A Poem To Which I Can Relate

[saddlebum]

I remember the bologna of my childhood,

And the bread that we cut with a knife,

When the children helped with the housework,

And the men went to work not the wife.

 

The cheese never needed a fridge,

And the bread was so crusty and hot,

The children were seldom unhappy

And the wife was content with her lot.

 

I remember the milk from the bottle,

With the yummy cream on the top,

Our dinner came hot from the oven,

And not from a freezer; or shop.

 

The kids were a lot more contented,

They didn't need money for kicks,

Just a game with their friends in the road,

And sometimes the Saturday flicks.

 

I remember the shop on the corner,

Where cookies for pennies were sold

Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?

Or is it....I'm just getting old?

 

Bathing was done in a wash tub,

With plenty of rich foamy suds

But the ironing seemed never ending

As Mama pressed everyone's 'duds'.

 

I remember the slap on my backside,

And the taste of soap if I swore

Anorexia and diets weren't heard of

And we hadn't much choice what we wore.

 

Do you think that bruised our ego?

Or our initiative was destroyed?

We ate what was put on the table

And I think life was better enjoyed.

 

 

Author, Unknown If you can remember those days…continue to enjoy your retirement &

GOD BLESS

[Sailor]

A thick slice of bread hot out of the oven with butter melting on it, but dad always took the cream off the bottle. Bath night in the laundry tub with water heated on the wood stove. First mom, then dad, then me. A bicycle was a necessity and a major investment.

[Eck]

Just had to post this on my FB page.. Thanks for sharing!!

[Sailor]

Don't forget the water pump ( careful not to lose the prime) in the front yard and the outhouse in the back yard.

[Guest divey]

Don't forget the water pump ( careful not to lose the prime) in the front yard and the outhouse in the back yard.

Yes and those catalogue pages sure weren't Purex!

[SilvrT]

Yes and those catalogue pages sure weren't Purex!

 

neither was birch bark... LOL

[SilvrT]

Just had to post this on my FB page.. Thanks for sharing!!

 

me too !

[venturesome]

Mama made hub cap size biscuits and we would poke a hole in them with our finger and fill with syrup for dessert.

Also we dreaded when the Sears catalog ran out and only corn cobs were left! Ouch!

[slowrollwv]

Saddle I remember those days, but I'm not retired YET. :banana:

[BlueSky]

Surely sounded like my childhood in the 50's!

[habfan]

hot crusty bread with butter and strawberry jam....just sayin.

[Kirby]

I remember all the things ya'll were talking about. I'm afraid if it all ever crashes and we have to go back to those times there will be millions who won't make it!!!

[SilvrT]

I remember all the things ya'll were talking about. I'm afraid if it all ever crashes and we have to go back to those times there will be millions who won't make it!!!

 

heh ... just take away their cell phones and they'll all die of panic attacks!

[Marcarl]

Funny thing is, that today's crowd tend to think that us old foogies know nothing,,, but it was us who got them to where they are today. Yep, if it hadn't been for the 60's crowd, there would be no TV, cell phones, computers, alarm systems, internet banking, credit cards, radial tires, colored hair, bikinis, electric shavers, microwaves, major league baseball or hockey,,, and the list goes on,,,,,, course we would still have to deal with horses and horse manure rather than bull-st*t,,, but hey,, that's what buggies are for.