Saturday, July 24, 2010

Retro cups--REFLECTIONS WEEKEND

For me, these aluminum ice cream dishes and tumblers visible in the background mean both summer and my childhood. Although these are not the original vessels from which I enjoyed frosty drinks and cold desserts, they still bring me much pleasure. I love the frost that forms on them when they're filled with something cold.

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20 comments:

Carolyn Ford said...

I remember those cups and glasses! You just took me back a "few" years! Very clever post!

Z said...

Great colors!

Luis Gomez said...

My grandma used to have a set just like that one! You just brought great memories.

michael said...

What a blast from the past. I grew up with the old colored aluminum glasses. They were the only ones my mother would let me use. She was right. I still drop drinking glasses. ;-)

VioletSky said...

I remember these, too!
I saw some (new) ones in a shop and almost bought them, but didn't, and have not seen them since.

Sylvia K said...

Oh, a blast from the past indeed! How fun! I love these! And what a fun post for the day! Enjoy your weekend!

Sylvia

Alexa said...

Now there's a memory! We drank out of these when we were kids and I'm sure we thought they were special, but clearly they were reserved for us so we wouldn't destroy the "good" glasses. Very sneaky, Mother. And what a super photo, Bibi!

dianasfaria.com said...

so very retro - love how you've captured this!

Gine said...

Aucun souvenir de ces coupes (la mondalisation ne devait pas encore ĂȘtre de mise), mais la photo est magnifique !

Pat said...

Hi, folks! You can find the tumblrs right here and the cups can't be far behind...

joan said...

Great colors! I remember as a child, drinking cool grape juice from cups just like these when we were camping.

Francisca said...

What a cheerful photo and thoughts!

Gaelyn said...

I've always enjoyed the bright aluminum glasses and still have one left from childhood, purple.

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

I didn't realize how photogenic the aluminum is until seeing this lovely photo!

'Tsuki said...

An original idea for this contest where we are all obsessed with water and windows/mirror reflexion... Nice sharing !

Daryl said...

I remember tumblers like that .. and thats a really good shot ...

Virginia said...

NEver had the bowls but loved the glasses. My mother and grandmother had little sock type things that went on the bottom of them to keep them from dripping. Great shot Bibi!

Pat said...

Wow, those are a blast from the past! Great reflections!

Nefertiti said...

tres joli,et quelles couleurs !

;O)

Momentos Creativos said...

retro cups fantastic! I love that

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