showrecentcomments({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.comments"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T12:35:41.484-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"50s times"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"50sgal"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624"},"email":{"$t":"myyear1955@gmail.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"3458"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-8279757363166467328"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T12:35:41.484-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T12:35:41.484-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sorry, technical problem so I'm finishing here.\n\nT..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sorry, technical problem so I\u0026#39;m finishing here.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe second thing at the block party.  A few women were dressed appropriately but more trendy and young looking.  I overheard a husband comment to his wife that while these hiply dressed women look great the more age appropriately dressed women looked better, and to his wife he said she always looked beautiful.  Sweet!!  And no, I don\u0026#39;t mean to overhear all these things.  :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo there is hope and it\u0026#39;s not all so bad.  But if we don\u0026#39;t bring homemaking back to be recognized our society will suffer.  Mom in Canada, I couldn\u0026#39;t have said it better myself.  Until men take on some housekeeping and childcare responsibilities we women will be stuck.  Feminism isn\u0026#39;t only about women working.  It\u0026#39;s about housework being valued and men and women working together for their family\u0026#39;s well being.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eS"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8279757363166467328"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8279757363166467328"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262118941484#c8279757363166467328","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Sarah H"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-8895585666863262094"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T12:23:31.899-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T12:23:31.899-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks for another interesting post. \n\nI always fe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks for another interesting post. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI always feel the need to point out that things aren\u0026#39;t that bad, 50\u0026#39;s Gal.  I know where I live may not be typical but I also tend to look at a cup being half full and most things in life with rose colored glasses.  I think if you look for politeness and manners you\u0026#39;re more likely to se it, although sometimes I know I have to look really hard.  Today at the hardware store the door was held open for me on the way in but not on the way out.  (I held it for an older woman with a package on the way out.). I could have felt slighted that the man behind me didn\u0026#39;t offer to  hold the door for either me or the other \u003cbr /\u003ecustomer but I the grateful thank you from the package carrying woman was enough for me.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eZebu, was porn-man selling the magazines or just looking at them?  If he was an employee he should know the legal consequences of openly displaying porn.  If he was a customer he\u0026#39;s just pathetic.  I think porn is fine, as long \u003cbr /\u003eas all participants are willingly involved, but to force it on people for fun or whatever is just stupid.  I\u0026#39;m glad you snapped them shut!!!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRegarding DH, I enjoy the show for it\u0026#39;s entertainment value but I don\u0026#39;t think it was meant to spawn role models.  I don\u0026#39;t think Eva Longoria\u0026#39;s picture was to start a trend of sexy dishwashing but was for getting the show attention, which it\u0026#39;s clearly is getting here.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf it makes anyone feel better about the perception of the housewife here\u0026#39;s two examples for you:  \u003cbr /\u003elast year at my street\u0026#39;s block party I brought home made cookies, as everyone brings either desert or an appetizer.  I set it out on the table and visited with my neighbors, not giving it a second thought.  The cookies were gone quickly and I kept hearing about these great homemade cookies I just HAD to try before they were gone.  Well it as ok because I had more in the house and brought them out.  My point isn\u0026#39;t that I made good chocolate chip cookies- the point is that so many people, both men and women, noticed and apprectaied homemade food."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8895585666863262094"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8895585666863262094"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262118211899#c8895585666863262094","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Sarah H"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-5931734756616901671"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T11:19:36.294-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T11:19:36.294-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wonderful post!....I loathe the modern idea of wom..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Wonderful post!....I loathe the modern idea of woman as some over-sexed, \u0026quot;perfect\u0026quot; looking, size 0 with monsterous bosums and limited brain.  I would much rather be compared to Barbara Billingsly than Eva Longoria.  The previous would be a compliment, the latter a definite insult.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe mass media, in deluding us into buying everything in sight, has also deluded us into thinking that women are \u0026quot;free\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;powerful\u0026quot; if they are sex objects.  This is the same media that on the face of one magazine, they will rant on Kirstie Allie for her excessive weight (in their opinion) and they rail on one of the Olsen twins for being so skinny.  What does this say to our young ladies???  If you are not exactly this size, with these friends, wearing this style of cothing, you have no value.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI have a young friend (24) and she is always going on about what a \u0026quot;fatty\u0026quot; she is.  She is not a size 0, but more like a size 10.  I think she is one of the most beautiful ladies I know.  But the mass media has caused her to devalue herself to a point of continual misery.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd onto a more pleasant topic....loved the tips.  Another is to run lemon juice, baking soda and salt down the drain to free them up if running slowly and make them smell more pleasant.  Make sure to rinse well, however.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe don\u0026#39;t have a microwave anymore, but when we did, I would put a bowl of water with lemon juice in it for a couple of minutes.  