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Category Archives: Nostalgia
Whee!
Wow, Dear Readers. At long last, it finally feels like summer around here and that brings one great thing to mind… Riverview! Yeah, I know. Riverview Amusement Park is long gone. Sold to a developer in 1967 and vanished overnight … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Childhood, Dating, Nostalgia
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Now and Then
Hi, Dear Readers. It’s great to be back. Hope you had a wonderful holiday. I sure did. One of the reasons is right here… The blurry photograph that graces (?) today’s post was probably taken circa 1962. From left to … Continue reading
Posted in Avoca School, Childhood, Nostalgia, The 60's, Wilmette
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Teardown
A couple of weeks ago an old high school buddy and I took a sentimental journey. We drove out from Chicago and went back to our old home town- Winnetka, Illinois. Our first stop was New Trier High School. “Bud” and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Nostalgia, pop culture, Winnetka
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Good Skate
It’s that special time of year again. Ice skating season. And although I know that many of you are enjoying the sunshine far away from the chilly reach of Old Man Winter, I’d like you to take a moment and … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, pop culture, Sports, Wilmette
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Surf’s Up!
Now that the Chicago weather is gray and gloomy, it’s time for me to grab my bikini and head for my favorite beach. Movies, I mean. Sun, surf, sand, dune buggies, beach houses, surfboards, bonfires, Dick Dale and the battle … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Nostalgia, pop culture
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Scents and Sensability
Do you remember owning a bottle of this? Or giving one to your mother perhaps? And hey, boys. Do you remember buying these? Do the names “Jade East” … Continue reading
Posted in New Trier High School, Nostalgia, Perfume, pop culture
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Liar, Liar
There was sad news from the pop music world this week. Cory Wells, one of the three singers in the band, Three Dog Night, had died in his sleep on October 20. (That’s Cory in the middle.) He, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Music, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 70's
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How The West Was Won
Do I really have to tell you who he is? If you are anywhere near my age, you’ll recognize him immediately. For an extra ten trivia points: What was the name of his rifle? Before I type another word, I … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, pop culture, Television, Westerns
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Bragging Rights
That’s my son Nick when he was fourteen and on the set of Married with Children. (The silicone-enhanced young lady on his arm was an actress who had appeared in the episode we had just watched taped.) I love this … Continue reading
Posted in Computer games, Memoir, Nintendo, Nostalgia, pop culture
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Happy New Year!
This post is dedicated to Ellen Kander and Judy Lynch. Almost sixty years ago, we were little girls who excitedly waited for the school bus on many a first day of school. Maybe it’s the inveterate student in me, but … Continue reading
Posted in Avoca School, Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture
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