OK…I’m Old! – School Days #1

 

Yup, it’s that time of year again… *sigh*

Some of the things from my elementary school days. Mainly 1960-1966.

 

 

I LOVED the school library at any of the elementary schools I attended. I didn’t really start using a card catalog until I was maybe in 5^th or 6^th grade. But I enjoyed looking through the card catalog at either school or the local library. I really miss it.

 

 

When I checked out a book, I liked seeing who had read it before me. I don’t recall ever seeing a name I recognized.

 

 

Blackboards! I was disappointed when they switched to white boards that you’d have to use a marker on. Mrs. Malloy (4^th grade) would draw a birthday cake on the blackboard with all different colors of chalk. Then the class would sing Happy Birthday to the birthday boy or girl.

 

 I loved the pull-down maps! Not only the United States, but a bunch of different countries. The teacher would use the pointer to indicate the area we were studying.

 

 

There was also a blank screen that could be pulled down to watch a film. And I loved informational films, like how crayons were made, or how strawberry jam was made. I remember one about marionettes.

 

 

The screen could also be used when there was something to be shown from the overhead projector. Usually not as much fun as a film. I thought it was magic how you could have a small image that would be big on the screen.

 

Random Thought:

Q: Why was the math book so sad?

A: It was full of problems.

 

More 3D Fun

Since my last post about 3D printing I have come across more fun things to do. Again, I know I will never do this, but if I had access to a printing device I think these would be neat.

 

 

Christmas/Holiday stuff

I saw this deer figure and realized that you could do some cool Christmas things for a little tableau/vignette. And they wouldn’t need to be painted, just all one color. Deer, pine trees, etc. And the same for other holidays.

 

 

Paperclips

I had NO idea this was possible! Super cool!!

 

 

Chess pieces

I do NOT play chess. I know how the different pieces move, but have no head for any kind of strategy. But I would LOVE a cat chess set. Just to display. Maybe just move around a bit to make it look like there’s a game in progress.

 

 

Yarn bowl

I haven’t done any crochet/knit work in quite a while, but this would be neat to have to keep the balls of yarn from traveling. One time I looked up what some of the beautiful wooden bowls cost and decided that I really didn’t need one. This would be awesome.

 

 

Toilet paper holder

What’s not to love about this?!? This would’ve been fun when the kids were little. BTW, did you ever think about how Lego people living in Lego houses live in homes MADE FROM THEIR OWN FLESH?? Ponder THAT one…

 

 

Happy (Late) Anniversary To Me!!

 

I’ve been writing this blog for 20 years and 3 months. For some reason I had it in my mind that it started in August. No…it was May of 2006. That’s a LOT or words!!

 

I started it on MySpace and then gradually got a real website and linked it to Facebook. I wasn’t consistent in the beginning as to when or how much I’d post. Sometimes the blog was just a paragraph, and I didn’t know how to attach pictures or images. I think I do much better now. I do know I don’t babble like I used to. I now try to write something that will actually be of some interest to someone.

 

Poems, book reports, views on whatever…

It’s been fun. I will continue to write until someone takes the keyboard out of my cold, dead hands…

 

I’ll close with this Haiku…

 

20 years!! Oh my!!

Lotsa words about my life.

Validate me, please!

 

Some of it funny,

Some of it interesting—

     maybe,

Just read it!