Afterwards, wipe down was a breeze.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI look forward to the coming year.  I am sure it will be interesting, whatever you decide.  Thank you so much for this blog and allowing us to travel along with you on your journey.  I, for one, have found it so refreshing, and very educational.  You have taught me alot, and more importantly, you have made me stop and rethink some of my own ideas and helped me become more focused on what I want out of life, and what I want for my daughter.  Children live by example, and in reading your blog, I have been forced to ask myself \u0026quot;what am I teaching my daughter\u0026quot; about this or that.  Thanks for the nudge.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLorie"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/5931734756616901671"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/5931734756616901671"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262114376294#c5931734756616901671","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lorie Bronson"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14406168168009117387"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"15035307930505464419"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2045150543605690486"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T10:53:19.642-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T10:53:19.642-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thankyou for writing.  I lived in the 50's and nev..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thankyou for writing.  I lived in the 50\u0026#39;s and never heard any women that stayed home say they were deprived.  None said they felt they Had to stay home or even that they wished to be working.  All were working at home and enjoyed their roll.   They had other women to rely on and share with as homes were not vacant during the day.  They held other women willing to share a recipe or a cup of tea.  Children to play with yours etc.  Now a days when a women chooses to stay home she is almost alone on the street during the day.  How sad.  Wish this blog would continue.  There is nothing like it on the web."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/2045150543605690486"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/2045150543605690486"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262112799642#c2045150543605690486","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-5988465632096498893"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T10:30:24.251-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T10:30:24.251-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Great post, as always!  I've linked to it over at ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Great post, as always!  I\u0026#39;ve linked to it over at my blog."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/5988465632096498893"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/5988465632096498893"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262111424251#c5988465632096498893","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Harper"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976054517657015951"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01882477227381620359"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2540935681636309465"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:55:23.286-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:55:23.286-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/2540935681636309465"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/2540935681636309465"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262102123286#c2540935681636309465","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-1092084513967210919"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:40:21.176-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:40:21.176-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Anon-Well, perhaps following along with us this co..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Anon-Well, perhaps following along with us this coming year will help. I will get back to you with my ideas and on my post of 31 December 1955."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1092084513967210919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1092084513967210919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262101221176#c1092084513967210919","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"50sgal"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09983029613639151874"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-4890616760186540203"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:28:49.960-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:28:49.960-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lovely dressing table, and you’re right - I just l..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Lovely dressing table, and you’re right - I just love my dressing table too and especially the time spent in front of it. I feel rich when I look at my perfume bottles and open the drawer to see all my makeup. Most of it is quite old, but still working and the colours are all “mine”. In fact my dressing table are quite 50s, simple style and with an oval mirror. I got a set of silver hand mirror, hair brush and clothes brush for my 40s birthday. I have to polish it now and then, but I love the sight of them. It is the small things that matters here in life. That vintage cream jar is just lovely too, I think I have to find such one too. :) I have the same feeling about bath time, why not make it “luxury time” instead of just something that should be done as fast as possible?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI have to share this with you – one evening a few days ago DH asked me if we should make 2010 a “buy nothing” year. And he has not read your blog, since he is really bad at English, so he is not inspired by you as I am. I said that sounded like a great idea, only buying what we need during the year, that is things we use and have to buy new to supply. I got a lovely advent calendar from DH for my birthday, a small gift each day in December. All gifts were cream, soap, perfume, etc. – so I don’t need to buy such things for the coming year. I have my own stock. I also added, how about clearing some things out too. I am always in the process of tidying up and clearing things out, I sell on the internet and give them to charity. But I’m sure there are more things to clear out, and DH is not very good at sorting his things. This morning I sorted out a lot of cheap T-shirts he thinks are too tight, but he just let them stay in the closet. Now they go to my dad, since they are nice and brand new. I will not sort that hard in my own closet, since I truly have to loose about 14 pounds and then I can fit some of the clothes I love again. A cheap way to get “new” clothes. I sort my clothes regularly, if I find a thing I haven’t used for long – to charity it goes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThank you again for being such a great inspiration. Although I don’t live in the fifties, I have the fifties in my heart. :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHappy New Year to you, dear. :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/4890616760186540203"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/4890616760186540203"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html?showComment\u003d1262100529960#c4890616760186540203","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SANNE"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2876719247846136935","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/2876719247846136935","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-527752132005775049"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:12:02.471-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:12:02.471-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi, I love your blog. Do you have any advice for o..