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Did you have an attic in your childhood home?
Attics and Basements.Some folks have both – some have neither. We are looking for stories about Attics – care to leave one below?Or over on Facebook? If you’d like to see whether Ellen and Pam had one growing up – click their names below. Growing up we had, what I call, a glorious attic – an attic you accessed through a permanent flight of stairs not a pull-down ladder and you could stand up straight in all but a few feet in the front of the house and again at the back. Filled with boxes, totes, bags, furniture, old baby gear, tools, unused small appliances, books, photos, rugs, it was…
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Did you have neighborhood friends growing up?
Neighborhoods. Every one of us grew up in a different type of neighborhood.Some of us had friends close by, some had to travel to get to theirs. What type did Pam and Ellen have? Click below to find out. Leave us a comment to let us know about yours. My memory of pre-teen friends, neighborhood or otherwise is pretty murky. I have pictures of birthday and Halloween parties at my house that have my friends in them. I can list those friends names — Linda, two Denise’s, Apryl, two Nancy’s ….. But did they come and play at my house? Did we swing on the swings? Did we play school…
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Can you remember stories about your grandparents?
Grandparents. If we were lucky, we had great relationships with all four of them. Some of us even had more than four. Some of us don’t remember much about them at all or didn’t have great relationships with them. I bet we all have some sort of memory though – care to share yours? Comment below or come on over to the Facebook page and leave us a comment there. And to find out what Ellen and Pam’s memories are, click their names below. My parents had me pretty late in life. My Mom was 37 and Dad would turn 44 the day after I was born. Consequently, all four…
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Pets – let’s list the pets you’ve had over the years.
Pets. You either love them or hate them. But if you love them, you’ve probably had multiples. If you click below you will see the ones that come to both Pam and Ellen’s minds. Care to share some of your favorites? During my childhood, I had many pets – among the most memorable are: A wild turtle that I named Timothy who came up to the house one summer and I brought him in. I created him a cardboard house. He would “play” outside during the day and come up to be let in at night to sleep in his box. At the end of the summer, I painted a…
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What pictures come to mind when you think of playing with your siblings?
Siblings. Spending time together. Do you remember what you used to do with your siblings? Pam and Ellen talk about growing up together and time spent with their brother Craig. I grew up with two siblings – my brother Craig, who was eleven years older than I and my sister Ellen who was almost four years younger. Because of the age differences, I have very different memories with each. With Ellen, there were countless hours of playing house. Part of our playroom was adorned with baby beds, changing tables and tons of baby clothes. We had outside baby carriages too – large real baby prams that held many dolls each…