The Good Old Days, Wanderlust & Happy Thoughts

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Babies Were a Lot Tougher Back in the Good Old Days

Here is a prime example that babies born back in the early part of the 1900s had tough skin. This less than attractive 1930 baby rattle was found in an antique store. The babies of today would be tramatized for life with PTSD. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 15, 2022

That Old Saying Finally Makes Sense to Me Now

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Friday, October 14, 2022

This Famous Singer Really Did Care About People and Gave Millions To Them

Always looking for ways to make the world a better place, behind the scenes, Elvis cared about sickly children, the poor, the destitute, and the underdogs of the world, and he had a special connection with children. After he found out that there was a blind girl in the hall who was in love with his... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Funny Man That Everyone Knew and Loved Was Severely Abused As a Child

His mother was forty years old when Jesse was born. Jesse grew up in a very rough home in Morgantown, West Virginia. Jesse’s father, who was mentally ill, was a violent man and was extremely abusive to Jesse. At 13, his father died leaving his mother to take care of him and his brothers. At the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

A Few Adages from the Good Old Days That Are Hardly Ever Heard Anymore

•Whenever you return a borrowed pie pan, make sure it's got a warm pie in it. •Make home a happy place for the children. Everybody returns to their happy place. •Always keep a small light on in the kitchen window at night. •It's a whole lot easier to get breakfast from a chicken than a pig. •Always... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Those Were the Days

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Monday, October 10, 2022

I Blame My Hubby

I pack John a lunch 5-6 days a week depending on the OT schedule for that week. Those lunches often times include him packing my Tupperware and our silverware into his bottomless lunchbox. Not a fan of plastic utensils, I give him my heavy duty good silverware to use to make his life easier. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Not An Easy Target, this is Where the Expert Marksman Got its Name From...

The difficulties involved in hunting the quick-moving Snipe gave rise to the military term sniper, which originally meant an expert hunter highly skilled in marksmanship and camouflaging, but later evolved to mean a sharpshooter or a shooter who makes potshots from concealment. Apart from its long,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 8, 2022

The Stunning Floating Staircase is Even More Amazing Than the Ghosts

Many ghosts are drawn to places of sorrow, forever chained to sinister secrets of the past. Some spirits, however, are drawn to homes due to a lifetime of positivity and joy. The Ann Starrett Mansion was a true labor of love. George Starrett built the Victorian-style house in 1889 as a monument to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 7, 2022

The Famous Deceased Writer Who Still Walks Among Us

He doesn't typically attempt to communicate on the date of his death which was October 7, 1849, but ghosts have no set rules concerning their activity. Edgar Allan Poe is known for being an active spirit who comes to life on January 19, the day of his birthday. Born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts,... Sign in to see full entry.

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