Remembering things from the years gone by recreates some a very special time for all us Baby Boomers. If you don’t remember stick with me as we stroll down Memory Lane. Then, let us all know what you think about the 1950s/1960s and how us Boomers grew up. So many wonderful things existed back then. Life was much simpler or was it. There are pros and cons to every era. 
Things were simpler because we were just kids and our parents took care of everything as we ran around freely just being kids. We played on the streets till the street lights came on. We drank from the hose when we played outside. We could walk to the library, movies, or school alone with no worries. Rode our bicycles everywhere. No name brand anything to keep up with. Played outside barefoot running wildly catching lightening bugs. Simply eating cherries in the backyard on lawn chairs as a family chatting away. We were taught no matter what our job may be, president of a large company or janitor mopping floors, we were to do the very best job possible. It was harder because we were instilled with “Duck and Cover” courtesy of Bert the Turtle. There was an imminent fear of destruction during the Cuban Missile Crisis. School reminded us with “Duck and Cover” drills. Television reminded us with Bert the Turtle Civil Defense announcements. The memories are evocative while looking at these photos of a time not so long ago. It all brings back the smells, sounds, tastes and feelings of a life that once was. Oh how the world has changed but I’ll leave that up to the next generation of kids to tell you all about it.
I am not a huge advocate of filling a basket full of candy for Easter. Rather, I have turned to all sorts of fun things to play with or read or ornaments as keepsakes. Naturally I opt for the ornaments, as I’m a huge decorative painter. Always have figurines and paintings for the occasion ready to go. Stuffed toys can overrun your home. There are just so many stuffed fuzzies one can accumulate. Other than craftwork and stuffed rabbits, what can you do for an Easter basket rather than candy. It’s spring, the kids are ready to run out the door and play nonstop in the mild weather. So, here we go. I have come up with a list of many things to pop into a basket and light up little eyes. 
Vintage photos certainly can be reminiscent, entertaining, mesmerizing, or downright creepy. Some are just so darned peculiar one can determine just what these people were thinking or what they were trying to express. It all seems far to strange in this modern day or does it. Nevertheless, it is extremely intriguing to take a glimpse into the past to see what people were up to. I am making reference to the photography of the 1800’s. or early 1900’s. When cameras were just developing and people were getting creative with this new and strange device. Very creative………Now here is a fun filled photo to send home to mom after your spring break. She will be thrilled! Really do not know who, what or why this picture was taken but definitely up there on the strange and unusual list.
The urban explorer spends his time investigating abandoned homes, businesses, hospitals, railway stations, etc. They find a certain artistic value in the decay and neglect. I have to agree. Some of their pictures are absolutely stunning and really hit home. Often times, they will relate the history of a property and why it has been abandoned. Each story is unique in circumstances but are joined in the sadness that what one once worked so hard to procure now lays in ruin. Other times, there is nothing to go on other than subtle clues left behind within the rubble. 
that was the first thought that came to my mind upon awakening today. Jelly beans yummy, yummy jelly beans which then started me wondering just how jelly beans are made. Perhaps because I was ogling the jelly beans at Hobby Lobby when I was supposed to be searching for craft supplies. One can get so easily side tracked by something so simple! Fortunately for my blood sugar levels, I left them all on the shelf…boo hoo. Still has not stopped me from wondering how those luscious little sugary morsels are made. Leave it to me, I shall get to the bottom of this. 
This morning, several chicken potholders were in one of the features on my Facebook page. It immediately brought me down memory lane. My mother had many potholders she had crocheted in her younger years. They were so pretty and so different than the things we see now today. Some were shaped like flowers with others being square but patterned, others having five sides, etc. They were awesome. Too pretty to use. Sad to say the books she used are long gone. The vintage patterns were always special to me. It makes me sad to think of all the old pattern books from yesteryear are no longer around. 
What a difference from then and now.