What do you do when you have a whole day before you with pretty much no digital technology to distract you?
Oh wait, I remember! That’s how it was when I was a kid.
Sure there were three or sometimes four channels to watch on TV, but nothing of much interest. And we eventually had an Atari system, but that couldn’t hold a candle to, well, everything else there was to do! And having a five-year-old on hand for a long weekend at the farm in West Virginia helped me remember all the fun we used to have doing things like . . .
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- Playing in a bucket of water.
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- Blowing bubbles.
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- Coloring.
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- Learning to blow a piece of grass between your thumbs to make a honking sound.
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- Napping!
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- Just taking in the view.
Yup, turns out having a whole day with nothing in particular to do is a fantastic thing. When can I sign up for another, please?
Love this. We try to unplug as much as possible.
Feels good, doesn’t it??
Sure does!
Glorious childhood days. Running barefoot. Carefree. 🙂 Please.
Exactly! Before I got my smart phone I had NO access to the outside world while at the farm. It was kind of like time travel . . .