[This post was written for the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History, Week 21: Commercials] If you were a child of the 70s, you probably saw alot of commercials during Saturday morning cartoons. That’s when you heard about the Honey Comb Hideout, went cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, and and you knew all about Conjunction…
Category: About Me
Happy Mother’s Day!
This photograph was taken in 1964 a few months after I was born. My oldest sister is 7 at the time. My Mom is 27 years old in this photo. She 5 kids in 7 years. It’s one of my favorites. We were visiting one of my parent’s friends. We were like a small army…
The Drought Years
[Written for the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History, Week 18: The Weather] I was a kid in the 1970s. During those years, California was gripped in a severe drought. As a child, this affected me in many ways. I always remember sunshine on my January birthday during those years. Spring came early almost…
Our First Dog
This week’s 52 weeks of genealogy challenge is to write about our first pet. There were probably animals before I came along in ’64. We had a menagerie throughout my childhood. But, the first one I remember was our dog, Bubbles, which we got when I was four. When my Godparent’s poodle became pregnant, we…
A Dollar Fifty A Car Load
[52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History, Week 12: Movies] When I was growing up, going to the movies was the cheapest entertainment money could buy. We had several movie theaters in the area. But, the one we love the most as kids was the drive in. I’m pretty sure that my parents took my…