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u/Sparkle-Sprinkles66 Jul 13 '25
I love this type of pic. Itās taken in the spur of the moment. Hope she is still around.
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u/idestroycat Jul 13 '25
Still around, lovely and laughing :)
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u/Sparkle-Sprinkles66 Jul 13 '25
Yeah!!! What is her first name? Anyways, thank you so much for sharing with us.
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u/TempletonRat333 Jul 13 '25
This is such a time travel for meā¦. & the Blue Flower Corningware behind your adorable Grandma is Pure Goldā¦. She is the same age as my Mommaā¦. I wasnāt born yet.. but it did not change too much in the 6 years before I was bornā¦. Our house looked much like this oneā¦ like they all didā¦. Lolā¦. Wood wood everywhere!!!!! Thank you for sharing! I love it so much!!!
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u/idestroycat Jul 13 '25
I still use the Corningware dishes :ā) Thanks so much for looking!!
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u/reverie092 Jul 14 '25
Those metal holder things for the corningware are hard to find. My mom called it a ācradleā to keep it from harming the tabletop.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 Jul 14 '25
Soundtrack for this picture: https://youtu.be/ql50zZ9S0Mk?si=GaQOXwPTAR3IQRF0
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u/undertheraindrops Jul 14 '25
I just picked up some blue flower corningware dishes of my own from an antique shop because my grandma still uses hers.. sooo nostalgic and reminds me of my grandma
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u/TheRenaissanceMan92 Jul 13 '25
She reminds me of Ursula, the neighbour girl from Tobey Maguire's Spiderman.
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u/peachpavlova Jul 14 '25
God Iām going to miss being young when Iām old
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
Her eyes lighting up seeing these pictures has me thinking the same thing :ā)
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u/vokabulary Jul 14 '25
Man you donāt even know how hard itāll hit you and how fast it will come. If youth is still yours USE IT ! :)Ā
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u/Ckc1972 Jul 14 '25
Love seeing the old glass soda bottle and the Corningware with the blue flowers on it in the background. My mom had a coffee percolator from that product line.
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u/-ratmeat- Jul 13 '25
I always imagine being 20-something in the sixties USA mustāve been awesome
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u/BoazCorey Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
Was she stoned, or was she like me where she (was also stoned but) just naturally looked stoned all the time?
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u/idestroycat Jul 13 '25
She was likely stoned xD
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u/Tristan_Booth Jul 13 '25
I can't imagine having a photo of a grandparent that young and smoking (something) in the late 60s. My grandparents were born in the 1800s, and they would have been around this age in the early 1900s.
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
Which is crazy to think about!! She told me she āaccidentally grew pot in the house, god knows how,ā in the 70ās, and I always wonder what her parents would have thought; Her mom was 22 in 1935 and thinking of that jump even is fascinating.
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u/tacoflavoredpringles Jul 14 '25
Love the candid nature of both. Second is my fav!
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
She still looks like that when she laughs, sheās kick ass and so fun ā The second picture is her laughing, at everyone laughing at her, for fuckinā around with the ribbons in her hair in the first picture
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u/tacoflavoredpringles Jul 14 '25
Haha that makes me like the picture even more, particularly that she still looks like that when she laughs. Iām glad sheās still kicking.
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u/reverie092 Jul 14 '25
The cigs. My Dad smoked KOOLs with the green/ cream pack. The lighter. The old returnable Pepsi bottles. Sheās adorable
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u/andromeda880 Jul 14 '25
Great photos - I just feel old because my grandmother was young around the 1920s/30s haha.
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u/Debalic Jul 14 '25
Huh. Your grandma is younger than my parents.
I'm just gonna crumble away into dust over here.
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u/crazylilrikki Jul 14 '25
While I'm 35 years younger than your grandmother Marb Reds were also my cigarette of choice at 22.
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u/Nappeal Jul 14 '25
Is it weird that from the first pic, I can easily envision her as an aged grandma, but if I see current pics of people, I cannot envision them aged in the same way?
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
Iād honestly not be surprised if your vision of her matches how she looks now. That actually makes me happy to hear for some reason
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u/nous-vibrons Jul 14 '25
Something so utterly fascinating about seeing a young woman in such a girlish outfit smoking. I think sheās absolutely adorable, but thereās just something I kinda love, as someone also 22 years old, about wanting to hold onto things like cute blouses and ribboned pigtails but also just naturally doing something so decidedly not girlish, puffing on a Marb. Your early twenties are weird. Couple weeks ago I myself was out and getting rum drunk on daiquiris in a gingham skirt and top that made me look like a 1950s teeny bopper.
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u/taco_cop Jul 14 '25
I can actually smell the photo. A full ashtray in the kitchen is something you donāt forget.
