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“ Heavenly Inspirations ”
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- The Good Old Days -
Eventful isn't always fun. But, one might as well laugh
at
it.
We worked harder at Grandma's house than any place on
earth.
There was no electricity in the earlier years. Water had to
be
drawn from the well. Milk came straight from the cow ...
gross.
And, food was still alive!
The table was set with all sorts of foreign oddities
modern
day children would abhor. If it didn't come in a box or
bag,
forget it. This was a really good week to go on a diet!
None of us ... absolutely none of us sisters ever have
any
desire to go camping, fishing, hunting, or even to have a
garden.
We got our fill in our early years.
The good old days my foot! I bet I could write a funny
page
about them good old days. Grandma thought for sure them
there
chickens would peck us to death!
The only thing worse than the stinky splinter
potentialed
outhouse was the dreaded ice cold pot. And, if there wasn't
a
full moon, you were on your own. We'd often cheat and pee
just
outside the front door, thinking it would be dry by morning,
none
the wiser. Maybe that's why there was never anything green
growing around the doorway.
Our evening entertainment selection was a toss up
between
watching coal burn or counting the rat wholes in the walls.
Though, the flicker of lanterns was cool to observe.
Oh, and night time was so exhausting ... three of us
sisters
trying to sleep in a three-quarter feather bed, with quilts
piled
so high one couldn't reposition themselves if they had to.
The
only thing welcomed about that was awaking to frigid
temperatures
wherein we, finally, were glad to not move. Only, the
bladder
usually did not cooperate. Rats!
The highlight of the entire event was returning home to
watch
our friends drool. We had vacationed just outside of
London, all
right ... London, KY. Awe, the good old days.
® 2003 by Joyce C. Lock
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About the Author:
Joyce C. Lock has a published e-book
"The Difference" which can be purchased here:
http://www.theeaglesgarden.com/Joyce also founded and maintains the email ministries
"Heavenly Inspirations"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and
"Share a Smile"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/Joyce's writings encourage us in our relationship with God
and
each other.
