Those are precious memories. Indeed. So much better than the kids of more recent years who sit in front of a Nintendo game for hours.
oh, yes. Spent then entire decade of the 50s in rural central Utah as a free-range kid. Barefoot all summer, clunky brown leather oxfords and long brown cotton stockings all winter. :o) It was the best of all worlds! I wouldn’t trade those memories for a million anything....