A phone call from an old friend brought about nostalgia...and thoughts of our old neighborhood corner store. The conversation awaken all of those fond memories. I remember vividly, everything about Miss Catherine's store...during the days pennies held their worth, especially to all the young ones!
I remember peeking through the glass case and wanting all the goodies that were stored there. Decisions, decisions...it was hard deciding being a kid with all that candy! Why, I could buy 3-4 cookies or candy with a penny! Five cents for a short coke-cola and 5 cents for a bag of chips. A whole quarter could buy an entire lunch including your soda! That's the way it was...
It as fun searching the ground for change where older folk carelessly dropped it. Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters...why, I remember finding a 50 cent piece and five dollars! Back then, that was a lot of money for a kid to have for spending.That's the way it was...
I remember how the grown folk played dominoes at a table there. Their laughter and voices were loud and sometimes boisterous. Youngster were not allowed to loiter...it was almost unheard of. And, you were never to interfere in grown-folk-conversations. I guarantee, if you did violate parents rules or "code of ethics", it got back to them before you you did! Sometimes, they would be waiting at the door for you! lol. But, that's the way it was...
However, some viewed these times as burdensome, old-fashioned and back-woods.
I, on the other hand, gained so much more...and because of it, my children were able to also. Don't be so quick to knock what you don't or refuse to understand and accept...there is always good to be found in most all the worst situations. Just search for it!
What do you hold dear from your young days? Loretta
