tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216608666648906582024-03-13T18:31:03.884-07:00 Mid Century PinkMid Century style with a modern personalityMid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-16164059252323594872015-10-11T18:14:00.001-07:002015-10-11T18:30:54.463-07:00Happy Birthday, New York City Ballet: Stars of Vintage Dance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On this day in 1948, New York City Ballet made its on-stage debut!!!! </div>
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New York City Ballet was the brain child of Lincoln Kirstein </div>
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and George Balanchine. </div>
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Kirstein and Balanchine met in London in 1933 and formed the School of American Ballet. The school went through at lot of drama and changes throughout the years including a postponed first performance and Lincoln having to go off to war during WWII. </div>
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Following Kirstein's return from war, he and Balanchine formed Ballet Society, and used students from the school as dancers in his works. Ballet Society presented it's work at City Center in NYC. Chairman of City Center's finance department saw the performance and approached Kirstein about turning Ballet Society into a full fledged ballet company...</div>
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From there New York City Ballet (or NYCB) was formed.</div>
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NYCB's first season opened on October 11, 1948 with 3 ballets choreographed by George Balanchine: Concerto Boracco, Symphony in C and Orpehus. Dancing in that first show was </div>
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And other famous dancers that have gone down in ballet history</div>
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And the rest,as they say, is history</div>
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NYCB has gone on to become of the the world's greatest, most well known ballet companies.</div>
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Every year it presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker to thousands of people at NYC's Lincoln Center. It's a beautiful production that has become one of the wife and my holiday traditions!!! It's a great way to get in the holiday spirit and see some super cute dancing children and BEAUTIFUL dancing from the company!! If you ever get the chance... Go!!! And that's not just the dancer/ballet teacher in me talking!! </div>
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NYCB has inspired so many people, dancer and non-dancers alike. It's been able to survive since the 40's (which unfortunately, most ballet companies of the time weren't able to do) and move on to today with the same artistry and class as it had way back when.</div>
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If you ever make it to NYC, or they happen to tour to your city... It's well worth the ticket to see a part of history!!! </div>
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I didn't do a FULL history of the company... But I'm thinking that I will! NYCB has a juicy (and gossip worthy) history!!! </div>
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So Excited!!!<br />
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It finally feels like fall here!!! Well at least for the next couple of days. But I'll take it!! That means spending the day drinking coffee, eating cake and watching horror movies!<br />
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Today, I was also missing NYC just a little bit. The cloudy, chilly, fall like weather made me think of the east coast and it's pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted hayrides. To fight off the homesickies I started looking up some photos of Los Angeles during the Halloween season. I have heard that Halloween is a REALLY big thing out here so that makes me happy!<br />
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I came up with some cuties and thought I would share them on the blog!!!<br />
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Here are some of my favorites..<br />
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Beauty contestants from the Halloween Slick Chick contest in Anaheim in 1947</div>
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One from the famous Anaheim Halloween parade in 1950</div>
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Another one from the Anaheim Halloween parade</div>
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This one is weird because apparently... In Pasadena...They had a tradition of burning witches...Not real ones of course...but store bought or handmade ones... Not sure how true that is but I read a couple of articles that said it was so...If so...ummmmm... ewwwww...</div>
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The picture search was successful at making me feel a little better. Although, things are slowly starting to feel normal here The wife and I ( I've made the decision to stop calling her Honey...She's now on the internet too because of her makeup career so...) are both working and settling in. It's starting to feel like we are starting a new life instead of just being on an extended vacay. Which is what it felt like allllll summer!!!<br />
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Can't wait to see what October brings!!! Hopefully at least slightly cooler weather!!!!<br />
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Plus a Recipe!<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Hi Lovies!!! </span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Well... It's officially Autumn!!! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Yay!!! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">If you know me then you know that this is my favorite time of year. Even now that I'm a New Yorker in Los Angeles. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It, of course, doesn't feel like fall here. It's currently 89 degrees and my outfit consists on my Freddie's high waisted shorts and a tank... But never fear!! My Fall and Christmas obsession knows no temperature boundaries. I'm still head over heels with the season and am in talks with myself over the holidays! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Google queen that I am... I've been researching things to do for the fall here and there is a pretty good variety of things to do!! There's still apple and pumpkin picking, there's Oktober Fest (which is definitely going on our agenda) and we are planning a trip to Big Bear Mountain to take in some fall foliage! So, even though right now the weather isn't cooling off ( I even Googled that! According to Google and some of our friends who live here, seems that October is the magic month where it stops sweltering! I can live with that!) I can still get involved with everything the season has to offer in California. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So in honor of the start of Fall every where else, here is a cute recipe from 1959!! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Total pumpkin yumminess! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZs8vM4Tq_D2Inb9ar8RhdXBA3tbZJnExjeYpR_3s26tlGVuvVp8_qve0XObV9H4gRUcG7lSYjD60iLOtmZUfPEPq1DdH8fzuYb3l9U0hCOj1FF1Tg1DJ97U6_RdSbMqHdJkFZa78XSIP/s640/blogger-image-416696949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZs8vM4Tq_D2Inb9ar8RhdXBA3tbZJnExjeYpR_3s26tlGVuvVp8_qve0XObV9H4gRUcG7lSYjD60iLOtmZUfPEPq1DdH8fzuYb3l9U0hCOj1FF1Tg1DJ97U6_RdSbMqHdJkFZa78XSIP/s640/blogger-image-416696949.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-36227840587805572562015-09-20T15:37:00.001-07:002015-09-20T15:44:18.274-07:00Getting Back In the Swing of Things...(and a move)<div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></span></div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hPK7nfgg8HeFwkP2izw5p2va4ZuRHUQA2iyuDKpe4fsClQYBzjA-6iYGppTG02aYsSEjW5aa8-6MJlMW4k_xMWK9FFOENLe1WB7_pFfcAOAH4CgxPM-N_EFsC6syZeHyEdowUX1MeX29/s640/blogger-image--2091850810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hPK7nfgg8HeFwkP2izw5p2va4ZuRHUQA2iyuDKpe4fsClQYBzjA-6iYGppTG02aYsSEjW5aa8-6MJlMW4k_xMWK9FFOENLe1WB7_pFfcAOAH4CgxPM-N_EFsC6syZeHyEdowUX1MeX29/s640/blogger-image--2091850810.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></span></div>Well... Well... Well...</span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Long time, no see, huh? </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I seems as if I took a seriously long break from blogging... Like a year!!!! Crazy! Has it really been that long? </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Yes, I guess it has. And recently I've begun to really miss it! I missed having a place to put all of my (very) random interests and thoughts. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So why the long hiatus, you ask? Well... I guess it's because of just that. That my interests are SO random and SO different that it became very hard to fit them all in one little vintage loving box. So instead of trying to put stuff in the box and maybe just make the box a little bigger (as I was prepared to do) I just stopped writing. I needed time to figure stuff out: personally, professionally and spiritually... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">And that's what's been happening over the past year!!! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">My hunni (aka Kenni) and I have made one HUGE change... So you all remember when we were debating moving out of NYC? Well, that happened... Only thing is, it really didn't pan out the way we originally planned. We did move... But not to Connecticut... But to California!! Los Angeles to be exact! Yes, I know, I know. I was COMPLETELY against a Cali move, and my Christmas is going to take some finagling but that's the decision we made! And so far it's been a good one! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The move was mainly for Kenni's profession as a makeup artist. She's switched companies and has already been doing some work, so that's good! And I was able to get hired at two really well known ballet schools out here!!! So we're basically all set! We just need to find a home!!! Haaaaaa! Right now the wife, pup and I are living with one of our best friends in her extra room. It's been fun! Like being 20 something with a roommate again... But... It's time to settle, so we're hoping to have a place of our own super soon! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">This time in La La Land is definitely a little bit of self exploration for Kenni and I... I'm not sure if we're going to settle here for good, or if this is just for the next couple of years. We don't know! But we DO know that we were getting ridiculously cramped in our tiny Brooklyn apartment and wanted to see what else life has to offer. This was my no means an easy decision OR an easy transition. We've had more than our share of bumps in the road these past couple of months but things seem to be settling into a more normal pattern. So we will see where all of this lands us.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">As for the blog, I thought this was a perfect time to rejuvenate it. There's so many new things that I plan on experiencing! I needed a place to put it all down!!! Not to mention...there's SO many more vintage buying options (YAYYYYY)!!!!! I can't wait til I can buy some stuff without feeling that the money should have gone in our savings! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Side note: I left ALL of my beautiful vintage clothes in NYC!!! I had to!! We flew here and the baggage fees were OUTRAGEOUS! So I had to leave all my pink dresses behind! So... Perfect excuse to go shopping in a few weeks! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Although I must also confess that I've been relatively vintage -less for the past year. Don't get me wrong... On days I was in the mood I would bust out a vintage piece or two but (like I said in a previous post) I've been coupling my pieces with mostly 90s looks or up to date pieces! Gone are the days when I wear a purely vintage outfit... Unless the occasion calls for it of course! I love a good excuse to dress in a theme!!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So, that's a VERY brief catchup on my life... It is in NO WAY a full catch up!! I didn't even get to the concerts we've been going to or the family stuff that happened over the summer!!! Or all of the new and exciting social media stuff I've been running... New friends that have become like family... All the things!!!! But... Don't worry, lovies... There's plenty of time for all of that...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It's a new day in the world of Mz. Midcentury Pink!!! And I hope you like this new incarnation of her as much as you loved the old one! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM2dqan3Va5jZwjQIIuiu7Bv12x5blas5UhC35lXGASjAtN7vmbJbezqPDY6cNeulDJe_jQSHfhLigj2Ebchd7tS9bKYFMtHYrAeEY26Mw1oXhlIqeYuyCj_MgydXPt05pS8XwW7Ze5wO/s640/blogger-image--942464568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM2dqan3Va5jZwjQIIuiu7Bv12x5blas5UhC35lXGASjAtN7vmbJbezqPDY6cNeulDJe_jQSHfhLigj2Ebchd7tS9bKYFMtHYrAeEY26Mw1oXhlIqeYuyCj_MgydXPt05pS8XwW7Ze5wO/s640/blogger-image--942464568.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Xoxo</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCR5edhCE8KDPunkPZIkNsYhs9HgkxKkg8LWx81f5yhZCLt_hUN2nQ1HT6rB6qfBk2cyF5gFj18tafMg6hQ1xqEimgmDhRbapLGWGs_fPRyvTWOXEbYeV1f-Suugf5uAV2hH9ByHfayRq/s640/blogger-image--697167332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCR5edhCE8KDPunkPZIkNsYhs9HgkxKkg8LWx81f5yhZCLt_hUN2nQ1HT6rB6qfBk2cyF5gFj18tafMg6hQ1xqEimgmDhRbapLGWGs_fPRyvTWOXEbYeV1f-Suugf5uAV2hH9ByHfayRq/s640/blogger-image--697167332.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-80152614838765306492014-08-02T15:00:00.000-07:002014-08-02T15:00:20.523-07:00Don't Worry!!! I'm still alive and vintage-ing... Well kinda...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh my goodness!!!<br />
