Older Than Dirt

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Im older than dirt:
Grandmother let me help run the wringer washer
Milk and soda bottles were recycled
Mom washed diapers
Sasafrass tea came in stick bundles
I was great with a push reel style lawn mower
Special hand clippers for grass trimming
My bike was motorized with playing cards and a clothes pins
Clothes pins came from the clothes pin bag on the clothes line
Towels dryed on the line and were rough as cobs
My sister and I took turns washing or drying dishes every day
Cars had no A/C
Wipers were vacuum operated
I built my first radio
Blue jeans were worn with turned up cuffs
I was taught how to kill and clean a chicken
I stood on a stool learning to cook
I made my own garden when I was 6, fed the whole family with peas, beans, carrots, squash all summer
Built my own tree house at 5 years old
Potato chips were delivered and the can recycled
Grocery bags were brown paper and recycled over and over
I covered all my school books with paper bag material
We had gas wars with prices as low as .18¢/gallon
My party line number began with AMherst
I had either a burr or a flattop haircut
Loved miniature wax coke bottles
Yes, I had a Red Rider bb gun
I had a kaleidoscope and a viewmaster
I loved greeny-stickem caps
I faithfuly watched Davey Crockett, Hoppalong Cassidy and the Howdy Doody Show
I ran a lemonade stand the summers I was 5,6,and 7
I has an iris collection envied by all our neighbors and Mom taught me flower arranging by 6 years old.
I wore Buster Brown oxford shoes and got them wet in the creek everyday.
I had so many Cub Scout arrow heads they were sewn to the tail of my shirt
If it was good weather, I was allowed to walk home the mile from school.