Colored chalk was not very expensive when my grandchildren were young. I kept it around for when they came to visit. We have a large flat piece of cement in the entry way on the front porch. They would color it with drawings sometimes when they were here. I'm not sure whether some of the chalk is still around or if they took the last batch home with them one time.
I have to say I like challenging my memory. I like the fact that I can remember names, numbers, addresses and other such minutiae. While I use technology to make my life easier, typing on this computer is a perfect example. Today I did two ZOOM meetings. It made life much easier. But I like to be able to stretch my brain, just like I enjoy exercising my body.
I don't remember numbers because the relevant ones are all in my phone. Touch a button and the phone dials the number. My problem with the system lies with the G5 system. If it ever gets put into place it will solve all kinds of problems with 911 calls and just keeping in touch with each other. However, I know things are not perfect. Even home phones are changing in the fact that they can do so much more than they used to. People did not like microwave ovens either when they first came out. Now there are air fryers, computers, and other techs. This is the information age.
I've only been here on WdC since August of 2022, but I've seen quite a bit. There is something for writers of all genres and persuasions. I agree that it has become a second family to me, as I am still out of work for a bit yet. I'm sure there is much that I haven't found yet, but this old dog is still learning new tricks.
LOL...I kind of miss those days (in retrospect, anyway) of when the kids were younger and had lots of art supplies. I liked the colored chalks, and fingerpaint? Lots of brown grocery bags for canvases. Nowadays, I have colored dry erase boards and colored markers for lists and what not. I also have a couple of "diamond painting" canvases to do that I got from my mom. I guess if I had a room dedicated to art, maybe I'd get messy stuff again, but then again, I have lots of yarn for projects...I'd have to live to 100 or more to get them all done (I'm 57 this year). LOL
I agree with you. I had a flip-phone for ages, and was drug kicking and screaming to get a "smart" phone. Now I am hooked on it, and cannot remember phone numbers anymore. I kind of miss the old days where land lines were enough. My mom and dad finally gave up their land line after 25 years (ironically, that's the only number I have memorized...LOL) It's kind of sad. Equality isn't the same, either. I could go on and on, but shall save it for another blog post...sigh.
I've been on WDC for quite some time. I wish I would have had time to do more. I still don't have the time to write as much as I'd like. I think it's awesome that you were an RVer. It sounds like fun. But, I have to say that having a solid brick and mortar place to go back to is nice as well.
I used to hold the No Dialogue contest for a while, but I just got too busy to maintain it. I'll have to check out the menu on the left a little more.
I agree, WDC is fun and a second family. You can learn and do a lot or as little as you please.
When we renewed the kitchen, we put in insulation that was never in the first version of our house. I found a mummified body of a full-grown cat. This is a small farm. There have always been cats around. I actually did not recognize this cat as any of the pets or barn cats we ever had. I'm still trying to figure out how it got into a sealed wall.
I haven't tried going through my closet yet, but I probably should clear some stuff out. It's just kind of hard to at times you know? My mom just helped me get my laundry under control and that took a bit to deal with.
As some know, my hubby and I were fulltime RVers for a few years. We worked for a time for Xanterra, a concessionaire in several National Parks, including Yellowstone and others. At this time, it included the Everglades National Park lodging. I do believe that has been closed.
Anyhoo, one winter season, we decided to leave Yellowstone and head toward a warmer place in our RV, Florida. We got jobs in the Everglades. 'Yes, RV parking. Yes, a swimming pool for exercise." Yes, yes, yes. All sorts of promises. So we headed south.
This was a season of several hurricanes in Florida. Not many people came to stay, so our hours got cut. It was very humid, more than usual. Mosquitoes so fierce, saltwater mosquitoes. Yikes. We burnt up two bug-zappers. We couldn't open windows since the mosquitoes went through the screens of our old RV. You had to walk a ways to the laundry building, not air-conditioned. Not fun.
But the story I wanted to relate:
When we pulled into the parking area for RVers, I got out and let hubby do the hooking up, the electric, the sewer and such. I went for a look-see. Florida Bay was just a few steps away. The grass was here, the water was an inch below. And lying on the grass was a big alligator. Now me, being a silly girl from Ohio, thinks "Wow! Look at that! A real alligator! And this giant thing is not moving. Eyes closed, not moving at all. So I found a stick or something, and poked it. Still nothing. So I walked back to the RV and tell my hubby, 'Hey, come see this big alligator!' So he comes with me, and NO ALLIGATOR! It had moved off somewhere, we never did see where it went. YIKES!
Let me tell you, I almost found Jesus that day. It put the fear of God into me. After that, I looked around before venturing out. We rode our bikes to work, a few blocks over a canal they called 'alligator alley'. It was a fierce pedal to get over that little bit of water. Alligators were everywhere. Crocodiles as well. I never did figure out the difference. I know one is saltwater and one liked freshwater.
We lasted there about 6 weeks. Made it down to the Keys one time. Took a canoe trip into the swamp once. You can camp in the swamp on these platforms, called
'chickees'. I just couldn't see ourselves doing that. We did take a cruise once, saw dolphins. Very cool.
But no swimming pool, it had broken down by the time we got there. Just like their promises of all the money we would make at that summer job.
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