• Childhood,  Hobbies,  Self

    What was your favorite way to waste time as a child?

    Wasting time. Some people think that doing something like reading, watching TV or doodling is “wasting time”. How bout you ?  What is your favorite way? Check out what Pam and Ellen think about this below: Wasting time as a child took many forms for me: Books – always a favorite.  We had a small ‘library’ at the house but weekend trips to our town library were most fruitful for me. Attic – I did spend hours up in there creating rooms or just treasure picking. Playroom – Hours playing house and dolls or school. Card Games – Solitaire, Crazy 8’s, War, Spit, Go Fish, Rummy and as I got…

  • Childhood,  Family

    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…