I’m finding myself as I’m getting older now, reminiscing a lot about when I was young. The small town of Taylorsville that I wanted to get away from, I now wish I could live there. Oh, I thought it was a dull, boring little place. Now I long for that dull, boring little place!! The creaky, drafty old house that my Grandma lived in … oh how I long to be there just one more time. Playing in the attic and pilfering through Grandmas old “stuff.” Playing in the "grave-yard" (yeah, all my cousins will know exactly what grave yard, lol). The coal-burning stove that heated the house as well as the water. Washing my hair out of that big dish pan. Taking baths in a galvanized tub with water heated from the coal stove. Those freezing cold mornings when grandma would let me stay under the covers while she got the fire going good and the room good and warm. Playing in the rain. Playing hide and seek with the grown-ups. Playing tag, frozen catchers, peg, mother-may-I, red light-green light, duck-duck-goose, drop the handkerchief and all those other outdoor games. Yep, imagine that! NO video games and very little TV, if any. Sitting by the coal-stove with Grandma drinking coffee and eating biscuits. Sunday fried chicken dinners.
My very best times as a child were the times I spent in that little town of Taylorsville with my sweet Grandma Sharp. Little did I know they would turn into the best of my childhood memories.
We were different than many others then. Most all of my peers at least had central heat. We grew up with no central heat and without air conditioning. Why, to have just a window unit was such a luxury!! No, we slept many a night with the screen door open and the fan running to keep cool. We didn’t complain either. It was just the norm for us. We had little but we needed little! Those were the days!!
As I look back now, I am so glad for the way I lived. We got by with very little and appreciated whatever we did have. My upbringing has kept me humble for all these years and I will never forget my roots. Grandma Sharp had no idea the impact she had on me. I miss her still and guess I always will. Thank you, Grandma, for giving me the childhood I had!! Until we meet again on the other side, I love you always!
My very best times as a child were the times I spent in that little town of Taylorsville with my sweet Grandma Sharp. Little did I know they would turn into the best of my childhood memories.
We were different than many others then. Most all of my peers at least had central heat. We grew up with no central heat and without air conditioning. Why, to have just a window unit was such a luxury!! No, we slept many a night with the screen door open and the fan running to keep cool. We didn’t complain either. It was just the norm for us. We had little but we needed little! Those were the days!!
As I look back now, I am so glad for the way I lived. We got by with very little and appreciated whatever we did have. My upbringing has kept me humble for all these years and I will never forget my roots. Grandma Sharp had no idea the impact she had on me. I miss her still and guess I always will. Thank you, Grandma, for giving me the childhood I had!! Until we meet again on the other side, I love you always!
