Sunday, July 21, 2013

* NOSTALGIC SUNDAY *

It's Time for Another Nostalgic Sunday


This morning I've been thinking of other famous "aunts" in addition to Aunt Bee, in the world of TV and literature. Here's a few I've come up with:

Aunt Polly -- Tom Sawyer
Aunt Pittypat -- Gone With the  Wind
Aunt Clara -- Bewitched
Auntie Mame -- Mame
Auntie Em -- The Wizard of Oz

How about you? What famous aunts have I forgotten? To fit in my nostalgic category, they can't be current. 



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"But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins." -- Laura Ingalls Wilder

20 comments:

  1. (Auntie Sandie) lol Just stopping by to say hello.

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    1. Hey Auntie Sandie! Now THAT is funny!! And very clever!!

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  2. Oh I love me Aunt Bee and the whole show. I don't have any to add to your list.

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    1. Hi Terra! Aunt Bee is THE BEST in my opinion, too!! Thanks for stopping and commenting!!

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  3. I like talking like Aunt Bee in that slightly falsetto voice. ;) She was the ultimate huggable aunt.

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    1. Hi Julie! Oh, that's funny! I wish I could hear you talk like that! ....AnDEEEE! :)

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  4. AUNT JEMIMA.

    I know what you're thinking, but YES, she DID appear on TV. I saw her the other day sitting on Archie Bunker's kitchen table!

    ~ D-FensDogg
    'Loyal American Underground'

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    1. Oh Stephen T. MC! Leave it to you to come up with an answer like that! :)

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  5. Oh dear. No aunts to add to your list - just a sad anecdote. I was never a good aunt - and now I am a great aunt. Which I find terrifying.

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    1. Okay, Ms. EC....Now my mind is really mixed up!

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  6. Hi Becky, your blog looks very pretty! What about Francie's aunt in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"? I don't remember her name right now, but I do remember what she looks like.

    Have a super week!

    Hugs,

    Kathy M.

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    1. Hi Kathy! Thank you for the compliment! And WOW...great answer! I would've never thought of Francie's aunt! I had to look it up....it's Aunt Sissy. I need to reread that book!

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    2. BECKY-O ~
      That's one of my all-time all-time favorite novels, despite the fact that I'm not a girl who ever lived in Brooklyn. I think that says a lot about the story and the writing.

      I have a first edition copy of Betty Smith's classic which I have read probably three times. And I think I'm due to reread it again soon.

      ~ D-FensDogg
      'Loyal American Underground'

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    3. Well, Stephen T. McC! Somehow I missed your comment and passed you by! My sincere apologies! I have no idea how that happened...except I'm nuts! And that's really cool about you loving that book, too! Beautiful writing crosses all genres, huh? Thank you!

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  7. What about Aunt Fran from Mama's Family? That's an older one for you! Hope you are well and maybe I will see you tomorrow at C&C!

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    1. Oh, Karen! That's a fabulous answer! I should've thought of her because I LOVED Mama's Family!! Vicki Lawrence was hilarious in that! Thank you for commenting! Oh, I hope to make it to C&C tomorrow...not sure yet, though. Thank you!

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  8. Aunt Alexandra from To Kill a Mockingbird...forever trying to make Scout a lady.

    Pat
    Critter Alley

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    1. Hi Pat! Wow! I would've never thought of her! Another book I need to reread! Thanks!

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  9. Fussy old skinflint Aunt March in Little Women. She made Jo work so hard by promising her a trip to Europe and then she took Amy instead. She put everybody down, no one was good enough for her. She did come through in the end, but at what a cost.

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    1. Marcia, that is a FABULOUS answer! I'd totally forgotten about Aunt March. You are so correct about her, too!! Thanks so much for stopping and commenting!

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