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A Dream Come True

By Margie DiGiovanni

The girl and her horse rode wild and free together.
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A Life Lesson Learned

By Ken Hogarty

Did his dad know he was his real hero?
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A Smelly Story

By Damon Cable

It was one way to awaken the senses of these boys before school.
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A Surprise for Everyone

By Betty Jean Ward

Some secrets are hard to keep for long.
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Being a Latchkey Kid in the '60s

By Deborah Stuckey-Kurylo

She went on adventures while her parents built the family business.
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Bellmore Smells and Sounds

By Valerie Priger Skelly

Village life for her was much more than just geography.
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Debbie and Pidgie

By Karyl L. Grayson

A bird with white feathers became this little girls' best friend.
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Dodging the Swarm

By Gary Meredith

Armed with contraband flyswatters, they charged in.
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Family Togetherness, Love and Chocolates

By Sara Etgen-Baker

Making breakfast in bed for Mom made the day special for all of them.
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Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Lots of Pets But ...

By Georgia Kohart

Celebrate National Pet Month with both two-legged and four-legged ...
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Good Old Days on Wheels -- Watching Cars

By Sanda Baucom Hight

The last vehicle of the day changed the game forever.
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It Wasn't On His List, But He Wouldn't ...

By Rebecca Saffold

They learned to help the helpless at the market.
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Kwan and Timmi

By Joan Kydd

These two felines became just like Siamese sisters.
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Looking Hollywood Way -- Mr. Sunday Night

By Michael O'Donnell

Ed Sullivan always made sure they were "really big shows."
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Lost Art of Percolated Coffee

By Tammy Holbrook Cupp

How to capture the bygone aroma and taste of a perfect "cup of Joe."
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Love in My Heart, Pennies in My Pocket

By Audrey Corn

The taste of chocolate brings back memories of Father's Day for her.
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Mom's Men

By Marian Longenecker Beaman

She probably didn't know how good she had it -- or did she?
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Rookie Hosts

By Ruby Seaman

If they weren't hiding, they were serving a puzzling hodgepodge of food.
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Runt of the Litter

By Sara Etgen-Baker

Fourteen days later, she had a new best friend.
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Smells of the Family Farm

By Ruby Seaman

The smell of an old barn can take you way back to the farm -- hay, animals and adventures.
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Smokey and the Horse Apple Tree

By Jacqueline M. Tucker

This four-legged family member could do tricks and round up cattle.
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The Cool Place to Be

By Jeffrey M. Smith

It was the perfect first job for a teenager and his friends.
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The Corner Grocery

By Evelyn Wrona

Every neighborhood had one, but none was as special as ours.
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The Red-Tailed Hawk

By Douglas S. Clark

It might have been one of many rescues, but it was unforgettable.
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Using My Senses

By Ronald Tragasz

He found his way on the wind.
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Wary Welcomes

By Arlene Shovald

It always paid off to call ahead.
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Weekends With Grammy

By Sara Etgen-Baker

There was nothing more "loverly."
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What's Cooking at Grandma's?

By Richard Lester

Aromas of New England clam chowder and pizza are fixed in his memories ...

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Whiffs That Whisk Us Back in Time

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Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,

Don't you just love when certain smells bring the past back to you? For me, it never fails that every time I go by freshly mowed grass the fragrance takes me back to memories of my childhood neighborhood and of my dad mowing the lawn.

It Wasn't On His List, But He Wouldn't Pass It Up

It Wasn't On His List, But He Wouldn't Pass It Up

By Rebecca Saffold

My sister, Beth, and I had gone with our dad to a local market in Goleta, Calif., for some groceries one chilly and rainy December night in the mid-1960s. As Dad finished putting items in the shopping cart, Beth and I scanned the vast array of candy bars, both of us searching for the perfect one to satisfy our sweet tooth.

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