The 1960's Wasn't All About Hippies!

From time-to-time, Terry and I will be writing about what life was like in the early 1960s. What was going on in the world? What were the clothing trends? What toys or games were popular? Movies? Songs? Dances? And we'll post pictures when we can, hoping that the pics combined with the information will take you back to the era.
So, what was it like growing up in the early '60's? Of course, I can really only answer in retrospect, because at the time, I didn't give it much thought ... it was what it was, and it was good. Terry and I played outside a lot. Sometimes, we played games with the neighborhood kids: Red light, Green light, Mother May I, Hide and Seek, Red Rover. At other times we used our imaginations and created our own fun. There was no sitting in front of the television for us (not that there was much television to watch on Guam), regardless, Mom wouldn't have allowed it, "Go outside and play" was her mantra. We had chores, just like Jo and Susan in Mystery of the Cave - dishes, laundry, straightening up, helping with the little ones; family was a team effort.

Let me switch gears here ... this is the type of plane we flew to Guam on in the early 1960's - we called it a 'prop-job'. As you can see it has propellers, not jets. There was a time when, if you were flying somewhere you would specify 'airplane' or 'jet plane', as in "I'm leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again ..." (Peter, Paul and Mary song).  Anyway, imagine flying with three small girls from California, to Hawaii, to Wake Island, to Guam, with only short layovers to refuel ... a very LONG flight. I tried to find an interior shot but decided against it because in the pictures I found the aisle's were so wide and the seats so comfy- looking I wasn't sure if they were of 1960's economy or first class (I think it might have been economy, gosh. Imagine not being shoe-horned into your seat, eating REAL food, and using a lavatory that you can actually turn around in ..., *sigh* imagine).
I've kind of jumped around today, but I hope you've found some of it interesting. I'll write more soon.

Lynda

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