Some people like to show their kids where they used to live, or played soccer, or swam in the Summer. I took my dog for a walk around my old high school.
Parts of it seem exactly the same. And other parts seem like a totally different school. I wonder if a community garden would have worked during my high school years?
As we drove up my Mom’s street I realized this Tot-Lot is still there! It’s not like I never visit, but I guess I just assumed this death trap of a play park wouldn’t be there any more. Those spring based toys were dangerous!
I swear I rode this horse a thousand times in the 80’s.
Nothing like realizing that to slap yourself in the face with your age. :)
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I'm giggling because those spring based toys were the source of much childhood joy. And the dang things get a little to bendy after awhile, too. LOL! Thanks for the memory. ;)
When I living in Tanzania, we used to take the toddlers to a playground that had a merry-go-round. As I hadn't seen on in Canada in years, I freaked out with excitement the first time we went there. I'm surprised so many of us made it to adulthood given what passed as 'playground equipment' when we were young!
I love the playground pics, especially. The little and big horses, and the four-way spring thing were staples of my childhood play. Yes, in the 80s. LATE 80s, that is.... ;) funny to see the identical twins of my small-town Alberta playground all the way there. The paint jobs were different, but that's it.
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