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cheers to a cooler september.

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stumbled upon this old ad

for what may have seemed the perfect solution 

to the age-old dilemma: 

what to choose when caught between the seasons?

hot soup or cold drink?

why not just combine them?

‘september showed up right on schedule, and lasted a whole month.’

-jenny wingfield, author

 

 

image credit: campbell’s soup company, vintage ad, 1962

 

hopped up.

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put on that easter bonnet 

mix up a big pitcher

of sugar and kool aid

just 5 cents a pack

mix in a pack of kids

(free)

sit back

with your own beverage of choice

and watch the parade begin!

what could be more fun??!

looks like these kids

may be on their second pitcher.

“hippy hoppity easter’s on its way!”

-here comes peter cottontail

What is the origin of Peter Cottontail song?

 The famous “Easter Bunny” came to be in the song, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” The song, which tells a simple story of the Easter Bunny delivering baskets filled with candy, eggs, and flowers, was written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins in 1949.

 

 

image credit: vintage ads 1960, etsy