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I know, I know... It's been a while!!! A loonggg while!!!<br />
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Well. I took a bit of an unexpected hiatus from the blog. Life got super busy with the dance studios... And truth be told I wasn't really feeling it anymore...<br />
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My interests (in true MidCentury Pink form) have been all over the place! Which I guess is a good thing because it keeps life interesting... But then again... Its bad for my blog cuz I was losing focus on what to write about!!! Sigh...<br />
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But I'm a little more focused now and kinda know where my interests are heading.<br />
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So I'm thinking of coming back... With the newish concept I had of a midcentury modern approach because that's my life these days!!! It's not as filled with purely vintage things as before. I still dress a vintagey but with a modern twist, but I also switch it up. I have also made some really good brand new best friends and have really been into other online ventures which I'll tell you about later!!!<br />
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So... Please bare with me and stick around while I figure out how to reconcile my new style with this blog! I'm starting to miss it and hope to be back soon!!!<br />
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Also... Shout out to all of you who have been still reading the blog and leaving comments!!!! I was super shocked and flattered by the blog traffic I didn't even know I was having!!! It was good to come back and see so many people are still reading and enjoying the blog in my absence!!!<br />
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I hope to see you guys soon!!!!<br />
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Xoxo<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-23171655099153445192014-01-07T15:25:00.002-08:002014-01-07T15:25:26.426-08:00MidCentury Pink Does FACEBOOK (and Twitter...and Instagram)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So it's official...<br />
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I'm addicted to social media.<br />
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It started off slowly. So slowly that I didn't even notice it. It crept into my life by luring me with old friends from highschool. Then dance friends I had lost touch with. Then...oh then...I started my vintage journey and met all of these amazing people that I feel like I have known forever---all through that damned FACEBOOK! Before I realized it I was hooked...then came twitter...then came Instagram!! UGH!! I never had a chance! Not to mention, I now run fanpages for some of my favorite 90s music artists (that's another story for another day)!!!! I'm on some sort of social media for a big chunk of my day when I'm not teaching dance. If I could make my living from social media, I totally would...Hmmmm something to think about! Luckily, I've been able to find balance with it all. Which helps keeping Honey from going crazy! But yep...being on the computer has become somewhat of a part time (non-paying) job. Not sure if that's good or bad.<br />
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So...now Midcentury Pink has its own Facebook "Like" page, it's own Instagram AND a Twitter account!!<br />
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I'm such a social girl now!!!!<br />
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If you haven't already done so, please go click the like button on the blog's fan page!! It would completely make my lil ol' day!! And please follow the new Twitter and Instagram accounts to keep up with the blog.<br />
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On an unrelated subject...I hope you all are keeping warm! We have some ridiculously cold weather in the states this week. GEEZ! I love the cold but this has even me dreaming of Spring!! I had a plan to go out with Honey tomorrow and get an outfit post done at the same time but...I'm afraid...Its soooooooooooo cold!!!!!! So, we'll see how that pans out. If you see a post from me tomorrow night you will have proof that I triumphed. If not, then I let the weather get the best of me and stayed in my p.j.'s all the day long...<br />
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So what are you waiting for??? Go to my accounts (links in pink on the right side of the page) and make those follow buttons light up! Go!!!<br />
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Stay warm, lovies!!!<br />
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xoxo<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-70731754421976029092014-01-02T13:44:00.000-08:002014-01-02T14:03:00.447-08:00I'm BAAACCKKK!!! YAY!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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YAY!! I'm back!<br />
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Geez, it feels like forever!<br />
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So...how have you guys been in the last month?<br />
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I've been FANTASTIC!!!!<br />
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The holiday season was a great one for Honey and I. It was a little bit weird because this holiday season felt MUCH different than years past. This year I wasn't as obsessed with the perfect decor and the perfect cookies and activities. I let the season flow naturally and it ended up being tons of fun.<br />
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I also didn't obsess over taking a million pics because I knew that I wouldn't be blogging regularly. So you all just have to take my word for it! I did, however, see the FAB pics other bloggers posted on Instagram! It seems like everyone had a blast!<br />
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So now that I'm back there are a few changes that you will notice on the blog. The biggest being the theme of the blog. I'm, of course, still going to keep it vintage. I'm ALWAYS keeping it vintage!! It's a part of me. But having this break has made me realize who I want to be in the blog world (even if my blog world is super small). There are SO many blogs out about girls living a vintage lifestyle. I love ALL of them and follow too many to count. But I want to make sure that my blog is mine and not a copy of all the fabulous "vintage girl" blogs out there. The break made me realize that even though I'm a total mid-century girl, I am also girl of many other interests and I want the blog to reflect that more. I want to be fully myself, so there will be a lot of modern influences. Especially in my outfit posts. I want to figure out a way to successfully marry my love of 40's and 50's clothes with my love of fashion...PERIOD. That means mixing time periods and experimenting with periods I haven't worn much before... like the 60s and even 70s!!!That may also mean pairing a pair of funky boots with a circle skirt! I also want to have some (related) pop culture posts, similar to my post about my style crush on <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/09/zooey-deschanelmy-vintage-meets-modern.html">Zooey Deschanel</a>.<br />
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OH! I almost forgot!! When I had this revelation I decided to change my hair to reflect all of this. The result. Mid-Century Pink has gone RED (see my blog header) !! I LOVE my new red hair! It keeps me a little on the edgy side but I can still do vintage styles with it. I've been experimenting with different pin curl sets and I LOVE the way they look on the colored hair. I plan on changing the color in my hair every couple of months to keep it fresh! I'm too excited about this hair color thing! Hey, Hey, Hey!!!!<br />
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With all of this is a new Twitter profile! Please follow me at my NEW twitter account MidcenturyPink. The old one I'm keeping for my family and friends. If you follow it and want to keep following it, that's cool too. Just don't forget to follow the new one. If you click the link at the right it will take you to the new account.<br />
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I'm in the process of setting up a Facebook page and a new Instagram account! Finally!!! I'll let ya'll know when they are up and running!!!<br />
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Next week I'm going to have my first outfit post of the year. Honey bought my this AHHH_MAZING 60's style dress for Christmas! UGH! Its soooo cute! I can't wait to show it to you guys. I could have done the photos today if we weren't about to have some kind of ridiculous snowstorm here in the NYC area!!!<br />
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Ooohhhh!!! I'm so excited for this new chapter of my blog. Yesterday was my 1 year blogging anniversary! Perfect time to change it up a little. I hope you guys like the new feel of it as it unfolds! (Insert happy dance)<br />
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I hope you all had the absolute best holiday and that 2014 brings you the best year of your life!!!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-28719341396013548152013-11-24T13:35:00.000-08:002013-11-24T13:44:55.672-08:00Handmade Christmas Decorations and a (very small) Blogging Break!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi Dolls!!!<br />
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I know that I've been slacking a bit in the blogging department and I apologize. It's just that my life has been filled with so many other things rather than vintage so I've been a little distracted.<br />
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First off I wanted to let you guys know that I am taking a little blog break. Just for the holidays. I'm so preoccupied with holiday prep that I can hardly think of anything else. This time of year really takes up a lot of my time between decorating, baking and trying to get holiday-y events with Honey in. Not to mention I am back dancing more (actual dancing, not just teaching) and need to focus of getting myself back into shape. Which is no small feet for a gal who loves to bake.<br />
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I'm going to take this next month and make it all about Honey and me. I love to make the holidays a special time for us.<br />
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That being said, I will probably do a few Christmas posts from time to time during the next month. Maybe one to show you our tree and decorations, which I still fully intend to be a nod at a 1940s Christmas tree. New ornaments are coming in as every few days. (Sidenote: All you US gals. Target has SUPER cute retro looking ornaments this year. They resemble Shiny Brites! RUN and get them before they are all sold out!)<br />
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During my Christmas break I'll be working on the "new" blog. Which won't really be new.. just a new look and a new flow to my wardrobe. If we are Facebook pals or if you follow me on Instagram you already know that I have changed my hair color!!!! I LOVE it! It's not at all vintage but I'm still going to do vintage styling on it. Pincurls and all. I can't wait to unveil it officially on the blog on January 1st!!!<br />
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Also be on the lookout for a new Twitter and Facbook profile!!! Overhauling EVERYTHING!<br />
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Now, on to the next part of this post!<br />
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Handmade Christmas decorations from 1945!!! I had a few people ask for suggestions for homemade decorations and ran across this in my 1945 December issue of Woman's Day! These are especially great for those of you who are mommies!<br />
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Now, I admittedly STINK at anything craftsy if it doesn't involve cakes or cookies or frosting, but I'm going to try some of these. Let me know if you try any of them out!<br />
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ENJOY!!!!!<br />
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Also, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of my fellow American gals!! Make this the happiest holiday ever and truly count your blessings. If you are reading this now and are able to splurge on vintage clothing and things you love, you already have something to be thankful for. You already have more than MANY people in our country and world. Remember that on Thursday.<br />
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Happy Holidays Dolls!!!!! I'll see you in a month (and sporadically throughout)<br />
