Tales From the "COUGHIN"
If you ask a group of children what their favorite holiday is, the response from many would be Halloween! Of course, why shouldn’t it be? A day to dress up as spooky ghosts and witches, favorite cartoon characters or superheroes, and to play games, have parties, and go door to door collecting candy.
(Continued from 10/4/22) Childhood Memories, Part I
By Ella Goethe Henry
When working in the cotton fields, we sometimes felt the need to relax for a few minutes. Well, Daddy took care of this earlier in the season by planting a few watermelon seeds between the rows of cotton.
Visitor writes "THE UNUSUAL VISITOR"
By: Joe Mayfield
Author Anonymous
A little house with three bedrooms and one car on the street,
A mower that you had to push to make the grass look neat.
In the kitchen on the wall we only had one phone,
And no need for recording things, someone was always home.
We only had a living room where we would congregate,
Unless it was at mealtime in the kitchen where we ate.
We had no need for family rooms or extra rooms to dine,
When meeting as a family those two rooms would work out fine.
We only had one TV set, and channels maybe two,
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"
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Hi! I'm Lizzy!! And I'm not Martha!!!
These are from my friend Lizzy!
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There is a moment after the new year when the questions that come into my mailbox are about cleaning things. Up until then most are about foods. Then something ticks over and the main area of inquiry is "How do I get this out?"
by Ruthann Held Wike
I never thought my childhood was unique. I was pretty much like almost every other kid I knew. I had two parents. A mom and a dad. I was different in the fact that I had all four grandparents and both sets of grandparents celebrated their 50 year wedding anniversary. I thought that was the way it was supposed to be.
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25 idioms that were common in the '60s
The 1990s hit film trilogy "Austin Powers" may have reintroduced many to 1960s lingo, phrases, and idioms. In the films, a 1960s-era spy, played by comedian Mike Myers, time travels to the 1990s, where he anachronistically uses phrases like "groovy, baby" and "shagadelic." But did people actually talk like that?
“Springs Valley Gazette”
(continued from earlier)
Grade 5A-B
The children in this room are making an Indian wall panel. Each child plans a stencil of an Indian, wigwam, canoe or pottery for the panel of unbleached muslin. The pictures are colored with wax crayon and will be pressed with a hot iron.
The 5A class has been studying the life of Robert Fulton and the “Story of Ships”. The pupils have made a collection of pictures of ships.
Author Unknown
Nothing evokes such strong emotion as seeing the flag, wither a ceremony honoring a great event or draped over a coffin as a sign of mourning for a hero or loved one.