Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A few years ago I had to pull together a list of all the places I had lived. I forget what for. I was cleaning out a desk drawer last night, and found my notes. I tried to put the list in a table, but even though it looked fine in Works Word, I couldn't get it to work here. I kept it simple, and I'm sure I did it right. I finally gave up. Here's the list, as a list, and I'm annoyed because Blogger doesn't recognize tabbing, and even removes extra spaces. Snort.
Scranton, PA
1944-1946
Birth & infancy
?????
1947-1948
Toddling
Fayetteville, NC
1948-1949
Kindergarten
Scranton, PA
1949-1950
Kindergarten
Mississippi City, MS
1950
Summer before 1st grade
Biloxi, MS
1950
1st grade
Scranton, PA
1950
1st Grade
Hershey, PA
1951
1st Grade
Benton, PA, River St
1951
1st Grade
Benton, PA, 2½ St
1951-1952
2nd Grade
Benton, PA, Appleman’s house
1952-1953
3rd Grade
Benton, PA, Rooster house
1953-1954
4th Grade
Ottawa, Canada, Bank Street
1954-1955
5th Grade
Ottawa, Canada, Fairbanks Ave.
1955-1957
5th-7th Grades
Benton, PA, BSA House
1957-1958
8th-9th Grades
Red Rock, PA, USAF Base
1958-1962
9th-12th Grades
Bloomsburg, BSC Dorms
1962-1963
College
Benton, PA, Parsonage House
1963
College
Bloomsburg, PA, BSC Dorms
1964
College
Bloomsburg, PA, town housing
1964
College
Berwick, PA
1965
College, Student Teaching
Bristol, PA
1965
College, Student Teaching
Bloomsburg
1965
Summer Session & Graduation
Gettysburg, PA, Mrs. K.’s House
1965
Teaching H.S.
Gettysburg, PA, In-town Apartment
1965-1966
Teaching H.S.
Gettysburg, PA, Trailer
1966-1967
Teaching H.S.
Schwenksville, PA
1967-1968
Teaching H.S.</
Ruby, NY
1968-1971
The Company
Ballwin, MO
1971-1976
The Company
Germantown, MD
1977-1982
Stay at Home Mother
Highland, NY
1982-1994
The Company
Current Address, NY
1994-Present
Retired
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, November 30, 2006
996 Early Snow?
Thursday, November 30, 2006
I've been trying to remember when the first snow came when I was young. These days I'm always surprised by the first snow. I never expect it.
In the 1800s snow came very early. The world was going through a "mini-ice age" then. People wore wool in high summer. That's why "Over the River and Through the Wood", a Thanksgiving poem/song written in 1844, talks about the horse pulling a sleigh.
I'm pretty sure snow at Thanksgiving was rare when I was a child, because I always wondered why the song mentioned enough snow for a sleigh (not just snow, but "deep and drifting" snow!) But whether snow was usual for Christmas in my life is harder to remember.
I have many memories of getting sleds or "flying saucers" for Christmas and being disappointed because there was no snow. On the other hand, I have memories of getting bicycles from Santa and being unable to use them because there was too much snow. Which doesn't sound right, because I got my first bicycle when I was 11, a big heavy no-gears Columbia, and never got another. Maybe I'm actually remembering the disappointment of siblings or Daughter. Hey, it's the short-term memory that's supposed to go, not the long-term!
My middle school years were spent in Ottawa, Canada, so even if I were sure what I remember from then , it wouldn't apply. Most of my high school years were on the mountain, and nothing from there applies to here. (We got our first snow on the mountain in October.)
It bothers me that I can't remember whether there was usually snow for my childhood Christmases. (Yes, I lived all over the US then, but Christmas was always at Gramma's, in Pennsylvania.)
I hate snow. Maybe I'll buy myself a sled - that might work to hold it off for a while.
.
I've been trying to remember when the first snow came when I was young. These days I'm always surprised by the first snow. I never expect it.
In the 1800s snow came very early. The world was going through a "mini-ice age" then. People wore wool in high summer. That's why "Over the River and Through the Wood", a Thanksgiving poem/song written in 1844, talks about the horse pulling a sleigh.
I'm pretty sure snow at Thanksgiving was rare when I was a child, because I always wondered why the song mentioned enough snow for a sleigh (not just snow, but "deep and drifting" snow!) But whether snow was usual for Christmas in my life is harder to remember.
I have many memories of getting sleds or "flying saucers" for Christmas and being disappointed because there was no snow. On the other hand, I have memories of getting bicycles from Santa and being unable to use them because there was too much snow. Which doesn't sound right, because I got my first bicycle when I was 11, a big heavy no-gears Columbia, and never got another. Maybe I'm actually remembering the disappointment of siblings or Daughter. Hey, it's the short-term memory that's supposed to go, not the long-term!
My middle school years were spent in Ottawa, Canada, so even if I were sure what I remember from then , it wouldn't apply. Most of my high school years were on the mountain, and nothing from there applies to here. (We got our first snow on the mountain in October.)
It bothers me that I can't remember whether there was usually snow for my childhood Christmases. (Yes, I lived all over the US then, but Christmas was always at Gramma's, in Pennsylvania.)
I hate snow. Maybe I'll buy myself a sled - that might work to hold it off for a while.
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