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So today's post will be short and sweet. I just wanted to let you guys in on a few things that are going on.</div>
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Well, first things first. </div>
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Let's talk about my super cute 1940s Shiny Brite ornaments that I scored through Ebay a couple of weeks ago! </div>
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Sooo cute! I have a few more boxes on the way as we speak!! YAY!</div>
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They desperately need to be cleaned before the holidays. They can't be cleaned with water because of the paint on them so I have to do a little research about how to get them cleaned safely. If anyone out there knows how to clean these without damaging them let me know!!!</div>
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I'm thinking of putting the apartment decorations up on the day before Thanksgiving. The tree will have to wait since we always get a fresh one but I want to have all of the ornaments cleaned and organized by Thanksgiving. This saves me from having a panic attack and making a mess a week later when the tree goes up!</div>
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Today Honey and I begin the process of setting up our Thanksgiving menu. </div>
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This usually takes about a week of our time. With Honey being an indecisive Libra and me being the perfectionist that I am, it's usually hard to nail things down. This year my mother may come to visit for the holiday, so that adds an element of "OH MY GOD! THIS HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT!!". My mom hasn't visited NYC since 2007. I want to make it a memorable holiday for her! </div>
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Now on to blog business.</div>
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You may or may not have noticed that since the summer ended I have been blogging a little less. At one point I was doing about 3 to 4 posts a week. Now I'm down to 1. </div>
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Well, I couldn't put my finger on why I haven't really felt inspired to post more...Then it hit me!!! When Daffny over at <a href="http://www.avintagenerd.com/">A Vintage Nerd</a> announced she was reinventing her blog to make it more her, I was like DING!!! That's it!!!</div>
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I love my blog and everyone who follows and those I follow back. But I'm an ever changing person. I think it's the Leo in me. While I still ADORE vintage clothing (you will NEVER find me wearing anything other than something vintage or vintage looking) and EVERYTHING relating to the past, my everyday life is thoroughly modern! </div>
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Through this blogging and vintage style journey I have become painfully aware that it is almost totally impractical for me to wear pure vintage on a daily basis. No matter how much I wish I could. The job of ballet teacher followed by my long commute, late hours and the NYC bitter cold have made me face this reality. Although I must admit that I can't leave my house until I am satisfied that I at least look a little pin up-y.</div>
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So, I've decided that most future (starting in January) posts will be about that. How to marry my love for vintage with my modern lifestyle! This way I am more myself.</div>
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It may seem like a small change but it's a big one for me. Kind of like an AHA moment.</div>
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Most of the blog will stay as it is. I love doing the historical posts so those will stay. I think the Housewife posts will be mostly recipes, and with the holidays coming I'm sure I'll have many more to post in the next few weeks. I guess this is more about a personal style evolution than anything.</div>
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I also hope to have a new look for the blog to go along with it. Something a little cleaner and catchier. My sister does a little web designing for a living. If I can pull her away from her busy schedule between work and 3 kids still living at home I hope to have her help me with this.</div>
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There will also be a new Twitter account and a Facebook page separate from my private one! I feel like the end of the year is the season of change. And with my 1 year blogging anniversary coming up on Januray 1st, that will be the perfect time to make the changes. I just thought I would give you a heads up ahead of time! Until then, you KNOW that I have to keep posting my Christmas prep posts! YAY! This is such an exciting time of the year!!</div>
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If you have a blog, how long did it take you to be totally yourself on your blog? Did you ever change your blogging style or is it the same today as when you started???</div>
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-43009385900116736572013-11-05T11:00:00.001-08:002013-11-05T12:34:58.723-08:00Happy Birthday Vivien Leigh!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Tuesday everyone!!!!<br />
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Did anyone else realize that today would have been the beautiful Vivien Leigh's 100th birthday!!<br />
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How much do you love her?! and this baby photo!!! Don't we all wish our baby pics were this sweet and adorable?<br />
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She was so extremely beautiful and talented. I'm sure we all have a movie that we liked her the most in. For me I'm torn between her two "Southern Belle" characters Scarlett O'Hara from <i>Gone With the Wind </i>(which is also my favorite movie and book of all time) and Blanche Dubois from <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i>. I guess these are going to be most people's favorites though, huh?<br />
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My two favorite things about this scene was (of course) the dress that Rhett made her wear and...THAT EYEBROW!!!!!! That is the BEST brow raise I've ever seen on film!!</div>
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I've known about Vivien Leigh for as long as I can remember and always sympathized immensely with her struggle with bipolar disorder. It is said that she would go days at a time in an almost "mad" state, being rude, petulant and sometimes violent and hysterical. Then as quickly as she became that way she would be back to her normal self. A school mate of hers once said that she had extreme highs and lows, almost to the point of dual personalities. It seems to be that the most talented people in the world are the most tortured.<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-87968652796328532122013-10-27T12:47:00.001-07:002013-10-27T12:47:29.081-07:00Vintage Christmas Prep: 59 Days to Go!! Wrapping and Recipes!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy end of October to you all!<br />
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Yes, I know that we have a few more days of October but it's almost gone!!! Crazy, right?<br />
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Well, today's post is a late Vintage Christmas post. It should have been done a couple of days ago but life gets hectic sometimes.<br />
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Can you believe that there is only 59 days until Christmas??? That means only 8 weekends left to shop. Once the fall hits it comes up so quickly!<br />
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Well, today lets talk wrapping paper and more recipes!!<br />
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First, WRAPPING PAPER...<br />
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I've scoured the Internet trying to find decent, affordable vintage wrapping paper. I say affordable because some of the nice wrapping paper from the 1940's and 1950's can be as much as $20.00 for a SHEET. Not an entire roll, but a SHEET.<br />
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That works if you have a small family. Say just you and your partner/spouse but what if you want everybody in your family to feel the Vintage Christmas spirit?? That just won't do. So I've tried to find whole rolls to feature but it was difficult.<br />
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While I was searching I noticed that wrapping paper has actually changed quite a bit. I was expecting not to find much difference in it but...I did. First of all today's wrapping paper is not as...ummm..."Christmasy"! The colors are more vibrant these days but the images on the paper of the 40s and 50s just seem to scream Christmas. The patterns are not as busy as ones you find today. When I shop for wrapping paper I always gravitate to the paper that is the more simple. Simple patterns. Simple color palate. Yes, I go through all of that. Some will probably think me silly but, as we all know, I take Christmas very seriously!<br />
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Of course the place I found the most options was Ebay. Ebay seemed to have more actual rolls of paper. Here are some of my favorites.<br />
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How jolly is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/155437048/vintage-deluxe-mid-century-christmas?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=1950s+christmas+wrapping+paper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=1950s+christmas+wrapping+paper">this Santa paper</a>?</div>
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Now on to RECIPES!!!<br />
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A few weeks ago I bought a gaggle of vintage magazines from the month of December. I thought I would share one of them with you...<br />
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The first ones I bought were a <i>Better Homes and Gardens</i> from December 1947 and a <i>Woman's Day</i> from December 1945.<br />
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The <i>Woman's Day</i> was full to the brim of great holiday baking recipes. So here they are. Let me know if you try any of them. I sure am...<br />
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P.S. Please forgive the picture quality. I couldn't scan them because they are so fragile I was afraid to manipulate them too much on the scanner. So I used my camera. You should still be able to follow the recipes with no problem...<br />
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Well, that's all for now. I did just order my first vintage tree ornaments the other day!!! As soon as I get them I'll be sure to put them up for show and tell.<br />
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Now...It's time for you guys to hop to it and start your preparations!!!!!!<br />
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Have a magical day!!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-42650114531679586782013-10-26T18:22:00.001-07:002014-08-03T10:23:03.569-07:0010 Random Things That You Don't Know About Mid Century Pink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello Beauties!!<br />
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So today's post is not vintage related in the least. I'm working on a Vintage Christmas post for tomorrow but I thought this would be good to do before I put that one up.<br />
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About a month ago, the ever lovely Jessica from <a href="http://www.chronicallyvintage.com/">Chronically Vintage</a> nominated me for "Inspiring Blogger" Award!!!!<br />
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I'm uber late accepting and posting the award but better late than never...no?? Since I am so late I'm not going to post other bloggers to pass the award on to (most of the blogs I follow are already nominated or have already been nominated for countless other awards) but I wanted to at least list my facts.<br />
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So here we go... I was asked to list random facts about myself. I love this because it gives me a reason to share with you all a little bit more about myself. I really am an open book so I don't mind sharing with you. I'm sorry that 2 of my facts are a little on the depressing side but I think it's important for people to know your struggles as well as your successes. If I can help someone realize that they are not alone then I'm happy... I'll start with the more serious ones first. Then finish with the silly!!!<br />
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<b>10 Random Facts About Mid Century Pink (aka LaToya)</b></div>
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<b>1. </b><i>I suffered from depression most of my teen age years- </i></div>
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Many of my friends who knew me back then as well as most of my family (including my parents) will be totally taken by surprise by this. I was never examined and deemed "clinically depressed" but now that I'm older I recognize all of the symptoms in myself back then. I would just chock it up to teen angst but teens with normal brain development don't lock themselves in their bathrooms, sobbing with a bottle of pills, debating on what to do with them...on a daily basis.</div>
