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My Youth

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The excitement of going to grandma’s I remember like it was yesterday The smells the big windows the projects Learning to draw sew read write Even learning to knit with wool And all before grade one There was nothing I couldn’t do I was a bundle of fiery energy Life was one big ball of fun or more precisely Creativity only limited by our mind We could create anything our heart desired Out of cardboard pencils fabric and glue All we had to do was dream it My grand-mother was my universe I saw the world through her eyes Her love her life and kindness Her smile I’d never forget AP: 1st place 2020 Submitted on December 11, 2018 for contest MY YOUTH sponsored by CRAIG CORNISH

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Date: 12/13/2018 10:05:00 AM
This is such a sweet, nostalgic piece Line! I am so moved by your memories that mirror so many of my own. Very well crafted indeed xxoo
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Date: 12/13/2018 10:12:00 PM
Thanks for your most appreciated visit and compliment, Mike.
Date: 12/12/2018 9:36:00 PM
So nice. I sense a lot of her in you
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Date: 12/12/2018 10:26:00 PM
I wish. Well, maybe. Thanks for the smile, Timothy.
Date: 12/11/2018 6:49:00 PM
you have described this very beautifully, line, and were certainly lucky to have had such a childhood...
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Date: 12/11/2018 8:19:00 PM
Yes for sure, Ilene. Wish it had not come to an abrupt end. Thanks for your lovely visit and comment.
Date: 12/11/2018 2:58:00 PM
You had a lovely childhood, Line!
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Date: 12/11/2018 5:39:00 PM
Yes, I was lucky to have good formative years.
Date: 12/11/2018 12:15:00 PM
Grandma-ville! this is what I try to do with my grandchildren, so some day when I am decrepit or gone, they can still enjoy me! Crocheting, fabric, glue, reading, playing, oh, yes! You have described my youth too my friend!
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Date: 12/11/2018 12:29:00 PM
Thanks for your lovely visit, Caren. Weren't we the luckiest?!!
Date: 12/11/2018 12:12:00 PM
Beautiful memories Line, then one day you realise 40 or fifty years have gone , a bit frighteniing Good luck. Tom.
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Date: 12/11/2018 12:28:00 PM
Thanks for your delightful visit and comment. How quickly time flies.

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