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In_The_Wind

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53. I saw one hummingbird a few weeks ago checking out my petunias.

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:28 PM

Jul 2013

They must not have been to his liking because he flew away.

I haven't put out the feeders here. At the end of last summer, this yard was full of yellow jackets. Love the hummers hate the bees. It's not too late to buy food coloring and mix up sugar water.

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Now that we're back in the 1950s, what will you adapt from those times? [View all] onehandle Jun 2013 OP

I got it. femmocrat Jun 2013 #1

I'm working on a little recipe noamnety Jun 2013 #2

ew ... In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #4

I'm gonna go out pipi_k Jun 2013 #3

The Good Things Could Be... grilled onions Jun 2013 #5

A '52 Chevy please Kingofalldems Jun 2013 #6

Gonna STOP using the following in my home,,,, benld74 Jun 2013 #7

Root beer kool-aid! RedCloud Jun 2013 #8

And Fizzies! :) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #41

Oooh, can I have a wood-paneled station wagon & a little trailer home to tow behind it? Myrina Jun 2013 #9

Will the new penny loafers have to account for inflation? Paulie Jun 2013 #10

I'm going to wear a suit and tie every day! Aristus Jun 2013 #11

I'll be hanging the wash out on the line to dry. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #12

I still do that! femmocrat Jul 2013 #47

There were too many pine trees in my old yard. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #48

Way too much rain here, too. femmocrat Jul 2013 #49

I saw one hummingbird a few weeks ago checking out my petunias. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #53

I'm gonna try and find a sanitary napkin belt in order to wear huge Kotex pads graywarrior Jun 2013 #13

your time frame is off. RILib Jun 2013 #15

Um really? graywarrior Jun 2013 #17

I remember those things. Brigid Jun 2013 #20

Me, too! I hated them!!! graywarrior Jun 2013 #21

I was too young pipi_k Jun 2013 #26

Plus they slid all over the place graywarrior Jun 2013 #27

Like the time mimi85 Jul 2013 #42

LOL, I went to a job interview and leaked all over the chair I was being interviewed graywarrior Jul 2013 #51

people will be polite RILib Jun 2013 #14

Streetcars KamaAina Jun 2013 #16

And passenger trains Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #56

Hell yeah! KamaAina Jul 2013 #57

Buy from the record store! Neoma Jun 2013 #18

One of those Caddies with the huge tail fins. Brigid Jun 2013 #19

Wikipedia on US in 1950's. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #22

THE COST OF LIVING> DUDE!! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #23

Rockabilly. Chan790 Jun 2013 #24

OH THIS IS EASY!!! A TRIP TO MEL'S DINER!! AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #25

Build a fallout shelter NoPasaran Jun 2013 #28

I'm gonna be a hobo Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #29

I rarely listen to anything besides 1950s rock-n-roll, doo wop and rockabilly anyway. Jetboy Jun 2013 #30

gas for 22 cents a gallon Bombero1956 Jun 2013 #31

25 cent paperback books pscot Jun 2013 #32

I think I'll pick up a pair of engineer's boots... krispos42 Jun 2013 #33

Make sure there's an eagle on the back jmowreader Jul 2013 #39

I'm gonna wear pointy bras... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #34

A cheap-ass mortgage. Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #35

Adlai Stevenson graham4anything Jun 2013 #36

Nickle cokes at the soda fountain. mysuzuki2 Jun 2013 #37

A glass long neck 12 oz. Pepsi please Tribalceltic Jul 2013 #52

Bobby socks, a poodle skirt, and saddle shoes. Love that new dance sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #38

Something I listen to alla time anyway -- Old Tiime Radio. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #40

Hey MFM! What's a *.ram file LNM Jul 2013 #64

I don't know -- I DO know that RealPlayer opens up and plays them for me. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #66

Outing Commies pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #43

An ocean cruise to France MrScorpio Jul 2013 #44

1950s, what will you adapt from those times? Flashmann Jul 2013 #45

I'm going to hit on Audrey Hepburn. Chan790 Jul 2013 #46

i'm going to be the last living confederate civil war soldier datasuspect Jul 2013 #50

Smoking and drinking at work. n/t bamacrat Jul 2013 #54

A pre-CBS Stratocaster for 100.00 pink-o Jul 2013 #55

Smoking. Definitely smoking. nolabear Jul 2013 #58

Black-and-white colors on my TV. Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #59

Marilyn Monroe! KamaAina Jul 2013 #60

Clean air and dirty sex! mysuzuki2 Jul 2013 #61

Pretty hard to find nowadays . . ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #62

So's the other. mysuzuki2 Jul 2013 #63

I'm gonna pretend to be a character in a Burroughs novel... nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #65

I'll be On the Road with Jack Kerouac. And Neal Cassiday. kwassa Jul 2013 #67

Unions and Blue Collar jobs that supported a family with multiple children DebJ Jul 2013 #68

The Clothing Taverner Jul 2013 #69