tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post8575432671714541328..comments2024-03-25T03:30:30.197-07:00Comments on An Old-Fashioned World: AuthenticRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-74208920258494124962015-08-17T19:16:43.061-07:002015-08-17T19:16:43.061-07:00:):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-39616486960392329382015-08-17T18:26:59.318-07:002015-08-17T18:26:59.318-07:00Apparently my great grandmother that was born in 1...Apparently my great grandmother that was born in 1880 and died in 1977, didn't feel the same way. All she did was complain about the modern world. I guess I get it honest ;) But then again, she was living in Santa Monica, California, so I don't think life was as hard for her.<br /><br />Every time period is hard, even now, but you know that ;)<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-41786399836450191822015-08-16T20:23:05.532-07:002015-08-16T20:23:05.532-07:00Agreed, Rue. People were real and very human. And ...Agreed, Rue. People were real and very human. And as for the reality shows, well if people haven't watched enough reality TV to know how contrived it is then they have no business signing on to do one.<br /><br />One thing about the good old days versus now...My grandmother was born around the turn of the previous century. She lived to be 85. I think about all the changes she witnessed in her lifetime and it amazes me. My sister once asked her if she didn't ever wish for a simpler life such as she experienced as a young woman. My grandma said, "Well, I don't know about that. Sometimes it's nice just to go down to the store and buy a nice box of Tide instead of having to make lye soap over a hot fire." It's so true that we tend to idealize the past. My grandma raised twelve children in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Not so glamorous and wonderful, I suspect. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-54708692097289563052015-08-15T17:36:24.676-07:002015-08-15T17:36:24.676-07:00Oh, I'm not down about it, but I think people ...Oh, I'm not down about it, but I think people get confused when it comes to this sort of thing. I live very much like my parents, grandparents and their parents before them and so forth, as far as morals, lifestyle, etc. Nothing has changed as far as that is concerned. The problem is they expect I Love Lucy when they come into my home and that's just not the way it is or was. <br /><br />For instance, most people think that women didn't have a say and that they were all beaten down dogs that took drugs to stay happy and that's just not true for everyone that lived then. I come from a VERY long line of strong women that were extremely outspoken. I'm not saying that it didn't happen, but not everyone lived that life.<br /><br />Another misperception is that people didn't cuss. I've been told that I'm not very vintage (whatever that means) because of my language. They're shocked to hear stories about my great grandmother's mouth. <br /><br />People were just like they are now (sans the electronics), with the exception of people being more polite, having manners and knowing how to dress for different occasions. I can only go by my family, but from that, I know that they cursed, they divorced, they argued.... watching these caricatures gives the impression that life was a rose garden everyday. When in reality life is messy, no matter what decade.<br /><br />I've seen what they've said about being on that show and I can see why they'd be upset, but the truth is, they were filmed saying and doing the those things. I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle. And I'm with you... no tv reality show for me! LOL<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-50178888472474706442015-08-15T17:09:12.302-07:002015-08-15T17:09:12.302-07:00"I live in my own little world, but it’s okay..."I live in my own little world, but it’s okay, they know me here!" Yup, exactly LOL<br /><br />I'll see what I can do about showing the clothing, but I've been avoiding my closet cleaning, so don't hold your breath ;)<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-60090786017898624562015-08-15T16:59:50.578-07:002015-08-15T16:59:50.578-07:00Awww..... thank you, sweet friend :)
Your house s...Awww..... thank you, sweet friend :)<br /><br />Your house sounds lovely. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-83646021703988118622015-08-15T16:58:33.722-07:002015-08-15T16:58:33.722-07:00Hi Dawn :)
I was thinking that maybe a newly marr...Hi Dawn :)<br /><br />I was thinking that maybe a newly married upper class couple might have a house like that, but it all just seems to unrealistic. My mom came from that kind of back ground and she still was stuck with hand me downs, so it makes me wonder. Anyway, I can't say for sure, because I was born almost two decades later ;)<br /><br />Thank you for your comment!<br /><br />xo<br /><br />Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-81848504071808545142015-08-15T08:25:19.807-07:002015-08-15T08:25:19.807-07:00As I was checking around for the Wives With Beehiv...As I was checking around for the Wives With Beehives show on the internet, I came across this website: http://www.therockabillysocialite.com/2012/12/follow-up-to-wives-with-beehives.html. It seems that the ladies in the show are not happy with the way they were portrayed. So shocking...note to self: Never, under any circumstances agree to be on reality TV. Not that I would anyway. Forewarned is forearmed. Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-81466032702868735492015-08-15T07:15:54.138-07:002015-08-15T07:15:54.138-07:00Well, I would say that the folks in the reality sh...Well, I would say that the folks in the reality shows (yes, I watched the American and British versions) are finding a way to retreat from real life into an idealized world of their own creation. Whereas you, Rue, are simply appreciating and enjoying your home and decorating it in keeping with it's vintage. You use objects that have memories and meaning for you rather than buying into the constant drive to acquire more, more more and new, newer newest. I think its lovely!<br /><br />I was born in the early fifties, and sometimes I do get sentimental for "simpler" times. But, honestly, I have come to the conclusion that each decade had problems and challenges common to all people. I simply wasn't aware of it all because I was a child. My parents were children of the great depression and the dustbowl, and came of age in time for WWII. They did buy new furniture because they didn't have anything given to them. But it was expected to last. <br /><br />Anyway, I hope that the TLC show doesn't make all people who collect and use vintage items look a liitle (or a lot) kooky. Don't let these silly shows get you down, Rue. You are authentic. Just stay your sweet self! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-2679880312842977402015-08-15T05:20:38.071-07:002015-08-15T05:20:38.071-07:00Rue, I admire that you know who you are, and live ...Rue, I admire that you know who you are, and live in a way authentic to that! This post brought to mind... My husband is a vintage american cars enthusiast, and is very knowledgeable on them. It drives him crazy when we watch movies and the right cars are not used in the era setting of the movie, or the cars aren't authentic in all of their parts! Anyhow, I like to mix things up, that's who I am! ...with exception to the 70's and 80's, lol! :) ~RhondaRamblings of a Southern Girl ~ Rhonda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144023695675102093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-27098672824677185002015-08-14T20:14:34.362-07:002015-08-14T20:14:34.362-07:00I grew up suburbia in the 1950s and 1960s and was ...I grew up suburbia in the 1950s and 1960s and was a young woman in the 1970s. I had the best of it all. I will say that everyone's parents (except mine) had orange shag carpeting. I couldn't rent an apartment for the next decade without having one with orange shag carpeting. About the 1950s in a town 20 miles north of Chicago...it was idyllic. The women coffee clutched during the day, cleaned, shopped, sat by the pool, hung the clothes on the line to dry, belonged to clubs and almost all of the housewives heads were in curlers beneath a scarf. Even to go grocery shopping in pedal pushers and Keds. An hour before the husbands got home, showers were taken, hair was styled, clean clothes put on, dinner was started and the mail was on the table for Dad. It was exactly like that at my house. <br />GineneFox and Finch Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945366509809871312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-50709029000472532852015-08-14T08:46:04.769-07:002015-08-14T08:46:04.769-07:00You need to put a Warning, on such a post!!! ,-) ...You need to put a Warning, on such a post!!! ,-) I totally got sucked into a time warp there. Watching all those videos. Great fun!!!!<br /><br />And well, I was born in 1937, so I lived through a lot of "times" and "fads".... I'd not, not, not want to go back to any of them, totally. Been there, done that, have the T-shirt. <br /><br />And I'd like to tell those British gals, that having a perfect 50's or 40s or etc. home, would be a lot harder for them, if they started right off with having children!!!!! lol.... :-)<br /><br />Mmmmm, and the tats!!!!!!! Quellllle horrroooooors. Tats on a perfect home maker? Are they out of their minds??? -chuckle-<br /><br />Again... Warning needed! :-) Such posts are so hard, to get away from!!! :-)))))<br /><br />Tessa Tessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-7509235483890869012015-08-14T08:32:11.498-07:002015-08-14T08:32:11.498-07:00wow just love this post so much! Your house - and...wow just love this post so much! Your house - and being raised in the 50's i agree with what you said your mom said. Oh and that three tiered tray thing in the kitchen near the stove - we had that and one of those cool stools that use to sit in kitchens, with the padded vinyl seat. Maybe you have been there - but in Temecula there is a place called Professor Pennypickle that has a room set up with a kitchen somewhat from the 50's. I had photos I've taken from there. Your posts are always so entertaining - I may get back to watch those videos if I find the time.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-67895604741507203382015-08-14T08:23:43.335-07:002015-08-14T08:23:43.335-07:00Your blog is so amazing and entertaining! I love ...Your blog is so amazing and entertaining! I love that film clip and had never heard of that before.<br />Catherine Holmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177333835151082088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-6344066845944869442015-08-14T04:22:55.356-07:002015-08-14T04:22:55.356-07:00I always think that whoever is behind those shows ...I always think that whoever is behind those shows or ads doesn't know women at all. Who doesn't have gifts and heirlooms and impulsive buys all thrown together? I was looking at that pretty ad you posted and thinking that in the 1950s women were given unrealistic models and nothing much has changes in that respect.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-15841737902168564672015-08-13T21:52:40.892-07:002015-08-13T21:52:40.892-07:00I think you nailed it in saying that back then thi...I think you nailed it in saying that back then things were acquired over time. Growing up my parents and grandparents would buy an item ie a TV, rug, bedroom suite, linens, dishes, table – anything and everything and it was expected to last…FOREVER. So you ended up with a collection of items ranging over decades rather than a “mono-decade”. Like you I have very few things bought new and have things ranging in age back to about 80-90 yrs ago. I shut out a lot of the modern world too - you know that saying… I live in my own little world, but it’s okay, they know me here! I am intrigued to see some of your vintage clothing you mentioned that you wear – that would be so fun! ~ Kari Prairie Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184627811619354417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-88440911810911024272015-08-13T19:29:30.539-07:002015-08-13T19:29:30.539-07:00I watched most of that last show (it was LONG!), a...I watched most of that last show (it was LONG!), and I must say I didn't realize living this way was a movement. Very interesting..<br /><br />Your kitchen is so very pretty! You must be a local celebrity Rue, you know that? <br /><br />I loved mad men, and I really thought it was pretty authentic. In fact, they got lots of awards for just that. It really looked like that when I grew up in the 60's. Not every house of course, but many. But I see I'm in the minority. <br /><br />Have a lovely weekend!Doreen@foxdenrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418636999038800443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-24446554327682829512015-08-13T17:28:46.707-07:002015-08-13T17:28:46.707-07:00Hi Rue......
