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Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
bluebird of bitterness 
I’m pretty sure that I had a pair of those Sears sneakers. They at least were a step up from the generic Keds that my mom had been getting me, but they were the least stylish sneakers out there. My little sister had a Dressy Bessy. Her clothes had buttons and snaps and zippers and laces, for little kids to practice on.
And that pink dress from Sears! I had dresses cut like that, and they were miserable. They were way too short and there was no way to sit down without them hiking up. So you had to wear tights with them, and that was miserable when it was hot. Totally impractical. And so unflattering! The 70’s were a miserable time for children’s fashion. Thank goodness things were better for my kids.
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I miss the days when doll clothes had actual buttons, snaps, zippers, etc. Nowadays it’s all velcro. ☹️
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And Dressy Bessy’s clothes didn’t actually come off, if I’m remembering her right. They fastened and unfastened, but were sewn to her so toddlers couldn’t lose them.
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I was given only 7-Up when I got soda at all. Back then, it was considered a treat. Also got it when I was sick in bed.
Also remember Sears’ Chubby clothes. Every summer, my mother would get me different-colored sets of polyester doubleknit shorts with matching striped tops. They eventually came up with a line called “Junior Plenty,” for older girls.
Love the urgings to give sugar to a hangry kid and to “start cola earlier!” Imagine the hue and cry that’d raise nowadays!
As always, Bluebird, love these! Thanks for posting 🙂
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I remember being given 7-up or ginger ale when I was sick, too. Did our parents think it had some medicinal property or something?
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I remember being told that coca-cola syrup was good for upset tummies. Ginger too, so that’s why the gingerale.
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Now that you mention it, I feel like my mother believed that about 7-Up, although maybe that was just because I got it so much when I was sick.
Ginger actually does have stomach-soothing properties, at least for some people, but I doubt there’s enough of it in commonly-available ginger ales to make a difference.
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Actually, the carbonation of the soda settles your stomach, which is why any kind of pop works. Ginger-ale works the best because of the ginger. If you want to know how much ginger is in the product you’re buying, read the label.
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Interesting, thanks.
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I always heard that ginger ale should be let sit to get RID of the carbonation. It’s funny how general knowledge changes from place to place. And ibi is right, there’s not enough ginger in commercially-made ginger ale to make any difference, unfortunately. But the sugary kind would help give a sick kid some energy when they’re low.
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I have an aunt that was in Junior Plenty sizes…
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This explains so many of our generation’s problems.
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No kidding. Especially our weight problems.
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Sugar, cookies, cake, and soda pop — it’s what growing kiddies crave! Especially Cranky Betty. (Hydrox was far better than late-comer Oreo, though.)
But, that Hallmark Birthday Party! Big cake, lots of whatever on the table, mom, a doll, and a lonely, friendless little birthday girl. Wheee!
Also wondering about the thirteen ginger kids. Hmmm.
Fun collection, BoB.
BTW, thanks to you my video of Charlie and Ony has suddenly jumped from 11 views to 186. No, wait, 188! That’s relatively viral!
💚
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Hooray for Charlie and Ony! 🙂
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Oh! That’s YOUR kitties? What a great video!
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I’ve seen some ads showing kids drinking beer… I guess it was a thing back in the ’30’s and ’40’s.
I always liked Hydrox cookies better than Oreos. The cookies were crisper and there wasn’t as much stuff in the middle.
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This conversation is making me hungry…
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lol
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My grandkids are now playing with that old phone, a hand-me-down from my sons when they were tots. Made when things were supposed to last!
I had a good laugh over “Struck oil, Pop?” I remember that one. The expressions on their faces are too much!
Priceless memories, Blue! 💙
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Yes! That phone and the snoopy dog too!
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I wonder if Vicks still has turpentine in it?!! Soothing vapours, straight to the lungs . . . yes, indeedy …
Hydrox sounds more like a cleanser than a cookie. I don’t recall ever seeing those, but from the comments it sounds like they were good.
And cola for babies. eek! And guns and chubby-sizes (that don’t look at all chubby) and sugar-loading for Cranky Betty. Tsk 🙂
These are eye-opening and educational, but not in the way their creators probably envisioned them years ago 😀
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I remember!
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Yep, me too.
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That mercurichrome used to STING.
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My mother swore by mercurochrome — the louder I screamed, the more good she thought it must be doing. Nothing like applying a potent neurotoxin on an open wound to give it direct access to the bloodstream…
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