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Into The Working World | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Into The Working World. Dad came around the corner a few times and said, ” How ya doin’, Muff? 8221; I always said I was ok but I could see he knew the work was not as easy as some thought. Lil kept joking and that made the time pass more easily. I had to remember that I was earning 75 cents an hour! By thi...
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April | 2015 | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Maybaskets and other Spring Things. The sun is higher in the sky now and it makes Twitchell Pond look like a layer of diamonds as it bounces off the blue water, so welcome after months of cold, ice and snow. One year, the tables were turned on me! Note) One of my fondest memories of the late John Chase was ...
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Wood Stove and August Heat | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Wood Stove and August Heat. Ma and I have finished cleaning up the dishes in the black iron sink and she declares she supposes she has to bake something and had better do it before it gets too hot . I can’t stand the heat, she says, already wiping her brow. Down she reaches into her flour tin and thank good...
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Spending the Morning with Gram | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Spending the Morning with Gram. Over the years and sometimes bumpy road that’s been my life, the recipe box moved with me and now and then, I’d pull out a recipe, see the name and sigh because that lady was no longer with us, but her contribution lived on. Everything mixed together and looking good. Tha...
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Apples and Donuts | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. It is hard for Ma to do any baking or cooking because the counter space is so small. She must have put them together on the table and rolled them out there and cut them. These are the best donuts in the whole world and what a treat! If God decided, I guess the apple will stay on that limb. Dad is calling no...
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August | 2015 | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. This is the little house of my childhood; until I was in high school, it had no porch, so imagine six people in three tiny rooms and an attic. We thought nothing of it, having learned to find our way around elbows and outstretched feet. The other place we were allowed was in Locke Mills at the school house ...
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March | 2015 | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. She said in a very small voice, “Louise”. Well she looked as scared as me. Well, this is interesting. I am given my list of subjects and there is biology and algebra. Those are two subjects we never covered in grammar school. I know Ma is going to ask us how we liked our first day. She graduated in 1933...
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Of Baseball, lazy days and July, in General | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Of Baseball, lazy days and July, in General. The umpire and the pitcher grabbed him and got him under control and the game continued! 8220;Nellie, Nellie” he yells and Gram sighs and gets up from her sewing. “Do you think the potato plants are free of bugs or should the kids be down there pi...Another warm ...
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It Takes a Village …or a Hamlet | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. It Takes a Village …or a Hamlet. With my parents at the mill during the summer, some days were long and my brother, Curt and I walked up and down the tarred road inspecting this and that; in other words, killing time! All these decades have passed and I still remember the warmth that all the neighbors showe...
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December | 2014 | pasturetopavement
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More Thoughts flutter by. Junk Drawer in my Mind. Ring the bell; Salute the Flag! Bill Dureen on The Tomboy. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On And Ever in Peace may it …. On Only the Rich Have Phones. Country Mouse goes to the City. Ma is hanging the clothes on the line when I run up to her to tell her the news. A summer resident has invited me to return with them for a week to their home in Massachusetts! I am so excited. Can I go, Ma? Oh, was I sure? Well, that was a couple weeks ago, and here I am wit...
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