Here's a question. How far back in your life can you remember? Someone asked me when I first started trying to write. I said it was in Miss Airds class in Grade I at Woodland School. I wrote A B C and she said, "Edward you have to keep the letters between the lines." Frustrating! I was having trouble getting them all on the paper. I solved the problem later in life with unlined paper. Miss Aird left at the end of that year and I went on to Grade 2. Miss Burgess left at the end of that year. That's all I remember about elementary school. I think I sorta slept through I - 7 and suddenly woke up to find I was in High School. What a shock, they expected us to stay awake and learn. I remember when the teacher would fill both blackboards with notes and tell us to copy same. I'd ask, "Mr.Francham, ya got any paper without lines." Ed
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Excellent Ed. We had ink wells and nib pens. I'd go home with ink on my fingers. Learning a new letter was a big deal. Wow mom I was taught to write the letter E today! High school was definitely a separate reality.
S.A.
Wow, You got as far as E Bill? Ed
Ed and Bill...I remember those ink wells and nib pens too! Remember we had to have blotters to blot our work? And no matter how careful we were we'd still get those big ink blotches and the teacher would go into a real snit over it? The kids sure have it easy today...no ink bottles, nib pens or blotters!
One thing I clearly remember, if the hole in the pen nib is full of ink don't clear it by blowing it out. Ed
I'm like you ,1st grade Model School, Miss Ward Dick &Jane Book. Buying WAR SAVING STAMPS $.25 and getting a Red Star beside your name and a gold star when you filled your book[20] We all learned how to knit 8 in. squares to be put together as blankets for Britan I remember the air craft Hudsons, B24 liberators,andmany more flying over Verdun to the east coast and over seas I was 6 in 1941 Ron
Ron were your family issued government coupons for food. I think milk and meat was rationed maybe more. Also recall my dad saving silver paper from cigarette packages. Where did the coupons come from (in the mail?), and where did the silver paper go to? I was born in 1940.
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I remember losing a meat token in front of Woodland garage. My Father made me look for it until late night when my Mother brought me home. It was a blue plastic the size of a kickel. Years later (1965) I was telling the story to a group of friends when the woman jumped out of her chair and dug a token out of her purse. She told me she found it in front of Woodland Garage and had tried to find the owner. She gave it to me to take home to my Father. Ed
Here's a memory for ya. Twenty yearago I used to play the Yamaha organ at Moffat Nursing Hospital once a week. I usually made them suffer through a barrage of oldies from 'My Wild Irish Rose' to 'Hello Dolly' One sweet little old Irish lady used to pull her chair right up and lean her elbow on the end of the organ. I could see her lips mouthing the words to every song, she knew them all. On St. Pat's day, as a special treat for her, I sang 'Danny Boy' in my best raspy voice. That sweet little lady looked me in the eye and said, "Just play the instrument son, you sing like shit." I know my voice is raspy but so is Johnny cash. I wondered if she would say that to Johnny Cash..What's so special about him. Take away his good looks; his voice, his money and talent and wadda ya got? me Ed
Very funny Ed. Thanks for the laugh.
Bill
Good stories Ed. You should write more recollections. Nice change. Laurie
Hi Ed,
I don't know you personally, Ed, but I thought that I would let you know that your story made me laugh out loud first thing this am, when I read it!!
Also, you've posted a few other anecdotal gems before, which at least made me chuckle. Keep 'em coming.
BrownBlvd
Yes, Meat, Butter,sugar are the only things I can remember as being rationed I can remember going toTousignaults on Wellington St to get 1/2 lb of butter and watching the man cut it with a wire from a big blockand he was rite on. Ialso can remember going to get a piece of beef shank for .25.A $.10 bottle of KIK and a $.05 ice cream cone I found out in later years that silver paper was used to cover and insulate wires in aircraft and tanks Ron
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I guess I'm too quick on the trigger.
S.A.
Bill. To quick on the trigger????? That is what my ex wife said I was!!!!!
See what you’re getting into…before you go there
My wife said I was too hard on the trigger. I have no idea what she meant God bless her.
Bill
When my wife had her hand on the trigger, I got the hell outta there. Ed
Ron, You reminded me of our first readers. Who said the quote, "Out, Out damn spot." It was Dick and Jane on their wedding night. Ed
Ha Ha.... I really think Dick said Puff ..Jane.. Puff... and Jane said yeah thats the Spot..
Love in the afternoon.
Just thought someone might like this. the 60's This is one of the best presentations of the sixties that I have ever seen online. It is very well done. Just click on the link and sit back and enjoy the memories. Great photos and facts. the Sixties - <<<< click to follow link Steve
Thanks Steve. It's great stuff-Fresco
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