tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post3921697389051805682..comments2024-03-06T14:31:44.299-06:00Comments on monkeybox: Party Like It's 1969Sharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913201824588109760noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-25868575003732798472015-02-11T17:55:17.047-06:002015-02-11T17:55:17.047-06:00Love the photos. Your great grandma looks like a h...Love the photos. Your great grandma looks like a hoot! Any idea how she made the hats? They would be fun to try to replicate. I love them, so festive!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506674078559549815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-30662300654961534092015-02-11T06:22:59.672-06:002015-02-11T06:22:59.672-06:00I am totally grooving on your dad's yellow shi...I am totally grooving on your dad's yellow shirt! Also your mom's hair-do. Awesome! I was the oldest grandchild, so I got a lot of the doting. My dad's mom passed away when he was a teenager, so my grandmother told me that she always felt like she had to be both grandmothers for me. She did a good job. That last pic, with everything matching, even the chair? Priceless! Wonderful post. Thanks for the smiles.EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184610448953398696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-30529223937133108532015-02-09T06:10:31.991-06:002015-02-09T06:10:31.991-06:00This was wonderful! My Grandmother was more like a...This was wonderful! My Grandmother was more like a Mother to me, so i can relate a bit; she always went out of her way for us/me. And, she could cook wonderful meals from nothing! Thanks for sharing the memories!momsavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-5291315171903310482015-02-09T00:09:30.338-06:002015-02-09T00:09:30.338-06:00Shara! This was such a fun post! I can't get ...Shara! This was such a fun post! I can't get over that your Grandma Lora passed away when you were just 6 years old and yet you have so many vivid memories of her. I can barely remember Jr high, let alone my 4th birthday! Thanks so much for sharing. Love, rosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915055382278511523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-44455112015427844592015-02-08T18:54:43.975-06:002015-02-08T18:54:43.975-06:00Thanks Lysa - happy to hear many of us are the kee...Thanks Lysa - happy to hear many of us are the keeper of things! I guess I got thrifting looking for the things I don't still have. I know how to make the party hats I'll have to do a tutorial someday! Sharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913201824588109760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-52922382644289271932015-02-08T15:26:17.763-06:002015-02-08T15:26:17.763-06:00Hi Shara, I just loved this post. I quick grabbed ...Hi Shara, I just loved this post. I quick grabbed a box of my own family photos so I too could take a trip down memory lane. So fun. I am the keeper of all things family on my end as well. I have so much of my Grandmother's and my Mother's things. I treasure them all. I also have the rings too! Now all we need to find is the pattern for those awesome party hats. I am sure they are Dennison.Lysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531439737335526294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-24104375515520517952015-02-08T10:46:10.826-06:002015-02-08T10:46:10.826-06:00I adored reading this post. She sounds like a rem...I adored reading this post. She sounds like a remarkable woman, it is no wonder the influence she had on you. FYI... I wear my mother's, my grandmother's and my father's wedding rings every day.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277091224169007300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-76533232359451356522015-02-08T08:52:29.518-06:002015-02-08T08:52:29.518-06:00What s great family. Grandma Lora was definitely t...What s great family. Grandma Lora was definitely the Martha Stewart of her day. Love the hats and all the wonderful things she did to make her parties so special and memorable. Thanks for sharing her with us. <br />Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002955782128223182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-81778904141529758842015-02-07T21:05:58.068-06:002015-02-07T21:05:58.068-06:00Love the family lore. Those hats are wonderful......Love the family lore. Those hats are wonderful....one of those things that if I found at an estate sale I would totally buy. What wonderful family parties to grow up with.laurie -magpie ethelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834961014859192423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-74438188592107836112015-02-07T20:11:45.088-06:002015-02-07T20:11:45.088-06:00We called that dish "Sailor in a Raft", ...We called that dish "Sailor in a Raft", but there are other regional names for it. Thanks for the wonderful stories about your great grandmother. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-29202458179449412502015-02-07T19:13:34.967-06:002015-02-07T19:13:34.967-06:00I'm just smiling from ear to ear reading throu...I'm just smiling from ear to ear reading through this post. It's just lovely looking at all those special pictures and hearing about your family. I'm glad those treasures eventually ended up with you. Musings from Kim K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09125473702962679391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-60260889486811616542015-02-07T19:02:40.160-06:002015-02-07T19:02:40.160-06:00I love hearing family stories! Your great grandma...I love hearing family stories! Your great grandma sounds like my kind of lady! Thanks for sharing. My mother in law has a big set of Lu Ray that I'm hoping she will give me, but since I'm the DIL and there are 5 daughters I probably won't get them. However, I'm the only vintage lover, so I'll keep my fingers crossed! Mary Steinbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840675818820916307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-63695785658800320722015-02-07T18:07:17.043-06:002015-02-07T18:07:17.043-06:00What an awesome Grandma! In our family we have wha...What an awesome Grandma! In our family we have what we call "Grandma Eggs" they are a poached egg served on a bed (in a bowl) of torn up bite size bread pieces. So yummy and no had to help you cut your breakfast up :) We called an egg in toast/bread "Toad in the Hole"<br />I would LOVE to know how to make those crepe paper party hats! What a fabulous grandma!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620864823940058210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-55680822379483991022015-02-07T13:35:40.557-06:002015-02-07T13:35:40.557-06:00Great post! Great post! In The Golden Afternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942367813857740088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-46012477607750379272015-02-07T13:20:34.507-06:002015-02-07T13:20:34.507-06:00What a fun post and the pictures were swell (that ...What a fun post and the pictures were swell (that seems an appropriate word for that time frame don'tcha think?) your grandma seems awesome and fun, just the kind I had and the kind I will totally be someday! I will call you Sharing Shara, thanks! <br />P.S I have never seen toasting glasses, how fun! I see where you get your love of birthday stuff! <br />Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07448812644542757192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-50148354811112571142015-02-07T08:38:06.543-06:002015-02-07T08:38:06.543-06:00This was so much fun! What an amazing woman and l...This was so much fun! What an amazing woman and lucky you to have her genes! Love and adore those hats, so fun and such a family tradition. This makes me want to go look at old family photos of my own! The vintage dishes would be my favorites also! <br />hugs,<br />LindaLinda @ A La Cartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356471099319932835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-75999488185608190512015-02-07T07:29:19.716-06:002015-02-07T07:29:19.716-06:00When our dad passed away, my sister and I found bo...When our dad passed away, my sister and I found boxes of old family photographs. Our grandparents were serious party animals and they loved to photograph every single event. We went crazy over all of the decor. And the amount of vintage barware was astounding! I see where I get my obsession with it now.<br /><br />I've seen those eggs and toast thingies called Birds Nests. What an awesome memory!<br /><br />EricaThrifterSistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534524822325441476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-50251164020627392272015-02-07T07:19:39.935-06:002015-02-07T07:19:39.935-06:00My parents always called the eggs with the toast a...My parents always called the eggs with the toast and the hole "Peekaboo Eggs."Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986957705341033830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-43528617315093917242015-02-07T07:16:38.831-06:002015-02-07T07:16:38.831-06:00Wonderful stories. Thank you for sharing Grandma L...Wonderful stories. Thank you for sharing Grandma Lora with us.Lindahttp://myvintagesoul.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-56373624083483296482015-02-07T06:16:21.997-06:002015-02-07T06:16:21.997-06:00OH - Her GLASSES! Her RINGS! Her FROCKS!!!
What a ...OH - Her GLASSES! Her RINGS! Her FROCKS!!!<br />What a 'stylin' & classy Lady!'<br />(and a Beautiful tribute from her 'favorite' Great-GrandDaughter!)svelteSTUFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com