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I had a lot of self esteem and self worth issues and I'm not totally sure where they came from. Maybe my parents struggling marriage at the time. I had THE BEST parents a kid could hope for...they just weren't good for each other. And it affected me. Not to mention knowing that I was gay and not being able to tell anyone for fear of not being accepted in my southern baptist community. Then...being a ballet dancer and constantly being judged by how much I weighed and how good I was certainly added to a toxic situation...</div>
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<b>2. </b><i>I struggled with anorexia for a while</i>- This was TOTALLY attributed to my dance career and moving to NYC and dancing along side the countries best dancers. I always thought of my weight before but I didn't realize how bad it was getting until I was down to 1,000 calories a day (sometimes less) while having an 8+ hour dance day. </div>
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After a while I realized that between my depression and this that I was not in a good place. I finally just had had enough of being sad and hungry. I started eating (kind of) again and I made amazing friends where I was dancing and started to eventually feel better about myself. I actually disguised my not eating by calling myself "vegetarian" so even they didn't know. Eventually I put that all behind be. I did it without counseling. Others are not so lucky.</div>
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I still struggle with weight and self worth issues but not like before. Daily meditation and intentional positive thoughts, as well as an amazing life partner have gotten me through some rough patches. These days I'm happier and healthier than I was in my early 20's! Plus, I'm able to be myself with the person I've chosen to be my spouse! So life is FANTASTIC! </div>
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I wrote all of this to say that if you are going through a rough time...IT GETS BETTER! Life is amazing if you live it on your own terms!!!! It can be complete magic!!</div>
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<b>3. </b><i>I absolutely LOVE 1990's R&B and Pop music-</i> Like LOVE!!!! I don't really listen to much else. I think this comes from the above issues I had and the healing effect music has. Music got me through a lot back then. When I hear songs from the 1990's I get a warm fuzzy feeling and it usually ends with me in happy tears. Yes, I'm a sap that way. For sure TLC's Crazy Sexy Cool album the songs <i>Unpretty </i>and <i>Waterfalls </i>and Janet Jackson's ENTIRE <i>Velvet Rope</i> album kept me sane when I thought I couldn't make it. But others like Alanis Morissette and No Doubt (plus countless more that I won't bore you with) also helped keep my feet firmly planted!<br />
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<b>4.</b> <i>I have a SUPER DUPER girl crush on Janet Jackson and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC-</i>STILL... to this day!!! I have for as long as I remember. At least since I was around 8 years old! If I hadn't met my Honey I would probably still be fangirling and following everything Janet does. Honey and totally clicked when we learned that we were both "Jan Fans". AND... I've been to about 3 meet and greets for her and every time I get even close to her I start...CRYING!! Like ugly crying!!! BAWLING and making a fool of myself!!! It's really terrible!!<br />
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The crush on T-Boz has been since I was a teenager... Ugh! She's just one of the coolest women EVER!!!! Just the way she carries herself and everything she's gone through in life battling Sickle Cell Disease and a brain tumor. She's a super woman to me!!! I'm completely in awe of her!</div>
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5. <i>I have an uncanny knack for remembering lyrics to entire songs after hearing them only once.-</i>It really is a weird talent. As soon as I hear a song...if I hear the entire song...I will probably be able to sing about 80% of the song back to you. By the third time, I know the whole thing! Weird but true! It is especially weird since I'm not a singer...(shrug)</div>
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<b>6.</b><i><b> </b>I swear like a sailor</i>!!- YES!! I, LaToya, have the worst potty mouth. Luckily I have learned to control it (I do teach baby ballerinas ya know), but it's bad... And while I know it's not lady like I can't help it! Especially when I'm annoyed. It just makes me feel better. Don't judge me!!!!</div>
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<b>7. </b><i>I am completely and deathly afraid of ants!!!!-</i>Yes...ANTS!!!!!!!!!!! (shudder) The fear comes from stepping in an ant bed and not realizing it when I was 6 years old. In seconds I was covered in ants from top to bottom. They were EVERYWHERE!!! In my ears, my clothes...EVERYWHERE!! Luckily I'm not allergic to much so I was ok, just shaken up. But I've never forgotten the terrifying feeling I had and now... well... let's just say that even one ant freaks me out! Oh great... now I'm all itchy!!</div>
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<b>8.</b><i> I have a chipped front tooth-</i> Well, it's covered with a porcelain cap now but my front tooth is indeed chipped!! It happened during an unfortunate hide and seek game when I was a kid. It was getting dark outside and the "base" was a basketball pole. Well, I didn't see the pole when I was running to it and BAM!!! Face plant into the pole!!! When I recovered, I discovered that the bottom of my tooth was completely gone!!! Needless to say a freak our ensued. It's still a fond memory from childhood. It hurt to BEJESUS but it makes me giggle now!</div>
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<b>9.</b><i><b> </b>I have a BEAUTIFUL mixed race family- </i>I am lucky enough to have multiple races represented in my extended family!!! It's a beautiful thing to see so many skin complexions in family pictures. Many of my family members were able to not let race determine who they want to spend their life with! On both sides of the family! Even my nephew just married a beautiful Japanese woman that he met while stationed in Japan! Their expecting a baby boy in the spring! Such a proud Aunt!!!</div>
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<b>10.</b><i><b> </b>I can't drive...and don't really want to learn to-</i> This one speaks for itself. I just have no desire to drive. I know that I will eventually have to get a license, especially when we move out of NYC but right now I'm fine. It stresses me out just thinking about having to drive!</div>
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So that's all folks! I hope this gave you a little insight into my life and where I come from. I didn't include anything vintage related purposefully. I feel like you know about that part of my life. I just wanted to open up to you a little more.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed me rambling on about myself.<br />
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I promise that that Christmas post will be up tomorrow!<br />
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Until then!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-39430837573940403632013-10-23T15:30:00.000-07:002013-10-26T18:23:18.254-07:00Mid Century Housewife: Pumpkin Caramel Blondies!!!!!!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello again!!!<br />
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Today has been a lazy kind of day. Honey and I both have the day off and it is a little chilly out today so we decided to make it a comfort food kind of day!!!<br />
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There is a stew bubbling on the stove that Honey made and I baked a delicious batch of pumpkin caramel blondies! Y-U-M!!<br />
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I know, I know... there is pumpkin EVERYTHING, everywhere right now but that is because it is soooo delicious!!!!<br />
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This recipe for blondies has pumpkin, chocolate, caramel AND walnuts (which you can omit if you have food allergies). It's soooo tasty. I promise you will love it even though it's not at all vintage...<br />
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For the blondies:<br />
3/4 cup softened butter<br />
1 cup packed brown sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1 cup pumpkin puree<br />
1 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg<br />
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
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For the filling:<br />
1/2 cup chopped walnuts<br />
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips<br />
1- 14 ounce package caramels<br />
1/4 cup heavy cream<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 square glass baking dish. I used a normal non glass one with parchment paper and it did the trick.<br />
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Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla and pumpkin and stir until combined.<br />
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Slowly combine the flour, baking soda and salt with the pumpkin mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir again to make sure batter is smooth and well combined.<br />
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Spread about 2/3 of the batter into prepared pan. Cover with the chocolate and walnuts.<br />
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In a small microwaveable bowl combine the caramels and heavy cream. Microwave on high stirring every 20 seconds until smooth and fully melted.<br />
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Pour the caramel over the pumpkin, chocolate and walnuts. Spread with an off set spatula or the back of a spoon to make sure it is spread evenly.<br />
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Let cool completely, or if you are like Honey and I, let cool for about 10 minutes and dig in!!! It will be nice and ooey gooey! Add a dollop of homemade whipped cream on top to finish it off (I forgot to and just went for it plain.)<br />
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If you are looking for something a little more old school, here is a 1959 recipe for Pumpkin Dream Pie!!! I may try this one for a retro spin to our Thanksgiving celebration.<br />
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That was in my best Wicked Witch of the West voice (or Elphaba, if you're a <i>Wicked</i> fan).<br />
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I'm feeling a little witchy today. Not in the "mean girl" sense of the word but in the HALLOWEENY sense of the word! My whole day Sunday was spent researching my costume, watching Alfred Hitchcock movies and pulling out the Halloween decorations.<br />
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I was also able to catch <i>Halloween Wars </i>on the Food Network channel (LOVE Food Network). If you haven't seen it, it is a pumpkin/cake decorating contest that is Halloween based. Yesterday's theme was nursery rhymes. The challenge was to take a commonly known nursery rhyme and make it sinister... and that got me thinking...Hmmm... most nursery rhymes have not so innocent origins. They sound all sweet and innocent until you really listen to the words. Some of them are down right CREEPY!!!! I mean there is references to murder, ghosts, graveyards and all kinds of terrifying things!<br />
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So in the spirit of the season I have included some of my favorite horrifying nursery rhymes and their origin. Most of these are the original ryhmes are the originals that were put into books for little ones in 1500s -1800s. They were a part of children's growing up for ages. In the late 1940s and early 1950s people such as Geffory Handler- Taylor took a major interest in "nursery <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/26/books/children-s-books-don-t-cook-mother-goose.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">nursery rhyme reform</a>" and analyzed over 200 hundred nursery rhymes. He concluded that 100 of them "personify all that is glorious and ideal for the child" but the rest "harbor unsavory elements". With that most nursery rhymes have been rewritten and made sugar versions of the originals.<br />
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I prefer these creepy originals!<br />
