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Backyard Hopscotch

As young kids, we loved playing hopscotch. Taking turns we would put big boxes on the sidewalk, then jump from box to box for hours. One day we took a can of spray paint, now we have a Backyard Hopscotch. The grass boxes look great in red, it now matches dad's face.

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/14/2024 10:44:00 AM

Your ending tells us how much your Dad loved the red hopscotch squares on his backyard grass! Hopscotch was a craze for many many years at schools and backyards! Fun poem Paula, Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/15/2024 12:55:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It was fun to write. This write is Not true. I could just see red paint on the grass. Hugs/blessings... Have a fun day writing away...............

Mike Gentile

Date: 10/9/2024 6:17:00 AM

So cute Paula! I love the memories it conjures and most especially, the ending!! I hope you've been well! Happy Wednesday xxoo

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/9/2024 2:01:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write to be cute. It was fun to write. I am well. Hope you are also well. A Very Happy Wednesday To You... This write is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Maria Williams

Date: 10/9/2024 1:05:00 AM

You are so good at these fun writes Paula, I always get tricked. I can imagine you sitting on your back porch looking into your beloved garden writing these. Hugs Maria

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/9/2024 1:58:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It is great you always get tricked by my fun writes. That makes me very happy. Thanks... This write is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/7/2024 8:54:00 AM

My thanks for dedicating me a POTD. So many memories of olden days. Much appreciated.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:47:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It is great to remember days of old when we had so much fun as a kid. It was fun to write. (So glad you got POTD/now Enjoy it...) This write is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Michael Tor

Date: 10/6/2024 5:18:00 PM

This is so funny. Reminds me when my cousins and I strip all the pears from the pear tree and had a pear throwing fight. My father almost had a stroke and his face although tanned was beet red. The belt was next for us. lol. Thank you for sharing...

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:43:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. We had so much fun as a kid. Today the kids are missing out on what we did. Guess you had a ton of fun. Oh yes, the belt for the boys. Those days are long gone. They need to bring it back. It is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Marikate Kingston

Date: 10/6/2024 4:56:00 PM

Sledding down a winter hill in a box, hiding behind a big rock, climbing trees, making Barbie Doll beds with a Kleenex box and a tissue blanket. Those days were fun and we used so much of our imagination. Now children walk around like zombies with what I call "the cell phone stare" You're poem brought me back to those fun memories and I am so happy to have found it.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:38:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. Today the kids are missing out on what we did. Oh to be a kid again/playing/having fun. These phones/computers are hurting the kids. It is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/6/2024 4:49:00 PM

Ha. Love that lady line . Well done.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:35:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Joe Dimino

Date: 10/6/2024 12:50:00 PM

Kids! Never forget ourselves...a way back and a way forward. Lovely read, Paula.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:32:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" to be a Lovely read. Oh to be a kid again/playing/having fun. Today the kids are missing out on what we did. Have a fun day writing away...............

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 10/6/2024 11:37:00 AM

A nice reminder of kids having fun. Enjoyed the flashback. love phyl

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/7/2024 10:30:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It is great to remember days of old. It is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day writing away...............

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 10/6/2024 12:25:00 AM

Uh oh. Maybe you kids are having too much fun. Thanks for this nostalgia.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/6/2024 8:25:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It was fun to write. It is Not true/just a fun write... Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Arthur Vaso

Date: 10/5/2024 11:39:00 PM

Loved this, funny story, today in the park a girl with chalk made a hopscotch and right after a man walked over it like normal, I was right behind him walking, the parents was on a bench to the side I looked at them, made a face like what did that man think, then hopped and jumped, and they all burst into laughter!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/6/2024 8:24:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you loved my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. Sounds like you had some fun yourself. Sometimes adults need to feel like a kid again. Thanks for your wonderful story... Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/5/2024 3:15:00 PM

Cute! Ye old games!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/6/2024 8:20:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" to be Cute. I loved playing this game. Today the kids are missing out on what we did. Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Deb M

Date: 10/5/2024 2:13:00 PM

Hehe….a fun poem Paula! Debx

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/6/2024 8:18:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" to be a fun poem. I had so much fun writing this one. Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Nette Onclaud

Date: 10/5/2024 12:51:00 PM

Your funny bone shines, paula...a great read!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/5/2024 1:20:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" to be a great read. Yes, my funny bone was working overtime. Hahaha!!! Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Joseph May

Date: 10/5/2024 12:40:00 PM

Lol, A fun write Paula

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/5/2024 1:16:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you found my "Backyard Hopscotch" to be A fun write. It was so much fun to write... Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Heidi Sands

Date: 10/5/2024 12:34:00 PM

I enjoyed your fun poem Paula! Thanks for sharing :)

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 10/5/2024 1:14:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you enjoyed my fun "Backyard Hopscotch" write. It was fun to write... Have a fun day/weekend writing away...............

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/5/2024 11:12:00 AM

Backyard Hopscotch ~ Date Written:10/5/2024 ~ Not true/just a fun write...