my mom grew up in the back woods of MO so if they didn't grow it/can it it
didn't get bought often if it were fruit, my grandmother canned apples,
berries of all types and pears that they grew, citrus was a real treat, Lee
"Jacquie" > wrote in message
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> We lived in Montana and the Mts of Washington State when I was a kid and
> oranges were a very nice treat
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> my mom said the best part of christmas was the orange when she was a
>> kid, lol, Lee
>> "Jacquie" > wrote in message
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>>> We got the clothes and stuff we needed too, plus a couple of toys. Our
>>> stockings always had fruit and nuts in them, nothing else's...once and a
>>> while maybe a couple of pieces of candy and a candy cane. We always used
>>> one of our own stockings to hang(I always made sure it was the stockings
>>> that went to the knee..LOL) we never had those red fuzzy stockings we
>>> have today.
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>>>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> what a great attitude, when i was a kid there were a few years where
>>>>>> parents didn't have a lot of money, so daddy would present us with a
>>>>>> list of things to choose from and we all got one family gift, the
>>>>>> only one i remember is the year we choose the pool table... pricey if
>>>>>> purchased, but my dad went to a pool supply house and bought felt,
>>>>>> slate cups, and accessories, and built the actual table, i was little
>>>>>> enough i let older brother talk me into it not having a clue what it
>>>>>> was... its now living in the basement at my moms and is over fourty
>>>>>> years old and in great condition because he has replaced the felt and
>>>>>> rubbers a few times. Lee
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't realize it when I was a kid but most of what Santa gave us
>>>>> were necessary items. Pajamas, maybe a robe, always socks and
>>>>> underwear. Once in a while I would get a new dress and my brother
>>>>> would usually get pants and a shirt. Toothbrushes in our stockings.
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>>>> Same, we got a lot of clothes (none that I liked, lol but clothes just
>>>> the same) books (I liked the "annuals" and stuff like Famous Five etc)
>>>> and bits and pieces of stationery, cheap games a couple of small toys
>>>> all in the Santa bag. There was a stocking that had chips, lollies and
>>>> some cheap little thing or two and one "big" present. My favourite was
>>>> a 3 wheeler bike with a bell and a tray at the back
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>>>>> When Angela was little she always expected Santa to put things in all
>>>>> of our stockings. For mine I would either buy things that I knew I
>>>>> would be needing or I would find extras of things around the house and
>>>>> just put them in there. She never knew. She just thought Santa did a
>>>>> good job of giving me what I needed!
>>>>
>>>> Clever Santa
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