I suspect old folks told us that because the sound bothered them.
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childhood memories
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Feeling Good or Feeling Wanted?
All those years prior to 1972, I thought Thanksgiving was just a huge meal with a lot of relatives crowded around the dinner table plus card tables and fold out chairs to accommodate the turnout.
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Can’t Wash Away Memories
My first visit to my island paradise was seventy years ago when my Mom and Dad dragged me along.
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Road Trips and Rest Stops…
Most interstates are constructed to allow higher travel speeds of 70+ mph but there was a time from 1975-1986, the top legal speed was posted at 55 miles per hour, due to the "energy crisis". .
The Big Island and Pelee Island…
I've lived a year and a half of my life on 2 islands; the largest island in the world, Greenland, and the remaining half-year, a week at a time, on Pelee Island, the largest Lake Erie island.
The Tradition of Traditions…
I still like "potato-sicles" which is simply a bog scoop of leftover mashed potatoes dipped in the remaining gravy.
“In” Famous Last Words…
So, I did a mental "coin flip" and I ended my classroom reading with, "Your niece, Johnny".
Standing Room only?
you grab the wash cloth, suds it up and wash off the "suspicious" places and then hang over the edge of the bathtub to wash your hair.
It’s the Little Things That Count…
As he left, he said, "Oh, by the way, we have a bit of a tick problem right now".
The Heir to Hair…
Knotted, polka-dotted, twisted, beaded, braided, powdered, flowered and confettied! Oh say can you see my eves, if you can then my hair's too short.
Johnny on the Spot 