tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post5535998537722006878..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: guest post by Wendy MathiasArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-39295608604588204352012-07-20T09:56:29.068-07:002012-07-20T09:56:29.068-07:00I appreciate all the kind comments and visits at m...I appreciate all the kind comments and visits at my blog. Arlee, thanks for the encouragement.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-11015381086346433622012-07-20T08:46:58.956-07:002012-07-20T08:46:58.956-07:00wonderful vivid memories of what sounds like a ver...wonderful vivid memories of what sounds like a very happy childhood :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-89328559274571316132012-07-19T05:55:42.611-07:002012-07-19T05:55:42.611-07:00Lets see childhood memory- I think my favorite mem...Lets see childhood memory- I think my favorite memory was our neighborhood baseball games. When I was younger I lived in a very small neighborhood with friends all a few houses away. Often we would go to a neighbors house and play baseball girls and boys together. It was some of the best times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-80103453419814907802012-07-17T19:45:23.799-07:002012-07-17T19:45:23.799-07:00Great memories, Wendy. Your photos could be mine....Great memories, Wendy. Your photos could be mine. Thanks for sharing it all with me.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-29392252077684973212012-07-17T19:36:38.961-07:002012-07-17T19:36:38.961-07:00Dear Wendy, thanks so much for sharing these child...Dear Wendy, thanks so much for sharing these childhood memories with us. I was born probably about 20 years before you but the games of your generation were mine also. Such wonderful memories of summer and the sun starting to set and being called home.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-57536447320315921912012-07-17T07:22:55.440-07:002012-07-17T07:22:55.440-07:00Wonderful! I remember some of the games you mentio...Wonderful! I remember some of the games you mentioned, Wendy..mostly I remember playing outside, sometimes till it was almost dark..and we also had a couple of mothers in the neighbourhood who would give us kool aid and treats..no one thought it was 'weird'...also, back then, we called adults Mr. or Mrs, never by their first names..we live in much different times now! Thanks for a wonderful, nostalgic read!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-53628727375391355922012-07-16T08:26:19.262-07:002012-07-16T08:26:19.262-07:00Well done Wendy, as usual! You really are a great...Well done Wendy, as usual! You really are a great storyteller. I was taken back to the days when I was outside playing with the neighborhood kids. Fun memories! Thanks for sharing!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-35782406771326491902012-07-15T20:07:56.262-07:002012-07-15T20:07:56.262-07:00Wendy-- Thanks for the wonderful post.
And thank ...Wendy-- Thanks for the wonderful post.<br /><br />And thank you to all those who have commented so far and for the comments to come.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-91154666445335572522012-07-15T01:31:59.210-07:002012-07-15T01:31:59.210-07:00A great guest blogger Lee, most enjoyable to read....A great guest blogger Lee, most enjoyable to read.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-77877309705479761052012-07-14T14:16:49.503-07:002012-07-14T14:16:49.503-07:00I saw the picture on Wendy's blog and then to ...I saw the picture on Wendy's blog and then to come her and read the entire post is even better!<br /><br />Jump rope and Hide and Seek were the games I remember most. I didn't have a neighborhood full of kids but we made do with the few there were.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295499795085860012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-34685752861443234802012-07-14T10:57:47.327-07:002012-07-14T10:57:47.327-07:00Enjoyed reading the posting and the nostalgia of t...Enjoyed reading the posting and the nostalgia of the times brings back so many memories of growing up. I agree Life just seemed so simpler back then. Great posting!Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-43619478454515635932012-07-14T09:44:59.162-07:002012-07-14T09:44:59.162-07:00Gosh, you have a good memory to recall all the nam...Gosh, you have a good memory to recall all the names of the games you played - I need to get together with my best friend from school and see if we can remember some between us. Sounds like you had a lot of kind and friendly adults around :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-30052737718060964422012-07-14T07:42:17.350-07:002012-07-14T07:42:17.350-07:00I have just met Wendy. I did love this story altho...I have just met Wendy. I did love this story although I am a little old than she is we played every one of the games she mentioned. some I had even forgotten. A lovely nostalgic post.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-15308803575129281662012-07-14T07:02:07.707-07:002012-07-14T07:02:07.707-07:00What a beautiful post. Thanks for the memories. :)...What a beautiful post. Thanks for the memories. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-89959989813774323562012-07-14T06:24:59.311-07:002012-07-14T06:24:59.311-07:00Arlee...what a find for a 'Guest Blogger'!...Arlee...what a find for a 'Guest Blogger'! Wendy's a terrific story teller and has a way of drawing readers right into her family stories that brings back those 'GoodOlDays' of our own Family Memories. Like you, I've been enchanted with Wendy and her blog since the AtoZ Challenge. <br /><br />Wendy...I love this'Neighborhood' post with the jump rope coolness!!! Ain't it funny how geography could determine the name of the game...like in Texas we didn't do Down by the River...no rivers in the desert....but High Water Low Water...yep...the Pecos River was usually LOW! And HOT PEPPERS...you betcha...the hotter the ground on bare feet...the faster you jumped. LOL!!! <br /><br />I must say you were quite the Movie Star Wannabe! And now look atcha...a Blog Star!!!!Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-75085790280973863032012-07-14T05:11:15.633-07:002012-07-14T05:11:15.633-07:00"I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,...<i>"I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue, <br />Here are the things I like to do. <br />Salute the Captain, Bow to the queen, <br />Turn my back on a big submarine!"</i><br /><br />You girls had a lot of imagination!Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-12319542745872282382012-07-14T03:10:47.280-07:002012-07-14T03:10:47.280-07:00First of all, I am amazed that it is now 6:10 a.m....First of all, I am amazed that it is now 6:10 a.m. EST on Saturday and a new blog post is up. Amazing. Second, I think this blog is going to become very important as I am embarking on new adventures in memoir writing right now. So, thank you, Arlee, for stopping at my blog and letting me know about you.<br /><br />I enjoyed Wendy's warm description of her childhood. Reminded me so much of those old Country Time lemonade commercials where everybody is sitting around on a porch enjoying each other's company.Amanda Soccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885133376566028524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-65792140030040613052012-07-14T02:18:27.890-07:002012-07-14T02:18:27.890-07:00I also follow Wendy and find her posts really inte...I also follow Wendy and find her posts really interesting and entertaining and never boring. Well done Wendy.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.com