My Grandmama's House

There are so many things I remember about going to my Grandmother's house. Most of them are so silly and seem insignificant compared to what our kid's today will remember about going to see their grammy. But being that I am now .... um .... insert sad face :( 50! ..... the things I remember were from a LONG TIME AGO ... a REALLY long time ago!!! Some of you that read this will remember those days too. I would love to hear what you remembered too. I guess the best way is just to make a list of all the wonderful, sweet memories that keep me company ~ so here goes~ BIG FAT PENCILS THAT WERE YELLOW AND SMELLED LIKE A TREE AND HAD THE DARKEST LEAD INSIDE THEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO SHARPEN THEM WAS TO TAKE THEM TO MY UNKLE (THE ONE WITH A POCKED KNIFE)that is the truth too! THE HEAVIEST BLACK PHONE EVER CREATED WITH A DIAL THAT WAS SO HARD TO "DIAL" YOU HAD TO USE THE BIG FAT PENCIL TO GET IT TO GO AROUND (AND IT WAS sooooo slow) it seemed like it would take forever to dial a number! SITTING ON A VINLY CHAISE LOUNGE ON THE SCREENED IN FRONT PORCH READING FROM "THE READERS DIGEST" (the only magazine they had) AND PRETENDING TO TEACH SCHOOL TO ALL MY LITTLE COUSINS ~ we had to share the pencil by the way ;) COLD BISCUITS ON A YELLOW PLATE WITH A FLOUR CLOTH COVERING THEM SITTING ON THE WHITE ENAMEL STOVE AND YELLOW LABEL SYRUP BESIDE IT (that is what all us "youngins" ate when we got hungry and my G-mama's buscuits were the best) ICE COLD WATER IN MASON JARS IN THE FRIDGE (and we all drank from the same jug and the last one to empty it filled it back up) ~ that is what all us little people drank when we got thirsty lol SCHUCKING CORN AND SHELLING PEAS UNTIL YOUR THUMBS HURT AND TURNED PURPLE ~ AND "PUTTIN UP" CREAMED CORN (which was my favorite!) WHILE SITTING ON A TURNED OVER BUCKET ON THE FRONT PORCH .... AND I ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT! SLEEPING IN AN OLD IRON BED WITH 3 OF MY GIRL COUSINS AND THE HEADBOARD GOT SOOOOO COLD IN THE WINTER THAT YOUR HAND WOULD ALMOST FREEZE IF YOU TOUCHED IT .... AND WE HAD SO MANY QUILTS YOU COULD HARDLY TURN OVER THEY WERE SO HEAVY! I guess I will have to continue this post tomorrow night. I started blogging about 9 days ago ( and had surgery on my right shoulder 2 days later). It hurts. A LOT! I hope you enjoyed this lil stroll down memory lane! I will post more tomorrow, I hope......