“Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver
When was the last time you witnessed someone rocking their day away in a hammock reading a book? I have not seen anyone lollygagging this way since – well… since… I don’t know when! Too many people consider this too much of a luxury – there is too much to do, too many places to go, too many sites to see (on the internet, of course). The practice of taking out time for our selves has been overtaken by electronic communication device demands – cell phones ringing, emails to answer, texting, faxing and blogging! It has become a second, third or fourth job, for many! Humans have become their own worst enemies by creating ways to communicate 24/7. I have resisted in all ways that I can – but unfortunately, doing business today, requires keeping step with all the rest!
For today, I am going to take great pleasure in recounting summertime memories of my childhood. Come on along, and feel free to add to my list, of what you remember from your days as a child:
- Hearing the Good Humor truck coming down the road
- Dousing myself with Muguet des Bois cologne, made cool by refrigerating it before spraying my body.
- Playing badminton or croquet with neighborhood children
- Playing “Mother, May I?” or hopscotch on the paved walkway at my Grandparents house
- Building tree forts with my sister and two brothers
- Sleeping in the back of the station wagon as my parents watched “Gold Finger” at the Drive-In Movie Theatre (I only peeked once or twice).
- Sipping delicious, homemade, root beer that our neighbor concocted annually
- Playing Jacks and pickup sticks
- Reading Nancy Drew mysteries and the Bobbsey Twin novels
- Learning to do the swan dive and cannonball jumps into the pool.
- Playing softball with the neighborhood families on the 4th of July.
- Catching lightning bugs in jars
- Snowballs (snow-cones) with Thunderbird or Tutti-Fruity flavored syrup
- Taking a class at the YMCA on drawing with pastels (I was pitiful!)
- Helping my mom deliver Meals on Wheels to inner city elderly people.
Ah, the good ole days! I hope children of this generation will be able to look back and have childhood memories of simple pleasures. Take time to share a memory of an activity that was fulfilling to you as a child, in the good old summer time. We would love to hear from you!
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Sue, here are some things I remember from my childhood summers:
* Going to the beach or for drives to the mountains
* Playing with friends and putting on impromptu skits and concerts for our mothers
* Going with Mum and my siblings to the bakery to pick up freshly baked baguettes and to the deli for freshly sliced ham, and having a delicious afternoon snack.
Thanks for sharing. Your comment about impromptu skits & concerts brought to mind another memory. We had a swimming pool, and never wanted to leave it to go to Sunday school in summer. Every so often our parents would let us skip Sunday School, but we had to have our own church service from the “diving board” pulpit! We had to come up with a few prayers and hymns and sing them, and often neighborhood kids would join in. Then after the “church service” we all jumped in the pool.
Sue, that’s a great memory! That would make a good entry in your church newsletter!