Things that are nearly gone forever... Days Gone by Items...

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I'm an oldie for sure, as I remember all!

I remember carefully taking down the icicles on the Christmas tree and reusing them again the following year. They never hung as nice as brand spanking new ones fresh out of the box, but being raised in a poor home meant reusing what we could - when we could.

Bagged lunches, my poor mom. Us kids had bagged lunches all the way through school... elementary, junior-high, and senior-high. No wonder I'm not a fan of sandwiches to this day! LOL!

Bronzed baby shoes were so popular when I was growing up. I remember seeing them everywhere! Did a lot of babysitting in my younger years, and bronzed baby shoes sat on the dresser tops of nearly every home where I sat at, that, or they hung from walls of nursery rooms.

And who could forget pull-down school maps and alphabet boards! Love it!
 
As for the frosted glasses, we had similar ones!

The picture of the wringer washing machine sure does bring back memories for me, let me tell you!

Grew up helping my mom wash baby siblings diapers in her wringer washing machine. Diapers would exit the rollers flattened and stiff, and when the basket was full, out to the clothesline I'd go. Pluck one diaper at a time from basket, give diaper a few good flaps and snaps, and diaper was ready for hanging. A pin applied to each top corner, pluck another diaper from the basket and repeat. If only I had a quarter for every diaper I changed (and hung) when I was growing up! I'd be rich! LOL!

So remember the LePage's Glue! Always supplied by the school! LePage's and the Elmer's White Glue (made from horses hooves)! With the Elmer's, you could out a small dab on your hand, spread it around thinly, and once dry, peel it off like a layer of skin!
 
Aunt Marg said:
I'm an oldie for sure, as I remember all!

I remember carefully taking down the icicles on the Christmas tree and reusing them again the following year. They never hung as nice as brand spanking new ones fresh out of the box, but being raised in a poor home meant reusing what we could - when we could.

Bagged lunches, my poor mom. Us kids had bagged lunches all the way through school... elementary, junior-high, and senior-high. No wonder I'm not a fan of sandwiches to this day! LOL!

Bronzed baby shoes were so popular when I was growing up. I remember seeing them everywhere! Did a lot of babysitting in my younger years, and bronzed baby shoes sat on the dresser tops of nearly every home where I sat at, that, or they hung from walls of nursery rooms.

And who could forget pull-down school maps and alphabet boards! Love it!
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I remember well taking down the tree when I was a kid. [Like you stated] we didn't have money to throw around either. Now days some folks buy a pre-decorated tree.....then just toss it after Christmas ?

Do kids not brown-bag it for lunch any longer ?
 
rgp said:
I remember well taking down the tree when I was a kid. [Like you stated] we didn't have money to throw around either. Now days some folks buy a pre-decorated tree.....then just toss it after Christmas ?

Do kids not brown-bag it for lunch any longer ?
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You don't know how good it makes me feel to read your post.

Just knowing other families were doing and did the same. I remember checking the water and sugar level in the cup under the Christmas tree. Keeping a balance of sugar-water helped keep the needles on the tree supple, lessening the chance of those old-fashioned (hot Christmas lights) from catching the tree on fire.

Gosh, bagged lunches... I'm gathering, yes, they are still a big part of life for school kids, but even towards the tail-end of my own kids school days I recall them talking about school kids visiting the cafeteria daily, or running to the nearby supermarket for a deli sandwich. I honestly don't know how in the world any family could afford that.

With my own children, I always tried so hard to provide them with a balanced lunch... a sandwich (often tuna or salmon), fruit of some kind (sometimes chopped/sliced in a reusable container), and something small in the way of dessert, such as one of my homemade cookies, a square, whatever I had on-hand.
 
Kids bring their lunches to school, @rgp, but with reusable thermal lunch containers.

I was a big fan of saddle shoes and had a pair into my early 30s. So fun!
I still love to play pinball. Old machines or new, I love 'em all!

The washing machine was before my time as was that version of a hobby horse. The rest were familiar to me.

Speaking of dabs, @Aunt Marg, do you remember this one?

 
Boy, does the picture of the rubber pants ever bring back memories! As a stay-at-home mom of 6, I put all 6 of my kids through rubber pants, and there wasn't a household around where I babysat at where rubber pants weren't in use. Everyone used cloth diapers.

Outhouses, you bet! The ugly and scary spiders, the stench, the middle of the night treks to visit the potty with flashlight in-hand, oh my word, I DO NOT miss those days!

Toni Home Perms, OMG, when it came to the odour, was there anything worse?! The stink would linger for DAYS, burning your nose and eyes, and it seemed like our house was Toni Central! If it wasn't my mom getting a perm, it was my grandma, or an aunt! I used to dread perm night at our house! Between the stink of the perms and cigarettes, it was enough to drive you out of the house!
 

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