Speaking of hearts and friends, I love to ask my friends what their early memories of the outdoors are. My dear friend Lorraine told me of growing up in a Philadelphia row house in the early 1920's. She played on the steps of her house and in the street with the neighborhood children. The city park was too far for them to walk there without a parent with them.
The caretaker of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team would inviter her and her four siblings and friends, ten of them, to go to the ball field to run and play when the team was out of town. She said there was so much grass, and there was nobody to stop her, so she ran and ran and ran.
Here's Lorraine. When she comes into a room wearing her helmet and pushing her walker, Joy walks in too! She's definitely a keeper as she would be certain to tell you that you are.
Find one of your 93 year old family members or friends and ask them what they remember of the outdoors when they were children. You may be blessed with a smile lighting their face and a lively story.
In Keeping
With Heart
My heart is warmed.
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