Summing it Up...

Now, that I'm way on the wrong side of sixty, I feel that being true to self is important. "I yam, what I yam." Kindness and smiles are to be given away. Women are strong. Men are more vulnerable than we believe. Husbands may come and go...but one thing I know for sure is that I will NEVAH live without a corgi or coffee in my life if I can prevent it. Come piles of dog fur or hot water!

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Missing life like this...



Hey... Wasn't this us?

A little house with three bedrooms and one car on the street.
A mower that you had to push to make the grass look neat.


In the kitchen on the wall we only had one phone,
And no need for recording things, someone was always home.


We only had a living room where we would congregate,
Unless it was at mealtime in the kitchen where we ate.


We had no need for family rooms or extra rooms to dine, When meeting as a family those two rooms would work out fine.


We only had one TV set, and channels maybe two,
But always there was one of them with something worth the view.

For snacks we had potato chips that tasted like a chip,
And if you wanted flavor there was Lipton's onion dip.


Store-bought snacks were rare because my mother liked to cook,
And nothing can compare to snacks in Betty Crocker's book.

Weekends were for family trips or staying home to play,
We all did things together -- even go to church to pray.


When we did our weekend trips depending on the weather,
No one stayed at home because we liked to be together.


Sometimes we would separate to do things on our own,
But we knew where the others were without our own cell phone.

Then there were the movies with your favorite movie star,
And nothing can compare to watching movies in your car.


Then there were the picnics at the peak of summer season,
Pack a lunch and find some trees and never need a reason.


Get a baseball game together with all the friends you know,
Have real action playing ball -- and no game video.


Remember when the doctor used to be the family friend,
And didn't need insurance or a lawyer to defend?

The way that he took care of you or what he had to do,
Because he took an oath and strived to do the best for you.

Remember going to the store and shopping casually,
And when you went to pay for it you used your own money?


Nothing that you had to swipe or punch in some amount,
Remember when the cashier person had to really count?


The milkman used to go from door to door,
And it was just a few cents more than going to the store.


There was a time when mailed letters came right to your door,
Without a lot of junk mail ads sent out by every store.

The mailman knew each house by name and knew where it was sent;
There were not loads of mail addressed to "present occupant."


There was a time when just one glance was all that it would take,
And you would know the kind of car, the model and the make.
?

They didn't look like turtles trying to squeeze out every mile;
They were streamlined, white walls, fins, and really had some style.


One time the music that you played whenever you would jive,
Was from a vinyl, big-holed record called a forty-five.


The record player had a post to keep them all in line,
And then the records would drop down and play one at a time.


Oh sure, we had our problems then, just like we do today, And always we were striving, trying for a better way.

Oh, the simple life we lived still seems like so much fun,
How can you explain a game, just kick the can and run? ?


And why would boys put baseball cards between bicycle spokes, ?
And for a nickel red machines had little bottled Cokes?
? ? ?

This life seemed so much easier and slower in some ways, I love the new technology but I sure miss those days.

So time moves on and so do we, and nothing stays the same,
But I sure love to reminisce and walk down memory lane.

(this was a forward from my sis-in-law)

9 comments:

LV said...

I agree with the writing. I have been there, but some of those times, I try not to remember.

Anonymous said...

Cute!

Come back and see me any time!

Happy First Day of October!☺

Sarah said...

That is a walk down memory lane...good memories!

ClassyChassy said...

Thanks for the birthday wishes - nice of you to post me up on your sidebar!!! I had a wonderful day - and Mr. Wonderful took mom and me out for Pizza dinner this evening!

The Pink Geranium or Jan's Place said...

all I can say is ...ahhhhh, I do remember those days, and have some old pictures to prove it!

Funny what can happen in a lifetime...

Jan Mader said...

OH yes, I remember.

By the way, if you want to write that children's book, you should! Loved the sentences you left on Ignite to Write!

Olde Dame Penniwig said...

Really, things have changed...many of them, I ask myself, "Why?" Because it wasn't necessarily a change for the better. I'm not a Luddite, but really, things today are just too chaotic and not sustainable.

Buttercup said...

There were some lovely times. One of my all time favorites was raking leaves with my parents in the fall. Didn't seem special then, but it does now.

ocmist said...

Thanks for sharing the memories... So many were so good for me! Your blog is always like a breath of fresh oxygen mixed with peace. Thanks! Linda

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