Category Archives: growing up in my neighborhood

being a kid in the 50′s and 60′s

My Momma

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

This is my Momma with her first husband back around 1940. She was a looker!!  But so was he.  She was about 20 or so.  Young and naive.  Mom said he could dance!  And apparently he liked to dance with … Continue reading →

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Pool of Genes

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

Over the years I’ve done a bit of genealogy.  It’s interesting.  Kind of fun to find out where your gene pool is from and what those genes acquired or lost or survived and when and how they died and who they … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

My parents ran a grocery store all the years I was growing up and finally retired after the grandchildren started coming along.  My older brother and sister along with my younger sister and I lived in that store almost as … Continue reading →

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Back when I was young…

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Tonight at book club the old farts, well, older farts, got to recollecting about way back when.  Our book for the month was “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett (although a member of the club did call her Kathryn Stunkett).  And … Continue reading →

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Summer Festivals

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

In June our little town has a festival, as do most little towns.  It’s a time to bring the kiddos out for some fun and adventure; a time to sit on the bandstand and talk to people we haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Pony

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Once upon a time, a long time ago, my dad got us kids (well, me) (my brother had a quarter horse) a pony.  If you know anything at all about the equine world, you know that ponies are mean little … Continue reading →

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Nancy and Darla… and babies and diaper bags and…

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

The neighborhood wouldn’t have been complete without the “little sisters.”  That is, Terry’s little sister and my little sister.  You never saw one without the other.  You never saw either without their babies in one arm and their diaper bags … Continue reading →

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Mulberry Groundhog

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Our corner of the world, our neighborhood, was a magical place.  There were wheat fields all around us with “town” only a couple of blocks away.  An arena for horse shows was just down the dirt road.  The big new … Continue reading →

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