Fun Monday - Childhood Memories
Our Fun Monday Host this week is Molly, Return of the White Robin . She requested that we share a fond memory of childhood and some pictures. There are very few pictures of my childhood. There are, however, many memories. Little snippets of sounds and smells raced through my mind today as I tried to find a trail to follow. I jotted down many that I hoped would provide me with an idea for today's assignment. Then, I realized that these little bits and pieces are part of the jig saw puzzle of me -- of who I am. You don't have to put them together, but I think you'll see the picture. Childhood Memories The chorus of frogs from the pond in the lower pasture that lulled us to sleep on warm summer nights. Catching polliwogs in the creek that disappeared several pastures over into a foliage camouflaged ravine. The distinct sweet smell of new born kittens inside a barrel in the fruit house The hunt for the elusive Tiger Lily in the open fields, and the pungent s...
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And no worries about the saved bakeware and tupperware. ... I know what you are saving it for. You are going to use those lids that don't match anything to make giant eye glasses (faux) and those little footsie hop skippy things. .. you know ... where you use the lid, cut out the center of it, wear that around your ankle, tie a string to it, tie a weight on the end of the string about 18 inches out ... and then you go a skipping and hopping as that thing hoola hoops around your ankle, and you jump over it with your other foot ... hopping and skipping and hoola-ing.
Great fun. It's going to win you the most popular grandma award.
You are inspired. Not insane.
The raccoons were a good idea by the way. Haven't needed them yet.
Keeping our fingers crossed!
And the Intracoastal Waterway is a chain of sounds, inlets and channels between NC's barrier islands and the mainland. It's kept open to navigation almost all the way up the coast by dredges (where necessary).
Mine's posted if you'd like to stop by...it's of one of my "children"....
Oh, and I love your page. Reminds me of my mom - the dust can and does wait.
www.sprittibee.com
Hugs and blessings,
Thanks for peeking at my pigs for WW! (It would be OK to have lipstick on my collar if it came from Mrs. Jim.)
We are sorta' out of pocket for a bit due to Hurricane Ike.
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I do have my Ike Skywatch Friday picture up now. I have to make good use of my borrowed (in evacuation) computer time.
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I have a little something for you on my blog, btw. :)
Love,
Sue
Stop by to see who I found this weekend.