Enjoying each season for its reason, I truly look forward to that gorgeous white fluffy flaky stuff.
As a child I would pray for snow & promise God I'd do something special if He would blanket us for Christmas. Now this rarely occurred in WA ST.
This one year ('49) we had a blizzard like no tomorrow. It was splendid, a child's delight. We could barely see over the top of
the shoveled walkway piles of snow. We 5 would build forts & snowmen & snow angels ... hours of cold fun, wet gloves & snow down inside our goulashes. Still we were relentless in staying outside to play. I can't tell you how much fun it was shoveling neighbors sidewalks for a paltry 25 cents (we thought we were rich). And deelish snow ice cream ... can't have winter without it!
Our neighbors teenage sons decided to build a snowman that
beats all snowmen. It was approx. 12' high. I remember them
asking Mother permission to roll the snowballs in/from our yard.
They then hollowed out the center of the snowman, put a ladder inside & pelted snow balls out the eyes/mouth/nose, at passersby.
It was quite the sight, we kids all delighted in the huge snowman ... & it took months for that fella to melt. I remember we walked down to see the last remnants, sadly.
Please join Donna @ brynwood needleworks for Memory Lane Monday.
Our Love Is... ladies ~
Sherry
Anne
Cute LOVE IS! We don't get much of a chance to build a snowman where I live! I have a few pictures of snowmen over the years with scarves that I remember wearing etc.! Great memories! Have a blessed day dear Marydon, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteEvery morning I run to the window to see if there's snow. It's like, snow are you mad at Michigan?
ReplyDeleteI posted your cartoon on my "Snowpeople" board on Pinterest. Happy Sunday morning.
I always wished for snow as a kid.. snow has been in short supply in the south this winter..can't say that I'm sorry after the winter we had last winter.. I'll never forget the blizzard of 93..it came in March, not to late for a big one..Hugs, Susie
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon, I love,love, love snow it's just so magical, I think, and I still pray for snow on Christmas....lol
ReplyDeleteLovely post my friend.....
Hugs~
Mari
Marydon, with only a few differences, you may have just described by own childhood (in the lower Rockies)!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget that marvelous, adrenaline RUSH when we'd spot the first few snowflakes of the season ... and yes, the glory of pocketing 25-cents for shoveling the neighbors' walks :)
How momma couldn't "get it" that I was perfectly fine in a sweater and didn't need any old jacket!
Love how you provoke fond memories.
Have a beautiful new week!
Love,
Myra
Such wonderful memories of winters gone by! I have similar memories, my 4 brothers and I were always outside, no matter how cold it was. We would either be building forts and snowmen or go tobogganing down the hills behind our place...skating up and down the street when everything was icy was also a lot of fun:-) Love the idea of that 12 ft snowman! lol xoxo
ReplyDeleteNo snow here, the spring plants are poping up. They may be sorry!
ReplyDeleteWe have only had a little dusting of snow over here on the Eastern Shore one time this winter. I hope we get at least one really pretty snow before Spring gets here!
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LuLu~*xoxo
What fun memories...I too love snow but from afar now~ Thanks for helping me remember...
ReplyDeleteSnow is a given in the Midwest but that doesn't mean that we love it any less...well, except for driving in it! Amazing how we seemed to love the cold, even when it was painful!!
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Jane
I would be grateful if you posted the year of the panel LOve is ... Consoling her when her snowman melts.
ReplyDeleteI would really appreciate that.
To Laura ~ I have over 2,000 probably of these Love Is... darlings ranging from day 1 to present. These today are approx. 1976 to 1981. Write me at my email for more information.
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TTFN ~ Marydon
I love the idea of that huge snowman. What a clever idea. Your memories are much the same as mine. We had rosy red cheeks all winter.
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Love this post! Growing up in Los Angeles, I saw very little snow in childhood, but always longed for it -- one of my reasons for choosing to go to college in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteWe don't get much snow out this way anymore but quite a lot, back when I was young. Global warming ??
ReplyDeleteI love your memories...and am thrilled to pieces to find Memory Lane Monday....I didn't know about it until now. As olden as I am, I do have a lot of memories...some bad but not many. Mostly good that I like to share.
See ya there the next time. :))
xoxo bj
That is so sweet! What lovely memories you have from your childhood! I remember a beautiful snow from my childhood but yours sure does sound like way more fun than mine!
ReplyDeleteNo white stuff here yet. Just rain.
Hugs,
Angela
ps Very cute and appropriate Love Is to go with your memories!
Those are fun memories. I know that when I was little we had more snow than we do now.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't had any measurable snow YET this season!
Have a great Monday!
