Comments on: Growing Up Country

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:31:20 +0000

In reply to Kim. You definitely grew up in the country!

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:34:39 +0000

I still live in my very rural area …a small town with population 1,600 but grew up on a farm about 9 miles from any “city/town”! But it sounds quite similar to what you grew up with. 3 stations when the Rabbit Ears were working but we weren’t allowed to watch till all the chores and homework were done! Loved Sat mornings cause the cartoons were on and we could watch until mom decided it was time to get some work done! I can say I had it a little worse than most my age can remember because we didn’t even have running water until I was 9. I loved growing up in the country on a farm and being able to wander the countryside and not have to worry! I lived away from here after turning 18 and enjoy the variety the city life has to offer but do love the solitude, quiet and space of rural South Dakota! :’)

By: ChrystinaNoel

ChrystinaNoel — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:23:34 +0000

Alright, so I grew up with all the technologies and such… but it was in a cow town. It says welcome to a village of the town of North Branford when you enter. And who would’ve thunk, now I’m a city girl. I do miss shopping centers though…

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:42:47 +0000

In reply to mara4africatoalgarve. I love the way blogging shows just how similar we all are no matter where we are from.

By: mara4africatoalgarve

mara4africatoalgarve — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:11:57 +0000

Loved your post. You could almost have been describing my childhood, even though I grew up in Africa, in the sprawling suburbs of Salisburry, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). TV only entered my life when I was 12 and the series were always out-of-date because of sanctions. Life WAS simpler and how I loved to ride my bike!

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:43:32 +0000

In reply to cobbies69. Love the image of chasing ponies out of your garden. We get deer in our garden here (not a native but the result of escapees from a deer farm breeding in the wild many years ago).

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:40:54 +0000

In reply to Leanne Barnes.

Yes Port has changed a LOT in the last 10 years – with more big changes to come – Charles Sturt Uni has just opened up here and a planning to build a fully fledged campus – that will make a big difference to the place.

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:39:50 +0000

In reply to firstandfabulous. So glad you enjoyed it.

By: firstandfabulous

firstandfabulous — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:32:52 +0000

Playing tag and hide and seek in the streets, where one car would drive down every hour or so. And WE’D GET OUT OF THE WAY! Running behind the mosquito sprayer jeep – in retrospect not a great idea. Walking everywhere, not afraid, and neither were our parents. Staying outside til the street lights went on. One tv in the house and dad had control – and that’s NOT remote control. No fast food places. Not when I was a kid. No going out to dinner, almost never. You ate at home, together, at the table.
Life was simpler.
I really enjoyed your post and pic.

By: Leanne Barnes

Leanne Barnes — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:00:25 +0000

You just described my childhood. The only exceptions was we had 2 local TV stations (although we didn’t get a colour TV till I was about 8 or 9) and we had no movie cinema. We had to travel half an hour to Port to the local movie cinema – and the Port I knew as a kid is absolutely NOTHING like what you would be used to…. Love the sandles by the way – I had a pair just like them!!! 🙂