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi, I love your blog. Do you have any advice for others following in your footsteps. I would like to make 2010 a year of vintage living. I am not a very organized person. I\u0026#39;m almost looking for a step by step process. Any ideas?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/527752132005775049"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/527752132005775049"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262099522471#c527752132005775049","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-1713017737672820207"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:04:26.520-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:04:26.520-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you all so very much, it makes a heart feel ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you all so very much, it makes a heart feel full to know so many of you love to share in this blog. I am going to continue on in my next project, but am rather waiting to officially \u0026#39;unvail it\u0026#39; on the 31st. I hope you will still wish to come along and be a part of it. I cannot believe the year has almost gone. When I look back on what I had intended this project to be, to some of the little \u0026#39;rough patches\u0026#39; I am so glad to have tread this path. I do think I am a better person for having done it and certainly I am blessed to have gained all of your friendships. Thank you all, again."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1713017737672820207"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1713017737672820207"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262099066520#c1713017737672820207","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"50sgal"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09983029613639151874"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-8453065627425684325"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:01:57.386-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T07:01:57.386-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ammonia in the warm oven does work. One other tip ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ammonia in the warm oven does work. One other tip is to pour salt onto any drip in the base of your oven. The sugary drips will stop smoking and by the time your pie is finished baking, the drip will be dessicated and will wipe out with a damp cloth."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8453065627425684325"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8453065627425684325"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262098917386#c8453065627425684325","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-390038937064211666"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:41:49.623-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:41:49.623-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"All those recipes just when I am finally finishing..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"All those recipes just when I am finally finishing off the sweets in my kitchen; my waistline really needs a break! \u003d)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am saddened that the year is coming to an end as well because I truly look forward to your blog, anxiously looking every day for it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLPM"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/390038937064211666"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/390038937064211666"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262097709623#c390038937064211666","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lapetitemort"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06268109036940419428"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12162820629427217332"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-6787530252910618085"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:41:03.955-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:41:03.955-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"50's Gal, \nI have been reading this blog since Jan..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"50\u0026#39;s Gal, \u003cbr /\u003eI have been reading this blog since January but have not been an official follower. I can\u0026#39;t begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing the wisdom that you have learned with all of us. Thank you for posting the great recipes, pictures and wonderful film clips. I too am sad that you only have two days left, and I hope the next year becomes 1956! Regardless of your next project, thank you again for sharing your journey with us. Barbara from NY"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/6787530252910618085"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/6787530252910618085"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262097663955#c6787530252910618085","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-4674261993547998873"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:26:17.011-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:26:17.011-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Just wanted to say...have not used an ammonia soak..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Just wanted to say...have not used an ammonia soaked cloth in my oven, but baking soda and vinegar do wonders!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI admit I am saddened by the prospect of only two more days of your blog left. I hope you will have another project we can follow!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/4674261993547998873"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/4674261993547998873"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262096777011#c4674261993547998873","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07684495712469386275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13328181931806181735"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-6005035927238328288"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:18:21.775-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T06:18:21.775-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zebu-what happened to brown paper behind counters?..