Tag: childhood
Remembering every kid’s dream: The Sears Christmas catalog
Judith Sutherland recalls the excitement and joy the Sears Christmas catalog brought children in the 1960s.
Yearning for the simplicity of a camper-cabin summer vacation
Eliza Blue relives some of her own childhood experiences camping out with her children in one of her South Dakota pastures.
Ancient language
Kym Seabolt spent a lot of time with her great grandmother who had a very educated life. As a result, she is fluent in ancient language.
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.
