tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post5960763075111263171..comments2024-02-14T15:13:21.422-05:00Comments on Aging Gratefully: Ramblin' around in my brainJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-82006300680643984172010-12-20T15:57:22.497-05:002010-12-20T15:57:22.497-05:00Front porch light on, Check
Light over the stove. ...Front porch light on, Check<br />Light over the stove. Check.<br />I loved Lifebuoy and and I really miss Clairol Herbal Essence. It had a wonderful green smell. I topped it off with lemony Jean Nate or Love's Babysoft and sometimes Tabu by Dana. A scent my Mom wouldn't let me wear as it was "too old for you." Ah the remembered smells of childhood.<br />Who all remembers putting iodine in Johnson's baby oil to make tanning oil?LydiaOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396723392206995513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-80797293451444348842010-12-18T19:32:22.955-05:002010-12-18T19:32:22.955-05:00By the by....the white Dial smells the same as the...By the by....the white Dial smells the same as the yellow, but slightly less so. I like the yellow better. Still.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-34993335943753842782010-12-18T16:25:26.637-05:002010-12-18T16:25:26.637-05:00I always loved Prell with the pearl, but I really ...I always loved Prell with the pearl, but I really loved those Breck Girl ads. I used to love the smell of Dove soap, but since it almost melted away, we always had to use Ivory. My hubby still loves Ivory. When we did dishes, I loved that Lemon scented Joy. Jergens was the hand lotion of choice and the hairdryer had a hose on it. What a fun post, and I agree Vermont Country Store online is a great place to fulfill those nostalgic cravings. Have a great weekend.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293768327215520595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-13121544667829769532010-12-16T21:22:39.792-05:002010-12-16T21:22:39.792-05:00I keep the porch light on when I'm waiting for...I keep the porch light on when I'm waiting for someone, or for my daughter to come home.<br /><br />I also leave the back porch light on for my pups because they romp and play at night.<br /><br />And yes... I leave the light on over the sink on when we're gone. I also leave the television on so the pups don't get bored. They love the music.<br /><br />We use Dial, I ask for white, but my husband gets yellow.<br /><br />I just loved your blog. It was great reading!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990251768655459821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-60920774369557246902010-12-15T05:13:38.208-05:002010-12-15T05:13:38.208-05:00Sorry I'm late but I'm very glad I came. A...Sorry I'm late but I'm very glad I came. A brilliant, rambling post.<br />Full of things about you, the sort of things that tell the reader what kind of person you are.<br /><br />I like you.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-44688253816313325752010-12-15T00:35:12.437-05:002010-12-15T00:35:12.437-05:00I too enjoy following strange roads to see where t...I too enjoy following strange roads to see where they go. I explored most of Door County when we first moved here and when I went up to Lake Michigan to fish off the pier every night. <br /><br />Enjoyed this post with your random thoughts about small things that are really important to our lives when you think about it. What is more used more often than soap and shampoo? And the smell are the evokotive element. Is that spelled right? Looks bad. My brother could never use Palmolive because it reminded him of my mother and made him sad. I always gave my mom a bottle of dime store Evening in Paris I think it was called in a blue bottle for Christmas. <br /><br />Speaking of Christmas--have a blessed one.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189300487828240620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-48330130474836254992010-12-14T19:52:08.972-05:002010-12-14T19:52:08.972-05:00Lava soap....ooooo....the gritty texture is what I...Lava soap....ooooo....the gritty texture is what I remember. My father used it regularly. When I tried it with my tender-skinned little hands, it gave me a rash. Or maybe it just wore off the top layer of skin...<br /><br />Oh yes, Barb. Cherry almond Jergens! Another favorite!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-69659545983239276632010-12-14T19:49:12.922-05:002010-12-14T19:49:12.922-05:00I love Jergens hand lotion but not all the newfang...I love Jergens hand lotion but not all the newfangled ones - only the original almond scent will do - it smells like my Mother. Here is a kernel of wisdom I'll remember from this post, June: "Any pleasure, too much indulged, becomes less pleasurable. " I hope the white soap has brought you the nostalgic pleasure you deserve.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-16876898221426364382010-12-14T15:56:08.659-05:002010-12-14T15:56:08.659-05:00The light thing....I always believed it was to wel...The light thing....I always believed it was to welcome the wayfarer in distress. Made me always feel safe to know there was someone out there to help me if I needed it.<br /><br />The dialect thing....Oh dear, I have that British-y New England accent thing working. No old money though. Just the new stuff.<br /><br />You feel about Dial Soap the way I still feel about Lava handsoap. I love that scent! Smells like the aftermath of a job well done.Lord Wellbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871295386557996816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-75935002235846951202010-12-14T11:07:59.565-05:002010-12-14T11:07:59.565-05:00All kinds of interesting information, June... But ...All kinds of interesting information, June... But I got stuck thinking of PRELL Shampoo. I used that for years and years... I used to use Dial soap--and still like it. BUT these days, we use Irish Spring Body Wash and LOVE it. <br /><br />I still use Tide --and even though I've switched to others through the years, I seem to go back to Tide...Guess I'm set in my ways!!!!<br /><br />About lights being on, years ago--that was a welcoming sign telling people that we were home and to come and visit. These days, it may just be a security thing. I know that when we go out-of-town, we have a couple of lights on timers --which come on at certain times so that people think we are home... Interesting how times have changed all through the years.