I love your home! and I think a home ...Hi Rue......<br />I love your home! and I think a home should be made up of memories and things that hold a story. I have so many pieces from my Great-Grandmother and her mother! some pieces are over 100 years old. And I love to look through old photo's and actually see the pieces sitting on my grandmothers table. Most of my furniture was made by my husband and my maple flooring came out of an old factory in lower Manhattan, New York that we picked up ourselves! Stay true to yourself!<br />Lois @ pineridgehills.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-8875387789085489692015-08-13T17:01:33.328-07:002015-08-13T17:01:33.328-07:00sorry. it was just too long. i had to delete it.
...sorry. it was just too long. i had to delete it. <br />all i needed to say was... there's a little touch of authentic magic in your life. both lovely words.<br />i love your kitchen. i would love to just sit there and share memories!<br />i was the same age as cathy in father knows best. so i definitely related to that show. loved it!<br />and i used to try to get my mother to fix my hair like i love lucy! i just loved her! and that little apartment.<br />and it was so sparse! probably when i fell in love with minimalsm! LOLOL! <br />i have a feeling you're a local celebrity and you don't even realize it! xoxoxo♥<br />i know you're OUR celebrity here! thank you scarlet for this lovely post. xo<br /><br />tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-82784750813247660492015-08-13T16:42:24.517-07:002015-08-13T16:42:24.517-07:00Rue...you are lovely just the way you are...and so...Rue...you are lovely just the way you are...and so is your home. What a boring world we would live in if everyone was alike, or thought the same way. I currently live in a 70's home, that had, when we bought it...lots of rooms of shag carpeting, avocado green appliances as well as bathroom fixtures....and some in harvest gold. All vestiges of the 1970's are gone. But in my accessories, I have things from the 30's, through the current year. It's kinda of how a home is built isn't it? Little of this...little of that. Enjoy your evening! ;)Donnamaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978668649808777994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-37020292195330683122015-08-13T16:07:05.048-07:002015-08-13T16:07:05.048-07:00oh good grief charlie brown!
i'm sorry rue.
th...oh good grief charlie brown!<br />i'm sorry rue.<br />this little comment box is misleading! I didn't mean to write the great american novel! good grief.tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-48729258962528677222015-08-13T16:04:17.406-07:002015-08-13T16:04:17.406-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-27001070755022523562015-08-13T14:39:00.535-07:002015-08-13T14:39:00.535-07:00Unless it was a newly-married upper middle class c...Unless it was a newly-married upper middle class couple just starting out with all new furnishings and appliances anda brand new house, most homes were a mix of styles and decades.<br /><br />In the mid-60s my mother totally redid the living room and it did look like a magazine picture. But the bedroom had 40's and 50's furnishings, and the kitchen was all 30's except for a late-50's-early-60's fridge.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487739974246714580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-86433616389100608482015-08-13T13:39:13.763-07:002015-08-13T13:39:13.763-07:00I think your home is lovely and so inviting. Most ...I think your home is lovely and so inviting. Most real homes are a mix of different decades. Not too many people can afford all new anyway, and why would you want that? No personality at all.Deborah Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366855994841922862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514949068618443114.post-68996711964807407172015-08-13T13:22:19.099-07:002015-08-13T13:22:19.099-07:00I love your world. This is the world I grew up in ...I love your world. This is the world I grew up in and those memories stay with you and shape you. I wish we could still live in an old-fashioned world, Rue. I'd take it. LOVELY FRONT ROOM! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.com