good ol' days - TBD2024-03-28T17:59:18Zhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/good-ol-days?groupUrl=qa&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1610636&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A955069&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhile I'm a nomad by nature (…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-04-08:1991841:Comment:18623002020-04-08T19:25:19.064ZAngharadhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>While I'm a nomad by nature (or, perhaps, nurture--I can't be sure ツ), I can also see the beauty and allure of having a place you call home. It must have been so cool, Aggie, to grow up on land of which you felt a real part. And of course ranching/farming is such an important life and so in tune with nature. Also, having family all around--a real support system--must have been priceless.</p>
<p>While I'm a nomad by nature (or, perhaps, nurture--I can't be sure ツ), I can also see the beauty and allure of having a place you call home. It must have been so cool, Aggie, to grow up on land of which you felt a real part. And of course ranching/farming is such an important life and so in tune with nature. Also, having family all around--a real support system--must have been priceless.</p> My best memories of childhood…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-04-08:1991841:Comment:18622082020-04-08T01:11:48.615ZBaiahttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/JaniceTakashima
<p>My best memories of childhood had to do with my solitary nature and independence. I was the oldest of three girls and I had a lot of freedom while my mom was busy with my more demanding younger sisters. So long as I was home at predictable intervals, nobody much minded what i had been up to. From age 5 I would wander around the neighborhood during the day. I'd visit the school, the rec center, the library and in the early morning the yards of neighbors who had swing sets. In the summer,…</p>
<p>My best memories of childhood had to do with my solitary nature and independence. I was the oldest of three girls and I had a lot of freedom while my mom was busy with my more demanding younger sisters. So long as I was home at predictable intervals, nobody much minded what i had been up to. From age 5 I would wander around the neighborhood during the day. I'd visit the school, the rec center, the library and in the early morning the yards of neighbors who had swing sets. In the summer, we would go to my grandparents' house at a beach on the Kitsap Peninsula near Seattle. There I would do the same curious wandering around. Nothing bad ever happened to me or anybody I knew. <br/><br/>After we moved into Seattle, I got a bike which enabled me to travel even further. I never had any problems so long as I was home by dinner. My children and grandson were pretty much the same as me. Luckily none of us have ever had any mishaps in our wanderings--just lots of great adventures. Right now my grandson is relieving his cabin fever by taking long walks along one of the Lake Washington floating bridges which is near where he is living now. He rescued a muskrat that he found along the way that might have been dropped on the bridge by an eagle. He brought it to a vet who took care of it. Another great adventure.</p> I was fortunate to grow up on…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-03-30:1991841:Comment:18620772020-03-30T21:53:52.731ZAggiehttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Aggie
<p>I was fortunate to grow up on large ranch and visited my Grandparents farm every weekend. Learned to live off the land. Everyone had a job to do. I can say I chopped and picked cotton by hand. Grew sugarcane for my sweet tooth. Got in hog business at age 9 by writing a essay on why I would like a Sears and Roebuck pig. Had Grand Champion hog at age 10. Traveled the country while in 4-H.</p>
<p>I was fortunate to grow up on large ranch and visited my Grandparents farm every weekend. Learned to live off the land. Everyone had a job to do. I can say I chopped and picked cotton by hand. Grew sugarcane for my sweet tooth. Got in hog business at age 9 by writing a essay on why I would like a Sears and Roebuck pig. Had Grand Champion hog at age 10. Traveled the country while in 4-H.</p> It might be a good time to re…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-03-29:1991841:Comment:18620262020-03-29T11:39:30.071ZAngharadhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>It might be a good time to revive this happy discussion...</p>
<p>Because we often moved several times a year (Navy family) and because my 2 brothers were much older than I, I didn't have a childhood with long-time neighborhood friends or games with my siblings or family get-togethers, etc. But what I did have was adventure, and for a newness junkie like me, that was the best!</p>
<p>I saw the beauty of all 50 states, and countless snake farms, biggest ball of twine, biggest frying pan,…</p>
<p>It might be a good time to revive this happy discussion...</p>
