Table centrepiece made of wheat sheaves and shellacked bread in wicker basket tied with grosgrain ribbon
Seashells gathered on holiday in basket in bathroom.
― santa clause four (suzy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 12:10 (four years ago) link
Excerpt from “Desiderata” hanging on the (guest bathroom) wall
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 12:29 (four years ago) link
Entranced by this canned pear and mayonnaise delicacy (Southern homes only, apparently):
Someone brought pear salad to our big family Christmas lunch. I propose this is the worst dish the South ever invented. 🤮 pic.twitter.com/OEMr3hHaAH— Anna Claire Vollers (@acvollers) December 26, 2019
― Alba, Saturday, 28 December 2019 12:36 (four years ago) link
We had the full Desiderata framed on our wall, you lazy bones.
tbh I think most, maybe all had the full “Desiderata,” I just wasn’t able to mentally summon up a picture of all those words.
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
They're all good!
― Alba, Saturday, 28 December 2019 12:58 (four years ago) link
the words?
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 13:00 (four years ago) link
thin brick/faux brick wall
https://stpaulsbaltimore.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/desiderata-pamphlet.pdf
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 13:04 (four years ago) link
stained glass chandelier
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
a bunch of these things apparently still exist in the Home Depot catalogue, for example, but I haven’t seen them in wild in decades
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 13:07 (four years ago) link
as is also the case with World’s Best Dad
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:05 (four years ago) link
Ferns
A jade plant, hung in a macrame plant hanger
Hamburger Helper
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco treat
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
A BEAD CURTAIN
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
all good. what about the close sibling of this last: the accordion door?
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
Yup, in faux-woodgrain
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link
Crock Pot.
― santa clause four (suzy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
Whole Earth CatalogFondue setReader's DigestThe Book of Lists
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link
Dad’s Own Bar, complete with, ahem, humorous signage with respect to opening and closing time, such as cardboard clock face with twelve 5s.
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
2-3 dozen copies of "Apartment Life" magazine
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:05 (four years ago) link
A lazy susan, or possibly several
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
"Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
A weird, singular wood table that appears to have been carved out of an actual tree, drenched in clear lacquer, that isn't really great for most practical purposes but looks sinister and cool anyway, probably situated in the den
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
Oh yeah, burning Citroën knows the vibe. Musta visited my parents' house in '75.
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link
People's Almanac / People's Chronology also big in those years
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
Massive console TV that takes no fewer than four people to move, so fuck it, let's just leave it there for the next seven years.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
Usually a Zenith model, with SPACE COMMAND remote
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
EncyclopediasToo many National Geographics
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
lava lampbeanbag chair
― henry s, Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
the poster from the inside of "dark side of the moon"a paperback book of Polish jokes that nobody will claim responsibility forStacks of old newspapers
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
Wood-grain speakers
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:23 (four years ago) link
solid wood bookshelves built into nooks
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:26 (four years ago) link
An electric organ, with many multicolored switches/presets.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:28 (four years ago) link
pong
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
^was wondering when we would get to that Another bar accoutrement: wave form light thingy that is basically two dimensional analog of a lava lamp
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
stray beans from beanbag stuck in shag carpetYahtzeeSears catalogpoker chip carouselErma Bombeck bookscrocheted afghan blanket (squares pattern)
― Josefa, Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
reminds me to post Dogs Playing Poker painting
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:31 (four years ago) link
TV Guide (although not in my home)
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:36 (four years ago) link
cb radio"Bless This Mess" kneedlepoint sign
― henry s, Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
Habitrailaquariummany items featuring Peanuts characters for no particular reason
― Josefa, Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
Orange sinksBathroom wallpaper with old-timey advertisements
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 28 December 2019 16:58 (four years ago) link
partially completed rug hookingterrariumssand candles
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Saturday, 28 December 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/ae/75/88ae75efce5244fc22206fd8ac16439c.jpg
― henry s, Saturday, 28 December 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
NoxzemaThe World BookPenthouse (hidden from view)Skateboarder magazine Guinness Book of World RecordsAlvin Toffler’s Future Shock10-speed bikesLife magazine tobacco pipe (dad)wallpaperstore catalogsYellow PagesPeter Frampton Comes AliveHardy BoysRugby shirtsChemistry setCreemCircus
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Saturday, 28 December 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
Sea Monkeys
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Saturday, 28 December 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link
AnacinThe Game Of LifeToughskinsFerns (all relegated to one room, commonly referred to as "the ferm room")
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 28 December 2019 17:43 (four years ago) link
Garanimals
― santa clause four (suzy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link
(in warm regions) jalousie windows
― Josefa, Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:10 (four years ago) link
tangjellor2d2 figurine
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
Just confirmed that Alan Aldridge also did the Captain Fantastic artwork.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:39 (one year ago) link
We used those Houghton Mifflin readers from K-6!
