Dear Listers,
Kenneth's Letter reminded me of my husband's stories about his little
hometown of East Nassau, New York. Of course, I had my own stories about my
hometown of Ashton, Idaho. I miss the fountain drinks from the Teton Pharmacy.
There were several personal items in the drug store that you had to ask the
Pharmacist to get for you, which could prove embarrassing to a shy young girl.
What about the smells of your hometown stores, especially the drug store?
We did not have a bakery, so that was one that I do not have a memory for. A
few years ago, we stopped at the other drug store in Ashton, the City Drug, but
their fountain drinks did not seem to taste the same, as they used to.
I am a people watcher, so whenever my Mom left me in the car I would
entertain myself by watching, whoever went by on the street. One time my older
sister's crush went by and I hollered out to him that my sister loved him. He
was the banker's son and we were just farmers, but good ones.
Boys had their guns in their pickups, which were parked in the high
school parking lot. The teachers did not worry about that. Girls did not fight
each other. Basketball Games were fun to attend, because every girl could
belong to the Pep Club. However, I wish that they would have had what was known
in my children's middle school, as TLC. This included getting to take a section
of Keyboard, Home Ec and Shop for both boys and girls during the school year.
Debbie Caruso, it is possible that those two actresses might be related to
each other somehow. When I visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake,
they had a large pedigree on the wall, with photos of Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton
and George W. Bush and their ancestry and all three of those men have shared
ancestry. Another pedigree that they had on display was that of Harry Morgan,
one of my favorite Mash characters.
Some of us have snow stories about our small towns. Since Ashton is only
60 miles south of West Yellowstone, we used to get a lot of snow and a lot of
really "brr" cold weather. My children would laugh at me, whenever I told about
the huge drifts, etc. One time the four of us had to check into the hotel for a
few days, because we were snowed into town. My older brother called Mom and she
gave him the go-ahead to charge a dress for my younger sister and I at Story
and Meese's Department Store. He bought them to match our eyes, brown and green.
Thanks to the person, who started this list.
Karla
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