<p>Because we often moved several times a year (Navy family) and because my 2 brothers were much older than I, I didn't have a childhood with long-time neighborhood friends or games with my siblings or family get-togethers, etc. But what I did have was adventure, and for a newness junkie like me, that was the best!</p>
<p>I saw the beauty of all 50 states, and countless snake farms, biggest ball of twine, biggest frying pan, etc., roadside attractions. ツ I lived in a new house almost every year, which was cool--as my mom used to say, "we move when the ashtrays get full." LOL. I made friends all over the country and was never in one place long enough for the friendships to get routine. I lived in Hawaii when it was just barely a state--LOTS of crazy experiences there. I skied in Vermont, rode horses in Washington, sailed in Rhode Island, and surfed in California. Rode bikes, skateboarded, hang-glided, repelled--you name it, I did it. It was exciting! </p> I'm still thinking...tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-07:1991841:Comment:16147262013-10-07T01:30:39.381Zofficerripleyhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/officerripley
<p>I'm still thinking...</p>
<p>I'm still thinking...</p> It was a major kick in the a*…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-06:1991841:Comment:16144502013-10-06T21:27:20.334ZTeeBubbaDeehttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/TeeBubbaDee
<p>It was a major kick in the a** Lifesighs.</p>
<p>Sorry michael for crapping all over you "good ol' days thread. Was just thinking about how much fun I used to have riding my bike, and then remembered how I got it. </p>
<p>It was a major kick in the a** Lifesighs.</p>
<p>Sorry michael for crapping all over you "good ol' days thread. Was just thinking about how much fun I used to have riding my bike, and then remembered how I got it. </p> Tee Bubba, 3 days before Chri…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-05:1991841:Comment:16143792013-10-05T22:03:04.633ZLifesighshttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Lifesighs
<p>Tee Bubba, 3 days before Christmas and you knew the bikes were there, OMG talk about doom and gloom. That is such a sad story for kids. The Grinch really stole Christmas for you that year, I can imagine how bad your mom felt. Poor lady.</p>
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<p>Tee Bubba, 3 days before Christmas and you knew the bikes were there, OMG talk about doom and gloom. That is such a sad story for kids. The Grinch really stole Christmas for you that year, I can imagine how bad your mom felt. Poor lady.</p>
<p></p> I never had a bike until I wa…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-05:1991841:Comment:16139522013-10-05T04:44:18.564ZTeeBubbaDeehttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/TeeBubbaDee
<p>I never had a bike until I was 11. My mom hid three bikes in the detached garage, but the lock on the door led me and my two younger siblings to peek through the cracks. The three bikes were covered with blankets, but we all knew what our BIG present for X mas was going to be. (mom was a single mom in the 50's with no child support so bikes for all three of us was a major outlay for her) About 3 days before X mas, the garage caught fire and burned to the ground. There was speculation that my…</p>
<p>I never had a bike until I was 11. My mom hid three bikes in the detached garage, but the lock on the door led me and my two younger siblings to peek through the cracks. The three bikes were covered with blankets, but we all knew what our BIG present for X mas was going to be. (mom was a single mom in the 50's with no child support so bikes for all three of us was a major outlay for her) About 3 days before X mas, the garage caught fire and burned to the ground. There was speculation that my father had been in town and set the fire, but true cause was never determined. I really don't remember what my grandfather did for my siblings, but he bought me what at the time was called an "English Racer". Skinny tires like a ten speed, but It wasn't. More like a single speed stuck in tenth gear. I had to stand on the pedals to get that thing rolling, but once I was up to speed, nobody could catch me. </p> I learn something new everyda…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-01:1991841:Comment:16123992013-10-01T17:35:02.718Zflippr 2.0https://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/flipper
<p>I learn something new everyday.we don't get many pigeons around these parts.</p>
<p>I learn something new everyday.we don't get many pigeons around these parts.</p> flipper, a tumbler is a parti…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-10-01:1991841:Comment:16123342013-10-01T17:30:29.251Zmichael clubbhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/michaelclubb
<p>flipper, a tumbler is a particular pigeon that likes to fly up high and then acrobatically falls back toward the ground, then takes off again. They look like they've been shot the way they play. They are very friendly and always come home again.</p>
<p>flipper, a tumbler is a particular pigeon that likes to fly up high and then acrobatically falls back toward the ground, then takes off again. They look like they've been shot the way they play. They are very friendly and always come home again.</p>