Tag: childhood
Remembering hand-me-down season
Alan Guebert recalls the pecking order in the hand-me-down cycle of his youth.
The joy of car rides to nowhere
Judith Sutherland recalls climbing into the back window well of the family sedan on car rides to nowhere during her youth.
Happiness found in many ways
Life on dairy farms in the 1970s proved to be a very good time indeed.
The Oregon Trail, video game style
Judith Sutherland recalls all the lessons her children and their friends learn from her living room playing The Oregon Trail on their old Mac.
Teachers make a huge impact
Judith Sutherland remembers her fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Zimmerman, whose positive influence has accompanied her throughout her life.
How did we even survive?
Retro children of the 1930s-1980s went out into the world sans helmets and knee pads. Kymberly Foster Seabolt offers some insight as to how they survived.
It was a cellar, school and racetrack
All these years later, Judith Sutherland can still recall all the games her and her sisters played in the old cellar of the farmhouse she grew up in.
Take in joyfulness of the young
As the year winds down and time keeps flying by, Judith Sutherland enjoys spending time with her grandson, who takes pleasure in the simplest things.
Turning 50 and fabulous
Leading up to her 50th birthday, Kymberly Foster Seabolt recalls all the staples of her childhood, growing up in the 70s and 80s.
Farm chores made fun, with the help of boy’s dog, pony...
Judith Sutherland's dad often said he knew he was born in the time and place that suited him perfectly and was always grateful for that divine placement.
