1950's Kool Aid Commercial

Organic Foods

Lately I've been doing a lot of research on organic foods and I'm switching to organic. Do you really know what goes into your food? Discover the advantages of organic food and exactly what producers have been adding to your fruit and vegetables to make it less healthy than a few years ago. Do a little research yourself and you'll be surprised. In the rush to produce more and more crops to satisfy growing demand producers have had to resort to using a lethal cocktail of pesticides to control disease and insect attack.

Good news for their bank balances perhaps but not good news for your health, this is why you need to be informed of the advantages of organic food.

Did you know that if you consumed an average apple you would be eating over 30 pesticides, even after you have washed it?



The quality of food has definitely gone down since the second world war. For instance, the levels of vitamin C in today's fruit bear no resemblance to the levels found in wartime fruit. Organic food is known to contain 50% more nutrients, minerals and vitamins than produce that has been intensively farmed. You will have to eat more fruit nowadays to make up the deficiency, but unfortunately that means eating more chemicals, more detrimental affects on your health eating something that should be good for you!

Also don't forget about the cocktail of anti-biotics and hormones that cattle and poultry are force fed.

What happens to those chemicals when the animal dies?

Digested and stored in human bodies is the answer, have you seen pictures of animals in severly cramped conditions in battery farms? It just does not make sense to state that any animal kept in these conditions is healthy and produces high quality food.

Trust me, once you try some organic produce and taste an apple the way it should be, and perhaps how you recall it tasting in your youth, you will never go back to mass produced fruit again.



Sure there are issues with availability and cost but with a bit of research you should be able to find local stores who stock organic produce.



Also, don't forget about your local farmer, I'm sure you will be able to find one that has seen the light and opened up a farm shop to supply local residents. You should be able to get some very keen prices from these shops, why not take a look around and see who is offering produce in your area?

Some more startling facts now. Pesticides in food have been linked to many diseases including:

Cancer
Obesity
Altzheimer's
Some birth defects

Not a nice list is it? There are probably others but if you think about it, how can it be okay for you to eat chemicals and not expect some form of reaction in your body. Our bodies are delicately balanced wonderful machines. Any form of foreign chemical is bound to cause irritation at the least. That is why I'm switching my family over to organic. You'll be glad you did too.

Mia Farrow

Once I discovered Mia Farrow I was hooked as a fan. So I started reading more about her and researching her online. My all time favorite movie of hers is "Rosemary's Baby". I have it on DVD and I can honestly say I think I have already watched it over 100 times.



I think what attracts me most about Mia Farrow is her nice, smooth way of talking. There is such sweetness in her voice. She is simply a doll. Great humanitrian too. She does a lot of work for the less fortunate people in other countries, mostly involved with the people in Darfur.



Her fashion in the 60s were admirable. Although I do admit that her trademark vidal sassoon haircut came as a shocker to me. To see the change during Rosemary's Baby from the longer hair to the short one, wasn't much to my liking at first. But as I saw more of her, I came to like it and that really did become her trademark. After that a lot of actresses started copying her hairstyle even to this day.

Here she is as Rosemary Woodhouse in "Rosemary's Baby" before the haircut...


And here she is after the haircut...


And here is some of my favorite Mia Farrow fashion...






And as Rosemary Woodhouse in "Rosemary's Baby", this is my favorite dress that she wore...


It was so 60s. I just love it!

I wish these 60s fashion came back and more people were like Mia Farrow. I really admire her for her work and wonderful person she is. She is the cutest thing ever, and has never changed. I guess you could say she is sort of a role model for me.

Love you Mia!

Vintage & Retro Illustrations

I have always been amazed by the vintage and retro illustrations. I have come across some lovely ones on the internet and I'd like to share some with you. These take me back to a simpler time and just makes me happy to look at them. ENJOY!

The Vintage Apron

I don't think our kids know what an apron is. There was hardly ever a time when the vintage housewife didn't have her apron on. The main use of the apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. What a great thing the apron was. And not many people today use it anymore. I think a true vintage housewife nowadays should all have one. Here is a few photos I have collected from the internet of some of my favorites.











Looking at them makes you want to cook.

Loving Vintage Kitchens

I have a true love for vintage kitchens. I dream of some day having a true vintage/retro kitchen of my own. I browse through the internet a lot and love to sit there for hours and just look at pictures of 1950's kitchens. Those are my favorite ones. With that said, I would like to share some of my pictures that I have collected, most of these you can find on my Vintage Life Network site. But here are a few that I'd like to share on my blog with you all. ENJOY!

