September 13 Time Warp Tuesday

How to grow a plant from an avocado seed

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell

My oldest son suggested that I plant some of my many, many avocado seeds today. I haven’t seen that done since my aunts and grandmother used to do it in the 70’s. As I was sticking toothpicks in about 7 avocado seeds and placing them over little shot glasses of water, I got to thinking about other things I  haven’t really seen since the 70’s like:

• kitchen phones on the wall with the 20 foot curly cord
• station wagons
• lime green everything
• plaid bell bottoms
• sailor suits for women
• shag carpeting
• macrame plant hangers
• red light bulbs
• peacock backed wicker chairs
• beads in doorways
• silver eyeshadow
• jumpsuits
• wallpaper
• real Tupperware (the green kind with the lids)
• SPAM
• typewriters
• Virginia Slims
• a camera and a roll of film
• a record player in a cabinet
• 8-track tapes
• crocheted granny square blanket
• hot wheels and track
• steel Tonka truck
• ashtrays and coasters made of abalone shell
• stereo receiver
• speaker wire
• green wine bottle jugs full of pennies
• macrame to cover the green wine bottle jugs
• wind up alarm clocks
• Pyrex nesting bowls
• mushroom decor
• wall hangings of naked people with afros
• Avon miniature lipsticks
• paper dolls
• latch hook kits
• etch a sketch
• glass Christmas ornaments
• Simplicity and McCall’s sewing patterns
• sewing machine
• Battleship – the game
• cast iron Monopoly game pieces
• doors that still used skeleton keys
• crystal door knobs
• dinner bells
• metal backyard swing sets
• seesaw
• wooden ice cream churner

I could do this forever. I enjoyed my trip down memory lane. All of these items were a part of my life at some time or another in the 70’s. That was fun… I hope the avocado plants grow up big and strong like my aunties’ plants!