Looking Back
School time memories
The ads for “Back to School” items have been appearing in flyers for most of August. They bring back memories that are happy ones for me. Back in the 1950s every neighborhood in Rutland had a public school close by. I would have attended parochial…
The growing stages of hobbies
By Mary Ellen Shaw Many of us learned some type of hobby from our parents. Perhaps we didn’t appreciate what we were taught at the time. But with age comes wisdom! My mother loved to crochet and do embroidery, along with a little knitting. All…
Safe and secure
The world is very safety conscious these days and that is a good thing.
When I look back into the 1950s, and before, I wonder why some of us are even here!
Many of the houses on our street had “garages” in the cellar. Ours…
Summers of yesteryear
For most of us no time passes faster than the summer months. Back when you were a student on school vacation it really zipped by.
Summer vacation officially started when we left school, chanting, “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’…
Looking Back; Way back to the 1800s
Recently I looked back way beyond the days of my own yesteryear. A coffee meeting with two cousins took me back to the late1800s. One cousin, Betty, lives in Rutland so I see her often. I barely remembered my other cousin, Kathie, as I…
Kids’ birthday parties of yesteryear
A group of friends met for breakfast the other day. One topic of conversation was children’s birthday parties in the 50s. A popular trend today is to celebrate at a rented venue. But we all remember our homes as “party headquarters” back in the day.
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Looking Back: Hair Styles
Did you ever look at an old picture of yourself and say, ”What was I thinking?” I have a feeling that females say that much more often than males.
In fact, many males (my husband included) have worn their hair the same way throughout their…
Looking Back: Lawns and gardens
When May rolls around I am very anxious to spend time in my flower gardens and have fun playing in the dirt.
As we mature, we acquire a sense of pride in our property. We want our yards to look nice. This involves more than…
Sayings and fashion from yesteryear
Most likely we can all come up with expressions that are clearly associated with our parents. It’s also likely that these expressions will be heard by future generations. After all, “they”say that we turn into our parents at some point in time.
When I was…