Melinda
I don't know if I could take all that snow. When we lived in Chicago - the year 1978 - 1979 comes to mind! sandie
ReplyDeleteNow that would be fun...I love what kids come up with! We still have not had snow here, it's a really dry winter! :D
ReplyDeleteLoved reading this!
ReplyDeleteI still pray for snow days. I love them. Alas, we haven't had any true snow days (with school closed) yet this winter. Still, it's Illinois and the winter is far from over. Oftentimes, the snow days come in February and even as late as the end of March. By then, I'm usually glad that the storms are short lived, but I'll take a big snowstom anyday over severe springtime weather.
Hope you have a blessed week,
Linda
We had all those bushes across the front of the house. I remember taking one of our umbrellas and digging under the boughs of those branches to make a snow fort. (The umbrella was to make sure it didn't cave in on us!) I'll write a snow post next time and see if I can't dig up a few old photos to go along with it!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the reminder. A little ironic, don't you think? To forget MEMORY Lane Monday?
lol
xoxo
Donna
Sweet "Love is" and loved the story... a huge hollowed out Snowman, now that is a story~ I remember spending hour after hour outdoors, my Mom would always put plastic bags on our feet before putting them in the boots, then to come in & have Hot Chocolate ~ that was so much fun... I love going down Memory lane
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Cheryl
I just know some people like snow, but me?? NO THANK YOU< it is too cold, slippery, dangerous and then a day later it is dark and dirty.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. I would love to have seen some pictures of a winter like that.
ReplyDeleteI can remember only one snow. I think it may have been 1989. A freak snow came south and blanketed us with four inches. May as well have been four feet as far as we were concerned. We built a snowman with the grands. I should find the pics and scan them. Oh well, one day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about the big snow and Yetti of a snowman. I will have to live it through you.
Blessings, Ginger
Boy, I bet you wish you had a photo of that 12 foot snowman! I remember much of my childhood days in Maryland (Dad was stationed in Bainbridge for 2 tours and in Annapolis for 1) and walking to school in the snow...running outside to play in the snow after bundling up and then running back in freezing cold maybe fifteen minutes later! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure but I think we're going to have warm weather the rest of the week. Hurrah! It's good for me and I love cold weather and snow but I'm much safer in warmer weather when I have to do chores.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, childhood memories...I just love them. Thank you for sharing yours Ms. Marydon. Hope you are doing well...Not sure if I told you already, but I love, love, love your profile picture. How very precious. Wishing you a wonderful evening.
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Ana
WOW..now that sounds like a snowman like No Other.
ReplyDeleteWhat a childs delight.
We have very little snow at my place....we NEED snow actually.
What a wonderful memory. You brought back a couple of snowy memories for me. Thanks so much for this post.
ReplyDeleteAh...those SWEET memories...just love them all! Happy hugs and a great day wished to you, my friend!
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Coralie
What fun memories. I have very few snow memories since I've always lived in Alabama. But the one that tops them all was what is still referred to as the "Blizzard of '93" around here. We had drifts up to 18"! We were housebound for almost a week~ no electricity and no water for a couple of days!
ReplyDeleteMy sweet Marydon... :-)
ReplyDeleteGIRLLLLLLLLLLL. Be careful what you wish for! It was NASTY! So stinking cold and yukky. It only stays pretty for a day or two, then it turns to dirty stuff...Can you tell? I'm just NO fan. I used to be. I think when I went over the hill the Snow Love became a thing of the past. I can only remember two other times when the snow was really deep here.......this time * inches. A LOT for Washington.... more in some parts. One time it snowed a bunch here...can't remember how many inches, but I was going to meet the Hubbs in Hawaii and just barely got out of here. Was stuck at the airport for about 8 hours and when I got to Hawaii my luggage and everything in it was totally soaked. Not pretty for this tired chick.
Miss you too......I've been lousy at blogging lately. Just not feeling like my normal self, whatever that is.
Big huggies and lovies too!
xoxoxoxo
S
Awwww, I love walkin' down Memory Lane with ya girl!!!
ReplyDeleteYour story reminded me of my daddy who'd build snow igloos all over the yard. It too was a funny sight.
God bless ya sweet lady and have a fantastic day!!! :o)
Marydon dear, you must never worry about not getting around to visiting me..I am the worst at keeping up so understand when others can't make it. Life does have to be lived.. :)
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Mona
Wow, I bet that snow man was quite a site! No snow here, it all melted today when it got up to 48 degrees! Such a weird winter we are having.
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet memories...well all except for the gigantic snowman being used to pelt passersby. I have fond memories of snowstorms and snow and ice, too. Funny how a few decades can change all that to pure dread. I'm not much a fan of getting out in cold and snow anymore.
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