Winter

What a perfect time to be writing about winter. At this time, many of my family are facing conditions of record breaking snowfall and all the inconvenience that it brings. I am pretty sure it is the adults that are feeling the adverse results of such a snowfall and not the children.

I remember that when we got snow that our phones did not always work. However, it was our parents that used the phones and not us. Winter snowfall meant for us days off from school and having fun.

As soon as the new snow was lying on the ground, daddy would go out and gather up a big bowl of it and make "snow ice-cream" by adding carnation condensed milk, vanilla, sugar and salt.


All the neightborhood kids would gather at the top of Hollywood Blvd. or Lackawanna St. Those who had sleighs would take those of of us who did not for rides. There was always a fire burning to keep us warm.

One of the very dangerous activities that some of the kids took part in, was to grab the back bumper of the cars going up and down the main road of Rhode Island Ave. The cars were going fairly slow because of the snow, but it was still dangerous. I was never brave enough to try anything like that!

When we could no longer feel our toes anymore and our fingers were numb from wet gloves, we knew it was time to go home and have grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell's tomato soup.

Another delight in the winter was hot cocoa. Instant hot chocolate----never heard of it. Mother would place Hershey's cocoa, sugar and milk in a pan on top of the stove.

Yes, winter snow was fun; just as I am sure it is for the children of today.