When I started blogging way back in 2006, it wasn’t as complicated as it appears today. I just chose a blogging platform, which was free, a blog name, and started writing. No one really told me what to do or…
H: Hair Accessories
We all know about the big hair of the ’80s, but in our big hair we girls wore some pretty crazy and also pretty awesome hair accessories. Scruchies I have since had my hair cut into more of a bob,…
G: The Goonies
Two in a row for ’80s movies! I wouldn’t have done that, but Ferris and now The Goonies were two movies that I absolutely loved in the ’80s. The Goonies are a bunch of kids from the Goon Docks in…
F: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it I can’t believe it has taken me until the letter “F” before including an ’80s movie. But this one is big!…
E: Early Morning Cartoons
Children in the US in the ’80s had something special to look forward to on Saturdays, early morning cartoons. The cartoons started at 8:00 and actually ran until noon. My family always had something going on in the afternoon, so…
D: Duran Duran
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sandJust like that river twisting through a dusty landAnd when she shines she really shows you all she canOh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande Hello! My name is Melissa…
C: Cabbage Patch Kids
During the Christmas season of 1983, thousands of parents stood in line for hours and often had to dodge fights in the hopes of snagging the toy that was on every girl’s Christmas list: a Cabbage Patch Kid. According to…
B: Bananarama
Bananarama was formed in London in 1979 by Siobhan Fahey and childhood friends Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward. Their first US hit, “Cruel Summer”, hit number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984. But it was their…
A: Atari
Hello and welcome to the A–Z Challenge! If you want to check out all of the other blogs that are participating in the challenge click, here, or on the challenge button on my sidebar. To see why I chose my…
A-Z CHALLENGE – The ’80s, HERE WE COME!
Are you ready for the A–Z Challenge? I totally am! It begins tomorrow and will run throughout the month of April. Sundays are the only days we won’t be blogging. It will be nice to have one day off each…
Yarn Palette: Color Escape
There is a method behind my madness for choosing the Color Escape palette from Design Seeds for April. I’m not sure if you have seen the new April CAL hosted by Scheepjes, but it is honoring one of my favorite…
Yarn Palette: Feathered Hues
I really like the colors of this month’s yarn palette from Design Seeds, Feathered Hues. And, this is the first time I have used yarn from one company. All of the yarn for this palette comes from the Yarnspirations line….