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Zebu-what happened to brown paper behind counters? Certain men will always want this sort of thing, but it doesn\u0026#39;t mean we all have to see it!\u003cbr /\u003eValerie-I have never seen the show, so I cannot really make judgements I suppose, but I do feel that we have somehow today deluded ourselves into thinking we have more rights, which in some aspects we do, but somehow women as a respected or cherished personage seems to be replaced with sexuality. I am not sure how it happened, as I know it is gradual, and I am not a prude by any means, but women should have (particularly young girls) ideas that besides being sexy women have intelligence, thought, value above and beyond their physical appearance. I still feel that fashion then (even if you chose to wear a girdle, which not all did) was still about a women looking pretty in what she thought was pretty (swirly skirts, petticoats, fun hats accesories, fabrics etc) without as much concern for being sexy. Though the femme fatale of Marilyn Monroe was certainly there, it was not the ideal for all women. A housewife certainly did not feel the need to go out bleach her hair, wear tight sexy evening dresses, she could go out in a big poug of full skirted tulle and feel a princess and not care if her every angle and shape was showing to a man. I really think we women have lost fashion FOR women and given it over to some ideal of manhood that is equal to a teenage boy wanting to ogle and stare.And thank you for following!\u003cbr /\u003e Sanne-my silly goal of 365 followers was certainly that, silly, but you are right I am only 11 away. I know it matters little the number of followers, I just hope those who do follow and even those who read but don\u0026#39;t follow actually enjoy coming here rather it is to share, agree, disagree, learn, teach whatever the reason, I am glad we are building our community.\u003cbr /\u003eMiss Audrey-what a lovely quote, I like it!\u003cbr /\u003eMom in Canada-No need for apoligies. I too feel that in some of our freedoms (which I do not want to get rid of) we have lost much respect. It is very true, as well, that women now are expected to have careers, bring home the bacon, fry it, raise the kids, look sexy, be \u0026#39;young\u0026#39; be cool and hip, etc etc. We, as women, need to start to express, both in word and deed, that we should still be respected, with door holdings and kind manners as we should, in turn, give back and that our roles our valid no matter our choice rather to stay home or work. We should, I feel, also express to the world that we value ourselves beyond our sexuality in the way we dress. That doesn\u0026#39;t mean we have to be Amish with skirts to the floor, but if our overall look express groomed clothes that represent our idea of fashion and position, than we will not have to worry of being ogled or judged or worry rather we are as \u0026#39;cool\u0026#39; as our 14 year old daughters. This simple action would do SO MUCH for young girls coming up. Girls once had women to look up to and feel \u0026quot;some day I will be a lady... a grown up\u0026#39;. Now, how should young people have respect for the old when the old are tyring as hard as they can to stay young and be \u0026#39;kids\u0026#39; always! When will we have grown ups to look up to and rule the world again?\u003cbr /\u003eAlso, my blog will remain here, but hopefully ( I am really trying my darndest) my website will be ready for jan 1 and will have a link to it from there and from here to there etc. So my blog will be on the website. I hope once I get it up in can become all our website. An online community, for sure! And a great and happy new year to all of you as well!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/6005035927238328288"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/6005035927238328288"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262096301775#c6005035927238328288","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"50sgal"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09983029613639151874"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-1727786432283385095"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T05:40:02.246-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T05:40:02.246-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The picture of that \"lady\" (and that's too strong ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The picture of that \u0026quot;lady\u0026quot; (and that\u0026#39;s too strong a word for this),  is insulting to every woman born in my generation following the baby boomers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am not an outright feminist,  but I wish to be treated first as a human being with dignity and respect.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHow far have we come?  In the old days,  gentlemen would open car doors for ladies,  would help a lady to seat herself in a restaurant and even open a door to a store and let the lady enter first.  Is this not more respectful then the way women are objectified today?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd the saying is \u0026quot;We have come a long way baby.\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI truly feel that we have not really gained much in the long run,  the fact is that majority of the women still take on the household tasks of raising the children (second shift),  and they need to bring home the bacon as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI see how my friend lives her life (as described above),  and I would not want to switch with her for a million teas in China).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI work very part-time,  my hubby maybe oldfashioned but he treats me with courtesy and wishes me to stay home to take care of the family.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo all in all, do we have more rights today, then our sisters did back in the day?  Or have we merely traded one glass ceiling prison (housewife),  for another prison of more work outside the home, as well as continuing to work in the home.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSorry 50\u0026#39;s gal for the above comment,  but I am raising two little boys and I want them to respect a lady for being a human being first and foremost.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI really don\u0026#39;t think we are \u0026quot;equals\u0026quot; to men,  even in this day and age when it\u0026#39;s dark at night women are not safe to walk alone,  if we were truly equal to men we would not have this problem.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePlease let us know where your new blog will be :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMom in Canada\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHave an Awesome New Year!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1727786432283385095"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/1727786432283385095"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262094002246#c1727786432283385095","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-8033797946302941601"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T04:56:04.609-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T04:56:04.609-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kudos on the commentary regarding the article's ig..