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You may want to keep some of these away from the kiddies... at least until they are old enough to love to be frightened!<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Gay go up and gay go down,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">To ring the bells of London town.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Oranges and lemons,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Clements.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Bull's eyes and targets,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Margret's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Brickbats and tiles,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Giles'.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Halfpence and farthings,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Martin's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Pancakes and fritters,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Peter's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Two sticks and an apple,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of Whitechapel.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Pokers and tongs,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. John's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Kettles and pans,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Ann's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Old Father Baldpate,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the slow bells of Aldgate.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">You owe me ten shillings,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of St. Helen's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">When will you pay me?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of Old Bailey.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">When I grow rich,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of Shoreditch.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Pray when will that be?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Say the bells of Stepney.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">I do not know,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Says the great bell of Bow.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Here comes a candle to light you to bed,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Here comes a chopper to chop off your head.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Chop chop chop chop</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; 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This one was first published in 1744 in England. When played like a game it is played in the same way as London Bridge where two children face one another and clasp hand in the air while the other children take turns going underneath. On the last words the children drop their arms catching a friend between them.<br />
The origins are a bit cloudy. It is said to have either dealt with child sacrifice or public executions. People think the bells represent the bells a condemned man would pass on his way to his execution. Either way it doesn't seem very child friendly!!<br />
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<b>COCK ROBIN</b></div>
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<dl style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">Who killed Cock Robin?</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I, said the Sparrow,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">with my bow and arrow,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I killed Cock Robin.</dd></dl>
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<dl style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">Who caught his blood?</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I, said the Fish,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">with my little dish,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I caught his blood.</dd></dl>
<dl style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">Who'll make the shroud?</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I, said the Beetle,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">with my thread and needle,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I'll make the shroud.</dd></dl>
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<dl style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">Who'll be the clerk?</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I, said the Lark,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">if it's not in the dark,</dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;">I'll be the clerk.</dd></dl>
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I've always though this one was a little macabre. Even when I was in kindergarten playing the duck that patted the grave of cock robin with my foot (this was an attempt at a more "child friendly" version of the rhyme. In hindsight it was still a little inappropriate for a kindergarten performance). This one was also published in 1744. Its origins are also obscure and vary from the death of the god, Balder from Norse mythology to paying tribute to Robin Hood, so really who knows? All I know is that it still creeps me out to this day!!!</div>
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<b>THERE WAS AN OLD LADY ALL SKIN AND BONE</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">(The person reciting the verse is meant to SCREAM the last line)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The only thing I could find on this one was that it was first published in </span><i style="text-align: left;">Grammer Gurton's Garland, </i><span style="text-align: left;">a book of nursery rhymes</span><span style="text-align: left;"> in 1784. It was a Halloween favorite among the grade school crowd when I was a kid. I'm not sure if kids still learn it nowadays. </span></div>
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<b>NAUGHTY BABY</b></div>
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I read that this one comes from Mother Goose. It is a cautionary tale to little ones that if they cry too much Napoleon Bonaparte will come still them away as if he is the boogey man. I'm not sure when this one was written but...I don't think I'll ever recite this to my future little one.</div>
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<b>Babes in the Woods</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">How a long time ago,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> Two poor little children,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Whose names I don't know,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Were stolen away</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">On a fine summer's day,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> And left in a wood,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">As I've heard people say.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Among the trees high </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Beneath the blue sky</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> They plucked the bright flowers</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And watched the birds fly;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Then on blackberries fed,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And strawberries red,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> And when they were weary</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">'We'll go home,' they said.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And when it was night</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">So sad was their plight,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> The sun it went down,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And the moon gave no light.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">They sobbed and they sighed</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And they bitterly cried,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> And long before morning</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">They lay down and died.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And when they were dead </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">The robins so red</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> Brought strawberry leaves</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And over them spread;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And all the day long,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">The green branches among,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> They'd prettily whistle</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">And this was their song-</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">'Poor babes in the wood!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Sweet babes in the wood!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> Oh the sad fate of </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f4; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">The babes in the wood!</span></div>
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This is one of the saddest ones to me. It is said that this actually happened to a pair of children in 1500's Norfolk, England. Supposedly their uncle, who resented having to care for them after their parents died, sent the children out with men who he paid to kill them. Instead of harming the children they leave them abandoned in the woods. It is said that they're ghosts still haunt the woods where they died. I suppose this was also the inspiration for <i>Hansel and Gretel</i>. The stories sound really similar.</div>
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Ok... now are you going to have restless dreams. I probably am... It's hard to believe that all of these cute little rhymes hide a scary meaning!! I know that some of the more well known nursery rhymes are also a little wicked. That Mother Goose was a little darker than the name suggests. I think that I'll do one more post of the rest of the rhymes that I found, and there were a lot of interesting ones, a little closer to Halloween.</div>
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I'm super excited today!</div>
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Is it my birthday? No... It it a special day at work? No... </div>
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So what has me in a tizzy you ask?</div>
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Today is opening day of the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink!<br />
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That's right. Today the seasonal ice skating rink opens at Rockefeller Center. This is when I know that my favorite time of year is upon us. </div>
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The ice rink debuted on December 25, 1936 and was meant to only be a one time thing. But with it's popularity it soon became a NYC fall/winter tradition. Every year the rink opens in October and lasts throughout the holiday season into the winter and is finally disassembled at the end of the winter season.</div>
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The rink is the more expensive of NYC's seasonal ice rinks(of course). It is also the most popular with tourists. Especially when that huge, beautiful Christmas tree is ushering in the Chrismas season. It is definitely iconic New York.<br />
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Here are some of my favorite images of the ice skating rink during the 1940s and 1950s. I love it because the rink looks exactly the same. The only thing different about the photos is the clothing of the skaters and merrymakers!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-7614812625831606442013-10-08T13:07:00.000-07:002013-10-08T13:18:50.609-07:00Random Ramblings: Movies and Hair!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello all!!!<br />
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I hope this post finds you all feeling wonderful and full of life and joy!!!!<br />
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It is a glorious day here in NYC. Its around 68 degrees and the sun is shining! I went to the supermarket and decided to go with a very fall appropriate sweet potato chili for dinner tonight. And the best thing about it is that it goes in the slow cooker!!! Just chop up the veggies, put them in the slow cooker, add spices and you're done!!! If it comes out as yummy as I think it will I will post the recipe.<br />
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Well, I haven't been up to much of anything except for work since my last post, so today's will be a bit of little random things I've been thinking about all week.<br />
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The first of which is my hair!!!! Now, I'm getting very good at pin curling and giving myself vintage styles, which is totally fun and I'm beyond proud of myself! The only thing I struggle with is finding styles that are ballet teacher appropriate. Meaning, styles that I can wear when teaching. I LOVE all of my pin curled styles but let's face it, they aren't very practical if your job involves sweating. And even the rare times when I can get away with it I have to think about what age group I'm going to be teaching that day. If I'm teaching little ones, let's say ages 3-8, vintage hair can be kind of ...distracting!!! The last thing I need to do with that age group is call any sort of attention to my hair!! I would NEVER get anything done!<br />
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With the older students (pre-teen and teens) I can get away with fancier hair. As a matter of fact the LOVE it when they see me dressed all vintage-y! The only problem is with the older students I tend to sweat more because the classes are more advanced and demanding. I demonstrate a lot then get all into cheering them on and running around correcting people that I would look like a drowned rat before it was all said and done.<br />
