of my life~
Having so very little ....seemed like we had so much ~ and we did~ ~When we were kids living in a tiny house that grandpa built~there was always something to do ~ In the winter some of the windows would freeze in the inside .Especially when it was dreadfully cold, But we used to find a couple of pennys.. and make designs in the ice along the window,Mom had to carry coal for the stove and empty the ashes~to keep the hose warm.
In the fall when the very big garden that mom and dad would plant ...... served as a playground where our older brother ......would build us a merry go round .... which we played on for hours on end,
In the summer the raspberry bushes gave us special treats, The first person that went out to the outhouse...in the morning as we did not have indoor plumbing for many years until we were in our teens..got the red raspberries off the bushes and ate them ... Wow they were ever so delicious.The garden also served as an outdoor skating rink in the winter which our older brother and dad also made throwing water on it with buckets. until it froze into a nice skating rink which we all enjoyed all winter long~ We did not have running water which meant no water hose.It was all done by hand~
When mom wanted to make something special like *Jello* which we now make in the refridgerator or *Ice cream pie* Mom would make these goodies by putting it out in the snow until it was set. then of course it was extra special~It was almost like magic~
Having mom go outside and bringing it in for us..
When it snowed a lot mom would take us out to visit our grandparents~ who lived a short way away ~and of course our little brother was the youngest so he was the one who rode on the sled and we all helped mom pull the sled ~ What fun it was~
We never went hungry as mom and dad always had a large garden which provised us with food as mom canned and had potatoes and vegetables put away for the winter in our little dirt basement~Well wonderful memories ~ for sure and we can not turn back the pages~ But those were some of the best years~ of my life~