Sam-saturday--Something About.Me
SAM Saturday challenge by @bluemoon is a wonderful way for all of us to get to know a little more about each other.
I grew up in a small town in northern Illinois. It was an ideal place to grow up in the 60's. My dad's family had moved there just after the Great Depression, and my dad and his 3 brothers had grown up there as well.
local newspaper photo from many years ago.
Everyone knew each other. I had been inside almost every house, or at least in the doorway when I went around selling Girl Scout cookies. I knew every crack in the sidewalk. And we all knew which payphones always had a dime to be found in the coin return slot. Many of us graduated high school with the same group of kids that we had started kindergarten with. We all knew each other's secrets.
My maternal grandparents lived around the corner from our house and my paternal grandparents lived 6 blocks away. All of my aunts, uncles and cousins lived withing walking distance
This painting of Main Street was done by a high school classmate and it has hung in my living room for years.
Even though I now live an hour away, it will always feel like home.
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I agree with @bluemoon
is a wonderful way for all of us to get to know a little more about each other.
Steemit has been global in our minds to share. We each have different friends and family to know and share experiences. Different from different traditions. always looking from eye to eye. About what we don't see for an opportunity. I am also grateful for what has been built in Steemit for all of us. The opportunity to share what we love and learn new things and find interesting people.
and I'm happy to be your best friend. I also like the paintings that you share today.
Thanks for this @melinda010100
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How neat is that the good old days the dime in the slot there was one always there i knew a little trick about them old phone boxes i use to collect a few dimes from them and buy my mates at school a Pineapple Donut every Friday on pay day from the red phone boxes , this is going to be fun for a lot of people :)
A nice way to meet you and so completely different of my childhood.
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I lived in many different places growing up. One small town we lived in was just like this. We lived in the "Jones'" house, which was of course the people that lived there before us. I remember walking down main street shortly after moving in and a complete stranger walking up to me and saying you must be Steve. These sound like negative stories. They are not. I have fond memories of that town.
Growing up in a small town was rather idyllic. I was able to spend my days wandering through town until I found someone who was doing something that interested me and then I could join in. Maybe it was helping my grandpa in the garden or helping the neighbor can peaches or watching my uncle collect honey from his beehive. My mom knew that there would always be something to keep me entertained and she also knew that I would never be lacking for a meal. If I wasn't home she would know that I was having sandwiches with my cousins on the back porch. It really was just one big happy family and summer time was heavenly. Oh, and when I am together with my cousins? The Jones house is still the Jones house and we all know exactly where we are talking about.
Oh my gnome...this is so cool to know a place so well and have all family in the same place and the town feels like a big home ...
Thanks for this feel good memory dear Lady Mel ! 😘
It was an idyllic way to grow up. But alas, you can't go home again. The people and the places are no longer there, and like with everything in life, it has changed.
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You had wonderful childhood, Melinda. 😀
How nice is to keep that painting,.
I really enjoy having that painting on the wall. I've been in each of those stores, so there are plenty of good memories there.
This is the ideal place for a beautiful childhood, a small, very small town, where everybody knows everybody. Of course there are disadvantages ...
Thanks a lot for your posting, it's so ... SAM!
The disadvantages only became apparent as I grew older and felt like I was living in a fish bowl. I still feel guilty about making my grandfather cry when I got married and moved 2 hours away.
Yes, to this kind of disadvantage I thought.