Summer on Idylwood

Mostly barefoot

Looking for four leaf clovers.

Trapping honeybees in glass jars - I do regret the damage to the bees.

The ice cream man drove by in his truck with the ice cream compartment on the rear. He had a loud speaker that played his characters melody over and over again (must have driven him nearly crazy). I added words to the song ‘Hang dong a dilly doodle whip du be A.’ Mom and Aunt Helen would give us our nickels to buy a dreamsicle, fudgesicle, popsicle… If while looking for four leaf clovers or trapping bees, we lost our nickel - it was a world tragedy. We engaged then entire group of kids to try to find the missing nickel.

Shooting bb guns.

Riding bikes. (This became less of a joy once I began to ride professionally {delivering papers).

Having friends over or visiting friends.

Noon ‘til two inside out of the heat. Great time for lunch followed by reading.