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All of this means that during teaching season I really only set my hair on weekends...Which is a bummer for me since I actually like setting my hair. So going into the studio I feel super plain and less than glamorous. Not that I must feel glamorous everyday but I'm starting to get bored with my weekly look. So... I'm looking for vintage appropriate hairstyles that can go to the studio.<br />
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I've looked up photos of dancers from the 1940's and 1950's and think my best bet may be a simple chignon. My hair is not fully grown out since my <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-case-of-faux-middy.html">faux middy</a> but I tried a chignon this summer and it worked on my shorter length hair. This is the how to I used from Emily over at <a href="http://www.livin-vintage.com/2013/06/1944-hairstyle-how-to.html">Livin' Vintage</a>. It was also featured in an issue of the online vintage magazine <a href="http://heydollvintagemag.blogspot.com/">Hey Doll!</a> It's super easy to replicate I just haven't tried it out while dancing. I may try this one tomorrow.<br />
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Another style I thought might work was a simple pageboy. Maybe something like this...<br />
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I'm not sure that it is a pageboy since I can't see the back of the style but it gave me the idea that a pageboy might work. Especially on my shorter hair. I know that 1950's style pageboys usually last a whole day on my hair so it just may last through a ballet class.<br />
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I also thought this one was adorable and gave a real 1940's ballerina feel...<br />
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Very "jewelery box ballerina"!!!! I'm thinking its just a chignon with a braided head band. She just makes it look so graceful.<br />
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So... now help me out. Do you have any ideas for any up do's that are long lasting that I may be able to try! If so, PLEASE leave me a comment and I'll try it out!!!<br />
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On to the next thing...<br />
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MOVIES!!!!<br />
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I think I spent all last weekend watching TCM. I love that channel soooo much. It's addicting. But funnily enough the movies I watched were movies that I missed weeks past and recorded on my dvr! So they weren't movie currently showing. But, gee and I glad I saved them!!<br />
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Here were my 3 favorites from the weekend.<br />
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1. <i>Mr. and Mrs. Smith </i>(1941)<i>-</i> Carol Lombard and Robert Montgomery<br />
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This adorable comedy was directed by Alfred Hitchcock of all people. It is about Ann and David Smith (Lombard and Montgomery), a quarreling couple who one day finds out that their 3 year marriage was never really legal! David finds out first and decides not to tell Ann right who also found out without him knowing. When she realizes that he's not going to tell her what she already knows she decides to NOT marry him!!! The whole movie is David trying to convince Ann to remarry him. It keeps you guessing the whole time as to whether Ann will forgive him and marry him. She even accepts a proposal from another man!! David's business partner! Of course in the "happily ever after" films of old Hollywood they reunite. But not before some quirky situations arise! I suggest watching this one when you need a good pick me up. It will keep you smiling!!<br />
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2.<i> I'll Be Seeing You </i>(1944)<i>-</i> Ginger Rogers and Joseph Cotten<br />
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This one is actually set during the Christmas holiday but I wouldn't really call it a Christmas movie. It is about Mary Marshall (Rogers) and Sgt. Zachary Morgan who meet on a train bound for Pine Hill for Christmas. When Mary gets off the train, Sgt. Zachary gets off too even though he has no family in Pine Hilll. Although he tells her he does. As the movie goes on you learn that the Sgt. is on leave from war time duty because of PTSD. You also learn that Mary is on furlough from prison for manslaughter!! Of course they fall in love and things get sticky as they both have to come clean about their pasts. Things work out in the end...even though Mary has to go back to prison to finish out her sentence.<br />
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A teen aged Shirley Temple is in this one as Mary's cousin. I love seeing her in this role. She's a little flirty and very innocent all in one. Adorable!!!<br />
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This one is a little sad, but I really liked it. Even though it's not totally a Christmas movie I think I may add it to my Christmas movie collection.<br />
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3. <i>Our Blushing Brides </i>(1930)<i>-</i> Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Robert Montgomery and Dorothy Sebastian<br />
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I enjoyed this one much more than I thought I would. I actually put it on as background noise while I was doing housework but got sucked in and had to finish the film before I finished my kitchen!!!<br />
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This film is about 3 roommates and bestfriends: Gerry (Crawford), a model; Connie (Page), a perfume sales girl; and Franky (Sebastian), a linen sales girl.<br />
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All 3 girls work for the same department store and are of course in need of eligible men to become their husbands. Gerry is actually ok with being single until she meets Tony (Montgomery), the son of the store's owner. Connie is in a "serious" relationship with Tony's brother, David, who keeps promising to marry her. Frankie becomes involved with Martin, wealthy man that frequents the store and marries him after one night out together. Well, as you have probably guessed things don't go at all how the girls hoped. Gerry finds out that Tony is a playboy. Frankie's husband ends up arrested for theft. Poor Connie finds out that David is engaged to another and poisons herself while listening to the wedding ceremony on the radio.<br />
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Yes, this is a sad one but at least Gerry and her fellow end up together in the end. I loved Joan Crawford in this part. She look FABULOUS and you can see a hint of the famous Joan Crawford that is to come!!!<br />
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This movie is actually the follow up to two previous movies about the same girls, <i>Our Dancing Daughters </i>and <i>Our Modern Maids. </i>Now I want to find them. It makes Connie killing herself even more sad because the girls have basically grown up together. I'll be keeping a look out for those.<br />
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If you haven't seen one or all of these try to find them. I really enjoyed them all!!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-34929182608330244762013-10-02T11:37:00.001-07:002013-10-02T11:38:33.139-07:00Costumes and Pumpkins and Candy...Oh My!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, it is finally October. This is the start of my favorite time of the year! Even though we are having some warm weather here in NYC (which is to be expected. It never turns cold here for good until after Halloween) some of my neighbors have put out their fall/Halloween decorations, there are pumpkins being sold everywhere and all of the Trick or Treating candy is in stores for the season. Yes, Halloween season is officially here!<br />
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Although I'm not a HUGE Halloween fan, I do enjoy the day and the fun and preparation leading up to it. I enjoy seeing all of the stores full of costumes and decorations and I enjoy decorating our apartment and getting our costumes ready. We try to dress up every Halloween even if we don't have super big plans. This year, I think we're still working on costume ideas. I'm thinking of being the Gray Lady.<br />
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The Gray Lady is a name given to multiple female ghosts who have died of a broken heart. <a href="http://www.ghostbooks.net/story.php?id=042">This</a> is the ghost story my costume will be inspired by (Quick synopsis in case you don't want to click the link: A young woman falls in love with a handsome stranger on a rest stop between stage coaches. It is love at first sight but her fellow is supposed to leave the next day. As he is getting on his coach they agree that he would return and that they would be married and set a wedding date for the spring. Well, they write to one another all winter and he is set to return. On their wedding date he does not show up. The bride is dressed in her wedding gown when she is told that her groom to be had been robbed and murdered on his way to the wedding. Of course she dies of a broken heart. It is said that her ghost still waits for her groom at the station in Colorado.). There are many different versions of this story but I think this is the one I'll go with. Sad enough for you???!!!!<br />
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With all of the costume prep going on, I am definitely in the Halloween spirit!!!! So while searching the Internet I found these amazing pictures from Halloweens past and thought I would share them with you!!!<br />
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Here is a GREAT video filled with fantastic vintage Halloween photos. And the music makes it even better!<br />
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This is a cute home video of a family in the 1940s getting ready for the Halloween festivities!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-74957429801653581922013-09-29T14:51:00.000-07:002013-09-30T10:11:36.430-07:00Zooey Deschanel...My Vintage- Meets- Modern Style Icon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now that Autumn is back in full swing, I've been slowly becoming re-addicted to my favorite TV shows!!! Most television series are having their season premiers in the next few weeks. I can't tell you how excited I am for <i>Once Upon a Time, American Horror Story...Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother </i>and<i> Parenthood </i>(all three of these had their first shows of the season this past week),<i> Modern Family </i>and more!!! As you can see we have a full DVR queue!!!</div>
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One of my favorite shows of all time is<i> New Girl</i> staring Zooey Deschanel!!!! I totally adore this show! It is ridiculously funny, the writing is amazing!!! And the cast...LOVE THEM! They are HILARIOUS!!!!!</div>
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Of course my favorite characters is Jess, played by one of my favorite celebrities, Zooey Deschanel! Jess is an awkward, quirky but totally awesome, late 20s to early 30s something who lives in a loft with three guys. All of whom are like her family. Of course there are epically funny adventures that ensue in every episode. Some scenarios are so totally ridiculous and out there that I practically pee myself with laughter (yes, I know that that is TOTALLY not lady like but it's so true)!</div>
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I love Zooey in this role. I secretly hope that she is a lot like Jess in her real life. I love the fact that her character on the show carries on Zooey's real life love affair with vintage and vintage style clothing!</div>
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Zooey is great at pulling off a "vintage meets modern" style. While I mostly prefer full on vintage clothing I love the way she makes vintage style clothing work for her. It gives me ideas on how I can wear clothes with a vintage-y edge without going all the way. Some days it's just easier to give a taste of vintage. On those days I channel my inner Zooey.</div>
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One of my favorite things about Zooey Deschanel I found out about while randomly browsing TV and coming upon the show <i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i>. This show takes different celebrities and delves into their family history and finds out their ancestry. Well, on the show about her family she came to find out that her family has a Quaker ancestry and two of her ancestors were vital to the abolitionist movement and were part of the Underground Railroad! It was quite and interesting show and made me love her even more. If you come upon a repeat episode of it you should watch it!!!</div>
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-17213691167327272442013-09-25T19:58:00.002-07:002013-10-02T11:39:06.065-07:00Vintage Christmas Prep- 3 Months!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Before I start I want to apologize for the two week absence. UGH!! At first it was just because I was extremely busy with starting the new dance school season. Then I was having trouble with the wireless internet service in our apartment. But, now everything is back to normal and I'm back!!! YAY!!!!<br />
