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Do you remember chanting,” rain, rain go away, come again another day”?  We would be out playing in the rain anyway. yet it seemed the fun thing to do at the time.  Skipping rope or playing with the bolo bat.  LOL now that is really saying something about the time I was growing up.  Bet some of you don’t even know what a bolo bat is.  It is a paddle with a ball attached to it.

This toy and the yo-yo were hours of fun, and if you were really good you competed, especially with the yo-yo.  The yo-yo was easy to carry around, and take with you everywhere.  You would see people enjoying the pass-time in parks, waiting for buses. on the front porch, at beaches, the yo-yo was everywhere.

And no this was not just something that the girls did, this was something that the boys really got into,  They really developed the skill in a way that  was entertaining and showed their dexterity and ingenuity in how many they could perform with at one time etc.

Young and old tried their hand with the Yo-Yo.  I know of many who had huge collections of these wonderful little gems.  Yo-Yos came in every colour and designs you can imagine.  There were even special Yo-Yo gloves.  You could compete with friends on how  many times you could go around the world,  (the yo-yo makes a revolution all the way around in a circle away from the body) or you did puzzles the way this man is doing, at first it looked like Tommy Smothers, but I’m not sure?  I know some of you are saying , who?, he was Dick’s brother, LOL popular comedians

Now what got me on the topic of yo-yos and bolo bats, who knows, I was thinking about things that make me smile and had a flash back, that led me into sharing a bit of vintage with you,  Maybe it’s because I’ll be finishing up a blog later about Woodstock69,(SL)* have been working on it for days now. There is so much in our past that makes us who we are  today, I appreciate my past experiences, the ups and the downs, not in detail, but the emotions and the life lessons I learned along the way.  There is gratitude in my heart for having come this far.  My happiness is not tied to material objects, but to the emotions of life, loving, sharing and experiencing moments with friends, family and yes, even the strangers I’ve met who in many ways touched my heart with their actions, thoughts or deeds.

I do my best to make each day a memorable one,  I’ve been blessed with friendships that brighten my day in many ways, everyday!  Every day, my circle of friends, and contacts grows, I so appreciate each and everyone of you.  Thank you for being part of my world.  You are the sunshine in my life.  You really are.

Take a hike, go away – take a holiday, PLAY# PLAY# PLAY…..                            Namaste – Oyashikiri

*Woodstock69 is an event taking place in SL (Second Life) August 12,13,14th 2014                                                                                                                                        live  performances in a themed environment -wear vintage

SL – Second Life is a TM of Linden Labs  http://www.secondlife.com