1970's Van Love

I am currently coveting a 1970's van. 

It could be the Hung Up On Retro mobile store!
I could pull up at markets in the spring and summer, throw open
the side or back doors and start selling retro wares to the good people of Melbourne!

And when I'm not selling cool retro wares at markets, I could just cruise the streets - 70's style.

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My Family Circa 1979/80

If you have popped into my blog in the past, you will know that I love to share photographs from the 1970's. Well, this time round, instead of sharing someone else's photographs and memories, I thought I would reach into the vault and share a few of my own.

My mum and dad used to own a huge caravan on a block of land in the beach side town of Anglesea, along the Great Ocean Road in VIC.

I have great memories of Summer holidays and Easters spent down at the Caravan in Anglesea when I was little. And perhaps the fond memories of these holidays spent with my family, are where alot of my love for the 70's & 80's comes from.

 The caravan was great fun - except for the odd hairy Huntsman spider dropping in from the huge Gum Trees above it, and the 'Deb' powdered mash potato that mum used to dish up at dinner time. Foul.
 There was an outhouse up the back of the block in a tin shed, but as I was the littlest (and maybe because I carried on about going up there on my own because I was afraid of creepy crawlies), I was allowed to use the toilet in the caravan. Just one of the many upsides to being the youngest.

The caravan in Anglesea is now long gone, replaced by a holiday house which we all still love to visit with our own families and children, on long weekends and school holidays.
Every now and then, my brothers, sister and I time it so we are all down there together with our families (usually minus mum and dad - they'd rather steer clear of the beach house when we all converge there!).

It sure gets tight for room when we are all there at once, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
There is always plenty of ribbing going on, movie marathons, table tennis tournaments, laughs and good times with some of the best people I know.

 Mum and us.

 The caravan! She was huge!!

View of the Kombi, Caravan and Annex from the front of the block.

David in the Annex. It was well set up with for the boys with LEGO,
trucks and cars they would bring down. Foam boogie boards in the back ground.

 Dad and us. (Me with the attention span of a flea.)

 Jenny fishing.

 Scott at the breakfast table.
Bunk beds were on the right hand side in that end room.
(Scott fell out of that top bunk bed whilst sleeping many a time - classic.)

Me, wearing dads thongs on the swing. Bull ants were always lurking!

Dad with me clinging onto his hair and Jenny in front.

Freaky Friday - The Amazing Spiderwoman

Just add water for her transformation.

Any backyard pool or hot tub will do.

I'm excited to be back on the blog, ready and raring to go!

Resuming normal transmission.

Hope all going well in your part of the world.

Happy Friday!

Donna x : )

Spiderwoman courtesy of the home of Awkward - Awkward Family Photos

Winter Break

Taking a Winter blogging break.

I won't be skiing, but it's highly possible I'll slip into a pink lycra suit - just for kicks.

Given that Google Reader will be no more in a couple of days,

you can now find Hung Up On Retro over at Bloglovin.

Hope the Winter (or Summer) is treating you well in your part of the world.

Donna : )

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Freaky Friday - Stop! Brady Time

What's better than just any dude in a jumpsuit?

Greg Brady dancing and singing in a jumpsuit - that's what!

I was hungry for more of Greg's Jumpsuit moves since we last popped into the
Brady Bunch Variety Hour, one Freaky Friday in September last year (click here to re live the joy).

Let's roll out to the weekend with a clip of the whole Brady family in jumpsuits
with their big closing number 'Get Ready' from the Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

You can bet your bottom dollar I'll be working on that 'Arm Crank, Leg Kick'
dance move all weekend.

Happy Friday!

1970s Florida Keys by Flip Schulke

For the Documerica Project (1971-1977), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hired freelance photographers to capture images relating to environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday life in the 1970s.

 

Photographer Flip Schulke documented everyday life in the Florida Keys and New Ulm, Minnesota during the 1970s. Schulke focused on the retired and the lives they lead in these two very different locations. 

I found it hard to only select a few shots from Flip Schulke's set, so decided to feature them in two sets: Florida Keys first with Minnesota to follow soon. Original captions under the photographs.

These photos made me smile, and well, ain't that what its all about?

I hope they make someone else smile today too. : )

 Residents of the Century Village Retirement Community Gather Around Pool for Daily Exercise Session.


On the Public Beach Pier.

Pelican Sits on a Mooring at the Municipal Boat Docks.

Inexpensive Retirement Hotels Are a Hallmark of the South Beach Area. A Favored Place Is the Front Porch, Where Residents Sit and Chat Or Watch the Activities on the Beach.

Tricycle Club of the Century Village Retirement Community Meets Each Morning.

Residents of Century Village, a New Retirement Community Sun Themselves at Poolside. The Entire Village of 7,838 Units (Individually-Owned Condominiums) Is Due for Completion in the Spring of 1974.

Playing "Mah-Jong" at the Clubhouse of the Century Village Retirement Community.

Tourists Find Refreshment at the Public Beach Pier.

Shopkeeper Outside Small Store Which Caters to the Older Citizens of the Neighborhood. 

The South Beach Area Has a Large Retirement Population.

(Granny's Sundries! I love that).

At Bahia Honda State Park, on Bahia Honda Key.

Beach at Little Duck Key. Camping Is Popular Throughout the Keys, and Many Have Large Commercial Facilities. These Do Not Yet Exist at Little Duck, But Camping and Trailers Are Permitted.

Tourists at the Public Beach near Long Key in the Central Florida
Keys.

Airplane! (Flying High) - Crash Positions!

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..."

Image via FogsMovieReviews
- who also has a great review of the film on his site,
along with some info on the films that the spoof movie is based on.

(NB I don't sniff glue...much....)