Memories of it still, keep calling

Going through my kids backpacks, I found their Japanese eraser collections.  These totally reminded me of the ceramic and metal pin craze circa 1980-ish.  So a shout out to that and to Nonnahs who totally remembers. I can never get myself to purge this crap, goodness the memories they bring back of fun times!  I can't believe what ridiculous stuff I still have-

If you grew up on Oahu, anywhere near Pearl City, there was 'Summers' Place' where we would spend hours looking at the pins. 

 

Good grief, I don't get it now but it was fun back in the day.

Ollie's got a new pad courtesy of Costco extra boxes.  This is the second one C-girl has made.  The first got partially ingested.  Cute dog, just not the brightest bulb.

 

In other recycling around the house - we try to do as much of not throwing away as possible since our pledge to go 5 weeks with one kitchen bag this time around -

 

C-boy has taken the empty cartons I was saving for who knows what (we don't have tetrapak recycling here but the kind lady at our State Recycling has informed me instead that ALL of our household trash like tetrapaks are sent to Hpower for incineration for energy- I am sincerely doubting it ALL goes there but it seems like a nice fantasy nevertheless. She either doesn't read the news or thinks I don't) So anywho,the cartons are now in his room and a great addition to Buzz Lightyears' space program. 

And the 5 weeks of one kitchen bag goes on, we're on week 3 and lots of room left.  Yes, even after W bought a Vietnamese takeout in a moment of weakness on Sunday night when he was left by himself.  Sabotager.

Comments

[lis]

Ok, now that I saw the actual pins, I remember. I'm not that far gone. On a sad note, I remember the name of the store Summer's Place, but not the actual store. Maybe if I saw that too... any pictures in your vast collection of stuff? I don't feel bad tho, when I told this same story to Rey, I got the exact same reaction to it that I gave to you. Maybe it's not the extra curricular meds, it's just age. I don't know which is worse.

[Nonnahs]

The pins - yay!!! HA! Oh man, I wish I had mine. Summer's Place. Spent a fair share of $ in there backintheday! Ah, memories!