Where are all the roses, fresh warm rain, helicopters and pine trees, and snow so high the doors wouldn’t open and oh yea, ice cream trucks.
I was looking at some old photos; things look and feel so different today. When I was a child we welcomed rain, we’d grab a plastic bag and cover up as much as possible. We would all gather at Ma’s house ( my wonderful grandmother ), sit on her from porch and watch the rain, it smelled so fresh.
The porch had huge pillars, the funny thing is, I drove by there a few months back and they didn’t appear to be so big. The porch itself seemed shorter, lol.
In the photos there were rose bushes that seemed to reach out for miles. I remember them very well. There was also bees and we didn’t seem to mind but now, I run like a mad woman if I see anything flying, lol.
Getting in ponds was great and refreshing, we didn’t care or think of all the germs floating around in it. We didn’t die, lol… I must say, now… no way !
Neighborhood crushes… Mike pearson, he was my big time crush but my first kiss was from Mark Sanford. I remember thinkg… I don’t want to kiss him, he has a birth mark right by his lip, lol. I was 10 yrs. Old. My cousim Tim would run all the boys away, he’s five years older than me. I have 2 real sisters, 2 step sisters and three half sisters, so that left cy cousin with a lot of work, lol. He lived with my grandmother and that’s where all of us girls had boys chasing us around. You did good Tim !
Sitting in front of the fan playing cards ,lol. It’s funny because at my mothers house there was an in ground swimming pool, air conditioning, and all the pop, candy and snacks you wanted. At my dads ( Ma’s house ) it was a bit tougher… no air conditioning, turning bottles in for penny candy ( Charlie Browns Corner Store ) and a pop there was almost unheard of but cool aid was great !
The front door that popped shut as we ran in and out. The smell of Ma cooking Hershey’s Fudge. ( every one called her Ma, even older women than her ).
It was also very cold in her house during the winter but that didn’t stop us, we curled up in front of the old gas burner with a blanket ( pallet ) and scrunch all up together and drink hot chocolate.
I use to think that we were just rich at my moms house but realized that Ma was just poor. I can remember her standing at the sink whistling and humming “ How Great Tho Art “
Back then we was excited to see company, today, we can’t wait for them to leave. We use to invite families over for lunch and now we hope no one bothers us as we eat. Back then you could loan anything out and get it returned, now you have to lock everything up and if you loan anything out, you just know that you will chase it down or never see it again. Kids were happy playing outside climbing on a tree, now kids wont turn the t.v off. We use to have family night every night, now we do it once a month ( if at all ). Mothers are now killing their children and husbands are killing wives. Pets are no longer a joy but a burden. Playground fights at school end up in gunfire. A drug is no longer drinking a beer but anything that will change who you are.
When I was young, the neighbors watched each other’s kids as we ran up and down the street, now the neighbors will kill, steal and rap our children.
Man ! Can we just rewind about 30 – 35 years ?
I was looking at some old photos; things look and feel so different today. When I was a child we welcomed rain, we’d grab a plastic bag and cover up as much as possible. We would all gather at Ma’s house ( my wonderful grandmother ), sit on her from porch and watch the rain, it smelled so fresh.
The porch had huge pillars, the funny thing is, I drove by there a few months back and they didn’t appear to be so big. The porch itself seemed shorter, lol.
In the photos there were rose bushes that seemed to reach out for miles. I remember them very well. There was also bees and we didn’t seem to mind but now, I run like a mad woman if I see anything flying, lol.
Getting in ponds was great and refreshing, we didn’t care or think of all the germs floating around in it. We didn’t die, lol… I must say, now… no way !Neighborhood crushes… Mike pearson, he was my big time crush but my first kiss was from Mark Sanford. I remember thinkg… I don’t want to kiss him, he has a birth mark right by his lip, lol. I was 10 yrs. Old. My cousim Tim would run all the boys away, he’s five years older than me. I have 2 real sisters, 2 step sisters and three half sisters, so that left cy cousin with a lot of work, lol. He lived with my grandmother and that’s where all of us girls had boys chasing us around. You did good Tim !
Sitting in front of the fan playing cards ,lol. It’s funny because at my mothers house there was an in ground swimming pool, air conditioning, and all the pop, candy and snacks you wanted. At my dads ( Ma’s house ) it was a bit tougher… no air conditioning, turning bottles in for penny candy ( Charlie Browns Corner Store ) and a pop there was almost unheard of but cool aid was great !
The front door that popped shut as we ran in and out. The smell of Ma cooking Hershey’s Fudge. ( every one called her Ma, even older women than her ).
It was also very cold in her house during the winter but that didn’t stop us, we curled up in front of the old gas burner with a blanket ( pallet ) and scrunch all up together and drink hot chocolate.
I use to think that we were just rich at my moms house but realized that Ma was just poor. I can remember her standing at the sink whistling and humming “ How Great Tho Art “Back then we was excited to see company, today, we can’t wait for them to leave. We use to invite families over for lunch and now we hope no one bothers us as we eat. Back then you could loan anything out and get it returned, now you have to lock everything up and if you loan anything out, you just know that you will chase it down or never see it again. Kids were happy playing outside climbing on a tree, now kids wont turn the t.v off. We use to have family night every night, now we do it once a month ( if at all ). Mothers are now killing their children and husbands are killing wives. Pets are no longer a joy but a burden. Playground fights at school end up in gunfire. A drug is no longer drinking a beer but anything that will change who you are.
When I was young, the neighbors watched each other’s kids as we ran up and down the street, now the neighbors will kill, steal and rap our children.
Man ! Can we just rewind about 30 – 35 years ?
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