tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post5384779793865761949..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: the couchellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-77131603955886192782013-01-27T11:04:27.494-06:002013-01-27T11:04:27.494-06:00What a great story. Wow.
Both of those women look...What a great story. Wow.<br /><br />Both of those women look tipsy.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-88346351797712576752013-01-26T09:28:01.914-06:002013-01-26T09:28:01.914-06:00OH i love this old stuff!! that couch...the whole...OH i love this old stuff!! that couch...the whole picture...is definitely early 70's!!!<br />(i was born in '53, so we're basically from the same time) i shared a bedroom with my sister. i had the door side of the room, she had the window side. supposedly (according to sally), i used to tell her she couldn't walk on the floor through my side of the room...she had to jump from bed to bed. (she was 3 yrs younger than me) i don't remember this at all!! haha<br /><br />thanks for sharing your memories!!laurak/ForestWalkArt :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285156023840252154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82812676953234879642013-01-22T11:02:59.077-06:002013-01-22T11:02:59.077-06:00that couch is a classic!!
I love the part about se...that couch is a classic!!<br />I love the part about separating your room - as the oldest of 4 I never had anything that wasn't being stolen by someone else!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-25599484999035361352013-01-22T05:09:25.940-06:002013-01-22T05:09:25.940-06:00Your Mom had an eye for a bargain - shame she coul...Your Mom had an eye for a bargain - shame she couldn't have found someone a little more discreet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-34984773236099140032013-01-21T14:59:11.289-06:002013-01-21T14:59:11.289-06:00That couch would have matched the living room of m...That couch would have matched the living room of my youth - we had gold carpet & orange drapes :)<br /><br />Fortunately for me my parents were NOT social climbers. They had friends over every week to play cards at the kitchen table. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38386316165034779542013-01-21T14:15:13.160-06:002013-01-21T14:15:13.160-06:00Your mother looks like a very elegant lady, I coul...Your mother looks like a very elegant lady, I could certainly believe that she might have had a flirtation or two.<br /><br />The ugly sofa is less appealing.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-77233720445610638302013-01-21T06:08:58.026-06:002013-01-21T06:08:58.026-06:00Tis truly wondrous how a simple image can transpor...Tis truly wondrous how a simple image can transport us back in time. That couch is wonderful and so 50's!!<br />Love it<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-2717428382483974642013-01-21T03:21:08.169-06:002013-01-21T03:21:08.169-06:00That couch is GREAT! I bet people would pay big mo...That couch is GREAT! I bet people would pay big money for a mid-century leopard-print couch these days.<br /><br />I love how you wove a story about your family history together with descriptions of the house and the couch. Such dramas we all endure...Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19560271811264889042013-01-20T23:13:03.589-06:002013-01-20T23:13:03.589-06:00A classic couch,I remember a few vinyl chairs as a...A classic couch,I remember a few vinyl chairs as a kidOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-8778984888580923472013-01-20T17:49:44.189-06:002013-01-20T17:49:44.189-06:00What a beautiful trip down memory lane. Isn't ...What a beautiful trip down memory lane. Isn't it funny how the most inconspicuous of objects can open up a whole world of stories from the past?Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147955032153251117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-77659850586436410322013-01-20T11:34:02.901-06:002013-01-20T11:34:02.901-06:00Only seven years difference and I knew I was the c...Only seven years difference and I knew I was the child of parents who knew the depression. It was make it do, wear it out, use it up at our house. However, my mother would have bought that sofa if it had been a deal.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-66277716214425015522013-01-20T11:33:20.167-06:002013-01-20T11:33:20.167-06:00That couch rocks. That couch rocks. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-37748078514752297452013-01-20T11:29:50.532-06:002013-01-20T11:29:50.532-06:00My sister and I shared a room also. We also divide...My sister and I shared a room also. We also divided the room. I was older, so I got the windows and closet. She got (and deserved) the door. Mom's greatest decorating thing was plastic flowers all over the house.(she really wasn't in to decorating) Hahaha...what a great story! turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39979836939387935242013-01-20T11:11:58.007-06:002013-01-20T11:11:58.007-06:00Thanks for the great story, leaves me wanting more...Thanks for the great story, leaves me wanting more, The life of Ellen and how she become so damned cool-Growing up in the fifties was so coated and ruled- it is a wonder we survived- I think the tipping point for me was when my date came to get me and I rushed out with my purse in my teeth , thowing my coat on saying "let's get out of here"...My mother was horrified of course and gave me a proper schooling when I arrived back home. NEVER run, be a little bit late, carry you purse on one arm, your coat on the other, give your coat to the date and allow him to help you put it on- Maddness! Crazy- I'll put my own damn coat on , thank you, and I don't want him to wait all uncomfortable talking to you! We, too had a combination of antiques and "modern" My mother went for the most awful "modern" furniture and would change it very often giving the old to the poor. My Dad would get a new car every year ! Must say I would love your plastic sofa today!It was grand and comical and I love it! Oh, and I love you too! Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27237296376484153202013-01-20T10:37:59.616-06:002013-01-20T10:37:59.616-06:00The dreams our parents had...Wonderful story.The dreams our parents had...Wonderful story.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85296415387604091792013-01-20T10:21:47.670-06:002013-01-20T10:21:47.670-06:00poor dear to have been subjected to the social sca...poor dear to have been subjected to the social scandal. <br /><br />loved the 'pinchy' plastic cracked couch. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19023466268453941752013-01-20T10:18:51.839-06:002013-01-20T10:18:51.839-06:00Ms. Ellen: I think our Mother's were born of t...Ms. Ellen: I think our Mother's were born of the same cloth (and it wasn't plastic animal skin. We too had the custom build (which I live in today, big deal) and a formal LR & DR that was visited only when company came calling (special company) and Christmas and Easter. What the hell were they thinking????? My folks were the perfect establishment couple...upwardly mobile, cocktails in the evening and the war on TV with dinner. But darn it, my Mom never found a cool couch like yours. I missed out. Oma LindaOmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.com