― steely flan (suzy), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:49 (one year ago) link
We used something called SRA Reading Laboratory.https://bookriot.com/a-box-of-nostalgia-the-sra-reading-laboratory/
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:52 (one year ago) link
Color-coded folders containing one or two page stories along with accompanying questions. Color-coded so the kids supposedly wouldn’t know that their classmates on the Gold Level were more advanced than those on Maroon Level, they even scrambled the colors from grade to grade to throw you off the scent.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:56 (one year ago) link
At some point later on I felt maybe we should have been reading more challenging formats but at the time it was a very addictive, gamified process, like a precursor to Duolingo.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:58 (one year ago) link
If no one else owns up to using those think I am going to feel like I had some kind of multiverse slip.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:02 (one year ago) link
I vividly remember the big SRA boxes in my grade school classrooms. I have no memory whatsoever of myself or any of my classmates actually using them.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:04 (one year ago) link
Perhaps they were already being phased out by the time you arrived in the system.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:14 (one year ago) link
We also used SRA, and took SRA tests in fifth grade.
― steely flan (suzy), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:15 (one year ago) link
Oh I was totally schooled via SRA. Haven't thought about that in decades, ha!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:31 (one year ago) link
Definitely remember the giant SRA box — in fact I have so many memories of the SRA box Im wondering which ones I should and should not share.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 27 March 2023 00:15 (one year ago) link
I went to school in the 80s fwiw
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 27 March 2023 00:16 (one year ago) link
Please share whatever you feel comfortable sharing.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 March 2023 00:40 (one year ago) link
Either on this thread or a new one if you think that would work better.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 March 2023 00:41 (one year ago) link
The author of this piece didn’t like the system, but her write-up – along with sample card! - seems to remind me of the appeal.http://hackeducation.com/2015/03/19/sra
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 March 2023 01:23 (one year ago) link
Fidgit! The Fidget Spinner of its day!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ms14Weak0E/Tu6KJDlk7KI/AAAAAAAAANo/NGOa_g8MIxU/s1600/fidgit2.jpg
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 27 March 2023 05:18 (one year ago) link
^this wasn’t some kind of mood thing?
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 March 2023 09:24 (one year ago) link
In any case, that one is slowly working its Proustian madeleine magic on me this morning, thanks for posting.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 March 2023 10:17 (one year ago) link
I don't remember if it was temperature sensitive like a mood ring. It was some kind of oily I-don't-know-what that changed colors as you smushed it around with your fingertips.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 27 March 2023 10:50 (one year ago) link
I thought I remembered every stupid device of the era, and I have zero recollection of the Fidgit.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 27 March 2023 18:28 (one year ago) link
I recognize it, or the general principle. Maybe we had a differentlyre-formed, no-name knockoff from a few years later.
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 March 2023 18:40 (one year ago) link
I don't remember the Fidget thing. But randomly it triggered memories of GI Joe action figurines. Google sent me to an vintage TV commercial for GI Joe with Kung Fu grip. From today's vantage point, yikes. Don't think my parents were particularly anti-Vietnam War but that figurine is OTT.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 02:51 (one year ago) link
In (many) 70s homes in NYC and the Tri-State Area: mini-bagel necklaces with names on them given as souvenirs for going on Wonderama.
― No Zing Compares 2 HOOS (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 August 2023 13:21 (eight months ago) link
"A jade plant, hung in a macrame plant hanger" absoilutely
― | (Latham Green), Friday, 3 November 2023 19:38 (five months ago) link
I didn't see this yet in this thread
https://i.etsystatic.com/8777027/r/il/dc4ba3/730668538/il_fullxfull.730668538_4ei2.jpg
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 3 November 2023 20:47 (five months ago) link
Oooh, we had one of those. I remember sitting around it with my parents on Friday nights pretending it was a campfire.
― peace, man, Saturday, 4 November 2023 15:26 (five months ago) link