tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post1870064743941663552..comments2024-03-28T22:56:01.787-04:00Comments on Cheryl's Frugal Corner: A Step Back in TimeCheryl Kimbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-19853283804776447312022-09-24T08:25:19.216-04:002022-09-24T08:25:19.216-04:00Love this! Those memories sure do bring us joy. ...Love this! Those memories sure do bring us joy. Times were more laid back (for the kids) - parents worked pretty darn hard, but us kids sure did have a great time. I walked to grade school as well. We had one of those little stores where we would buy penny candy. Such decisions!!!! LOLCheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-83989213104455980982022-09-24T08:13:41.771-04:002022-09-24T08:13:41.771-04:00I love this walk down memory lane. I grew up in th...I love this walk down memory lane. I grew up in the best neighborhood in the 60's. There were a whole pack of us that walked to school together and there was always someone to play with! We were outside all day in the summertime either in the yard or at a friend's house. We used to ride our bikes to Zip's store and buy candy bars for 5 cents and huge pickles from a barrel. Great memories!Nana Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280613158936162771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-7551580863487141612022-09-24T07:29:19.576-04:002022-09-24T07:29:19.576-04:00Sounds like a pretty neat life to me. Your family...Sounds like a pretty neat life to me. Your family was very self sufficient. <br />Those cash register - were sure something. I remember working one in the mid 70's - they were a little more sophisticated than the ones shown above, and they were confusing at first! I had used an older manual model at mom & dads shop.<br />You are so right - kids wouldn't have a clue how to survive today. They must think we lived in cave man times! LOL<br />They don't even know where food comes from except the store.<br />I was watching some interviews of young people last week and they were asked what country the Queen of England represented - NONE gave the right answer!!!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-23048013636710589852022-09-24T07:23:03.139-04:002022-09-24T07:23:03.139-04:00Understand. I worry about all the babies today - ...Understand. I worry about all the babies today - what will it be like if they get to my age?Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-67519992277576718142022-09-24T03:19:39.642-04:002022-09-24T03:19:39.642-04:00I can't say I remember much of grocery store a...I can't say I remember much of grocery store as a child. We did not go there. We had a huge garden and fruit trees, peach, pear and plum. Mom canned veggies, pickles, jams, jellies and tomato products. Many vegetables processed for the freezer. The meat came from ranchers, beef, chicken and pork, all the cuts. We had home delivery of dairy and eggs. The big exciting trip was going to the bread store to get products for the freezer. The only bread I remember Mom doing at home was cornbread or biscuits. She must have went to the store for some things but it must have been while we were in school.<br /><br />I know in high school in the 70's a friend got a job as a checker where her Mom worked. This was back in the days when the register was like a calculator. They had to be fast and accurate. She made more money than any of us other teenagers! Most kids would faint if they saw how everything worked back then. They don't know how in the world we survived!<br />Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678570688924756944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-30915460601476985452022-09-23T21:10:17.644-04:002022-09-23T21:10:17.644-04:00I was young, newly married and had a baby born in ...I was young, newly married and had a baby born in 1968, so it was more horrific as I worried for my child.Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-31486857850186175712022-09-23T18:53:12.317-04:002022-09-23T18:53:12.317-04:00Yes, people have changed. Family has changed. Ne...Yes, people have changed. Family has changed. Neighborhood has changed. Sadly.<br />It is amazing the things we have all survived. Hugs!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-69393008284296337952022-09-23T18:07:11.309-04:002022-09-23T18:07:11.309-04:00What's different is not the awful things in th...What's different is not the awful things in the world. Those things have always been there. But there's no community and sadly often times no family to buffer those awful things any more.<br />I appreciate the trip down memory lane and I say that a one who grew up in a family that experienced some really, really rough times..<br />~margaret<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-34041490783692967632022-09-23T15:21:44.896-04:002022-09-23T15:21:44.896-04:00Thanks! Br5ings back a few memories!
Hope you are...Thanks! Br5ings back a few memories!<br />Hope you are doing well!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-80855379060891803162022-09-23T09:05:18.076-04:002022-09-23T09:05:18.076-04:00What a great nostalgic post! I remember grocery st...What a great nostalgic post! I remember grocery stores looking like that, too!Little Penpenhttps://littlepenpen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-3218937085804006152022-09-23T07:36:17.599-04:002022-09-23T07:36:17.599-04:00Sadly, all those things still happen today - and i...Sadly, all those things still happen today - and it has become normal every day life. Yes, bad things happened - but I do believe that stuff is much worse today. <br />Life was good as a youngster for me and many others. We didn't have street lights as a kid - but everyone knew to be home well before dark. Dinner was at 5PM!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-86384641716163004792022-09-23T07:32:49.722-04:002022-09-23T07:32:49.722-04:00You are welcome. The good old days were a time of...You are welcome. The good old days were a time of joy for me and so many others. Some days we just need a little journey back in time.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-89708854805231137722022-09-23T07:31:50.125-04:002022-09-23T07:31:50.125-04:00Thanks. Yes, so many things have changed, and not...Thanks. Yes, so many things have changed, and not all for the good. I shake my head every single day about something.<br />I remember in high school, getting off the bus at the hardware store and going in and getting a bottle of Coke from the cooler and a Caravelle candy bar for a total of .25!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-54652748665029138532022-09-23T00:11:23.092-04:002022-09-23T00:11:23.092-04:00The late sixties and early seventies were like a h...The late sixties and early seventies were like a horror show to me with Vietnam, assassinations, the nurses murdered in Chicago. It just went on. I remember chicken being cheaper than that, candy and Coke being a nickel. We had no swing set, a tree swing. No street lights. But, life was dearer then.Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-21701098709266570852022-09-22T21:10:18.847-04:002022-09-22T21:10:18.847-04:00Thank you for sharing these things Cheryl. It'...Thank you for sharing these things Cheryl. It's been a joy to remember. I grew up in the late 60s and 70s, and did many of these things.<br />Blessings from Harvest Lane Cottage, Laura Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-15921925026253336442022-09-22T20:16:30.013-04:002022-09-22T20:16:30.013-04:00I love the family picture! Things are vastly diff...I love the family picture! Things are vastly different today from even ten years ago. And I'm not talking just about grocery prices. Too many times there is a screaming child in the store. It is a joy to see well-behaved and polite children. Makes you wonder what kind of adults they will be.<br /><br />The Urban Farmer and I went to the White Castle in Avon that has been totally renovated and we were talking about how the price of those tiny square burgers has gone up. We both remembered when they were 9 or 10 cents apiece. Same with the small green bottles of Coke, icy from the cooler. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328333345401673320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-7522797533143511492022-09-22T15:19:13.900-04:002022-09-22T15:19:13.900-04:00And if we didn't remember, we were often painf...And if we didn't remember, we were often painfully reminded 😂!Debby in Kansas USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-73343956906821255282022-09-22T15:16:53.002-04:002022-09-22T15:16:53.002-04:00Yes, kids need to be involved in simple, fun and w...Yes, kids need to be involved in simple, fun and wonderful events. Camping, fishing, picnicking - all fun and doesn't cost much. Kids learn so much by doing and watching.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-35711846783051596442022-09-22T15:15:11.271-04:002022-09-22T15:15:11.271-04:00I agree totally. Parents have done kids a lick of...I agree totally. Parents have done kids a lick of good lately, by the way they raise them today.<br />We sure did get the exercise. If it was playing or walking to school. it was helping out at home. I helped in the garden and yard (when I got older). I helped mom in the house.<br />We were never bored, had fun and for the most part we stayed out of trouble. We knew how to be respectful little citizens.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-12056250924002234892022-09-22T14:26:53.066-04:002022-09-22T14:26:53.066-04:00I often think about how much our children missed a...I often think about how much our children missed and how much my grandchildren will miss. We just had a much less stressful way of growing up. That is why it is so important to me that we take the kids camping and do things with them.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-71743914892421772542022-09-22T14:06:53.685-04:002022-09-22T14:06:53.685-04:00There were always bad things happening in every ge...There were always bad things happening in every generation, but I think most people followed the golden rule back then. Nowadays, it just seems like common sense and courtesy left the building with Elvis!! Especially parents. Sadly, they're making life much harder for their kids! Not only do the kids get harder to deal with, but theyre allowed to forfeit their childhood to screens. The health benefits of all that activity we got from all that playing! Both our bodies and minds gained. It's easy to sleep 10 hrs. if you've used up a ton of energy. Even walking to school burns energy so it's easier to sit and learn. We made everything a game, everywhere! We'd see if we could skip all the way to school lol. <br />I loved jumping rope, hopscotch, and swinging on our tree branches. Oh, and handball on the garage door! Those plain old wooden 5 ton doors were the best! How sad to have missed all that watching TV back then and with phones now.<br />Debby in Kansas USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-25352153486050071572022-09-22T12:23:53.414-04:002022-09-22T12:23:53.414-04:00We do and that is just probably human nature. I t...We do and that is just probably human nature. I think we all like being happy vs sad.<br />Good for him. Glad he gets out and plays and is learning from mommy! I hope he has a lot of the playtime to remember.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-82362056182918856482022-09-22T12:21:37.065-04:002022-09-22T12:21:37.065-04:00I hear that. Cany bars and soda pops went from .1...I hear that. Cany bars and soda pops went from .10 to higher prices - and it was horrible!<br />I had to chuckle when you were talking about the Hershey plant. Just reminded me of that Lucille Ball show when she worked in the chocolate factory!!<br />Things sure have changed. Hairnets, gloves, automation, sterile environments - probably for the best.<br />People and times were sure different.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-51276167677036534042022-09-22T11:31:07.280-04:002022-09-22T11:31:07.280-04:00Fun memories! We do have a tendency to filter out ...Fun memories! We do have a tendency to filter out the negative and hang on to the positive.<br />I do know my grandson has a lot of technology at his fingertips, but that kid loves to play outdoors too, help his mom in the kitchen, and play with his friends. I expect those will be his memories in 50 years too. Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-40196132830595300422022-09-22T10:55:53.977-04:002022-09-22T10:55:53.977-04:00Wow! I sure don't remember those prices. Mom d...Wow! I sure don't remember those prices. Mom drove to 3 different stores every week after checking all the ads. I do remember candy bars being 5 or 10 cents. When they went to 25 cents I thought that was outrageous! LOL I remember buying a pound of chocolate footballs at the Hershey factory store when we were on vacation for 99 cents. Boy was that good and fresh! The whole town smelled like chocolate.<br /><br />Oh, and a memory from that trip--we toured the production floor! Our tour group walked right by candy being wrapped and sorted. I was fascinated by the workers sitting by conveyer belts and pulling out any Hershey kisses not properly wrapped. I wonder if machines do that now. Candy was out in the open as it was a production floor. I could've reached out and touched a candy bar on a tray. No hair nets on us either. But you know everyone including kids were well behaved! They stopped those tours I think in the 80s. My father-in-law went in the early 90s and they showed a film and he visited the store. <br />~margaretAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com