Flashback Thursday; Tropical Travels

Antique Map from Etsy shop:  VintageDecorPrints

While much of the US is snowed in and frozen, tropical travel is on many American's minds.  Can you imagine how it was in the early 1900's when they didn't have snow plows and snow blowers? American's have love to travel ever since the dawn of railroads, airplane and especially car.  Here's to the American tradition of travel:

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Vintage Postcard from Etsy Shop:  MyVeryOwnMuseum

Hoodie from Etsy Shop SCFinds

Vintage Towel from Etsy Shop:  brocobelle

Vintage Book from Etsy Shop:  RedCottage

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Flashback Thursday; Winter Storm

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Thinking of everyone freezing their tails off in another winter storm, with a flashback from winter storms past.

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Stay Warm My Friends:

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Flashback Thursday; Winter Fun

Today I am flashing back to my childhood winter fun and to watching my own children playing in the snow; warm fires, soggy mittens and hot coco.  Here's to Picture perfect Winters of years gone by!

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So Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow....

Flashback Thursday; Life In America - The 1980's

From Etsy Shop JMCVintagecards

The 1980's was my era, I'm a Gen X'r !  Born 1970 my strongest memories is of the 80's and just like most people I remember it all with rose colored glasses.  It was a generation of big hair (no one had a good hair style... NO ONE!) Self expression by printing it onto your Tee Shirt, and MTV.

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I was a strange child that would watch cartoons (normal) and the news (not so normal.)  I loved being able to talk about the latest events and politics so I remember being passionate about Reagan and Ollie North.

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It was the dawn of personal technology; computers, video games, VCR's, Microwaves, we could afford all of it... What is not to love?

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In the 80's life in America was booming but the threat of Cold War was always looming in the background.

From Etsy shop:  PetarsVintage

Gorbachev and the Berlin Wall were common knowledge and peace had a simple solution - disarmament.  Terrorism was shocking and distant, if you didn't fly international you didn't have anything to worry about.

From Etsy Shop: ACertainFeel

Ahhh The 80's

Flashback Thursday: 1980's

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Flashback Thursday; Life In America - The 1920s

From Etsy shop EmilyBalivet at https://www.etsy.com/listing/95713390

Family life in the Roaring Twenties changed dramatically.  It was the first time in history that modern technology made it easy for a middle class family to purchase luxury items such as radios and electric refrigerators.  Clothing became an item that was mass produced, lowering the cost, so now the average house wife could purchase stylish clothing and dress their children in the latest trend.

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Cars became more affordable so that this became a part of the average families lifestyle by the end of the 1920s.

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The Economy was good, we became a modern, booming, society that was ready to travel and party. It was one of the high points of our country's history.

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