[52 weeks of Personal Genealogy & History Prompt: Illness & Injuries…This doubles as my Fearless Females post for 13th of March, A Moment of Strength] I wasn’t injured very often as a child. At least, most of injuries were mostly due to my siblings rather than my own stupidity. Always blame the siblings! This prompt…
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My Elementary School Seemed So Big
[This post is part of the 52 weeks of personal genealogy and history series…week 44: Elementary School] I started school in 1969. See how pathetic I looked in kindergarten? I didn’t trust the photographer at all! When I started school, our neighborhood was bustling. Their were kids popping out of everywhere. We had two…
Let The Rabbit Eat Trix
[This post was written for the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History, Week 21: Commercials] If you were a child of the 70s, you probably saw alot of commercials during Saturday morning cartoons. That’s when you heard about the Honey Comb Hideout, went cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, and and you knew all about Conjunction…
The Drought Years
[Written for the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History, Week 18: The Weather] I was a kid in the 1970s. During those years, California was gripped in a severe drought. As a child, this affected me in many ways. I always remember sunshine on my January birthday during those years. Spring came early almost…
Our First Dog
This week’s 52 weeks of genealogy challenge is to write about our first pet. There were probably animals before I came along in ’64. We had a menagerie throughout my childhood. But, the first one I remember was our dog, Bubbles, which we got when I was four. When my Godparent’s poodle became pregnant, we…