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Well, today is September 25th (can you believe that it's the end of September? Already!!! AND Autumn is officially here!!! WOOT!) so you know what that means VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!<br />
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I had planned on sharing a 1947 <i>Better Homes and Gardens</i> magazine that I bought from ebay. Unfortunately, it hasn't arrived in the post yet so I'll have to save that for another day. I can't wait to get it!!! I've also ordered a couple of new skirts and some vintage Christmas ornaments. Hopefully it all arrives soon so that I can share.<br />
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Since I don't have the magazine yet, I thought I would share some of the recipes I want to try out this holiday. Since we are trying to do a late 40s Christmas I want to put away some of my trusted new modern recipes and try some older ones. Honey is not too keen on the idea but she's willing to try it. I figured I would do mostly baking recipes since those are the ones that seemed to work best when I did the <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/p/mid-century-housewife-project.html">50's Housewife project</a><br />
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The first ones come from <i>Gourmet</i> magazine. I was so lucky as to find a list of some of their Christmas cookie recipes from the 1940's. A recipe for every year in the 40's!!! This is a great list of cookies. It states on the website that these are all authentic recipes from their 1940's issues. All of the recipes were retested but none of the recipes were altered in any way! FUN!<br />
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The next recipe is a 1946 recipe that comes from an unpublished book on British food written by George Orwell. The book was never published because of the severe rationing during wartime. I've always wanted to try a traditional Christmas pudding but always chicken out at the last minute. I've decided to be brave and just go for it this year. </div>
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Here is a leaflet of food facts from 1945. It also contains recipes that are made with rationed ingredients. I'm thinking of trying the Mincemeat recipe.</div>
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Here are some Honey Filled Cookies from a 1940s <i>Women's Day </i>magazine. They look a little labor intensive but YUMMY! I don't think I've ever had a honey filled cookie!</div>
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These last few recipes are from the Edith Adams website (Edith, I've found out, was a fictitious food writer for the Vancouver Sun. There were actually 5 different women who made up Edith. Fun huh?!?). How yummy do these recipes sound?! I think I'll try them all!!!</div>
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So there it is. The start, of my Christmas baking list!!! I usually start gathering recipes around this time every year. Then I start practicing baking new recipes in October. I MUST do a baking trial because, as you may have noticed, I'm a little particular about baking. It has to be perfect, especially for holidays. There is nothing worse than trying out a recipe on the day you need it and it turns out a bust. UGH!!! A pre-bake is a complete must in our house!!!<br />
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Don't forget. Only 91 days! Don't let it sneak up on you!!!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-40261737138073133652013-09-20T18:48:00.001-07:002013-09-20T18:48:32.947-07:00Technical Difficulties <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys!<br />
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Just letting you all know that I'm having technical difficulties with my internet service. I hope to be back up and running by Monday (I'm writing this from my phone!! Grrrr...).<br />
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Dont worry! I'm still working on posts. Just the old fashioned way! Pen to paper!<br />
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See you all next week!!!<br />
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-83719883510117862902013-09-11T16:22:00.000-07:002013-09-15T16:37:15.989-07:00September 11, 2001<div>
Today, I don't have a blog post for you guys. </div>
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As you all know, today marked the anniversary of September 11, 2001.</div>
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As a transplanted New Yorker who remembers the day vividly, it still makes me emotional to think about. Luckily, I was at home that day. But had it been a week earlier I would have been in the building at the time the planes hit the towers ( I had just finished my first ever summer teaching job in NJ. I walked through the World Trade Center to get to my train).</div>
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I remember my roommate's parents calling all the way from Italy asking if I was watching the news. I was trying to sleep in that day so I wasn't. My roommate was already at school and the television was off. I turned it on...it was around 9am, just after the first tower was hit. I watched in total disbelief and was quite honestly terrified. I had only been in the city for 2 years by that point and knew no one but the dancer friends I had made while training. I had no clue what to do. Or what was going to happen. It's a helpless feeling to watch that all by yourself in an empty apartment at 20 years old. So I just sat there, and watched the news, watch the second plane hit the remaining tower. And saw them both go down... and cried. That's all I could do. It really was a terribly painful day. The city came to a stand still. Not only because the subway stopped running and businesses closed up but...the city just got...still. </div>
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But in true NY fashion, New Yorkers were able to pick up the pieces and trudge ahead. Although there were some scares left on the city, it was never broken. </div>
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So today, I salute all of those who lost their lives, who lost loved ones, those who risked their lives to try to help and those who still risk their lives to keep us safe!!!!</div>
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To the heroes!!!!</div>
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Hug someone today and let them know how much they mean to you. It's important!!!</div>
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Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-10827724275236252322013-09-05T07:12:00.003-07:002013-09-05T19:25:27.120-07:00Midcentury Pink's Summer in ReviewWell, we're already 4 days into September! Where did the summer go?!? It really did go by really fast. But as you all know, I've been super excited to get the summer over and jump head first into fall. With autumn not officially starting until the 22nd of the this month, I'm well aware that it is technically still summer but I'm already in a fall kind of mood.<br />
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The kids are all starting to return to the classroom in the NYC area and I'm finishing up the last of my summer ballet classes this week. Monday marks the official start of the 2013-2014 dance school season for me. I can't wait! I'm hoping this dance season goes better than last. I was so tired and burnt out and didn't feel creative at all. I felt like I was just scraping by and didn't feel like I was being the best ballet teacher that I could have been for my students. My end of the year dances came out great and my bosses LOVED them but I wasn't happy with all of them. So...I'm well rested and ready to take the year by the horns!!!<br />
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With the end of the summer staring us in the face, I wanted to take stock of the last couple of months. Personally, I didn't do nearly as many fun things as I wanted to do. With me working less, our monthly income was slightly lower so all of the fabulous things I wanted to buy and do had to wait until the end of the summer. I even just realized that I didn't do ANY outfit posts this summer!!! How is that possible??? Well, I never really went anywhere so fun or fancy that I thought a outfit post was in order. Sure, I went out and did things in my vintage but...taking photos of it was really the last thing on my mind. And the BIG thing I wanted to take pictures of, A Midsummer Night's Swing, got totally rained out the day we were supposed to go! I'm talking thunderstorm! WHOOMP!!! The rest of my days were spent at home in day dresses or in the dance studio in leotards and tights. So...really, fashion was kind of boring for me this summer. Which was kind of a disappointment. Mostly, everything I bought were vintage wardrobe staples and not terribly fascinating...but at least I have them. So now, the wardrobe is starting to fill out. That makes me happy and excited!<br />
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But, I was able to get plenty of fun posts this summer. Even without the fashion. Which I'm actually super proud about! When I first started the blog I wanted to chronicle my vintage fashion journey but it has molded into something more than what I thought it would. I have discovered that I LOVE to research random things in history that happen to spark my interest. And it seems like everyone else likes those posts too. They really are some of my most read, so be expecting a lot more of those! I'm excited because I get to marry all of that information with my striving to be a "vintage girl" in modern NYC! FUN!!!<br />
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One thing I was excited about was the <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/p/mid-century-housewife-project.html">Housewife series</a> I started. Goodness, that was so much fun. I got to live as a 1950s (or as close as I could get to the 50s) Housewife for 12 days. It was definitely an interesting process. It was weird to be home most of the day just...cleaning...grocery shopping...doing laundry... all of of the other millions of things that were on that housewife list. In the end I had to admit that I enjoyed it much more than I though I would. I really think I would be content to stay home and take care of my family when the time comes. I definitely had a since of accomplishment at the end of the whole project. The series will continue with other posts related to things of the "housewifery" (I think I just made up a word) nature. Not all of them will be of me doing housewife things but they will be related to my quest for vintage domestic perfection.<br />
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My favorite history post of the summer was <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/07/growing-up-strong-on-pet-milk-fultz.html">Growing up Strong on PET Milk</a>.This post was about the Fultz quadruplets who were the poster children for PET milk in the 50s. It was a story that I had never heard before and I'm not sure why! It's a great (but sad) tidbit of American history that should be told. I'm sure there are quite a few stories just like this one that have yet to be made public. It would be quite interesting to find them and research them.<br />
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My second favorite history post came just a few days ago. <a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/08/black-and-white.html">Black and White...</a> was simply a photo post but it seemed to spark a lot of interest. Not only among you guys, my sisters in vintage, but with my family and friends. I even had a childhood friend comment on the post and share a great story about her mother seeing a black woman in a public restroom for the first time. And in our hometown! The post really resonated with people and I'm beyond proud of it!<br />
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<a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-cape-cod-home-to-call-our-own-window.html">A Cape Cod Home to Call Our Own: Window Shopping</a><br />
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<a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/07/vintage-christmas-prep-5-months-til.html">Vintage Christmas Prep: 5 Months Til Christmas</a><br />
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<a href="http://mid-centurypink.blogspot.com/2013/08/vintage-christmas-prep-4-more-months.html">Vintage Christmas Prep: 4 Months Til Christmas</a><br />
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So there you have it. The blogs summer in a nutshell. Although a mostly uneventful summer, I have to say it was a good one. I'll take a nice relaxing, relatively cool, summer break over a stressful, busy, hot one any day!!!<br />
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So, I bid adieu to the summer and welcome my absolute favorite part of the year with a new dress!!! YAY!!! Fall really inspires my wardrobe choices which makes me want to shop, Shop, SHOP!!!! Hurry up cool weather!!!!! I'm starting to become impatient!<br />
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How did your summer turn out?????<br />
