Tag: childhood
Birthday BB gun
Bryce Angell shares a story very similar to Ralphie's experience in A Christmas Story.
Summer’s freedom and work: Part 2
Judith Sutherland recalls the long days on the dairy farm of her youth.
Summer’s heat can pose challenges in the milking parlor
Milking a herd of dairy cattle every day is where Judith Sutherland learned she and her sisters could prevail over almost anything.
Yesterday’s tomorrow
Jim Abrams ponders the special meaning behind the things sportsmen and sportswomen pass down from one generation to the next.
‘Overalls, two shoes and a belt’
Alan Guebert recalls the humble attire of his youth for both his family and the workers around the Illinois dairy farm of his youth.
The ticking crocodile
Jim Abrams ponders the process of aging and the way we all find a certain joy and youthfulness in doing the things we learned to love when we were young.
Sleeping soundly in cabin #4
Judith Sutherland recalls summer church camp at Camp Otyokwa in Cabin #4.
Growing up on the farm taught some tough life lessons
Judith Sutherland reflects on lessons she learned growing up on a farm.
Mumblety-Peg
Bryce Angell recalls a close call playing the game Mumblety-Peg during his childhood.
Memories of simple childhood joys
Judith Sutherland's best memories of times with friends and cousins had nothing to do with toys, but with the simple resources and time with one another.
