My little corner of the Internet scored a mention on the popular job site Monster.com. Many thanks to the journalist! Here’s my post on the Facebook page about it. Here is the excerpt that includes a link to a post I wrote about latchkey kids. Can’t Gen X Pick Up the Slack?Generation X spans those […]
Daily Photo: Gremlin Car, Gen-Xers, Christmas 1973
Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go… in a Gremlin! Vintage Gremlin Today’s special photo features kids all dolled up for Christmas 1973, standing in front of a 1970s-era Gremlin. The basket on the hood has holiday bows stuck on it and the wheelbarrow on the top of the car […]
Great Flea Market Find: 1930s Bakelite Manicure Set, Orange Juice
My latest flea market find is a 1930s Premier Premalite / Bakelite manicure set in orange juice. The swirl of colors in the early plastic is why it’s identified in color as it is. Premalite came after Bakelite, a type of molded plastic that was used to make kitchen items, children’s toys and jewelry. It […]