I've been going through piles of my mom's old photographs, and I've discovered that cheesy Polaroids from the 70s bring me a disproportionate amount of joy. Thought I'd share this one from Easter in 1978. I would have been three years old. Note the faux wood panelling, and those stylin' curtains. Also, looking at this photo I just realized, I still have that basket, and have … [Read more...]
Holly Hobbie, Take Me Home
Me and my Holly Hobbie playhouse, circa 1977. For something made out of cardboard this thing was pretty darn sturdy. For several years it served as play space and doubled as the spot where I dumped all of my stuffed animals. When we moved, around 1980, my parents tried to take it apart and then reassemble it, but they "couldn't put Humpty together again". I remember that … [Read more...]
Vintage Christmas
My little brother and I, playing with our Christmas toys (circa 1979). … [Read more...]
Sandbox Play, 1970s vs Modern
THEN My mother in-law noticed my latest giveaway, the one for the fantastic $270 sandbox, and she emailed me this awesome photo of my husband at 16 months old playing in his sandbox 1970s style. As she put it, "The canopy on his didn't lower but it did provide shade and the play value was the same...years of imaginative fun." NOW … [Read more...]
My Early Childhood Memories… Growing up in the 70s
I have a fair amount of early childhood memories, from when I was 2 and 3 years old and on. I look at my three year old daughter now and wonder what, if anything, she'll remember from her life right now. Up until I was five, we lived in a mobile home in Essex, a small town about a half hour drive outside of Windsor, Ontario. My husband often teases me that I grew up in a … [Read more...]