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Category Archives: Childhood memories
The Writing on the Wall
I was reminded recently of an incident that occurred when I was eight years old and in the third grade. Don’t ask me why this experience is still so very vivid to me, but it is. I came home from … Continue reading
Furry Soap? Really????
Back in the 1960s when my sisters and I were growing up, there was a popular bath product called Fuzzy Wuzzy Bath Soap. Any baby boomers out there who remember Fuzzy Wuzzy soap? Well, I remember it well because my … Continue reading
Little Girl Thief
I don’t know why I stole the money from the purse. I was plenty old enough to know it was wrong. But I did it anyway. I’ll never forget how my mother cried when I confessed. And how disappointed she … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood memories
Tagged confession, guilty conscience, knowing right from wrong, shame, stealing
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Any Oldsters Out There Who Remember Slam Books?
I remember once trying to explain to my two sons the fads and crazes that were popular back when I was in Junior High school (I guess it’s called middle school now). I attended Junior high which was just 7th … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood memories, School
Tagged Junior high school memories, school fads in the 1970s, Slam books
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Happy Times and Old Wooden Sleds
When I see one of these, it evokes such happy childhood memories. We had a great hill for sled riding in our old neighborhood (back in the days when we actually used to get snow). Living in the south, snow … Continue reading
When Watching It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is an Annual Tradition
What does a grown 58-year old woman find herself doing two nights before Halloween? Watching It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. This Charlie Brown classic first aired on October 27, 1966 when I was seven years old and in the … Continue reading
Milk Delivery Days
When I was growing up in the 1960s, our family had a milk man. I can remember Mr. Taylor’s bluish gray milk truck like it was yesterday. We had a silver insulated “milk porch box” on the back porch where … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood memories, Daily Prompt, Uncategorized
Tagged milk delivery days, Milk man
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