Grandkids Are Like Reliving The Past

There's a tire hanging from the cedar tree in my front yard, just like at my grandma's house. Grandma had a 2 story house. I have a 2 story house too although mine is much smaller and in town. Grandma cooked really good food, including corn and tomatoes from her garden, and chickens she hand fed. Okay, she has me there. I do get occasional fresh veggies from the neighbor's garden and the chicken is bought at the local grocery store. Anyway, I just happened to run across a couple of neat buys at the local church rummage sale. A popcorn air popper and the old crank style corn popper you use on the stove top. The kids got a kick out of sampling the results of both processes which we took for treats at the drive-in theatre. I can't remember what we watched although my grandson (who had already seen the flick) kept coming up to me and saying 'what do ya think about this part Nonnie? Just wait, the next part will blow ya away!" And I was blown away, because I had advance notice of several exciting parts. Anyway, my granddaughter, bundled in quilt and pillows, had fallen asleep on the hood of the car. Does it get any better than this?!


The kids also got to experience fresh sqeezed oranges, from a very old glass juicer. They loved it. Next time my grandson has requested we get the old butter churn down so we can make butter. I asked him if he was willing to eat the butter after we made it and he said 'Eech!' Maybe we'll make beef jerky instead. At least they like to eat that.