Tag: Childhood Memories
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School Lockdown
Or, how I got around the fence I visited the old neighborhood once again today, while in Covina, California to attend a memorial service for a childhood friend. I got the idea to walk around my elementary school, which I like to do every few years. I don’t really know why I do it, other…
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Stealing an Orange
Growing up in Southern California, I never took notice of the bougainvillea, hibiscus, jacaranda, avocado or orange trees that surrounded me. It wasn’t until I’d lived in the Bay Area, New England and the Pacific Northwest that I began to appreciate them. My town of Covina California was famous for its oranges, and in 1909…
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Sticker Balls
A Warm Welcome from an Old Pal When I was a kid, there was a sweet gum tree out in front of my house, planted around the time I was born. The kind that sheds those little prickly seed capsules. The fresh, heavy green ones hurt when they hit you in the back of the…
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