tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post9222512871328334868..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: Magic Fingers Ma and the Quest for the Mega BlenderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-42824886794223491472009-05-29T21:19:44.671-04:002009-05-29T21:19:44.671-04:00Ann- I don't know Freshyarn.com but thank you for ...Ann- I don't know Freshyarn.com but thank you for the information-- I will absolutely look at it. But most of all, thanks for sharing your desire for those mini-sugar cereals, too. The detail of asking for them for Hanukkah is so... true... somehow. Sometimes I think the having but not eating almost seems the poetic conclusion to the time period.<br /><br />Nothing was quite as good as those things in the 70s we had to really work for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-80189048089046162572009-05-29T21:08:29.055-04:002009-05-29T21:08:29.055-04:00You're such a wonderful, descriptive writer. You s...You're such a wonderful, descriptive writer. You should submit this to freshyarn.com.<br /><br />That Poprocks line stood out to me, too.<br /><br />Also, I was so desperate for mini-sugar cereals that I actually asked for them for Hanukkah one year as a child. I vividly remember receiving them, but not eating them...Ann Imighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383249597505013239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-21417580836127214522008-06-08T09:55:00.000-04:002008-06-08T09:55:00.000-04:00Static- ain't it the truth! :)Static- ain't it the truth! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-38501706877685282802008-06-07T20:21:00.000-04:002008-06-07T20:21:00.000-04:00Mmmmmm! Bacon.Mmmmmm! Bacon.Statichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875998739533600766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-14242063482788319542008-06-06T18:39:00.000-04:002008-06-06T18:39:00.000-04:00Heya, Chyna- The photo showed up last evening, act...Heya, Chyna- The photo showed up last evening, actually. I just hadn't gotten a chance to scan it until then. :)<BR/><BR/>That was me, aged about 3 or 4, I think, in my "John-Boy pants" (aka- overalls-- we watched a lot of the Waltons), in front of the Family Wagon. My hair looked darker there, but was actually a light brown.Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-28531270241187916092008-06-06T18:15:00.000-04:002008-06-06T18:15:00.000-04:00Hey when did the photo show up? I was here yester...Hey when did the photo show up? I was here yesterday and I saw no dark haired girls. What a cutie!<BR/><BR/>Oh tell me that orange is not coming back. I've not quite gotten over the 70's decor yet. shudder, I don't think I ever will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-55589707823111134542008-06-06T07:44:00.000-04:002008-06-06T07:44:00.000-04:00Alice- My mom isn't living any longer, but she cer...Alice- My mom isn't living any longer, but she certainly would have still been on-board with the harvest orange appliances. During the mid to late 80s and early 90s, when these colors were no longer in fashion, she suffered many pains trying to find replacement items that worked. I have little doubt the Harvest would have continued on well throughout the 90s into the 00's :)<BR/><BR/>Da Old Man- Ah, yes, I vaguely remember things like Pokerino. I think to my dad's mind, this would have been too risky to attempt with the stash of quarters. Dad's looking for more of a sure thing when it comes to his ticket earnings. :)<BR/><BR/>Sujatha- thanks for the inside scoop courtesy of your robotic flea pals! I rather suspected soon Orange would be the new Pink. :)<BR/><BR/>I will go check out the tag.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-59912290504766938472008-06-06T06:32:00.000-04:002008-06-06T06:32:00.000-04:00Fantastic post, Jen. Colonial Harvest Orange is tr...Fantastic post, Jen. Colonial Harvest Orange is truly going to make a comeback as the color must-have in the 2009-2010- didgaknowzat? (I have a team of robotic fleas listening in on discussions at Givenchy, Dior and Prada)<BR/><BR/>You're <A HREF="http://fluff-n-stuff.blogspot.com/2008/06/tagged-againand-im-going-to-try-and.html" REL="nofollow">tagged</A>, by the way ;)Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-43190768958857865162008-06-05T20:48:00.000-04:002008-06-05T20:48:00.000-04:00What a terrific story. Our summer in Cape May was ...What a terrific story. Our summer in Cape May was similar, but my Mom was more a Pokerino afficiando. She wasn't an athlete as much as the gambler.Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-9930847164896012922008-06-05T20:04:00.000-04:002008-06-05T20:04:00.000-04:00What a great story! I felt like I was there. You...What a great story! I felt like I was there. You should hunt down a Colonial harvest blender for your mom on EBay!! Do you think she'd remember?Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312731015432167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-16937906457294379592008-06-05T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, Chelle-- Mom would have been grateful for ...Thanks, Chelle-- Mom would have been grateful for your kind support! :)<BR/><BR/>Drowsey- Oh, you still have the glass deer? I think my poodles either broke along the way or got sold. But I'm glad to know SOMEONE still has one of these things. VERY cool.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to both of you for popping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-84746819041531643252008-06-05T13:52:00.001-04:002008-06-05T13:52:00.001-04:00Oh the memories! That was amazing :)I too remembe...Oh the memories! That was amazing :)<BR/><BR/>I too remember camping as a kid, in a trailer ... I lover your analogy of the transformers, lol...I never thought of that but it's so true! <BR/><BR/>And the game rigged? Naw. I think I have a similar toy you mentioned, only mine is a glass deer, with 2 fawns attached.<BR/><BR/>Great post, loved it :)MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-21488469520565314012008-06-05T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-05T13:52:00.000-04:00Wow! I am so glad your mother didn't develop ski-b...Wow! I am so glad your mother didn't develop ski-ball carpatunnel, but I was really rooting for her to win that blender!! :)Chelle Blöggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878155948127423843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-70026303592363197512008-06-04T18:40:00.000-04:002008-06-04T18:40:00.000-04:00Hey, thank you, Greg! It's much easier to write me...Hey, thank you, Greg! It's much easier to write memoirs when you're finally old enough to be able to look back on things. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-50932064484111109252008-06-04T17:36:00.000-04:002008-06-04T17:36:00.000-04:00What a wonderful memoir essay this was!! You're c...What a wonderful memoir essay this was!! You're clearly in touch with your inner Jean Shepherd (still getting those enhancement emails, huh?). <BR/><BR/>"The days dissolved like Pop Rocks..." You know, old Three Blogs, this is really some great writing!! Thanks for taking us along with you!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.com