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Kudos on the commentary regarding the article\u0026#39;s ignorance. One of my fave quotes - \u0026quot;Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren\u0026#39;t.\u0026quot; -Margaret Thatcher"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8033797946302941601"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8033797946302941601"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262091364609#c8033797946302941601","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MissAudrey"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11974841997261370791"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01897268123058400777"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-9220018602127520654"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T00:56:33.052-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T00:56:33.052-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another quick note, since I am at my job. Thank yo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Another quick note, since I am at my job. Thank you so much for all the recipes. I\u0026#39;ve downloaded them all, and will save them for next year. :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/9220018602127520654"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/9220018602127520654"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262076993052#c9220018602127520654","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SANNE"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-7402414311452588805"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-29T00:41:54.190-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-29T00:41:54.190-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You are only TEN followers from you goal! :) Wishi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You are only TEN followers from you goal! :) Wishing you luck, anyway you have many who loves your blog."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/7402414311452588805"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/7402414311452588805"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262076114190#c7402414311452588805","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SANNE"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-96819526843746023"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-28T21:15:33.514-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-28T21:15:33.514-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Love all the cute festive recipes.\n\nAnd your state..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Love all the cute festive recipes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd your statement you make.  Women are more oppressed by trying to attain the plastic ideals of some body image that is set by Madison Avenue.  This holds true today as much as it did in the 1950\u0026#39;s.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThen women did not have this need (or even availability) to use almost grotesque plastic surgery and botox and literally fakeness to attain a feminine ideal.  They were, though, constricted with girdles, corsets, and sometimes pretty stirct diets.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYes, magazinzes, zines and gossip columns make fun of older actresses that are not \u0026#39;with it\u0026#39; in this plastic culture. Carrie Fisher (of Star Wars fame) being the most recent one - horrors - she packed on some poundage and is not up to date in getting her \u0026#39;jowls\u0026#39; taken care of! Happily many came to her defense in the comments section following the scathing article.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA sexualized housewife as Ms. Longaria portrays (and I believe she is now in mid-thirties) is just not realistic and has never existed in real life - almost like the classic \u0026#39;french maid\u0026#39; character.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOn Desperate Housewives only Bree Van De Camp is the one who keeps a decent house (and that in the plot line usually interferes with her family life).  The others are basically slobs that don\u0026#39;t even cook.  Ms. Longoria\u0026#39;s character usually has housekeepers that do her housework (unless a financial crisis averts this).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePerhaps more people should be saying no to this plastic standard of fake youth and relying on healthy habits and exercise for a realistic appearance. Ah, the freedom from caring what Madison Avenue and the plastic surgery crowd dictate how we should appear.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLove your blog and what you are doing - had discovered it months ago then could not find it - now will be a \u0026#39;follower\u0026#39;!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/96819526843746023"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/96819526843746023"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262063733514#c96819526843746023","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Valerie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11603226739389756358"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"17264843589068236345"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-8557764263249035371"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-28T20:59:00.392-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-28T20:59:00.392-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"That picture is ridiculous--consider my casserole ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"That picture is ridiculous--consider my casserole burnt too!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAlong the same lines, my hubby and I were in a store on Christmas Day.  We walked in by the magazine rack, and this guy was reading porn, which is bad enough. But! He also had one of the magazies open to the centerfold and propped up so everyone could see! We passed him again as he was walking away from the rack, so I looked over to where the magazines were, and he now had TWO opened to the centerfolds! I marched over there, slammed them shut, and turned them around backwards."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8557764263249035371"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/769306307406848366/comments/default/8557764263249035371"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html?showComment\u003d1262062740392#c8557764263249035371","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Zebu"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"04287090475659071564"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/28-december-1955-cuppa-and-some-recipes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-769306307406848366","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/769306307406848366","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-6786179069446366457"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-28T18:20:14.666-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-28T18:20:14.666-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The first bedroom set my parents purchased when th..