Friday, July 16, 2010
Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, and Basic Gray
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I had a lucky childhood. We were a family of modest means; today we use the term “working class poor” to describe families like mine. I thought that everyone was like my family because in our neighborhood of 580-square-foot homes, each with one tiny bathroom, we all lived similar lives. None of us ever went hungry though the fare was plain—oatmeal or Wheatena for breakfast, peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, meatloaf and mashed potatoes for supper or fresh-caught fish. I grew up on the west coast of
I want to wake up in the morning where the orange blossoms grow,
Where the sun comes peepin’ into where I’m sleepin’ and the songbirds say hello.
I want to wander through the orange groves where the children used to roam
And go drifting back to
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Oo, I LIKE it! :o) Very well done, Mom!
Oh WOW this is so beautiful -- love it!! Thanks for playing along with us at Always Playing with Paper!
Big smiles,
Corie
Lissie
this is fabulous. I really love the flowers from the Close as a Memory set - they always look beautiful. I have never used them in this color combination and they really are spectacular. Great layout, too.
BTW... I loved reading the story of your childhood. I too grew up in that era where we made up our own games, spent almost all day out of doors and the world was their for exploring. thank you for the trip down memory lane
Thanks for joining the Paper Players this week.
Hugs
Jaydee
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