Monthly Archives: March 2011

Girl Scout Camp or How I Learned to Clean Latrines, Take Cold Showers and Various Other Things That I Would Never Do Again

Posted on March 29, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

Camp Amahami,( near Deposit NY) the summer after 5th grade, man I hated those 2 weeks. I hated the food..I was a picky selective eater. I really hated swimming, my fear was overwhelming. My bitchy counselor , Float, was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Brownies and Girl Scouts

Posted on March 23, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

I don’t remember what year I was a Brownie. I remember where we had meetings and our troup leader,Mrs. Barron  The meetings were at her house which also had a shoe store attached and was the family business.Not really sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

35 Years Ago Yesterday

Posted on March 21, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

35 years of marriage( half of what my parents were..not sure this body has another 35 years, although I hope so). Guess I will reminisce  about the wedding..not our life( equally memorable joyful). My dress..my friend Tina Macko Ciotoli made it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Winters Past

Posted on March 17, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

So we are having this gorgeous almost spring day and I want to tell you about winter..you know this taste of spring is just a tease. So my winter memories kind of fuse from one year to another. But one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Tonette

Posted on March 10, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

Our generation had 2 kinds of Tonette. This Blog is about both. In third grade my teacher was Mrs. Rood. This was the year that( I think ) we were invited to learn how to play a musical instrument. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Peeps

Posted on March 9, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

In the Fifties many stores gave out Baby Chicks at Easter.There were long lines, kind of a precursor to buying Cabbage Patch Dolls. On Front Street, about a quarter of a mile from our house was Lou Rappaport’s House of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Do Not Go Near The Creek( Crick in Binghamtonese)

Posted on March 7, 2011 by My Memories Knitted Together

Next to our house in Nimmonsburg was a creek. That creek gave me many happy hours. Our garage was next to the creek and part of the garage was a building that might have been a store at one time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment