PORCH PONDERINGS

Write it Down

PROMPT March 1st

When you are old, what do you think children will ask you
to tell stories about?



I would hope children would ask about the time my husband and I went on an adventure in our RV. Perhaps we could tell them about all the jobs we had, all the places we saw, all the people we met, and how we landed in Montana.

I would also like to tell stories about our hiking adventures before and after we got our dog. Before dog, or B.D., we hiked a lot, some in Ohio, some on the Appalachian Trail, some in Yellowstone. But we did quite a bit in the national forests of Montana after we got our dog.

But perhaps I could tell of my childhood in Ohio. I grew up east of Cleveland in a small town. We led a pretty wild life, as I Iook back. Most children did back then compared to today. Running in the woods, playing all day unsupervised.

But I know a big story will be about the 2020 pandemic. Did people really wear masks all the time? Were the stores and schools really closed? How did you do that? What was it like? Did you ever get sick?

It will be interesting to observe what happens in the next year or two. We need to write down what happens to keep all this craziness fresh in our digital memory banks.

Queen NormaJean II