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The first bedroom set my parents purchased when they were first married included a dresser, head and foot board, and a large vanity. I still see my mother combing and pinning her thick brown hair in front that large mirror that went the entire length of the vanity.. I also stood in front of that mirror as she combed out my curls and pulled my hair into that pony tail with the big red elastic from the produce. It always hurt taking it out! It was a long time ago.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI was starting to head into my teens when they replaced their bedroom furniture. I was the recipient of the vanity. I spent many hours in front of that mirror trying to style my hair, or learning to apply make up. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat old vanity is gone now. All that is left are the memories. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNo Idle Hands"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/6786179069446366457"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/6786179069446366457"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html?showComment\u003d1262053214666#c6786179069446366457","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2876719247846136935","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/2876719247846136935","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2872240025455874854"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-28T06:24:32.346-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-28T06:24:32.346-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You have grown in ways that, now, seem so simple. ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You have grown in ways that, now, seem so simple. Yet, through the eyes of a modern girl, what amazing depth, insight, strength, maturity, yet childlike giddiness you have gained! My eyes have certainly been opened to what I have been doing and what I *could* be doing to make my life, those around me and the Earth itself a better place for the greater good. In your study for yourself, in becoming who you have today, this year, hundreds of us (either lost: feeling misplaced in time or blind to how sheep-like we have all become) have come round to a community of equals. Here we are, all learning about, well, everything really and coming together for ourselves, our families, our community and the world. Here is a place where we gain strength and confidence to go out into the world and make it a better place because we finally know where we\u0026#39;re coming from, where we are and where we are going. Thank you, and congratulations on making it through the year with your chin up, yet nose to the grindstone. There\u0026#39;s no turning back now! *~_^*"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/2872240025455874854"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/2872240025455874854"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html?showComment\u003d1262010272346#c2872240025455874854","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Renee of the Fae"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13081022805749169331"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12613813604526921683"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2876719247846136935","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/2876719247846136935","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-7451738533297217201"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-28T03:53:28.085-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-28T03:53:28.085-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you, I am excited about the coming year and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you, I am excited about the coming year and have been really thinking about how I best want to proceed with my new project. I am glad you enjoyed coming along and hope you will still \u0026#39;enjoy the ride\u0026#39; as it were, in the coming new year.\u003cbr /\u003eCarla-Thank you for the compliment, I wonder, what was it you were searching for?\u003cbr /\u003eZebu-No, I have not. Destination 1940 is a single working girl who this year has used 1940\u0026#39;s manuals as a guide for her life change (she has even lost over 50 lbs! Good girl!) but I don\u0026#39;t think she specifically dresses or uses the implements, but I am sure all of you here know of her blog, if not you should check it out. \u003cbr /\u003eIt would be an interesting project, though. I wonder if a secretary would be allowed to put away the computer and use the typewriter for the year, probably not since the computer basically has all information for offices in it. Strange, when you think of how intensely different that must be from 1955.\u003cbr /\u003eThis coming year, however, I will be trying to write a book and manage a website along with my continued project, but that is not \u0026#39;out of the house\u0026#39; work I suppose.\u003cbr /\u003eIs it something you have considered, Zebu? Let us know!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/7451738533297217201"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/7451738533297217201"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html?showComment\u003d1262001208085#c7451738533297217201","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"50sgal"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09983029613639151874"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2876719247846136935","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/2876719247846136935","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-734691441271909374"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-27T23:00:54.370-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-27T23:00:54.370-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"50sgal,\n\nHave you, or anyone else for that matter,..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"50sgal,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHave you, or anyone else for that matter, come across anyone who has gone back in time, as you have, while working a full-time out-of-the-house job?  I would be quite interested to find out."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/734691441271909374"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/2876719247846136935/comments/default/734691441271909374"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html?showComment\u003d1261983654370#c734691441271909374","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Zebu"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"04287090475659071564"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://my50syear.blogspot.com/2009/12/27-december-1955-thoughts-on-1955.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2876719247846136935","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6960946442922071473/posts/default/2876719247846136935","type":"text/html"}}]}});