Arts, Crafts, Music, & Events of Breckinridge County Issue 2, July 2015 | Page 53

smoothest, which was a great feat in first grade. School
meant plaid dresses for girls in reds, blues, golds, and purples
which our mothers starched and ironed on each Saturday for
the next week. Boys wore shirts of the same plaid and new
blue jeans that swished as they walked, when first worn. Our
generation is the one that learned to read by watching Jane
run, Dick look and look, and funny Baby Sally and Puff doing
their stunts. We were so proud to be able to read finally!
I am from the era when a man said what he meant and his
word was his bond and reputation. Often only a handshake
was required to seal a deal, and if someone reneged on their
promise, word soon got around, and he was forever viewed
as flawed or not to be trusted. It was the time a child could
be proud of, and was trusted, based upon their parent’s good
reputations, and, sadly, at times unfairly treated as a result of
their parents poor know characters.
We had grandmas and great grandmas that bought Mountain
Mist quilt batting and discussed among their friends the
values and disadvantages of high loft and low loft batting.
They knew quilt patterns such as Double Wedding Ring, Nine
Patch, and Bowtie, and honored each child in the family, at
least at one stage of their life with a homemade quilt. That
quilt would be handed down as an heirloom, if not needed
and worn out by the child on their bed to stay warm at night.