1. The main thing I miss is the bravery, and some of it was foolishness, that I had as a kid in the summer. I did a lot of things, with the usual abandon of a child’s heart.
2. Chasing down the ice cream truck. Everyday, my brother, friends, and I held our nickels and dimes, waiting to hear the tinny music come around the corner and down our street.
3. Being outside exploring and playing. My days were spent riding bikes, climbing trees, digging in the dirt, playing with Tonka trucks and plastic animals, and exploring all the nooks and crannies in the neighborhood.
4. Roller Skating. I started roller skating very young. I had the metal skates that strapped on your shoes and were tightened with a skate key. I continued skating well into my adulthood. My last time on my skates was in my 50s, when I took a fall in a rink that damaged my tailbone.
5. Being able to enjoy picnics and barbecues that the grownups threw. I still enjoy a picnic or BBQ, but don’t enjoy the cleanup. Lol
6. Eating oranges. I don’t know what happened to oranges, or what changed in my body. I used to love eating oranges and drinking orange juice in the summer. Now, I go into very mild anaphylactic shock if anything I have has any oranges in it.
7. Playing on playgrounds. Swings, slides, jungle gyms, see saws, and merry-go-rounds were a favorite way to spend an afternoon.
As a bonus, this is another thing I miss – boating on the Detroit River or one of the Great Lakes.
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Written in response to The Sound of One Hand Typing’s Writer’s Workshop for June 13, 2024.
These were the prompts to choose from. I chose the third prompt.
- Write a post based on the word sleep.
- Write a post in exactly 8 sentences.
- List and write about 7 things you miss about being a kid in summer.
- List and write about your 10 favorite YouTube channels.
- Take a line from a song you like and use it as the title for your post, then let your ideas flow.
- Share something you learned last month.
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