♥ Bob & Jean ♥ Let me introduce you to this adorable couple! The lovely Jean is a patient of Mr. Cat and she proudly displays a keepsake memory box made for the celebration of her and her sweetheart's 60 Wedding Anniversary. Resting beside the sofa in her assisted living apartment, the images and medal share the story of her husband's heroism during WWII and depict their incredible wartime courtship. *Read more of their story on the images below* They were married on June 14

♥ Arthur & Adelaide ♥ This wedding photo was submitted to The 1940s Experience by their daughter-in-law and my friend, Angela! Our 20 year-old bride came to the United States from Vienna, Austria when she was two with her brother and, like most immigrants, the family was poor. The 25 year-old groom's family was quite wealthy (like housekeeper and cook wealthy) before the Great Depression. The son of Italian immigrants, the tall, dark and handsome, Arthur DeThomas fell in lov

♥ Arthur & Marie-Reine ♥ This is such a stunning portrait! A dear reader from Canada shares the love story of her grandparents and the unusual manner in which they tied the knot. The beautiful couple is Arthur Buteau and Marie-Reine nee Desjardins and they met somewhere around 1939 or 1940 in a remote region of Northern Quebec, still undeveloped at the time. He was there working (about 900 km away from home and she was visiting family (about 400 km from home.) Arthur and Mari

♥ Bernadine and John ♥ This adorable couple's romance was submitted to The 1940s Experience by their daughter, a very talented musician and friend with a song in her heart for all. Bernadine Hammes from Pocahontas, IA met John Marolf from Spenser, IA on a double date! Bunny, as they called her, was a nursing student and John was in the U.S. Army. They had a brief courtship and had a double wedding in Champagne, Ill on Feb. 5, 1942! Whenever her husband was re-stationed, Bunny

Happy New Year, my swinging friends! May it be a blessed one filled with the making of swell memories. Well, it's my first post of 2016 and it's not resolutions I want to talk about because, Gawd knows, I stink at making and keeping them. It's actually coincidences I want to discuss. I truly believe that not all coincidences are happenstance. Many are those meant-to-be experiences. Some may call them Godincidences. I believe that. Sometimes things just point the way to di

There was a time when I frequented estate sales with a girlfriend of mine. I absolutely loved the thrill of finding those pieces of history that other "shoppers" ignored. Lace tablecloths, blue cornflower Corningware, vintage gloves and aprons were among my favorites. Once, I discovered a whole kitten kaboodle of knitting instruction magazines dating from 1947 to 1969. The photography within was on par with Vogue and for .50 cents apiece, the stack was a no-brainer purcha