My Childhood

[heidi]

Is here. And what a good childhood it was! Weebles, Pac Man, Goonies, General Hospital circa 1981, vinyl Charlie's Angels lunchboxes, those barettes with ribbons in them - it's all there.

And out of all the above things, the one whose inclusion amazes me most is the listing for ribbon barettes.
As the blurb says, they were a craft thing that we all did after, or around the time that, we saw Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu. I spent a tonne of time in my parents' breakfast room making them - they're long gone now, but if someone had the instructions, I might just make them again.

Wouldn't wear them, but I would make them.

Comments

[morrigan-veela.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you. I remember all of that stuff, too. I don't know about you, but I never really felt old until I started hanging around this fandom, where everyone seems to be around 20! And they've never heard of T'Pau! *weeps*

[alyeska.livejournal.com]

Ah a trip down memory lane. H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, The Kroft Superhour, Scooby Doo before the days of Scrappy Doo. That's when Saturday morning cartoons were cool.

Remember when MTV only played vidoes?

[tabithajones.livejournal.com]

I actually still own some ribbon barrettes that I begged my mom to make for me about 2 years ago. I still wear them on occasion because I figure it doesn't really matter -- I look like I'm about 15 as it is :)

[aome.livejournal.com]

Whooosh Wow, that took me back. I made (and wore) those barrettes too! What about friendship bracelets - knotted embroidery floss -- did you make/wear those, too?

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[heidi8.livejournal.com]

I actually can still "crochet" on on my fingers. I find it relaxing and tension reducing and did it during the bar exam.

Is that odd? Tabi - want me to show you how this summer?