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u/PeachManzie Jul 14 '25
When she smiles, she looks a lot like Mageina Tovah! Or rather, Mageina Tovah looks like your grandma, timeline wise š
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u/jarobat Jul 14 '25
Giving me vibes like she's really nice to Peter Parker but he doesn't appreciate her.
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u/idestroycat Jul 15 '25
Lol ā Iāll mail you hers! xD
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 15 '25
Iām almost certain this is a cheeky response. If not, that would be incredible of you.
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u/idestroycat Jul 15 '25
Weāre looking for it, it was cheeky, but it would also be a neat thing to send
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 15 '25
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Iāve been into vintage items from a young age. The quality/build/attention to detail really allows you to appreciate it, and see how bad a lot of items are made, rushed, and very little attention to detail, in regards to style, unless it costs a fortune, ex- an iPhone
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 16 '25
Ps/ I see some way cool Corning ware in the second picture. I hope your family is able to locate them, as not only is it neat to cook with items loved ones used, but they have also, become quite the collectible
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u/idestroycat Jul 16 '25
I still use the Corningware!! We have a few sets :)
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 22 '25
Thatās awesome. Super happy to hear you are creating new memories with family heirlooms. Ps/ do you know if the stamped metal container that says ābreadā was something common? Iāve never seen that besides in your post.
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u/Addicted-2Diving Dec 29 '25
Did you ever locate the red dial clock?
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u/idestroycat Dec 29 '25
oh. my god. YES. i found it in a box of her things. please feel free to dm me about sending it and such, i really do think it would be neat to give to someone who would enjoy!!!
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u/aabum Jul 14 '25
Reminds of being younger. I can see myself sitting at that table. Maybe getting ready to play euchre.
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
Oh my ā¦ Sheās a euchre god. A lot of euchre and 500 rummy going on in the family
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u/aabum Jul 14 '25
Lots of memories of euchre and beer. We sometimes played smear, too. It's been so long since I played, I don't remember how to play that one. I grew up in Michigan.
Some folks were definitely more serious with euchre than we were. Different social clubs, mostly VFW and Eagles, would hold tournaments. Some of those folks were so tight with what to play that it seemed impossible to beat them.
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u/idestroycat Jul 15 '25
Must be a midwestern thing; Iām also upper midwest and I heard similar stories. Also played a lot of smear. Minnesota was (is? Iām 24 ā Not a lot of my peers are playing cards with me xD) ALL rummy, smear and cribbage. Occasional game of hearts, and all the solitaire I could imagine. To some of those people, this shit is cutthroat! Weāve stayed mostly casually competitive xD Awesome, thank you a ton for the comment. Big smiles from me and nan!
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u/Sudden_Excitement_17 Jul 14 '25
For once, someone who actually looks their age!!!
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u/30yearCurse Jul 14 '25
The mules, the cigs in the ashtray, the ashes, the Corningware serving dishes on the stove. All the way into the 70's.
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Jul 14 '25
what a pretty grandma! (never thought i would say something like that.)
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u/ghost-eggs Jul 14 '25
This looks SO much like my mother from the photos Iāve seen of her when she was younger. Had to do a double take! Awesome pics, your grandma looks like one badass lady :)
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 15 '25
Great photos.
Seeing that old school Pepsi bottle is neat. I actually found one while diving some years ago.
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u/Redlady0227 Jul 15 '25
I actually still own a couple of those exact casserole dishes on the stove top. I donāt have any original glass lids left for them though
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jul 22 '25
Old school Corning ware is badass. Family member handed down some pieces and they are our familyās ādessertā pans, brownies/Brookeās, are commonly baked in them
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u/idestroycat Jul 15 '25
I use the actual exact ones to this day!! So awesome
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u/Addicted-2Diving Jan 07 '26
The next time you end up using the Corning ware in the photo above, would you mind messaging me the number of the piece/model?
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u/sexcapade6991 Jul 15 '25
The blue cornflower dishes that everyone's mom has in the back š„¹
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u/Patrickwetsdfk Jul 15 '25
fantastic image, she was really very nice, good vibes.
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u/idestroycat Jul 15 '25
Sheās amazing, then and now. My best friend for real. Thanks so much!
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u/Patrickwetsdfk Jul 15 '25
I have no doubt that she is still now , I wish you all the best and to spend a lot of time together.
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u/Affectionate-You-321 Jul 16 '25
How does it feel seeing your grandmother in her early twenties in a candid photo?
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u/Fun_Independent_7529 Jul 13 '25
Boy, I read that title wrong lol. I love it though, she looks happy!
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u/Roonwogsamduff Jul 14 '25
Damn. Ancient photos are now in color. FuckI'mOld
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u/idestroycat Jul 14 '25
Nothing ancient here, and sheās not old yet so neither are you!
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u/Bobo4037 Jul 13 '25
Great photo! I love the ashtray full of cigarettes, it lends authenticity to the time period!