Newspaper

When I was young, September was the month we sold subscriptions to our school newspaper. I sold more subscriptions than anyone for 4 years. I would go door to door and sell to our neighbors and all the way home from school. I also had to deliver the papers each month when it come out. I enjoyed talking to everybody and telling them about the school and different events each month. It was a fun time. My brother hated trying to sell the paper. He always said, I will leave it to Leta May. She doesn't mind asking people to buy the paper.

The local newspaper did an article on my selling of the school paper and I thought that was really an honor. I guess that was the only selling I did until I sold some of my Depression Glass at glass shows in the 80's.

Back to School

The day after Labor Day was our first day of school. I was always excited for school to start. I remember walking to school and we lived about a mile from school and we loved walking. We couldn't ride the bus because we lived to close. When I say we, it was my brother and me.

We would have had a good Labor Day because we always barbecued for the last of Summer and had home made ice cream and we would not have these items until the next Memorial Day. Now we looked forward to fall and the leaves. We loved playing in the leaves but not raking them. I can also remember coming home in late September and walking in the house and the aroma of gingerbread baking was so good. Mother would have it ready for a snack with whipped cream. I can see her standing in the kitchen. waiting for us.

Rebecca's Birthday

Rebecca's Birthday

We gave Rebecca a surprise birthday party and she was really surprised. When she entered the room, we all said Happy Birthday and since it wasn't her birthday, she thought she had missed her mom's birthday. We had a nice lunch and of course, her favorite, Strawberry Cake. She got some beautiful clothes, gift cards and a doll.

I got ready to cut the cake and her grandfather said, I will have the triple decker. I usually bake a 9 x 13 inch cake but since it was her birthday, I baked both, just in case she didn't like the layer cake. The 3 layer cake was a huge success. She is a very special great, great niece. Happy Birthday my dear one.

END OF SUMMER

I can't believe it is September and a long weekend starting. All fo you traveling, please be careful. We always had a barbecue on Labor Day and I remember we hated to see that day because the next day was back to school. This is not the same because a lot of schools are in session. We had so much fun and at the end of the day and getting dark, we would catch lightning bugs and put them in a mason jar. We would put holes in the lid so they could get air. So many fun days and nights back in my day. This was always a sign of the end of summer.

I will be posting more regularly now that I have a month off and have time to thing about it. I hope to post over the weekend with pictures of the lunch tomorrow.