These are just a few from my collection, but if you'd like to see more check them out directly from my 1950's Vintage Kitchen album at Vintage Life Network.

http://vintagelifenetwork.ning.com/photo/albums/1950s-vintage-kitchens

How to be a 1950's Housewife

Do you dream of a time in the 1950's when rock and roll was just coming on the scene and every girls dream was of her wedding? Well here are a few tips if you want to relive that period of time as the fantasy housewife.

Things You'll Need:

• Lot's of energy.
• No opinion.
• Talent in every area.

1) As a housewife of the 1950's you won't be required to hold a job outside the home. In fact you really won't be allowed to because it would be an insult to the male of the family for not being able to provide for his wife and family! So relax and buy a box of bonbon' s.

2) Always wake at least two hours before your husband so you can shower, do your hair, put on make up and a really nice dress and high heels. You must always look your best when he see' s you first thing in the morning and never, ever have morning breath or look sleepy.

3) Next cook a nourishing breakfast for the whole family. Stuff them with eggs, bacon, biscuits made from scratch, gravy, milk, orange juice and don't forget the perfect jams and jellies you canned all by yourself during the dog days of summer. Stuff them until they can't move and are sure to gain enough weight to be a battle ship in dry dock.

4) Be sure when they are getting ready for work and their school day you have clean clothes out for everyone. Do not make them choose their own outfit. Silly woman, that's your job! Always make sure they are wearing the latest up to date styles so everyone will think they are keen.

5) Be sure you pack a good lunch for them. For the kid's pack a good sandwich, chips, carrot sticks, cupcakes, fruit, a thermos of milk and a thermos of hot soup! Don't forget the note with words of love and support.

6) Now it's time for you! First refresh your makeup and hair. Then start with cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom. Don't worry if the floors look clean enough because it's still best to clean them again so your family can make you eat off of them and not worry about your health.

7) Now for all the laundry you must gather from each room in the house and start washing. Never dry them in a dryer. That is a waste of money when you can spend time hanging them on an outside line for the fresh air scent. When they are finished drying you will bring them in, sprinkle them with a little water and roll them in a tight ball so you can iron it all the next day. Make sure to keep it all in the laundry room out of sight of the husband and kid's. They deserve a relaxed life.

8) Next pick up the living room, bedroom, and all other rooms in the house. Dust everything within an inch of it's life and vacuum all floors. Now clean the bathroom and scrub every surface for the fresh clean smell. You would never want your family to see anything disgusting in your bathroom and you really don't want the neighbors to inspect your work when they come to visit.

9) Well, it's time for a break. Make yourself a light lunch of salad, no dressing and an apple. Don't want to lose the figure you had the day you got married. You know, when you were 18 years old, 2 less kids, one less husband and 20 less years! While you are eating you can watch your favorite soap opera while darning the socks of the whole family or creating lovely clothes by hand or polishing all the stainless steel you own. Never let the grass grow under your pretty high heels! Be productive while relaxing.

10) The kids will be home from school soon so you must make sure you have made a batch of home made cookies with plenty of butter and sugar. A big glass of chocolate milk and their favorite TV shows while they do their homework.

You will be making dessert for tonight, putting the dinner to cook of ham, fresh peeled and mashed potatoes, fresh green beans with bacon, more biscuits and lots of butter!

11) Now all you have to do before hubby gets home from work is set the table, clean the rooms again, make the kids clean up and look cute as pie, refresh yourself with a new dress and different shoes. Evening hair do, nice makeup, a happy smile and NO complaints about anything.

12) As he walks in the door you hand him the paper, his favorite drink, ask how his day went and then leave him alone for 30 minutes while you finish dinner, get it on the table and quietly announce it's time to eat.

After he and the kids finish dinner you clear the table, wash all the dishes by hand, dry them and put them away, clean the kitchen again and look perky!

13) The family watches TV together or plays a game, eats more dessert and then wanders off to bed.

Now it's time for you to go to the bedroom, turn down the covers, fluff the pillows, take a quick shower and put on a pretty nightie, put on fresh makeup, do your hair again down this time and call for hubby to come to bed. You read while he relaxes and when he is ready for a little fun you will be just as ready and excited he is giving you his time. Oh,oh...he is tired now and finished. He rolls over, goes to sleep and you slip away to the bathroom to put on fresh makeup in case he wakes in the middle of the night and sees your face. You must always look your very best!

14) Ahhh... peace at last. Now for the well deserved 4 hours of sleep before you do it all over again.
Tomorrow is ironing day, baking bread day, going to the store day for anything the family wants and you will do it all as the lovely, skinny bride you were 20 years ago and with a smile on your pretty little face. After all you don't have to hold a job and support the family.
Where are those bonbon' s?