Song Challenge, Round 22: Retro Dee Has Been Challenged!

Hi folks! This is Retro Dee and I was challenged by lauravent69 to participate in her Weekly Song Challenge. Now, as some of you might have gathered, I love music. I especially like matching songs to feelings or ideas. So I've decided to accept this challenge. (I'm not sure if we're supposed to post the…

Fifties Fashion Fix: Gingham!

Hi there, retro lovers! I'm Retro Dee and welcome to a new segment of Fifties Fashion Fix where I'll be featuring some of the most iconic patterns in Fashion History.  In this post I'll be talking about one of the most popular patterns of the 1950's decade: Gingham! Yes, nothing says "retro charm" quite like…

Finding New Oldies: 8 Lesser-Known Songs from the 1950s

  Hello there, folks! Retro Dee here with another listicle featuring more fab info on the Best Era Ever. As a retro enthusiast, nothing is more thrilling than finding a song from that time period that I've never heard before. It's like unearthing a valuable buried treasure from the past. I simply love when I…

What Grinds My Gears: God Forbid She Be A Lady

Warning: Posts in this segment may contain language that is inappropriate and/or offensive to some readers. Welcome to a part of my blog that I like to call "What Grinds My Gears". I stole this idea from an episode of "Family Guy" where Peter Griffin has a segment on the local news and he says: "You…

Holly B.’s Sizzling Summer Update!

Hey there folks! Welcome to another edition of Update featuring Holly B.! Holly B. has been with us for almost 5 months now, and it's hard to imagine life without her! She is the softest, sweetest, sassiest, silliest girl! To recap, we adopted Holly on February 18, 2019 from California Animal Rescue. She was living…

Fifties Foto Flashback: At The Fair

Fifties Foto Flashback E6: “At The Fair” I've seen this photo in at least two places, Pinterest and Instagram. I call it "At The Fair" because I'm assuming it was taken at some kind of fair or carnival, and I'm not feeling particularly creative today. Anyway, I just think this photo is so cute the…

Retro Dee’s Picks for The Grooveyard 5th Annual Summer Song Survey!

  Hello folks! Retro Dee here and once again WCWP’s The Grooveyard has brought us another swell song survey! This song survey isn't just swell, it's SURFING the swell, because it's The Summer Song Survey! That's right. The 5th Annual Summer Song Survey hosted by The Grooveyard's Alan Seltzer was counted down on June 22, 2019…