The Fireplace....(good times)
I was sitting in front of our fire place
Remembering what was
Family...at home enjoy our time together
Mum and Dad making sure we were all home
Teaching us how to.....
Cook
Clean and make our own beds
Sewing
Gardening
Mowing lawns
Mum in the kitchen with us girls...
Cooking Jams and making ginger ale...hmmm
Roasting dinners for sunday brunch
Boys outside with Dad...
Cutting lawns, gardening, and chopping the old tree in our backyard
Then as the evening came, we girls would prepare our beds around our fireplace
as Dad and the boys stocked our fireplace for the family evening in
To watch our very first Telethon on our very first colour t.v
Oh this was rare...for our parents to let us sleep in the sitting room
We had dinner...then Mum got out our special treats for the night
Home made bread...with butter melted on top...to go with the jam we made just today...hot milo....hmmm what a treat
She had made these wonderful buns cooked in coconut cream...to die for...hmmm
My older brothers and sisters were now working and brought home some extra goodies
BAG OF CHIPS...AND POP CORN...AND MUMS HOMEMADE GINGER ALE.....MARSHMALLOWS...hmmm...what a treat...yum yum...smiles
This felt like christmas in advance...but who cared we were enjoying ourselves
The house was so crowded back then...so many happy memories
Now as I watch the fire burn in the fireplace as me and my dog Buddy
Silently watch it burn...those memories keep coming back
THOSE WERE THE DAYS...smiles.
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