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PS! Jessica over at <a href="http://www.chronicallyvintage.com/2013/08/enter-to-win-any-vintage-hat-you-like.html">Chronically Vintage</a> has an amazing giveaway going on!!! She is giving away a hat from <a href="http://www.bluerosevintage.com/">Blue Rose Vintage</a>! A free hat?? Ummm... yes please!!! How faboo is that? Head on over so that you don't miss out!!!!<br />
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I know I said that I wouldn't do another post til Sunday, but I thought a post was in order for a special anniversary in American history.<br />
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As many of you know (especially if you live here in the States) yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the famous "March on Washington".<br />
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The "March on Washington" was held August 28, 1963 and was a demonstration in protest of the unfair treatment of minorities in the U.S. It was a march demanding better jobs and better treatment of blacks in the nation. It was a march that included a quarter of a million whites and blacks fighting for a common goal. Racial equality.<br />
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This was the March that included Dr. Martin Luthur King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech and included many entertainers of the time including Mahalia Jackson, Ossie Davis, Josephine Baker, Marlon Brando and Peter, Paul and Mary among others.<br />
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At first I was thinking of doing a history centered post of the March but have instead decided to do a post featuring mostly photos. We always hear of the horrible way whites treated blacks in those days but I wanted to do something a little more positive.<br />
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As a black girl who grew up in the South I have seen actual KKK rallies and have experienced my share of (silent) discrimination. It was nothing like what my parents and grandparents have experienced but there where times that I felt that I was being treated differently than my white friends. BUT I have always had just as many white friends as blacks. I was lucky enough to attend schools where race was never a factor. I have felt true camaraderie and love for my white (and other race) friends. This is why I wanted to show a side rarely seen when the civil rights movement is discussed. Its true that the majority of the country was against integration and equal rights but there were many people who knew which side of the issue was the right side.<br />
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Congress of Racial Equality march in honor of church bombing the killed 4 black girls in Birmingham, Alabama 1963</div>
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One of my favorite pictures. Two girls primping at a party meant to introduce blacks to whites. 1958</div>
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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom</div>
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August 28, 1963</div>
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As you may (or may not) have noticed, I have been a little AWOL for an entire week! That's because things are starting to get into full swing on the dance school front. The middle of August means summer intensives for the students (which also means teaching everyday from 9am til 5pm) and meetings and brain storming for the faculty. So that's where I've been. Starting September 1st my schedule will level out and I'll post more. For the next two weeks, though, I'll probably only be doing one post a week, more than likely on Sundays.<br />
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Anywho! Well, it's the 25 of the month and you know what that means!!!! Rudolph Day and 4 months, or 122 days, til Christmas!!! So with that comes a Christmas prep post!<br />
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Before I begin I want to share with you all some of the Christmas organizing websites I frequent. These will REALLY come in handy for those of you with little ones. I use them because we love to entertain at least once during the holiday season and these sites give you a helpful little timeline of when you have to get things done in order to keep your sanity during the holidays.<br />
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<a href="http://christmasorganizing.com/">Christmas Organizing</a><br />
<a href="http://christmas.organizedhome.com/holiday-grand-plan-2013">Organized Christmas Holiday Grand Plan</a>- I really like this one!!! It helps get your ENTIRE home clean for the holidays! Its like spring cleaning in the fall!<br />
<a href="http://101daystochristmas.com/">101 Days to Christmas</a><br />
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They all start the preps next month so that's proof that I'm NOT off my rocker and it really is time to start preparing!<br />
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As I was researching recipes to include in this post, I kept coming across beautiful Christmas illustrations by Norman Rockwell. So needless to say, what started out as a recipe post became a vintage Christmas image board of sorts. Not a typical preparation post but one meant to prep your spirit instead.<br />
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How amazing are these December covers of the Saturday Evening Post? All from the 1940s and by Norman Rockwell. Images are from <a href="http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/artists-gallery/saturday-evening-post-cover-artists/norman-rockwell-gallery/rockwell1940s?nggpage=4">The Saturday Evening Post</a>.<br />
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Don't these pictures evoke images of the perfect Christmas in your mind?<br />
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They have a sort of innocence and magic about them. Some of the pictures make you remember Christmas as it was in your childhood. When you knew that anything was possible and that OF COURSE a jolly old man could some how squeeze himself down your chimney (and find other routes if you had no chimney).<br />
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Others are a more realistic, adult view of Christmas. One that is exhausting but fulfilling at the same time. Even though at some point, most adults stop believing in Santa Claus, they still believe in the magical feeling that only Christmas can bring. That even when all is wrong with your world, a little Christmas spirit can do wonders.<br />
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Then there are us adults that have never given up on the child like idea of Christmas. There are those of us who still believe in Santa and who believe in keeping the spirit of Christmas the whole year long. Christmas, after all, is the time of year when everyone is just a tad nicer and just a bit more loving and giving. I think the world would be a much better place if EVERYONE were able to keep that Christmas feeling the year round. After all, at the end of the day, aren't we all looking to be more loving, more giving and kinder to our fellow man?<br />
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I guess that is the real reason I'm so in love with the holiday. Not because of gifts wrapped in red and green paper or decking the halls and shopping for the perfect gift, but because I live a life where I strive to be better to people than I was the day before. Where I want to look for the beauty in everything that life brings. Christmas represents that for me. So I celebrate year round!!! YES, even in August!!!!!<br />
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I'm still working on a recipe post with recipes from the 40s but that will have to wait until next month. I have a lot of goodies up my sleeves for the upcoming posts leading to December. I can't wait to share them with you!<br />
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"Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."- Dale Evans<br />
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<br />Mid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-80381620304110618732013-08-17T17:01:00.002-07:002013-09-15T16:37:38.132-07:00Dancing Guys and Dolls: Seven Brides for Seven BrothersIt's been forever since I've done a Dancing Doll or Dancing Guys post but watching this movie made me want to do another!<br />
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Have you seen <i>Seven Brides for Seven Brothers</i>? If not...go find it...NOW!!!! It's the cutest movie ever (albeit a little on the sexist side. But what 1950s movie isn't??)<br />
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There's a lot to talk about with this movie, so I guess I'll start with a short synopsis for those of you who haven't seen it. So here we go:<br />
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Adam Pontipee, the eldest of seven unruly brothers goes into town (he lives on a farm outside of town near mountains) to find a bride. He goes into a saloon where he meets Milly, a pretty waitress who is tired of constantly waiting on men in the saloon. Adam asks Milly to marry him...on the same day that they meet. Milly is lonesome and thinks Adam is handsome, so she agrees right away. On their way back to Adam's home in the mountains, Milly tells him of her hopes and dreams of belonging to and taking care of just ONE man... Then, she arrives at Adam's home where she meets his SIX brothers (who are all named in alphabetical order with Biblical names: Adam, Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon), all of which Adam forgot to tell her about. And they all live in the same house!!<br />
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Needless to say, Milly is very upset. Not only is she surprised to find 7 men living under one roof, but the brothers are rough and love to fight! The fight over food and over who has the worst name and she is expected to cook, clean and take are of all the men. Eventually she becomes fond on the brothers and cleans them up and tries to teach them how to court girls.<br />
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On a lonely winter's night Adam tells the boys the story of <i>The Rape of the Sabine Women</i> (a story about Roman men who kidnap and make wives of women of Sabine families). So you can just imagine what happened next...Yes... the Pontipee brothers set out into the night and kidnap the girls they fell in love with at the barn raising!<br />
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As they head back to their farm with a wagon full of girls, they cross a gorge that is prone to avalanche. The boys purposely cause avalanche which blocks the passage back into town so that the townspeople can't come looking for their stolen girls. With that, the girls are stuck on the Pontipee farm until the snow melts in the spring.<br />
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Of course Milly is furious when she finds out what the brothers have done. She demands that the brothers stay in the barn, while the "brides" stay in the house. Adam is surprised and offended by Milly's reaction to the whole situation and goes to live out the winter alone in a trapping cabin away from home.<br />
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During the winter the girls, who have not yet taken kindly to the brothers play the most hilarious pranks on them as revenge (as well as to pass the time). By spring, Milly has given birth to a baby girl and of course (in true 1950s musical fashion) the girls have fallen in love with the brothers.<br />
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Adam returns home when he learns of the birth of his daughter and realizes that the parents of the stolen girls must be saddened by their kidnapping. He tells the boys to return the girls. They refuse. And so do the girls. They hide so as not to be taken back home.<br />
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The townspeople are finally able to pass the gorge and plan on seeking vengeance. Of course a misunderstanding occurs and the townspeople think the girls have been violated and a fight starts. During the fighting one of the girl's father, who is a minister, hears the baby crying. He asks who the baby belongs to and all the brothers and their "brides" claim the baby is theirs. Since he is not sure he orders all the brothers to be married to their girl in six shot gun weddings.<br />
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Whew...that's a long one!<br />
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In between all of that are the amazing songs and beautiful dance numbers!! Some of the best in musical history. And that's not just me saying that! Every time I see a TV special on dance and Hollywood musicals this one always comes up. It even has one of my favorite male ballet dancers in it as brother Ephraim (Jacques d' Amboise). And Jane Powell stars as Milly!<br />
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The cast is made up of other well known actor dancers of the day including Julie Newmar and Russ Tamblyn (from West Side Story)<br />
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Its a great movie! It has a million laughs in it! The songs are great and have that iconic 1950s musical sound. It's just an all around good film and was an Oscar nominee in 1954.<br />
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Try to find it and snuggle up with some snacks and enjoy! You'll thank me later!!<br />
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