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-86910305159757111972010-12-13T14:59:35.101-05:002010-12-13T14:59:35.101-05:00I loved the images, memories and even the memory o...I loved the images, memories and even the memory of smell that this post brought back to me.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-783614942780674002010-12-13T08:58:14.322-05:002010-12-13T08:58:14.322-05:00Loved this as always... you made me smile with you...Loved this as always... you made me smile with your ramblings about the light on above the stove. I so remember that. :)morningbrayfarmhttp://www.morningbrayfarm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-30255016798308297802010-12-13T06:32:38.793-05:002010-12-13T06:32:38.793-05:00Now I want to go home again! Interesting how your ...Now I want to go home again! Interesting how your post was so scent evocative - remember the smell of new rubber boots? Baby powder? Breck shampoo? We didn't have an oven light but the porch light was always on if someone in the family was out and about after dark.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-29608331106589727372010-12-13T01:56:32.760-05:002010-12-13T01:56:32.760-05:00I haven't thought about Prell for years. When...I haven't thought about Prell for years. When I was in junior high it was THE shampoo. I was in heaven when my mother bought it, but no brand loyalty in my house; we had what was on sale.<br /><br />I always disliked Dial and that horrid yellow color...go figure!#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-37364766308180174082010-12-12T16:45:50.265-05:002010-12-12T16:45:50.265-05:00Vicki, depending on how much you miss it, you can ...Vicki, depending on <i>how much</i> you miss it, you can have it. The Vermont Country Store sells it: $11.85 for a 3.99oz. bar.<br />http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/products/apothecary-products/body-care-products/natural-soaps/Lifebuoy-Soap.html?evar3=searchJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-87502844046530329422010-12-12T16:34:02.952-05:002010-12-12T16:34:02.952-05:00I'm glad to hear someone else is picky about s...I'm glad to hear someone else is picky about soap color. I miss the red Lifebuoy soap . . .Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-75372857679742814372010-12-12T16:07:01.146-05:002010-12-12T16:07:01.146-05:00Any pleasure, too much indulged, becomes less plea...Any pleasure, too much indulged, becomes less pleasurable.<br /><br />Worthy of the next anthology of aphorisms.Lynettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-66015076918171858542010-12-12T15:12:34.550-05:002010-12-12T15:12:34.550-05:00I enjoy your ramblin thoughts...using that word ma...I enjoy your ramblin thoughts...using that word makes me think of going to the grocery store, stuffed into the back of our neighbor's Rambler station wagon with at least three other kids and no seat-belts! :) We always left our porch light on and never locked our doors. Boy, those days are gone. Oh, and I still use yellow Dial.Rosannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-28871615170902109482010-12-12T13:32:44.977-05:002010-12-12T13:32:44.977-05:00Childhood for me was lifebuoy soap (rough and red)...Childhood for me was lifebuoy soap (rough and red), vosene shampoo (green and surgical) and on a Sunday night a tablespoonful of malt extract. No wonder I like nice smellies nowadays.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-1557143410524792712010-12-12T13:06:23.743-05:002010-12-12T13:06:23.743-05:00Random thoughts are the best sort of all .
And I o...Random thoughts are the best sort of all .<br />And I only have to smell Imperial Leather to find myself back in my mother's bathroom .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-71202954094993337072010-12-12T11:52:49.010-05:002010-12-12T11:52:49.010-05:00A warm'n'fuzzy post of ponderings past and...A warm'n'fuzzy post of ponderings past and present...loved it!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-55007250841406722712010-12-12T11:22:10.213-05:002010-12-12T11:22:10.213-05:00I leave my stove light on so the house is not dark...I leave my stove light on so the house is not dark when I come home, I rarely turn it off.<br />The dish soap I buy is the green original scent palmolive. It is one Mom used and I still love how it smells. Tried the other scents, but I still go back to the original and I remember making homemade soap bubble mix with it on summer days. Its a good way to amuse your cats too.<br />Glad I'm not the only one with random thoughts.Recycled Cottage & Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209720538924091082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-11019704351351537032010-12-12T10:49:12.109-05:002010-12-12T10:49:12.109-05:00Tracy, isn't that funny...
I just got out of t...Tracy, isn't that funny...<br />I just got out of the shower (with my Dial soap) and I am all slathered with Johnson's Baby Cream. That scent! Smells like a new Christmas baby doll.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-58178572409597985842010-12-12T10:47:42.550-05:002010-12-12T10:47:42.550-05:00Hilary, you would have loved, too, turning the bot...Hilary, you would have <i>loved</i>, too, turning the bottle upside down, right-side up, upside down, right-side up over and over again, and look at the world through the emerald green bubbles.<br />It was quite the coup when Prell was buyable in <i>breakproof</i> plastic tubes! :-PJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-3475382993986564032010-12-12T10:42:09.013-05:002010-12-12T10:42:09.013-05:00What a great set of rambles.
I always keep the p...What a great set of rambles. <br /><br />I always keep the porch light on. I do feel it's a matter of security. And I'm guilty of keeping the stove light on too. But it's always on in the evenings even when I am home.. so my burglars will never really know for sure. ;) <br /><br />I also notice how the trees support one another. There are more fallen branches than I would have once believed. <br /><br />Prell was THE shampoo at one time and I don't think we ever really used it. We had Breck or Baby Shampoo but I always wanted to drop a pearl into a bottle of Prell. ;)<br /><br />Fun post.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com