I was born in the 50's.. So that makes me almost 30, right?

Anyway I think we were kind of poor as I don't recall ever having a hose to drink from. But I do remember using mother's lid to her wringer washing machine to slide down hills in the winter. Made mud pies and had mud fights too.. Did not eat any worms, thank goodness. I don't think we ever had store bought bread, although I could be wrong. I do remember mother baked bread all the time. Ate lots of "coffee bread" and milk bread which is bread smothered in milk or coffee and topped with tons of white sugar....

Do recall collecting pop bottles (soda bottles) and getting 2 cents per bottle. Would use my hard earned money to either go swimming which would cost me 35 cents and a 2 mile walk from home or I would buy penny candy at the "beer garden" at the end of the road we lived on.

As for our "made up games".. Guess I was a tomboy as I was always climbing trees or searching for "jack in the pulpits" and wild violets in the woods. Covered in "cow itch" many times which made one itch it seemed like forever..Made jewelry from dandylions. Made pea shooters from this weed that was hollow, think it was milkweed, and the neighbor had a tree that had little green like peas, and whala a homemade pea shooter.

Was never home as I was outdoors playing morning till dark. Guess this was the "good ole days".. If we were poor, I did not know it. We had all the basics and a black n white TV too.. lol