

As much as I love PINK (Yes! Yes I do!) I would absolutely pass on this little number! I'm so grateful for Spandex!

~NO THANK YOU!~

I thank God every single time I see these pointy BRAS that the fashions changed BEFORE I required such a device!

When I watch old black and white movies I'm amazed at the teeny tiny waists of the women, pencil straight skirts and those chests that seem to scream out "LOOK HERE! LOOK HERE!"

~NO FOOLERS?~

Check this ad out! No kidding! Look close! "No Pads - No Puffs - No Foolers".

Hysterical!

~WAS THIS APPEALING?~

I distinctly remember my Momma looking exactly like this (Hi Mom!) :). By the time I got myself OUT of this little contraption it would be time to get back up again and put it all back on for the day....

No thanks!

~CREAM SHAMPOO~

Fairly inexpensive shampoo...even for 1950's standards! Wonder what those young girls would think about my $10.00 per bottle of shampoo???? I betcha they'd FAINT!

~GORGEOUS FORMAL FASHIONS~

Everything the magazine showcased was ultra feminine and tasteful. No raunchy clothing and certainly no thongs peeking out of extra, extra low blue jeans.

Surprisingly, there were articles written about attending college (yes!), decorating a dorm room on a budget, as well as advertisements for engagement rings and Hope Chests.

Tupperware Parties, too!

~CASHMERE BOUQUET~

I love this sweet Ad for Cashmere Bouquet Body Talc. You wouldn't even believe the number of articles for deodorants and creams! So many names I've never heard of before... Guess they were all surpassed by SECRET, SURE, RIGHT GUARD, etc.

~THE MOST REVEALING AD ~

I look like this when I put on my Antiperspirant... (I do!) :)

~LEG CREAMS AND SHAVING~

And I look exactly like this when I shave my legs and apply lotion!

Aren't you jealous???

~ENID, OKLAHOMA MENTIONED BY NAME~

Just MAYBE the reason this Magazine was still in one piece and found in Oklahoma is because it contained an article about teenagers in my very State. It was a sweet read about the band class of 1950 in Enid, Oklahoma.

I hope you enjoyed the tour of yesteryear. Isn't it amazing how far we've come? We've certainly made progress in many things that have indeed made our lives richer, better...

Still...can't help but wonder (the girdles and pointy bras aside) where we would be in 2009 had we not abandoned some of the values of the 1950's for the ones we choose to embrace today...

Something to think about~

Love and Blessings...Rebecca

~A LOOK BACK IN TIME - I HOPE YOU DANCE~

MY SWEET MISS K

BEFORE HER FIRST DANCE LESSON

I took a little step back in time today...

For as wonderful as my life is (notice I said WONDERFUL, not perfect!), there are moments that sometimes come my way that just overwhelm. Not in a bad way, mind you, but overwhelm none-the-less.

It was just a flickering thought that blazed across my mind. A tiny snapshot of a single day captured in my heart long ago that caused me to remember the best kind of memory...

SMILING FOR NANA
(with Mollie Sneaking into the Shot)

Maybe it's because I've been sick and not quite myself for a bit that helped to usher in my melancholy mood. Maybe it's the change of the seasons. Summer to Fall does that to me. Not sure. Still, when I saw my sweet little Miss K all dressed up for her very first dance lesson I knew I'd seen that same sweet look of excitement and wonder before~

"You remind me of your Auntie Adrie, Miss K!"

She giggled and then pranced about for a bit. That's what six year old girls do...they prance about (and I love it!)...

MISS K and Teacher, ANNIE

After tagging along to the Dance Studio I snapped a few extra pictures for Miss K's scrapbook before returning home.

I started dinner, chatted a bit with my Mr. AGPMan, and still the look on Miss K's little pixie-shaped face just kept nagging at me...

MY SWEET DAUGHTER, ADRIENNE - 1989

It didn't take me long to locate the scrapbook I'm making for my daughter, Adrienne. I flipped open the book to the very page that held the familiar look of joy and expectation I'd seen earlier in the day. Although her hair was lighter in color and she was a bit younger, the expression and sweetness on Adrie's face was exactly like the one I'd seen on the face of my granddaugter.

Could it be that 20 years have passed since the day I snapped the picture of my dainty four year old daughter? Twenty years since my girl cried out softly that she was afraid to be alone? Twenty years since she begged me to stay by her side while she danced?

"Don't leave me, Mommy...don't ever go..." she said...

MY DANCING PRINCESS

"I won't, Adrie Girl. I won't!"

Blessings to you as the memories flow...Rebecca